10th Day of Christmas: {Bijou and Boheme}

 

Hi there dashers, it's Christine here and I'm SO excited to be taking part in Ashley's splendid 12 Days of Christmas crawl.  For me the holidays is all about my kids... watching their faces light up on Christmas morning is pretty much the happiest couple of hours I can imagine at this point... joy x a million. Of course, I'd be lying if I didn't admit that I LOVE the 'me' prezzies as well. This year my list is all about the pink, gold and black... you're shocked by this aren't you...likely not;) If you're reading this Santa and/or husband, I particularly NEED # 2, 5 and 12... of course all 17 would be even better;)

{1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17}

Merry Christmas all!

xo

9th Day of Christmas: {L.A. in the Bay}

Hello a {little} dash of ash' readers! I am so excited to be sharing with all of you my dream holiday wishlist. Some of these items I am double crossing my fingers for, and some, I am hoping Santa will magically drop upon my doorstep. I can only hope!

Christmas time is one of my absolute favorite time of the year. It's a time for giving, sharing, laughing,coming together with family and friends, and most of all, making memories. AND it the one time during the year (besides my birthday), that I can request all the things I ever wanted, like some of these....

1. Luxury Monogram Black Velvet Throw Pillow  / 2. Zara Plaited Shopper  / 3. Lanvin Carved Rosette Sandal / 4. Cocoa & Hearts Painting / 5. Dara Ettinger Geode Disco Ring / 6. iPhone Photo Printer / 7. Stella & Dot Pegasus Necklace / 8. Dannijo Jaimere / 9. Diane von Furstenburg Felicity Pumps / 10. Dani Notes Personalized Chevron iPhone Case 11. Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 / 12. Cannon EOS Rebel XS Black 

Friday's Fancies: {Tree Farm Date}

Happy Friday everyone! I know I say this every week, but I am so happy it is almost the weekend!! This week’s {Friday’s Fancies} theme is holiday parties, but I’ve decided that I’ve already posted enough about sparkly dresses and wanted to share a little more of a rustic inspiration… Christmas Tree Shopping!! I am obsessed with my Christmas tree, but I’ve never had a real tree (maybe because I’ve always lived in small city apartments).  But... I absolutely can’t wait until the first time I get to go to a Christmas tree farm to cut down my first tree (dreaming… so obviously it has to be snowing out… and I will need a warm cup of starbucks in my hand… and a good lookin' man to carry our tree ;)!!  I’m officially making this a tradition... next year?!?!

polyvore created by {ashley gale}

Oh, and while I am dreaming - here is my future Christmas card (love, love, love)... and how amazing is that fabric tree topper - I need one asap!! :)

Doesn't this just make you wish it was Christmas today!  Ahh... 16 more days :)  Can't wait!!! Oh, and don’t forget about the {holiday giveaway} from Ladybird! Two lucky winners will be chosen on Wednesday 12/14!! :)  Click below to enter!

8th Day of Christmas: {Little Bits of Lovely}

 

Hello friends of a {Little} Dash of Ash, it's Rachel here from Little Bits of Lovely. I'm thrilled that Ash asked me to participate in the 12 Days of Christmas series and to be sharing my wish list with you!

Christmas is my favourite holiday of the year as it means I get to spend time with my family and eat way too much delicious food. My mother, being the amazing cook and organiser that she is, spends weeks planning the meal and then the days leading up to Christmas preparing the feast. Christmas is a very different affair than my friends in the northern hemisphere would be used to - it is generally extremely hot and sticky and the trick is to try and keep as cool as you can - whether that be taking a dip in the pool or downing plenty of refreshments.

I have to admit, I had way to much fun putting this wish list together; I hope you enjoy it!

1. Carine Roitfield 2. Prada Candy 3. LeLabo Candle 4.  Vintage Vogue Cover 5. Hermes bracelet 6. Philosophy 7. Jonathan Saunders Diary 8. Bodum Coffee Mug 9. Anthro bowl 10. Gucci iPad Case  11. Chanel Luxe by François Baudot and François Aveline 

May you and your family have a most wonderful Christmas.

Rachel xo

7th Day of Christmas: {Sequins and Stripes}

Hi there! It's Liz from the fashion and style blog, Sequins & Stripes, and I am thrilled to be sharing my holiday wish list for Ashley's "12 Days of Christmas" series! To me, the holidays signify family and friends, pj's and cozy socks, baking cookies, Christmas carols, fresh snow, Christmas lights, and gifts of love. I look forward to the holidays the entire year, and I love that Christmas day allows for everyone to escape from reality and get completely wrapped up in the magic of the day. The spirit of the season usually hits around Thanksgiving, where I begin to compile my wish list for the holidays. With all of the fabulousness available this year, my list has gotten a bit out of control. That being said, here are a few of my favorite things on my list this Christmas...

