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 :)

{1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7}

 

HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY: Initial Pendants

Happy holidays to all my lovely blog readers!  I am very excited to host a giveaway from my friend Allison - owner of the super chic boutique {Ladybird}!  I couldn't be more excited about this giveaway because it involves 3 of my favorite things - jewelry, initials, and gift giving!  And one of these little initial pendants is going to two lucky readers of a {little} dash of ash!! :) 

Allison sent me a gift of my own, and I love, love, love it!  I hope you love it as much as I do! :)  

These wire pendant charms are available in gold and silver in your choice of letter! Oh, and have I mentioned how perfect this would be as a gift for a friend, sister or momma!  Enter to win yours today!  There are several ways to enter this giveaway - see the directions below in the fabulous Rafflecopter widget and you're all set! :)  Good Luck!!

Ashley Gale Photography: Newborn

While I was home for Thanksgiving, I was able to take photos of my cousins brand new little boy - Jack, Jack!  He is so little and precious and very photogenic!  So happy that I convinced my cousin to buy the little bear hat - it suits him perfectly!  We also attempted some super cute santa hat photos with twinkle lights - the photography looks great, but the poor little man is pouring is eyes out!  We are going to try again at Christmas - maybe he will be a little happier after Santa comes!!

This coming weekend I have another newborn session with a girlfriend from work who just had a baby girl!  I am super excited because I know this little princess has a lot of fun props... can we say tutu photos?!  I'm pumped!! :)  Have a great night! xxoo.

Instagram: Ella Bella

Happy Monday!  It is officially after Thanksgiving... so I am officially in Christmas mode! I actually almost finished my shopping yesterday... just have to get one more item - and then stocking stuffers! I am super excited for this week - not only do I have a great holiday giveaway coming up on Wednesday, but Thursday starts my 12 Days of Christmas blog event!!! Oh, and I am going to NYC this weekend and I absolutely love the city at Christmas time!! So... perfect week!  Check back daily! xxoo

Above are some photos of my cute little cousin Ella and the rice crispy treat / oreo cookie turkeys that she made with her Momma!  So fun to be around this little ones at the holidays! Can't wait to see your Thanksgiving instagrams! Link up below!

Friday's Fancies: {Black Friday}

Happy Black Friday!  As much as I love shopping... I do not go out to the malls or stores on this day - too crazy for me!  However, I will be keeping my eyes peeled for all of the Cyber-Monday deals as I am ready to start my Christmas shopping!  Today I will be photographing my cousins brand new little baby boy and making homemade ornaments while eating leftovers - sounds like the perfect day to me!  Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families... and if you venture out today - be safe (seriously, I've read crazy stories)!  Here is a little black inspiration for this famous retail Friday!  xxoo!

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and my black on black inspiration outfit would be...

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Must have at least some kind of color in my outfit... love the pop green! :)

polyvore created by {ashley gale}

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all!!  I hope you are able to celebrate turkey day with your family, friends and the ones you love!  I am in Kentucky for a quick 48 hours... and am so grateful to be here with all of my family!!  The next two days are going to be full of food... and more food... and more food - so in honor, I need to introduce you to {Foodgawker}!  This amazing website allows you to scroll through pages (and pages) of mouth watering images of...well, food!!  Not only am I currently obsessed with all of the pretty images (specifically the deserts), as someone who has recently began cooking, I will definitely be using this site as a go to source for recipes and new ideas!  Hope you have your fat jeans  on... today and any day you decide to browse through foodgawker! ;) xxoo

12 Days of Christmas - Coming Soon!

Hi Friends! I am very excited to let you know that I will be hosting a blog event called '12 Days of Christmas' where 12 fabulous bloggers will be sharing their holiday wishlist with you! I am excited because it will be a great way to introduce you to some more of my favorite bloggers... as well as give you ideas for your own holiday shopping! Definitely check back next week (the event begins on 12/1) for holiday inspiration galore! Below is the lineup... xxoo! 

Below is the lineup: