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Happy Eve of Christmas Eve! Are you ready for the holiday festivities this weekend? I am! (But I need a nap first.)

Here’s this week’s Weekly Six – if you have time to check them out!

1) Let me just get this out of the way: I need that diamond immediately. IMMEDIATELY! (It’s made by Ron van der Ende)

2) Since it’s getting colder, let’s dream of spending time in warm weather on this awesome modern outdoor furniture that looks like it melted into the ground.

3) There’s still time to make some chocolate truffles for the holidays!

4) And also time to make these DIY bows from leftover magazines.

5) Here’s a DIY for after the holidays: lacquered bowls for all the jewelry you got for Christmas or Hanukkah!

6) If you have little ones, I suggest uploading a photo of your home to shown them how you caught Santa leaving their presents. I love this idea! (Image from their Flickr page)

And that’s all! Have a lovely holiday weekend and we’ll see you back here on Tuesday!

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Is it just me or does this time of year put you in the mood for glittery goodness everywhere? From ornaments to outfits (or your whole bod if you’re feeling like the chick above), there’s never any need to skimp on the sparkles. Glam and glitz it up!

Well, at least that’s my feelings on glitter. What are yours?!

[All images from Sally C's Glitter Pinterest Board]

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Lately, I love anything glass, acrylic, polycarbonate, etc. If you can see through it, I love it!

So when I saw the Shopper over on Designspotter this week, I was instantly intrigued. Made of hand-welded, body-tinted glass, the design of the Shopper is inspired by – you guessed it – a shopping bag! Although they say it is designed for different uses and is multipurpose – I’m not sure what I’d use it for other than a fun piece. How about you?

The Shopper is a designed by Enrico Severi of Italy.

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While sifting through Pinterest,  I saw a recipe marked “for Christmas morning” and it got me thinking about traditions that many people have while they open presents. My grandma always made a Christmas tree out of cinnamon buns and decorated it with green and red. Does your family have any traditions like this?

If you don’t, you’ve come to the right spot! I’ve put together six different recipes to keep on your radar that would be great for Christmas morning – most because they’re festive but a couple because they’re easy – so you can focus on other things (like opening gifts 0r in my case probably wrapping the last few!).

And if you have kids – I love the Santa pancakes and Christmas tree French toast – how adorable!

So anyway, here are the recipes!

1) Cinnamon Roll Wreath
2) Fruit Christmas Tree
3) Big Pine French Toast
4) Santa Pancakes
5) Green Chili Egg Puff
6) Egg Brunch Casserole (in the crockpot!)

How is gorgeous is all of this sparkly and tinsel-y decor? If I visited this home, I wouldn’t want to breathe or move for fear of knocking something out of it’s perfect spot. Each corner of the home is full of abundant decor and each display seems very thoughtful.

Once you find out who’s home this is you’ll know why. Can you guess who’s home it is?

Martha Stewart!

While browsing through Martha’s website this morning, I visited her blog for the first time and found these photos of her beautiful Bedford home. Her home isn’t exactly what I would call modern, but I think her holiday decor leans towards contemporary – especially with that first image of trees. Would you agree?

Anyway, if you enjoy checking out other people’s Christmas decor – or just Martha’s decor – head to this blog post here!

[All images from The Martha Blog]

I’ve got Christmas music on the brain, and nothing suits the Silver and Gold tune better than these beautiful stools. They’re made by Koket, the same company that makes the flashy furniture mentioned in Friday’s Weekly Six.

Known as the Mandy Stool, the stools are upholstered in plush black velvet and available with either a stainless steel or polished brass base. The design is inspired by a cuff bracelet. Which I love because if I had a glamorous vanity, I would totally want one of these to sit on while putting on my makeup and jewelry for a big night out.

And since I wouldn’t be able to choose between silver OR gold, I’d take silver AND gold. Aren’t they just so appropriate for this time of year?

Which would you choose?

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Hello! Today I thought I’d give you a little peek inside my home to check out my holiday decor. It’s kind of a mish-mash – my white tree doesn’t really match the make-shift mantel we created – but that’s ok. Because I really really loveee that white tree. And the rest kind of just happened that way.

Here are some details of the rest:

I have a few more Christmas-y items in the kitchen, but the most is shown here in the living room. I’ve posted the full gallery to Flickr, so you can check out the larger images there if you’d like.

As you can see, I kept it pretty simple this year, but just enough to bring out the holiday cheer. Did you go crazy this year or are your decorations about the same flow as mine?

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Happy Friday! This week flew by for me – was it the same kind of week for you?

Hope you have a wonderful weekend ahead – here’s my weekly six picks from this week! Feel free to share some of yours!

Weekly Six:

1) I’m absolutely positively obsessed with this throw. Why does it have to be so pricey?!

2) Loving this 2011 in Review of Designer Desktops from Design Milk. Which is your fave?

3) I haven’t yet disclosed to you about my strong desire to get engaged (It’s been 4.5 years, it’s time!). But when I saw these erasers, I knew I needed them.

4) You can never go wrong with some flashy furniture.

5) This Gingersnap Milkshake is the perfect holiday dessert! (Plus, it can be made gluten- and dairy-free)

6) How great is the concept of Exploded Flowers? I want one of these in my kitchen!

See you on Monday!

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My sofa is probably one of the most modern pieces in my home. I just love the straight lines that a modern sofa has – the way it parallels the surrounding walls no matter how close or far away it’s situated. Does that make sense? Because it’s my favorite! And those straight lines contrasted with soft cushy cushions, like the black sofa above. I love it!

Those two sofas above are modern designer sofas from fashionforhome.co.uk. If you haven’t visited their website, I highly suggest it. They have a large variety of styles and colors – including a lot of mid-century designs, which I really like.

Not that I necessarily need another sofa, but I do enjoy browsing around. And we will be redoing our basement soon. And I do have a few friends that are moving soon. Hmm….maybe I should show them some couches from Fashion for Home! Or these stylish settees. (Because settee sounds far more posh than couch!)

Can we just talk about that deep pink sofa settee for a moment? I love how it stands out and pops against the white room. Its so sweet and petite! And if you’re really having fun, you can say to your guests: “Would you like a spot of tea? Have a seat in my settee!”

What do you think – would you put a pink sofa anywhere in your home?

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What I really need is some gift buying inspiration but gift wrapping is prettier.

Have you finished your shopping already? I’ve barely started! I’m just not into it, even though I only have a handful of people to shop for.

But I do have some ambitious plans for the gift wrap – something I’ve never done before. I want to get my shopping done soon so I actually have time to do nice wrapping! I want to use some tissue paper poofs, I know that much. Better get crackin’!

What about you – how are you wrapping your gifts this holiday season?

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