Cyber Monday Madness

How was everyone's weekend? Mine. Was. Fabulous.

I cooked and cooked and we ate and ate. And ate. My Thanksgiving meal was a hit {yes, I actually prepared everything on the menu and we have leftovers for 3 weeks.} and then I had a fun Black Friday morning running around San Tan Mall with my mom, grandma, and littlest sister Barrett. I didn't go out searching for anything crazy, but I DID grab a gift for my sister Eryn and snagged this darling scarf for myself at a great deal {Penelope wanted to model}.

The rest of the weekend was spent as The Christmas Fairy sprinkling cheer and holiday decorations all over my house. It was THE BEST! Braden had to go out of town unexpectedly, so I stayed up super late making up a ton of Christmas stuff! I'll show it off here tomorrow for Team Tuesday, and there will be a sneaky peek of it on the hello there! house blog later today for My House Monday feature, The Watson Abode.

Now onto the Cyber Monday Madness! Rhonna Designs is having a fantastic sale, 40% off of a $20 purchase with the coupon code RDcyber11. Look at all the fabulous new fonts & kits that came out today:

Apex Font

$2.99

Bit O Honey Font

$2.99

Chic Shack Font

$2.99

Christmas 2011 Font

$2.99

Lulu Font

$2.99

Rhonna Designs Dingbat Font

$2.99

Sol Man Font

$2.99

Swell Font

$2.99

Christmas Junque Card Kit

$15

Junque Labels Kit

$6

Punk Junque Kit

$6

Isn't all this new stuff too fabulous? I am obsessed with the Punk Junque. And the fonts? The Christmas dingbats are going to be so awesome to uses for gifty tags. 

Now, also for this Cyber Monday fest we are having, I must shoo you all over to the hello there! house blog this morning for our Handmade Holiday Gift Guide that the fabulous Lindsee put together for us! There is something for everyone on your list there! 

Inspiration Monday: The TomKat Studio

I just recently discovered the TomKat Studio, but I feel like I have been missing out! She's been blogging and throwing awesome parties for a while now and I'm pretty sure she's in Chandler! Check out her adorable new website



She also has a cute Etsy shop filled with printable party designs so you can throw a TomKat style party yourself!


Check out all her posts, parties, and printables and kiss the rest of your day away because you will be sucked in for hours!

Handmade Parade is Open for 2011

We've re-opened the Etsy shop with some fun stuff for New Years! Check it out, you can do local pick up too, so you don't have to pay for shipping!

Christmas Loveliness For My Kids & Yours

We made these gorgeous Pink Peppermint Necklaces for my girls' Christmas outfits. There are two extra that will fit big girls (and adults) that I'm selling for $35 to the first people who claim them. Just click on the Buy It Now Button on the sidebar to purchase your Pink Peppermint Necklace!

***Update***Sold out! Don't worry, we're frantically making more and will be putting them on Etsy this week

Dear Santa Claus

Here is my Christmas List for this year. Oh please oh please oh please bring me one (or all) of these treasures.

I want a Silhouette digital craft cutter so bad I can't even handle it. I am sick to death of meticulously hand cutting everything I make and think of all the amazing things I could make with this baby. Sigh.



I am OBSESSED with these Hardcover Penguin Classics Books designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith. They would look so good in my bookcases.

I really want Nicole Gerulat's textbooks. They are bound to be gorgeous and will be really helpful with everything I do. I especially want the Photo 101 and the Illustrator 101.



I'll take these latte bowls in white please. They're a nice inexpensive gift ($5 each!) that will be used and used and used


And I need this apron STAT


And Cake Stands. Lots and Lots of Cake Stands. Like these white ones:

And these white ones

And these black ones


And these cupcake ones.


And these white Compotes


Ok, I'm starting to get dizzy and should probably go feed my children instead of window shopping. You know I could go on for days.

Super Shopping Weekend

Um, did you see this?


Yes. It's true.

And did you see this?

I feel like I've died and gone to digital design heaven. I can't wait to test out all these new hoiday kits!

Monday Night Football

What's Braden most favorite thing about Fall? Football of course. Tonight is Monday Night Football (Bears & The Packers) and I've found some sweet stuff to celebrate!


Football cupcakes form Hostess with the Mostess


Guy Fieri's Football Bash Recipes. Wings, dips, bacon. If that does not make a man happy, then I don't know what will.

Jaimee found these football shaped oreos. These are like finding the Holy Grail.


And of course, you need a festive outfit. Victorias Secret Pink now carries NFL stuff. I'm buying these:

Saying Goodbye to Summer

It's the last day of August and I am sooooooo ready for Fall to be here! Even though it's a zillion degrees here in the AZ, I'm going to pretend it's not and start decorating, dressing, and cooking for fall STAT.

I'm loving the schoolhouse theme right now since we're doing homeschool preschool with the kids and of course Pottery Barn Kids has awesome ideas to snatch (as always). I need to make these colored pencil wall art pieces this week-so easy & cheap! And that globe! Here's one I found on Ebay-only $8! That is some cheap decor!

As far as outfits go equestrian chic, deep plums, sequins, and statement necklaces are all calling my name. Also, I cannot WAIT to try out the new tights with shorts trend. Such a nice transition for the hot fall days and cooler nights here.


photos via Anthropologie's September catalog

Aren't you wanting to cook some fall infused recipes? Like pumpkin swirl brownies? AAAAhhh!

photo & recipe via Smitten Kitchen
or Beer Braised Beef with Onions from P Dubs

Or Gingerbread Apple Upside Down Cake from Smitten Kitchen (again. I'm obsessed)

photo via Smitten Kitchen

Now I'm off to dream of more fun fall things to make, do, wear, and eat. What are the things you are most excited for about Fall?

Summer Sample Sale at Handmade Parade

We're wrapping up our summer line and getting ready to debut our new Fall Line in September. People, I cannot wait. It's going to be gorgeous. So, in the meantime, hurry on over to our website and our Etsy shop for up to half off of all our in stock items! We're closing up the shop on Friday and re-opening September 6th, so hurry and grab all the bright fun summer stuff while you can!