One more week until we head home to the Midwest to celebrate the holidays with family. Feeling like I have a lot of shopping and making to do still. With Poppy’s birthday in mid-December, I focus on that first, then I get in instant Christmas mode! We’re making dozens of sugar cookies today for some cookie decorating with friends tonight. Calla and I made these colorful marbled ornaments the other day. So easy, and so pretty!

Don’t forget to head over to Instagram for our $200 Minted giveaway! Hope you guys all have a fabulous weekend! Enjoy some of our favorite links from the past week… –Melissa

How many of these films have you seen?

Love looking at all the National Geographic travel photography winners. 

How to build an indestructible gingerbread house. Here’s our tried and true method.

A great way to find a new book.

Prettiest DIY ornaments our friend Cyd made using melted crayons!

Making more of these ornaments this weekend too!

Love what the lovely ladies from the Merrythought made with cookie cutters.

These are the sweetest little desserts for the holidays.

Fun little gift idea.

The coziest blanket for winter.

Getting the girls this book for Christmas.

Excited to order some houseplants – this fiddle leaf, this one and this cute rubber plant.

Sweetest cream throw for the girls’ rooms.