1  Alexander Wang Rocco Duffle Bag  2  Shop Ban.do Mini Pom Pom Set  3  Kate Spade Twist + Shout Long Necklace  4  J.Crew Dream Turtleneck Sweater  5  J.Crew Golden Stripe Bracelets  6  Calypso St. Barth Fur Funnel  7  Zhush Agate Kiva Platters  8  Bamboo Flatware  9  Kate Spade Gold Playing Cards  10  Coralie Bickford F. Scott Fitzgerald Books  11  Anthropologie Wood Frame  12  Restoration Hardware Faux Fur Blanket  13  Pieces Golf Greek Key Tumblr  14  Zara Home Peacock Cushion  15  Anthropologie Mercury Glass Candle  16  Furbish Studio Black Pagoda Pendant  17  Rebecca Minkoff Leopard Pumps  18  J.Crew Glitter iPhone Case  19  Madewell Polka Dot Bra + Undies

My fingers are crossed for the Rocco Duffle Bag, Calypso St. Barth Fur Funnel, Kate Spade Playing Cards + J.Crew Glitter iPhone Case {mom, are you reading?} 

A HUGE thank you to Ashley for putting together this amazing series, I am sure my list will triple after reading through the rest of these fabulous bloggers' wish lists! Don't forget to stop by Sequins & Stripes to find your daily dose of fashion, style, and my Week of Gift Giving! Happy Holidays! 

6th Day of Christmas {cornflake dreams}

 

hello there and happy holidays! it's jillian from cornflake dreams and i so excited about the upcoming holidays! i adore thanksgiving, christmas and love spending with my family and friends. every year i look forward to finding perfect gift for everyone and i'll admit i get excited about creating my own wishlist. this year i have been incredibly blessed - i got engaged in march, traveled to spain in September and my fiance and i bought our first place! this christmas i am dreaming about pieces that will make our condo a home :) 

[1.christmas wreath $90, 2.rustic counter stool $189, 3. chevron bowl $68, 4. lamp $60, 

5.mercury votive holders $5, 6. record table $90, 7. knitted pouf $90]

what's on your wishlist?! 

xo, 

jillian of cornflake dreams

5th Day of Christmas: {ten scenic drive}

 

Hi friends, this is Kristin from {ten scenic drive} and I am so excited to join in Ashley's blog series and especially excited that it is December. Christmas is by far my favorite time of the year! I love the music, the delicious food, time with family and friends and of course the fabulous holiday parties. I also love to watch Elf as many times as possible since it is the best christmas movie EVER. I just moved to New York City this past August and it has been amazing to be here during Christmas time! I have not yet been to Rock center to see the tree, but am planning to make it over there one of these days. I hope your Christmas season (and Christmas shopping) is off to a fabulous start!  Here are some things I'm hoping Santa leaves under my tree this season...

1. Madewell Lace up Clog Booties  These seem like perfect everyday shoes since the heel is not too high and they are super cute.

2. Michael Kors Watch I know these have made the rounds on the blogosphere, but I am still quite obsessed with these chunky gold watches. They are perfect for stacking and make great arm candy.

3. Subscription to Birchbox, my new favorite website! For all you beauty product junkies like me, listen up. You pay $10 a month and each month you are sent a gift box full of mini beauty products curated just for you based on a style profile you fill out when you join. The site also has great makeup and beauty tips and how-to's. (I secretly may have already signed up for this...oops! Sorry Santa, I couldn't wait!)

4. Coach Poppy Fold Over Bag. A perfect classic black bag that is big enough to carry all of my junk during the day but also works to bring out at night. 

5. Warby Parker Glasses. My newest favorite brand. All of the fabulous glasses on this site (prescription lenses included) are $95! Similar to Toms, for each pair of glasses you buy, one is donated to a person in need. The best part is you can choose 5 styles of frames, have them sent to you at home to try on absolutely free!

6. Slate serving platter. Perfect for serving appetizers at any holiday soiree

7. Bond Perfume. Okay, I'm going to be honest here and tell that I really love these fragrances just for the beautiful art-inspired bottles...but they also smell amazing!

8. Ryan Gosling. I mean, have you SEEN Crazy, Stupid, Love? Yes, exactly. A girl can dream right?

Now onto the gift giving!

I love wrapping and decorating gifts almost as much as I love giving them. There is just something so pretty and fun about beautifully wrapped packages waiting under the tree. This year I am feeling quite inspired by the simple, organic feel of brown craft or newspaper with some red or green ribbons and bling! Here is the inspiration for some ideas I will definitely be trying this season!

