hello, 2010.

Happy New Year Pretties!

Thank you to each and every lovely person that shares this blog with me.  I truly adore this blogging community & the comments and feedback you give me on a daily basis.  You all inspire me daily.  I look forward to celebrating all things fabulous with you all in 2010!

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my birthday 2009.

Thank you all for the birthday wishes!

birthday giveaway.

Today is my birthday...

...but I have something for one of you!!

I first found Elizabeth Lewis' jewelry when I won a letter charm 'k' necklace (that I am very excited about!) I love all of her stuff, particularly her gold feather charm necklace & green onyx tapered almond earrings (so pretty.)

Elizabeth has so graciously offered to give one of you your very own letter charm necklace, in the letter of your choosing in honor of my birthday today.

To Enter:
Visit Elizabeth's shop ...then come back and tell me your favorite piece in a comment.

For extra entries: Be or become a follower, blog, twitter or facebook about this giveaway (be sure to leave the link in the comment) and leave a seperate comment for each entry.

I will announce the winner on New Year's Day.

Happy birthday to me...and you! Good luck!

This giveaway is closed.

lovely.

I could not adore this photo more. My dad took it yesterday, on Tucker's first Christmas, which also happened to be a white Christmas. Thanks, Dad!

christmas 2009.

Our Christmas was...

...very, very, very merry.

Hope yours was too.

merry christmas, lovelies!

May your days be MERRY & BRIGHT,
and may all your Christmases be WHITE.

We're having a white Christmas here in Dallas

& we could not feel more blessed.
Peace, love & blessings to you all.

xo,

kelly

wrapping with scraps.

Don't be so quick to throw away those little scraps of wrapping paper, or run to the store when you're out of ribbon. Consider making a gift tag pocket by folding a scrap of wrapping paper into a pocket; securing it with a piece of tape on the back of the package. Cute, huh?

Like the gift tags? Get your own free printable version here.

curly birdie giveaway winner!

Congratulations Brittney !  Please email me to claim your prize.  Thank to all who entered...stay tuned for an AMAZING giveaway next month. (Seriously, it's so good.)  Have a lovely Christmas Eve everyone!

P.S.  As I type this...it's snowing here in Dallas.  Yay!!

merry christmas eve.

little joys.

Finished! I'm finished shopping! It's nice to take a breath, relax and notice the small things making me smile today.

1. STARBUCKS.  Today's version is iced since it's 70 degrees.  I'm thankful that tomorrow we'll be in the 40s (thank you cold front, tonight) so it will actually feel like Christmas  2. THE LAST GIFT purchased and ready to be wrapped.  Why, oh why do you have to be so hard to shop for, Dad?!  3. & 4.  FREE PRINTABLE GIFT TAGS.  I printed mine out on card stock and they are so lovely.  Get them for yourself, for free, here .  5. CHRISTMAS CARDS!  No explination needed.  6. TUCKER'S FABULOUS NEW COLLAR.  Because the dog bowls were not enough for my precious pup.  He gets to start wearing this tomorrow.

What made you smile today?

sneaky pup.

Apparently, my sister's dog Olive does not want to wait until Christmas to open gifts...

Funny, the one she was trying to open is for Erin (my sis.)

hello...

...it's almost Christmas! Can you believe it?

Can you believe I still have one person to get gifts for? In my defense...this person is SO VERY HARD to buy for. It's going to have to wait until tomorrow. I have gift wrapping & blog designing to do after all. Is anyone else a late shopper like me?

p.s.  Gift certificates are available @ fabulous k creative for last minute gifts.  Who would not want a new blog design for Christmas!

Oh, and don't forget to enter the giveaway below!  Cutest baby booties, ever!

curly birdie giveaway!

OMG. I can hardly stand how adorable these little mary jane booties are. These are going to have to be my new go-to baby shower gift for sweet little girls. They are that cute.

Do you love them too (or know someone who would?) You're in luck because I am giving a pair away, thanks to the Curly Birdie etsy shoppe! 

This is a followers only givieaway. Leave a comment for a chance to win a pair of booties. Blog, tweet or facebook about this entry for an extra entry. (Just be sure to leave the link!)

I'll announce the winner on Christmas Eve. Good luck!

This giveaway is closed.

ice.

This weekend, Robbie's nephew Trey came to stay with him. Last night we took Trey to ICE at the Gaylord Texan. I went last year & this year was just as good (and cold!) Robbie & Trey had never been but they both loved it.

After waiting in line for quite a bit...we made it inside. I am still amazed that everything is made out of ice! Oh, and I should mention...it's NINE degrees inside, hence the sweet parkas they gave us. (I feel for those of you that live in those temps.) The craziest thing is...when it's all over, they dump everything into Lake Grapevine to melt. I'd love to see that.

The Gaylord was decorated flawlessly, as usual...and I loved that they embrace white trees & garland with brighly colored ornaments like I do!

I hope you are all having a great weekend!

glam audrey.

I just might have to leave her this sparkly year round...

p.s. does anyone else love all white (wire) Christmas lights as much as I do?

brown paper packages tied up with string...

