Showing posts with label holiday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holiday. Show all posts

Monday, November 25, 2013

Thanksgiving Breakfast

With Thanksgiving just a few days away, I am already drooling over all the food my Mom and Dad will be cooking up.  I can't wait for the turnip and potatoes and turkey and to smother my entire plate in gravy. YUM!  Nick and I want to bring something to contribute this year but since we have a 3 hour train ride, it needs to be something that can travel and re-heat well.

I came across this recipe for Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls from Cooking Classy and almost fell out of my chair.  Cinnamon rolls are a favorite holiday breakfast treat for my family and the thought of combining them with pumpkin...well, it doesn't get better than that.

The recipe looks a bit more detailed than what I'm used to (I'm more of a frozen cinnamon roll maker), but I'm going to give it a whirl!



Monday, October 31, 2011

Thursday, October 27, 2011

DIY Costume Ideas

My favorite part of Halloween is the costume-watching. Each year I am always amazed at the creativity.  Personally, I always feel so much pressure to think of something good for myself and it ends up being a total last minute thing.  I try not to spend much money on something I'm only going to wear one night.  So I'm always on the lookout for something cheap and easy to throw together.  These two great options would be easy to throw together!  They are cost-efficient, and each one includes at least one piece that you would actually get a lot of wear out of!

I love this Hamburgler costume from What I Wore.  I think it would be so much fun to slink along the streets of Chicago in this!  And it seems to be pretty simple.  Just red gloves and black boots.  The tie would be so easy - just glue hamburgers to a red thrift store tie.  The mask you can buy anywhere this time of year, or just make out out of a scrap of black fabric!  Just the hat and cape would take a bit of thought to find cheap versions - but I'm sure it can be done! (she used a cheap black bath towel for the cape!)  Especially with this Forever 21 striped dress that you would absolutely wear again and again!




A few years ago, me and my red-haired friend dressed up as the 2 girls from Scooby Doo.  I was Velma, and it was one of the easiest and most fun costumes ever!  It is a bunch of items that you would definitely wear again, so you don't feel like you are wasting money on silly things.  Just a red skirt, orange tights, black flats and and orange turtleneck.  I think this one from American Apparel looks perfect!  And with fake glasses being so "in" this year - you'd look more chic than geek!


What are you going to be this year?

Designer Pumpkins

Over at Refinery 29, they did a roundup of designer pumpkins.  Lots of sparkle and glam in these gourds!  It's such a fun "adult" way to carve and decorate pumpkins for Halloween!  Here's a few of my favorites!

Louis Vuitton Pumpkin

Miu Miu Pumpkin

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Spooky Shoes!

In the spirit of Halloween which is coming up this weekend, I thought I'd continue with the Halloween posts! 

I know some offices are into dressing up at work for Halloween, but my office isn't one of them.  I'm not sure I'd be okay with coming into work in full costume, but I would totally be okay with rocking some of these spooky Halloween shoes at work instead! 

Glitter 'N Glue created these amazing and quirky googly eye shoes (inspired by the Christian Louboutin version).  Wouldn't they be so much fun to wear?! I can only image the rattling sounds they make when she walks!

Image via Glitter 'N Glue

These Rockabilly Halloween Witches Zombie Flesh heels from NixxiRose are down right scary!

Image via NixxiRose's Etsy Shop

And these Sam Edelman Roza Pumps are just the right amount of eerie for daytime Halloween attire, and you might actually find a time to wear these again!
Image via Nordstrom


Tuesday, October 25, 2011

More Celebrities and Pumpkins

For the first time in years, I've actually got the urge to carve pumpkins for Halloween.  But of course, this is the first Halloween that I live in a huge condo building with no front stoop to display them on.  Sad!  However, if I did have a stoop, I would most definitely be using these celebrity pumpkin templates from TMZ.  Can you imagine seeing Susan Boyle's face lit up on a pumpkin on someone's front porch? So funny!

Susan Boyle


Pee Wee Herman


Audrina Patridge


Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Fall Decor

I'm not real big on Halloween...especially when it comes to decorating the house.  I don't do a whole lot of seasonal decorations at all, but decorating for Fall is one thing I do enjoy.  Just a few touches here and there.  I love the colors of Fall and the leaves, pumpkins and twine decorations that come with it.  Here's some of my favorite ideas for Fall decorations this season:

Leaf presses and berry twigs from Better Homes and Gardens.

Little pumpkins given a face-lift with paint and glitter from In These Small Moments.

Various glass hurricanes filled with pretty Fall goodies from Pottery Barn.


How are you decorating this Fall?