Christmas giveaway

We had the most wonderful Thanksgiving! Remember the thankful cards we gave away for Thanksgiving? Well, I printed them out and had my family fill them out. Everyone didn't seem too excited about it - especially my older brothers, but when we sat down to go around and tell what we had written, the most magical thing happened! The mood turned incredibly tender and we shared some wonderfully thankful moments together. 

If you didn't print out the thankful cards this year, make sure to do it next year! You wont regret it.

Now that Thanksgiving is over, it seems Christmas is just around the corner. This giveaway is perfect for Christmas card tags! Add them to neighbor gifts, work gifts, friend gifts...

Click here for the PDF download.

Also, remember this Christmas card giveaway from last year? Also, if you haven't done your Christmas cards, you're in luck! Check out my custom Christmas card design deal here.

Good luck getting ready for Christmas :)

Christmas cards!

For those of you wanting Christmas cards designed, this post is for you! $50 gets you a custom design, front and back. You will then own the design and can get them ordered wherever you like, or you can order them from my printer for my cost. 100 double-sided 5.5x8.5 cards with envelopes is around $30 + shipping.

This size is larger than regular cards and is just stunning! The best part is, it still only takes one stamp to mail them. You will be amazed at the difference the larger size makes. 

I can have your proof the next business day. You will love how easy the process is, and we will keep going until the design is just perfect. Just email me and we'll get started! whimsyplace@gmail.com. 

Get Wrappin'!

I {heart} this time of year for many reasons, but I seriously love cute wrapping! 

Here's some super fun ideas I know I'm going to implement in my wrapping this Christmas...

Love this Kate Spade ad, and LOVE that green box with that bow!

SPARKLES! I'm a fan of sparkles. 

People, that's a lot of yarn... but I sure love the look. 

What is there NOT to obsess about this???

So elegant, love. 

Winter whites + texture = perfection.

Totally glammed up!

Now this is interesting... two gifts in one. Wrap with a scarf... Can't decide my feelings on this.

Wooden boxes? Yes please. 

I hope this post left you with a little inspiration for wrapping this season. I know it's helped me. I have a lot of wrapping to do since my husband just asked if I could wrap all of my presents too...

Have a very merry Christmas! 

XOXOXO

Christmas time is here!

For your last minute trimming of the tree, tablescapes and vignettes- the funnest part of Christmas!

Fingers crossed we get some snow by Sunday!

Have a beautiful and Merry Christmas

Nifty Gifties

I want to share a really inexpensive gift idea great for that person in your life who wants to be organized and stylish at the same time.  This is a beautiful dry erase calendar. It was super easy and really fun to make. I actually used everything I already had, except for the gold paint.

 Supplies:
1 frame with the glass
paint to refinish it how you like
material ( i love the rustic burlap against the gold, don't you?!)
paint to stencil the week days
permanent marker
freezer paper ( or a stencil of any type)
Ruler

I started by measuring a grid on the inside of the glass and drawing  lines with a permanent marker, leaving a larger gap at the top.

 I then wrapped my burlap on the back cardboard part of the frame. After measuring the grid on the glass I was able to determine where to stencil my S M T W... (etc) onto the burlap. I did this using the freezer paper method that I blogged about here.

 It was simple to cut the letters out of the freezer paper with my Cricuit but if you don't have one you can buy stencils at Joann's or any other craft store. Then, you simply assemble the frame like normal with the burlap wrapped on the board and the glass in front.

 It's great because you can change the Calendar every month by simply using a dry erase marker on the front to write in the month and the dates. I love how it tricks the eye and almost looks like you wrote on the burlap! By the way, I wiped some dark stain over this  frame after I sprayed it gold to give it a lived-in aged feel.

I hope this helps take care of at least one person on your list. Now, all you have to worry about is how to pay for shipping! Aaaahhh that always drives me bonkers! Good luck, and please share any creative and inexpensive gift ideas that you have! Thanks,

Inky Co.

I'm a sucker for great stationary & paper goods...

 So you can imagine my joy & excitement when I found... 

Inky Co.

Seriously, their stuff is adorable, & it makes me swoon. 

I randomly stumbled upon their site while browsin' the web. 

I just had to share their greatness with you!

 Such great wrapping paper! I'm dying over the "Aztec" print. 

Most adorable notepad ever, and I can't get over all of the cool TAPE!

Yes people, that's lime green Raffia! So awesome! 

Check them out here.

Have a GREAT Thursday! 

White Chocolate Bundt Cake... Delish!

Yep, it's definitely that time of year...

"Holiday Party" time that is. 

If you are in search of a show stoppin' dessert, search no longer, this is IT my friends! 

It's so super easy, and be prepared to share the recipe, it's always a BIG hit. 

Picture via Google

(This is not an actual picture of the cake, but this is what the actual cake does look like.  Promise.)

White Chocolate Bundt Cake

1 Yellow Cake Mix (I use Betty Crocker)

1 Sm. box Instant White Chocolate Pudding (Not sugar free, doesn't turn out)

1/2 C. Sugar

3/4 C. Water

3/4 C. Vegetable Oil

1 C. Sour Cream (not light, you need the real deal peeps)

1 Tsp. Vanilla

4 Eggs

1 C. White Chocolate Chips

Please put the white chocolate chips aside, and try not to eat them, jk, TOTALLY eat some, duh...  Mix all other ingredients together, until well incorporated.  HEAVILY grease your bundt pan.  Bake @ 350 for 45 mins.  Once it's out of the oven, let sit for 5 mins, then dump the deliciousness out of your pan onto cake stand or display plate of your choosing.  Now, melt the white chocolate chips in a glass mug or bowl in 15-30 second intervals in the microwave stirring in between.  Be OH SO CAREFUL, it's so easy to burn chocolate.  You will want to stop heating, when it gets to pancake batter-ish consistency.  You can then proceed to pour it on to your cake for a thicker more rich approach, or do small skinny drizzles with a spoon in thin threads over the cake.  Now garnish with whatever you desire, and serve with vanilla or peppermint ice cream!

Please oh please ENJOY!    

Please send me some love if you tried this out & thought it was yum!

Warm Winter Wishes

I've had Christmas music playing for the last two days. I can't get enough of it! I'm usually not one to listen to Christmas music before Thanksgiving. But after getting back from Hawaii, where it felt like we were ages away from Christmas or even Thanksgiving, I felt an urge to get in the holiday spirit as much as possible! 

And so, to help you do the same, here is some winter stationery. Use it as a thank you to a friend, or as a tag to go along with your neighbor gifts. Everyone loves getting a pretty card!

Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving!