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Pomegranate Paloma Spritz: The Perfect New Year’s Eve Cocktail!

Whether you’re having a cozy night in or celebrating with friends, come learn how to make Chris’ Pomegranate Paloma Spritz. The perfect New Year’s Eve cocktail!

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Cute, Free Holiday & Winter Phone Wallpapers for the 2022 Season!

Our cute, fun and totally free 2022 holiday, winter and Christmas phone wallpapers and backgrounds are here! Come download and share your favorite!

Beauty + Grooming, DIY, Holiday Favorites, Lifestyle

How to Make Soap: A DIY Gift Idea

We’re showing you how to make a beautiful, moisturizing soap the easy way for a festive, thoughtful homemade gift this holiday season! Cool DIY gifts for the win!

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DIY Chocolate Spoons for Coffee or Hot Chocolate

Need an easy, fun and tasty DIY holiday gift idea that anyone would love? Look no further than these delicious DIY chocolate and salted caramel stirring spoons for coffee or hot chocolate. Mouth. Watering!

Cute Christmas Pajamas for Baby and Family featured by top US lifestyle blogger, Love and Specs

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Soft, Snuggly, Cute Christmas Pajamas for Baby and Family

Come see and shop all of the cute, soft, snuggly Christmas pajamas for baby and family that we’re loving this year, before they sell out! Because who doesn’t love a fun, festive family pajama moment?!

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Cute, Free Holiday & Winter Phone Wallpapers to End 2020 With Some Cheer!

Our cute, fun and totally free 2020 holiday, winter and Christmas phone wallpapers and backgrounds are here and all of the holiday/winter hits are included, like garland, pine boughs, bows, ornaments, Christmas trees, cozy mugs and presents galore! Come download and share your favorite now!

Sparkling Ice Drinks by popular Phoenix lifestyle blog, Love and Specs: image of two gift baskets filled with Sparkling Ice drinks, cookies, drink mix in a mason jar, and pine sprigs with dried oranges.

DIY, Entertaining, Food, Holiday Favorites, Lifestyle

DIY Spiced Sparkling Ice Holiday Mocktail Gift Basket

We’re getting a head start on the holiday season by sharing an adorable DIY spiced sparkling holiday mocktail gift basket for friends or neighbors that’s as easy to whip up as it is fun to make!

Holiday Favorites, Lifestyle

No-Fail Last Minute Christmas Gifts Anyone Would Love: Amazon, Anthropologie & More!

Today’s post is all about arming you with can’t-fail, tried, tested and loved last minute gifts ideas that anyone in your life would be thrilled to receive this year – men, women, sisters/brothers/mothers/husbands/wives included! So sit back, relax and let us melt that procrastinators stress away with everything you’ll need to look like you started thinking of the perfect gift way back in the summer!

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The Arcadia, Phoenix Holiday and Winter Neighborhood Tour is Here

It’s here! The Arcadia neighborhood holiday tour is here, and I hope it fills you guys with ALL of the cozy, festive holiday feels before you wind down and head off to spend time with family, friends and your fur babies for the holiday! There is so much charming cottage-farmhouse-ranch goodness to be had, with festive floral-lined paths, adorable front doors and holiday decorations in abundance! I absolutely love the way this little corner of Phoenix does the holidays and am so excited to share our little slice of holiday heaven with you guys. Come on in – it’s warm, cozy and full of cheer in here!

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DIY Gilded Wood Christmas Ornaments

We’re sharing another fun (and super easy!) holiday DIY project today that’s perfect for adding that gorgeous, cozy glow to your Christmas tree this year – DIY gilded wood Christmas ornaments! These adorable, rustic wood ornaments are a breeze to make so you can even get the kiddos involved in this one, and they fall right in line with that Scandinavian-inspired, natural holiday decor vibe we love. So what are you waiting for? Come make your house merry and bright with us this season!

Holiday Favorites, Home, Home Decor, Lifestyle

Charming Country Cottage Christmas Decorating Ideas

A country cottage Christmas! ‘Tis the season, friends and if you love country cottage decor year round and are dying to get decorating, you’ll love all of the fun, country cottage holiday decor we’ve included in today’s post. We’ve been loving all of the quirky, cozy, charming country cottage holiday decor out there this year, so we rounded up tons of our favorite pieces from around the web to help you kick off the most magical season in style!

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Easy Holiday Hosting Ideas with Hillshire® Snacking & Albertsons

Holiday hosting hacks, tips, tricks and ideas that make it easier for us to entertain and connect with the people we love throughout the holiday season are kind of our jam, which is why I’m so excited to share this fun little hosting idea that has made our hosting lives so much easier, with help from our friends at Hillshire® Snacking. This is the year we master this holiday hosting thing together, guys!  

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All about this perfect neutral paint color on the blog! Link is in my bio. We gave this dresser in our bedroom a little paint facelift & tried the color “Shiitake” by @sherwinwilliams . And we’re LOVING it! It’s such a beautiful grey-beige & would be so good in so many different spaces. #sherwinwilliamsshiitake #swshiitake #neutralpaintcolor #bedroompaint #cottagestyle #shiitakepaintcolor
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On the blog now w/ links to decor sources! 👩‍🍼

We’ve made so many special memories in this nursery with Emmet and I can’t wait to reimagine the space for our sweet baby girl! The entire design plan w/ links to all of the decor sources are on the blog (link in my bio) & I’m so excited for everything to start coming to life in here 💕 #babygirl #nurserydecor #babyblog #nursery #nurserydesign
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Game. Changer. 🥰 This was my first request when we talked about the shower with our builder @hill.farm.design & now that we’re in here, I can confidently say that it was 100% worth it! #bathroomdesign #bathroomremodel #bathroomdecor #bathroomrenovation
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It’s the heated shower bench for me 🧖‍♀️ Our new primary bath is finally finished & you can just find me here for the foreseeable future, k? 🫧 #bathroomdesign #bathroomrenovation #bathroomdecor
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#Ad The perfect celebratory cocktail! Chris is whipping up his special NYE cocktail, the Pomegranate Paloma Spritz with his favorite tequila, @lobos1707 Joven as the star of the show! Screenshot the end of the vid to save this recipe that I 100% think you need in your life, or find it below.  You can find Lobos 1707 Tequila & Mezcal at your local @totalwine or buy online with link here: https://bit.ly/ShopLobos1707 (linked in bio) #Lobos1707Holiday #Lobos1707NYE
POMEGRANATE PALOMA SPRITZ
To cocktail shaker add:
1 oz grapefruit juice
.25 oz pomegranate juice
1 oz simple syrup
1.5 oz Lobos 1707 Joven Tequila
ice
shake vigorously
rim glass with black salt
add pomegranate seeds to shaker
add mixture to glass
top with sparkling Rosé
garnish with dehydrate grapefruit wheel
Put on your party hat 🥳

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