What I’m Loving : Holiday Prep Version!

I know I might be out numbered in this, but I really love walking into stores and seeing all the Christmas decor on the shelves. There is something so magical about this time of year, the fall leaves on the ground, the food, the chill in the air. I’ve already created a fun Christmas music playlist on Spotify and have already started my Christmas shopping. I like to be done early so I can enjoy the weeks before Christmas without the added stress of a shopping list.

Plus, it’s just fun 🙂

In case you’re looking for a little holiday cheer, or need some great gift ideas, or haven’t quite found you perfect Christmas card yet, I’ve got you covered!

Lisa Leonard Family Tree Ornament

I am so excited about this one! I love finding gifts that are beautiful, meaningful, and will be cherished for years to come, and Lisa’s handcrafted ornaments are high on my list of “must give” gifts this year. The number of characters you can put on it will be dependent on the ornament you choose – on ours I was able to fit our first names and the family motto I’ve adopted this year: “no matter what.” You can head to Lisa’s website to shop, and be sure to use code fulloflove for 10% off your order! (expires 12/25/14).

{also, Matt, if you’re reading this, I’m in love with this necklace. Hint. Stocking stuffer. Hint.}

Aliza Latta Christmas Prints

I love pretty much everything Aliza creates. She is so incredibly talented, and also the sweetest Canadian I’ve ever met. She’s the one who handlettered my name on my blog, if you’ve seen that! And now she has a beautiful line of Christmas prints available on her shop, and this one? The one she sent me because she knows I love things that sparkle? Oh it just makes me so happy I almost went and got out the Christmas decorations just so I could hang it up. And it’s only $10. I might keep it up all year….ahem….just head over here to start shopping!

Personalized Christmas Cards: Shutterfly, TinyPrints & Paper Culture

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So last weekend we went and did that brave parenting thing where we subjected ourselves and our toddler to freezing cold temperatures by a lake to get cute family photos. We survived! Woot! And not only that, my friend Janelle captured some of my favorite family photos we’ve ever taken. I might have one coming in a rather large canvas {Matt, if you’re reading this, ignore that part}. I was so excited to have the photos to use in our Christmas cards this year – and while I’m not giving you any sneak peeks of those (yet!) I will tell you about some amazing deals I found!

PS I love, love, love sending Christmas cards. LOVE.

Moving on.

Shutterfly currently has a 40% off deal going on – but if you follow them on Facebook, you’ll find a code {JOY2ALL} for 50% off their Christmas cards – good through 11/16 🙂 Just head over here to start shopping! 

TinyPrints is offering a fun “deal of the day” on their Facebook page and just finished their 10 free cards deal – so for sure follow them and in the meantime pop over to their page to start planning your wishlist! With new deals all the time, I can bet you’ll find just what you need!

I’ve never used Paper Culture before, but they had a deal on Zulily that was too good to pass up – $15 for a $50 coupon code! Perfect for Christmas cards, so I went ahead and ordered some. My favorite part about this site is that they plant a tree for every order, and you can plant it in honor of someone. Nothing like getting and giving, all at the same time. The deal is over on Zulily, but you can head to their site and get 25% off Christmas card orders through 11/17.

So that’s the round up of what I’m loving this week. I could also add in the new Chestnut Praline latte from Starbucks (YUM) – highly recommended if you haven’t tried it yet! What’s on your “loving it” list this week?