Wishing you a very happy holiday season! Please do stop over at my blog {ten scenic drive},
I'd love to see you there! 

xxKristin

Instagram: NYC in December

Happy Monday to ALL!  I feel like I haven't posted in awhile... but I sure am enjoying all of the lovely wish lists that have been up on my blog as a part of my '12 Days of Christmas' series!  I hope you are loving them as well and continue to check back daily... 8 more days of gift giving ideas from 8 more fabulous bloggers! :)  ...This past weekend I went to NYC with my boy and had the best weekend ever!  I don't know what it is about when we are in the city together - but it is just perfect!  I love everything about New York at Christmas time (ok, except for the crazzzzzy amounts of people)... and continue to get really excited when I see all of the extravagant holiday decorations and sparkly Christmas trees (even though I've seen them many times before)!

My favorite part of our trip... ice skating at Rockefeller of course!  So fun...

Hope you had a great weekend too and feel free to Link Up below if you have posted instagram photos this week (or even last week)!  And... did you know that linking up this week gets you an extra entry into the Ladybird Holiday Giveaway I am hosting?  Click {here} to add your entry!  xxoo.

4th Day of Christmas: {Daily Crush}

Hi everyone! My name is Katie Carlin and I am the author of Daily Crush. I am a senior in college living in Columbus, Ohio but I am from Boston. I have been blogging for just over a year and I became blog friends with Ash right away emailing her questions and asking for advice! I am so happy to be sharing my Christmas wish list! Thanks Ash for having me!

  1. iPad  2. Fur trapper hat from Madewell  3. BB Dakota faux fur vest  4. glittery votive candles  5. Starbucks giftcard   6. Nikon camera   7. Jessica Ricci Abundant Rutilated Quartz Ring  8. K.Slademente tribal clutch  9. Hot Tools curling iron  10. Tory Burch leather wrap bracelet  11. J.Crew Refined silk-cashmere wrap  12. In-ear PowerBeats Sport Headphones  13. Design Sponge at Home book  14. Sperry Top-Sider short Shearwater boots  15. cashmere colored gloves

3rd Day of Christmas: {ashley nicole catherine}

hi, everyone! this is ashley of fashion and style blog, ashley nicole catherine!  i'm so excited to be sharing my Christmas wishlist with you today!  i just love the holidays - the spirit, the music, the lights, spending time with loved ones...and i love giving gifts! i always try to find something personal - something that the recipient likely wouldn't buy for themselves, but would love to have.  i took the same approach creating my own wishlist. do i really need a sparkly iphone case? no, but i would smile from ear to ear if one showed up in my stocking! thanks for having me, ashley! can't wait to see everyone's wishlists. and stop by ashley nicole catherine for fashion, style, and increasingly, wedding and design inspiration!

Rebecca Minkoff clutch handbag

J Crew glitter handbag

Ippolita tear drop earrings

Kate spade jewelry

Josie Maran Cosmetics

Chesterfield sofa

Apple iPad

Diptyque Candle 

Glitter iPhone case 

essie nail polish - brooch the subject

Tom Ford lip color - blush nude

2nd Day of Christmas: {A Diary of Lovely}

Hello all! I'm Helena from A Diary of Lovely and I'm very excited to be here today sharing my absolute wish gift list. I love making gift lists and this one has all my absolutely must gifts! Hope you enjoy it!
 

 
1. Camera: Nikon 1, $599 | 2. J.Crew gloves, $98 | 3. Nespresso Latissima, $399 | 4. Ferragamo Varina flats: $420 | 5. Caitlin Wilson Textiles pillow: from $55 | 6. Scalamandre umbrella: $190 | 7. Harry Allen pig bank: $220 | 8. Burberry short trench: $795

1st Day of Christmas: {long distance loving}

I'm {av}, the blogger behind {long distance loving}. I grew up in Indiana and moved east for college in DC, where I met my husband, {cv}. I found the initial inspiration for my blog in the three years we spent long distance. I adore fashion and interior design, but my pocketbook doesn't always afford these obsessions...so I love them from afar ;) 

My years of long distance helped me learn to navigate the holidays since I'm often far from my side of the family. {cv} is one of twelve grandkids, so Christmas Eve is quite the affair. To that end, it is easy to say that festive traditions make me smile the entire month of December. For me, the holidays bring back fond memories of Christmas Eve services and late night readings of the Polar Express. I can't wait to create our own traditions with our future baby {v}'s! 

I love the colors of the season! These red + green items have me thinking Christmas--

and they also scream fabulous :)

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