{ Happy Wintery Weekend }

Happy weekend to everyone! I'm finally posting photos of my Christmas village I decorated a few weeks ago during craft night.
It's chilly here, stay warm ;)

{ Happiness is..... }

* sharing a warm spot next to the fire

* creating lasting memories with family
* A Christmas Story movie 24hrs.
* singing out loud to Christmas tunes in the car
* sorting through the years worth of photographs
* taking time out to reconnect with sisters
* warm holiday glow
* finding a comfortable yet chic holiday outfit
* snuggling with the family pups
* stocking up on leggings
* new magazine subcriptions
* making it safely through another wintery commute
* automated post office machines

May you delight in your own Happiness this season ;)

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{Renegade Handmade- Online}

Read all about it! The Renegade Handmade On-Line Shop is now OPEN! Just in time for a little holiday shopping too! Take a look around and check back here for updates on new products and other fun stuff.

Happy Shopping ;)

*For Holiday orders, please place them by December 18th.

{ Memory Display }

It's times like these that really help one sort out what's really important. Family is and now more than ever are my comfort, home, and joys of my life. Browsing through my digital photo albums I pulled my favorite memories from the past year and turned them into B & W photos. I think B & W never fails to turn a color photo into a timelessly classic looking moment in time. I was inspired to group these photos into a collection with the help of the ever beautiful wall displays from Pottery Barn. These silver gallery frames look so modern and makes every photo stand out on its own, which is exactly the esthetic I am looking for. Pottery Barn now offers downloadable wall templates to help you plan your frames and space with style! Here are my favorite wall gallery's. I'm also happy to share with you some of my favorite memories that might make my memory wall in the near future ;)

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{ One of a Kind Show }

How great is it to make weekend plans in the middle of the work week? If you are in the Chicago area, the One of a Kind Show would be a great show to check out this weekend. I am meeting up with some friends to check out all the goodies by indie artists. This might hopefully be the motivation I need to begin my holiday shopping ;)

{ Stretch.....}

I hope you all had a lovely long holiday weekend. I rarely post on a Sunday but thought it might be a nice treat to recap the holiday weekend. I feel so revived and ready to start the work week with full creative force....aahhhh.. I heart that feeling! I'd love to hear how your holiday weekend went too.

Here's how I spent my carefree days:
~ finished my christmas village (photos to come)
~ started working on 2009 calender
~ tuned into the Light 93.9 & rocked to holiday classics
~ saw my newest favorite movie Australia (I laughed & cried, twice)!
~ slept in every morning until 10!
~ made awesome garlic mashed potatoes for our family feast
~ took our 4 family pups to the dog park for a pre-feast walk & trot

{ Craft Night }

Happy Friday everyone! Tonight my stylist/design friend Jill is hosting craft night at her house. We are transforming these plain paper mache houses into a Christmas village. I've painted them using nickel and silvery copper spraypaint to give them a vintage lived-in feel and will be spending the rest of the night decoupaging, decorating, and gossiping over a bottle o wine. There is such a comfort in creating on a cold winter's night, don't you agree? I'll be sure to post the finishing touches next week. Be well ;)

{These house can be found at Hobby Lobby}