Happy October! I love decorating for all of my favorite holidays, but Halloween can be a tough one. As much as I want all of the decorations I see – we live in a small apartment where storage is a major issue. For this reason I like to stick a few simple festive pieces and […]
I am so excited that Christmas is just a few days away and even more excited to see my festive tablescape on Style Me Pretty Living today. I love to create layered tables and Christmas is one of my favorite times to do so. For this table, I incorporated a lot of themed colors and […]
As much as I am looking forward to the Christmas season, I always hate to see autumn fade. This time of year in Northern California doesn’t have quite the seasonal foliage as New England or other parts of the country, but we do get some pretty magical foggy fall mornings. To celebrate this beautiful season […]
Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays. With my birthday a few days before, it was always a really fun time when I was little and as I have gotten older I have found new ways to celebrate the holiday. Sadly the days of trick-or-treating are long gone so I like to celebrate […]
I haven’t made cupcakes in a while, but this past weekend I was craving one. Cupcakes are one of my favorite desserts and I have an arsenal of favorite recipes, but I really wanted to try something different. Given the time of year I decided to turn on some Christmas music and make gingerbread cupcakes […]
With an onslaught of holiday parties coming up my friend Torrey Fox and I got together to make incredibly easy cocktails with a festive touch. The holidays are supposed to be a magical time of year, but are often stress inducing and fly by far too quickly. I like to savor this special time of […]