Just About Ready...

Well...I think Goosie Girl is just about ready for Christmas...

The tree is trimmed...

the presents are wrapped...

all that is left to do is the cooking...

and taking time to enjoy...



Are you ready for the big day?


images via:
A Life of Beauty and Grace
Pink Preppy Party Girl
Real Mom Kitchen
My Recipes
Crush Cul De Sac

A Children's Christmas Table

Oh to sit at the children's table again...

They sure have come a long way

since I was a kid...

Take a peek at this one from Celebrations at Home

and Love the Day...

I have always loved this snowman drink...
So precious...

I made these candy topiary trees last year 
for my class holiday party and the children 
loved and were amazed by them...

I think adults & children would be fighting to sit here...

So easy...it just requires a little planning...

You still have time...

Present Wrapping "Helpers"

While perusing over at Martha Stewart

I stumbled up on this idea which I just loved...
Since children always want to "help" and be part of the process
why not let them "fancy" up some of the gifts with their artwork...
Simple...easy...keeps idle hands busy...
Once they are finished designing,
Tie it up with a simple bow and viola...
Look how sweet these look...

image/idea via Martha Stewart

Holiday Centerpiece

I do think that I may need to make several of these pretties

to grace my table for Christmas dinner...

All you have to do is hot glue fresh flowers 

to a vessel of your choice and add greenery...

Festive and gorgeous...

Image/Idea from BHG

Sweet Friday - Christmas Cookies

Well yesterday Goosie Girl was home sick...

so I took advantage of our down time 

to whip up some Christmas cookies...

I used a vintage turquoise & pink color combo...

I really like how it turned out...

First, I redid my preppy stockings...
(the hand painted didn't work out...they never dried properly)

 and added a touch of chevron...

then I moved on to snowmen...

I love these little guys...

and what's Christmas without trees...

 with some sparkly stars...

add them all together...

Of course these would be perfect
 for all your holiday festivities...

a hostess gift...

or a sweet treat for someone special...

Get yours here...

Hot Cocoa & Candy Christmas Party

I am absolutely SMITTEN 

with this Christmas party designed and styled

by Amanda Parker of Shindig Parties to Go...

Every last detail was executed perfectly...

You will be swooning over this spectacular eyecandy...

Perhaps this will inspire you to have one of your own...

Prepare to be amazed...

Can you believe these are cake pops???

My absolute FAVORITE are these glasses...
Sweetness abounds...

Love how she tied the straw to the drink...
Need to make note to self to remember...

And this tablecloth...
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G...

But wait...
(As if the above wasn't enough)
There's more...
A hot cocoa bar...
Dying now...can you tell?!

I just adore how she dresses up the ordinary
and makes it extraordinary...
Like this coffee pot...

And these mugs...sigh...

Are you ready to recreate this yourself?
Visit her Etsy store for the paperie products 
and here for the list of vendors she used...

Happy party planning!


found via Celebrations at Home

Hand Painted Present Cookies

I'm getting my hair cut today

(which I absolutely CANNOT wait for)...

and I thought it would be nice to take a sweet treat

to my most favorite stylist ever...

Now that I'm painting on my cookie,

I seem to have more control so I even tied in her logo...

I packaged it up cutely and it's ready to go...

Do you think she'll like it?

Debut - Hand Painted Cookies

Goosie Girl is proud to introduce 

her new line of cookies...

Hand painted pretties...

I am still tweaking the process a bit...

But this is going to be the new way I design cookies...

And I can add my bit of sparkle, that I love so much,

a whole lot easier...

I made these preppy pretties to take and give to

Lauren McKinsey when we met for lunch yesterday...

She has got some precious stuff in her collection...

You really must go and visit her...

So what do you think of my new technique?

I definitely think it is more of Goosie Girl's style...

Sweet Friday - A Christmas Card

I am SO glad today is Friday...

and SO thankful that next week we have no school!

Here is a peek at the Christmas card 

I created for the hub's business...

I'm still tweaking it a bit but I love it so far...

Have a great weekend!

A Christmas Card

One of my clients

who has been with me from the beginning

(you may remember 

I styled her 40th birthday party)

always asks me to design her Christmas cards...

So I am just loving the one for this year that has a vintage feel...

A sparkly background...
A sparkled white lace paper border...
The actual card glittered up...
It is gorgeous (if I do say so myself) in real life...
The pics do not do it justice...

I can't believe it's time to start sending
Christmas cards out!
Do you have your cards picked out yet?

A Gorgeous Party

When I saw this posted on Hostess with the Mostess

I was bedazzled...

And when I saw it again over at Blowout Parties

I was captivated studying and adoring every little detail...

There were definitely no shoes left untied, so to speak...

Phenomenal...

Gorgeous...

Exquisite...

Have I mentioned that I'm most impressed?

Keep looking and you will be too...

I love the champagne on the silver tray
with the snow and ornaments...
Brilliant!

And the same thing with this hot chocolate...
Spectacular!










 I love the look of presents that are wrapped in all one color...
Doesn't it really make a statement?







Precious...