Getting closer to finishing my gifts...

Happy Saturday.

one week.

Christmas is in one week from today.
My birthday is a week from Tuesday.  Just sayin'.

How did that happen?  Where did 2009 go?

Are all your gifts bought?

Are they wrapped?

If you answered 'yes' then you are a step ahead of me. (At least I am officially on Christmas break now.) Speaking of wrapping presents...are you not so inspired by the wrap job above? I would not want to open them; they're so pretty. Found here .

Have a lovely weekend...anyone else spending it tying up loose Christmas ends (like me?)

the many looks of mister t.

Note: This post is for all you dog lovers out there. :)

Occasionally, I have to brush Tucker's hair (something he loves...seriously...he loves it.) It gets really fluffy and cotton-y after being brushed, which makes for some really interesting doggie hairstyles. Case in point:

and my personal favorite...

"you're fired."

the winner & other random tidbits.

It's time to post the winner of the Jamie Beitler prints ...

Congratualtions! Email me to claim your prize.

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Speaking of giveaways...it's time for another giveaway open call for my January giveaway. If you have a shop and would like to particiapte, please email me at fabulousk {at} ymail {dot} com and put "giveaway" in the subject line.  I have 10 spots available; please email me by December 31st to be considered.

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I made these after seeing them on my friend, Wendy's blog :

They're chocolate covered ritz crackers with peanut butter in the middle. Yum.

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I can't get over the fact that Christmas and my birthday are so close. And...I am having a hard time finding a gift for certain someones.  This time last year I was thinking about my 30th birthday/new year's trip to Cabo. This year I'll be here for new years and we have no plans yet. Oh joy.

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I am a guest blogger over at Nest Interiors today.  Go check it here .

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Last but not least...head over to Fabulous K Creative to enter the NEW YEAR, NEW BLOG DESIGN giveaway. One lucky blogger will win a fabulous new look for the new year! Click here to enter .

genius.

I love this idea, found while thumbing through my latest issue of InStyle (with Whitney on the cover.)

It gives the illusion of a fabric covered headboard without the hassel of covering one yourself. And...it would be so easy to change for the seasons. I feel a 2010 project coming on...

only 10 days...

...until Christmas!

I can't believe it.

Guess I better make sure I get these sent out TODAY!

my tree.

As most of you already know...this year I got a white Christmas tree as a gift from mama fabulous. (Modern white, not flocked.) It's trimmed with white lights, shades of pink, green and silver ornaments and lots of glitter and glam. Next year I'd love to make it all silver and white, or even add turquoise to the pink and green. This season though...I'm loving the freshness of the white...and the fact that it looks fabulous day AND night!

christmas for the dogs.

Sometimes you can't wait until Christmas to gift a gift. Since the gift I gave early was to my dog...I think it's ok. I bought these adorable (and affordable) food/water bowls from a local shop here in Dallas. They are too cute to go under the tree wrapped up and waiting for Christmas. I think Tucker really likes them...that pup has good taste.

Get your own set here.

  {Don't forget to enter the giveaway below!}

jaime beitler giveaway!

Now that I can access my comments again...how about a giveaway? When I ran across Jamie's etsy shop, I loved every single thing.

some of my favorites

She's a--so very talented--mixed media artist and I am thrilled that she has agreed to share her art with one of you very lucky lovelies!  One winner will receive a 3 print package from her shop! As Jamie said...they look amazing in groups:

TO ENTER: You must be a follower & leave a comment.  Receive an extra entry by blogging, facebooking or tweeting (you can follow me on twitter here) about this giveaway (be sure to leave the link.)  I'll announce a winner on Thursday.

Good luck!!

This giveaway is now closed.  Thank you for participating.

traditional christmas.

Welcome Nester readers!

I'm excited to share some holiday cheer with you all. Feel free to click around my blog for giveaways and more holiday themed posts, including posts from my house as well.  Today...I'm sharing photos of the decorations my mom & I put up together at her beautiful home.

There is absolutely no doubt that I get my love of decorating from mama fabulous. We spend hours pouring over our favorite shops looking for little treasures to incorporate into the decor at both our homes (sometimes even buying the same thing.)  Christmastime is no different. (In fact, as far back as I can remember, my parent's house has always been perfectly decorated for this time of year.) My mom's Christmas decorating can best be described as traditional, with a hint of rustic & whimsy. Trust me, it works. I was lucky enough to spend a day helping her decorate this year and wanted to show you some of the fruits of our labor. I wish I could show you every single detail. There's truly a little bit of Christmas every where you look. I hope you enjoy the pictures as much as we enjoy the decor. And...I hope you are feeling the spirit of Christmas now more than ever!

Wait! There's more! CLICK HERE to see my glamourous, white Christmas tree!

my comment section is...

