weekend pointer: remember birthdays

seen: hatch birthday card by Snow & Graham

Remembering birthdays is tricky, especially after you start juggling many new nieces and nephews.

pointer: 1. Buy your stash of individual birthday cards all at once.  (I break it up: January-June birthdays and July-December.)  2. File them according to month.  3. Hang a birthday calendar in a very obvious spot.  Presto: no more "happy belateds...".

Redstamp is my favorite source.

my thanksgiving menu:

seen: pretty silk and wool pinecones

Is your weekend going to be like mine?  Cleaning for the guests, planning the menu, going to the market and thinking up creative ideas for the kiddy table?  (My favorite here.)

Maybe this will help!  An entire menu worth of my family's very favorite holiday recipes:

• roasted cauliflower soup
• autumn salad with bacon, pistachios and pomegranate vinaigrette
• perfect dinner rolls
• stuffing
• cranberry relish
• parmesan mashed potatoes
• brussels sprouts with bacon and thyme
• pumpkin cheesecake with gingersnap crust
• banana cream pie with chocolate
• pecan pie

(All recipes on the Delightful Recipe blog here.)

Of course we always throw in a turkey, some fresh fruit (apples, pears, nuts, yogurt, cinnamon) and Martinellis.

Feeling full now?  Enjoy!

divine twine

seen: divine twine in green, $15

divine twine: Remember the fun wrapping with garland post?  Twine is now in the shop!  240 yards, 100% cotton, biodegradable for $15.

inspired:

seen: Chelsea's (of {frolic!}) temporary Swedish cottage

All of {frolic!} is inspiring really, but this?  It makes 400 sq ft. look like the perfect idea.

stone&honey

seen: hank honeycomb necklace, $60

stone&honey: golden honeycomb!  Be still my little heart.  (I'm craving the gold jewelry.  You?)

thinking about Finn's first birthday

seen: little red caboose orange squirrel crown

seen: 1 upon a time- mystical forest themed party

seen: woodland birthday party theme by charlotte's fancy

Today, we're one month away from Finn (my second son) turning one!  This could be a very fun idea...

hartia toys

seen: vegetables, $15.99

Hartia Toys (available at Moolka): tasteful three-dimensional french paper toys created by cutting, folding and gluing paper models.  Genius.

p'kolino

seen: clothes tree in green

p'kolino:  what I would give to have a tree in my son's room!  It would be a happy thing to find his very own treasures hanging from the branches.

create your own child-friendly advent

seen: make yourself child-friendly advent

I'm a little confused about how this brown craft bag advent relates to the fun Noix de Coc' calendar, but I'm in love with the idea of stamping bags, hiding a small surprise inside, then hanging all 25 from a wire.  Must do before December comes...

{Paper Source if the most helpful stamp source, I think.}

[Seen here.  Via Ohdeedoh.]

fawn & forest

seen: Clementine Art natural paint, $12

fawn & forest:  Hooray!  Clementine Art supplies now available online, at my favorite green shop even.    (You're not familiar?  All natural, non-toxic, eco-friendly all in a pretty, pretty package.)  "Natural.  Fresh.  Real."