My Favourite Articles and Links This Week
On effort (my thoughts exactly). Something to remember during the holiday season- no expects perfect, but a bit of effort can go a long way.
5 ways to make mornings more tolerable…. if you are not a morning person. Which I clearly am not.
Brilliant ideas for things that don’t (yet!) exist.
My Favourite Pins This Week
This sheet pan veggie and gnocchi bake is a great way to have a healthy, colourful dinner that still has all the comfort-food vibes that you get with plump gnocchi. It’s super easy! Pinterest link is here, and the full recipe is right here.
If you are looking for a beautiful, show-stopping holiday dessert, look no further than this salted caramel gingerbread cake with orange buttercream frosting. The orange buttercream help brighten up the flavours and provides a light counterpart to the sumptuous salted caramel and delicious gingerbread. Plus, how pretty to decorate it with rosemary sprigs and cranberries? Pinterest link is here, and the recipe is right over here.
Oh my gosh, these holiday deer are so adorable and are a free crochet pattern, too! It might be a bit late to whip one up before december 25th, but would be a great thing to make during the holiday break, and stashbust too! Pinterest link is here, and the free pattern can be found on Ravelry, here.
I love this idea for embroidering on a sweater, it looks SO beautiful! Especially in black, there’s something particularly elegant about it. There isn’t a tutorial, it’s more of an inspiration photo from Instagram. Pinterest link is here, and the original instagram can be found here– she has a great account with lots of embroidery on knits, too.
I’ve just seen these amazing knit and crochet themed tote bags, and this one is my favourite. Just simple, and oh so accurate. I’ll be eyeing these and hoping for a boxing day sale! Pinterest link is here and the full roster of bags can be found here.
I hope that you all have some relaxing time off coming up! I’m thinking that things will probably get a bit more relaxed for me sometime…. after the 27th. Oh well – ’tis the season!