I am SO VERY ANNOYED & FRUSTRATED with Blogger at the moment.  My comments section has not been working since MONDAY.  So...if you've left me a comment since then, I have not gotten it.  We all know we blog for comments...and to have none, well, sucks.  Mama Fabulous & I were so excited to hear what ya'll thought about the post below and we got nothin'. I had some friends post comments to test if they were working, and low and behold...they're not.  They never show up in my dashboard to approve.  If you post a comment, it just goes off into another world and I don't get to see it.  So sad.  The worst part...I've gotten NO HELP from Blogger.  It makes me want to switch hosts at this point. I can't even find a way to contact them directly because all they let you do in their {so called} help section is let you post a question.  Seriously?  That's helping?  Ugh.  Is anyone else having this problem? Or...does anyone else know how to fix this/get a hold of blogger?  If so...please email me at fabulousk {at} ymail {dot} com.  I have giveaways to post and can't because I will not get the comments.  SO FRUSTRATING.  I miss my blog friends and their feedback!

Ok, rant over...for now.

Hope your weekend is wonderful, lovelies!

GOOD NEWS....I was able to figure out how to manually get my comments! Thanks to everyone that has left me some.  You never know how precious they are until you are not getting them!!  (And thanks to those that have emailed me...I love all my blog friends out there!)  Comment away!

I'm guest blogging: Nest Interiors.

CLICK HERE to go see the post. Don't forget to leave a comment to say hello!

wrapping crush.

...definitely one of my favorite things!

I think I've found how I am going to be wrapping my Christmas gifts this year, thanks to this little shop.  I love the vintage feel of their packaging.  So cute.

I could think of a million things to do with this kit:

Don't you love the simplicity?

No fancy bow & wrapping paper for me this year...bring on the brown paper & twine!

holiday pretties.

It's so gloomy and cold here today...but I love it. It feels so holiday! I designed and ordered my Christmas cards yesterday...and I love them. Seriously...I can't wait to see how they turn out. I'll share the design with you once they are all mailed out.   Don't you love sending cards out?

It's so easy to find such pretty inspiration this time of year...I love all of these:

Clockwise, from top left: 1.  peppermint sticks  2.  red berries   3.  lace paper doilies  4.  button wreath  5. untitled

Hope you are all having a lovely, {holiday} inspired day...filled with warmth & hot chocolate!

holiday cheer.

Why not bring a little holiday cheer to your desk/office? I added this cute little wreath and season's greetings sign to the bulletin board above my desk. I spend so much time at the computer and this little piece of holiday cheer definitely makes me smile!

the winners.

Thank you to each and every one of you that participated in the giveaways.  I'll have more again very soon!  If you are a winner...CONGRATS!  Email me at fabulousk {at} ymail {dot} com to claim your prize.

Giveaway 1 | Shey B Camera Strap:  Haus of Girls

Giveaway 2 | Adam's Blankie Sushi Bib:  The Monkey's Mama

Giveaway 3 | Happy Birthday banner from Two Sister's Shop:  Cassie of Oh Boy!

Giveaway 4 | $20 Doodle Bugs Paper gift certificate: Jesse of Good Girl Gone Glad

Giveaway 5 | My Sparrow pillow:  My Name is Lauren

Giveaway 6 | Just Simply Southern Frame:  The Wilson Family

Giveaway 7 | My Little Buffalo calling cards:  Jackie of Sweetie Pie Pumpkin Noodle

Giveaway 8 | Gussy Wallet:  Channa of Life as a Coaches Wife

Giveaway 9 | Perfect Sentiment Gift/Address Labels:  Katy of The Link Home

Giveaway 10 | SoSo Bella $75 Gift Certificate:  Natalie of Stickles Family Blog

Giveaway 11 | Fabulous K Creative blog makeover:  Shealynn of The Benner Daily

Giveaway 12 | Nest hostess set:  The Rodriguez Crew/It's Jagger's World

Merry Christmas to all...and to all a good night!

peace.

Remember the cute glittery initial ornaments I bought and told you I had a plan for?  Well, here's how they ended up:

I made a little peace/snowflake swag and added it to a mirror with a lovely floppy bow. What do you think?  I've seen them on lots of blogs (probably because they are so very fabulous & CHEAP), and I have to say...love my use for them.  

Don't forget: Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to enter the GIVEAWAYS below! I'll post the winners on Sunday. Good luck!

Happy Friday lovelies!

snowflakes & such.

Are you all enjoying the giveaways? I am so happy so many of your are entering...and want to thank all of you AND shops participating. Giveaways are SO FUN! Speaking of giveaways...head over to the Living Proof Ministries blog for a chance to win a blog makeover from yours truly! Gotta love the giving spirit of Christmas!

This week we've had a major cold snap...and I am loving it. It's just feels like Christmas now. We saw a teeny bit of snow yesterday, and are due for a little bit more tomorrow. (I'm just crossing my fingers it comes AFTER work and not during!) Speaking of snow...I wanted to share a few pretty snowflakes decorating my house. There's something about that delicate white that I love.

On another note...I saw these chairs as I was walking by a little shop near my house on the way to starbucks. They are so amazing that I had to take a picture. I'm in love with them. So pretty.

Well, that's all for now...enjoy the giveaways...I'll post the winners on Sunday!