Last Minute Holiday

The holidays are in full swing and for all of you who perhaps still need a little last minute inspiration, we've pulled together some of our favorite finds, freebies and inspirations like these free printable labels from eat, drink, chic.

Make a delightfully tasty treat and package in a jar... functional and adorably rustic. Check out these jar friendly recipes from Under the Table & Dreaming for your holiday baking.

Cute printables from the pretty blog  for you mason jar gifts.

We love etsy for handmade gifts. For that special girl on your list, a little style savvy glam goes a long way... love these chevron earrings from Moorea Seal on etsy.

We also love to give a present of learning... a workshop is a great way to inspire creativity throughout the coming year. Check out some of our local favorites for workshops and classes...
San Francisco Center for the Book
Press : Works on Paper
SF Baking Arts

Once you've found or crafted the perfect gift you just have to wrap it up and make it pretty! This image has been pinned and re-pinned a hundred time but I think its originally from Style Me Pretty... but we love it for a little packing inspiration....

The How-to Holiday Centerpiece

As a floral & event design company, the holidays are such a busy time for us. We are always running around working on holiday decor installations for homes, stores, parties, and more. It's such a fun, festive time, but sometimes we're so busy decorating others' places that we forget to add a little festive touch to our own homes. We were determined that this year was going to be different. So... Priska (P) & I took an afternoon to bring the holiday spirit home. With a little Christmas music playing in the background, a pumpkin spice latte for P and a mocha for me (that's pretty much what gets us moving), we were ready to get started.

We both made table centerpieces, since we'll be having Christmas dinners with the families. We thought this was a perfect arrangement to show you how to make. The great thing about this arrangement is that it's quite elegant and it looks quite complex, but really (our little secret) it's quite simple. This is the perfect arrangement to give to a hostess, your in-laws, or to a close friend. It can be used as a centerpiece, an entryway arrangement and much more.


A few items that you will need:
ball ornaments in an assortment of sizes (you can choose any color that you like)
floral tape
1 block of floral oasis
glue gun
glue stick
clippers
floral wire
glass vase
loomy dish
small pinecones
pine branches


Step 1: Place the oasis in a bucket of water. Let the oasis soak up the water without pushing the oasis down in the water. If you let it soak up the water naturally you are sure to have the inside of the oasis completely wet. 

Step 2:

Place the plastic liner in the vase and then put small pinecones around the liner. 

Step 3: Cut the floral oasis to fit on the loomy dish. Shave the corners of the floral oasis so that they are rounded rather than sharp corners. 

Step 4: Place the loomy dish on top of the plastic liner and secure the oasis/loomy dish down with floral tape. 

Step 5: Clip small pieces of pine branch and begin inserting them into the oasis. It's ideal to insert the pine at a downward angle so that the branches are covering the edge of the vase and hiding the oasis.

Step 6: Wire pinecones and ball ornaments so that you will be able to insert them into the oasis as well.

Step 7: Continue adding pine branches into the oasis and mixing in some pinecones and ball ornaments. It's nice to group the balls and pinecones in clusters. Continuously turn the arrangement to see that it's even and balanced all around.

Step 8: Once the arrangement looks full and there are no empty spaces use the glue gun to tightly connect the ball ornaments together. You really just need a dot of glue here and there. 


Step 9: Voila, you have made a beautiful arrangement. Place in the perfect location and enjoy!!!