Christmas Traditions

After watching EllesGlitterGossip's holiday tag videos, I thought it would be fun to post about my Christmas favorites.

What's your favorite holiday drink? Hot chocolate with marshmallows and whipped cream

Candy cane or Gingerbread men? Gingerbread men because they are so cute and tasty

What's your favorite holiday/Christmas song? Can't pick just one! Trans-Siberian Orchestra's "Christmas Eve in Sarajevo", Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You", Judy Garland's "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"...

What's the weirdest gift you've ever received? XL underwear

Have you ever made a snowman? Yes, and snow forts, too!

What is your favorite Christmas smell? Cookies baking in the oven

What is at the top of your list this Christmas? Anna Sui by Andrew Bolton

What is most important to you about the holidays? Spending time with my family

What's Your Favorite Holiday Movie(s)? All I Want for Christmas, Home Alone 2, Elf

What's Your Favorite Christmas Color? Blue and Silver

Do You Like To Stay in Your PJs Or Dress Up For Christmas? Stay in my PJs!

Do You Open Your Present Christmas Eve Or Christmas morning? I open one present Christmas Eve and the rest Christmas morning.

Have You Ever Built a Ginger Bread House? This year I decided to build a gingerbread house from scratch...

What Do You Like To Do On Your Christmas Break? Break? What break?

Any Christmas Wishes? To survive the holidays!

Favorite Christmas Meal Or Treat? Grandma's fudge

What are your Christmas traditions?

All I Want for Christmas

I love making lists, so I was always the child who started making her Christmas list in August. My family is a bit free spirited when it comes to giving gifts which makes opening presents on Christmas morning exciting because you never know if they followed your list or not. Now that I'm older, I like to drop not-so-subtle-hints about things I would like to find under the tree. For instance, "Wouldn't it be nice to eat fresh doughnuts on Christmas morning? If only I had a doughnut maker..."

Mini Donut Factory

The Office Clue Game

Cake Pops by Bakerella

Fujifilm Instax MINI 7s White Instant Film Camera

Cooperative Polar Bear Sweater

Urban Decay Cowboy Junkie Set

Twinkie Chan's Crochet Goodies for Fashion Foodies

Tarte picture perfect

limited-edition gold-toned eyelash curler

Star Wars™ Vehicles Pancake Molds

Red Solid Color Tights

MAC She's Got It All Brush Collection

Anna Sui

How it Pandas Out Hood

What's on your Christmas list?

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Have a DIY Christmas

I love the idea of giving homemade gifts as Christmas presents, but I usually run out of time to make gifts for everyone. However, I found lots of inspiration at Not Martha and am now busy trying to decide what I can get done in two weeks.

• Lolly Chessie's Famous CP Christmas Trees
• Old-School Clay Crafts
• Homemade Gift Ideas from Your Kitchen
• Molly's Sketchbook: Felt Christmas Tree Pins
• Holiday Craft: How to Make a Handmade Wreath
• Create Your Own Heirloom Photo Ornament
• April's Mini Matryoshkas
• DIY: Ice Chandelier
• DIY: Bottles Full of Light
• Money Origami
• DIY Holiday Gifts
• How-To: Brown Sugar Scrub Gifts

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I'm Here for the Party

The holidays are a wonderful excuse to buy new clothes, and while my calendar is sadly lacking in festive events, I can't resist planning party wear. When I saw the enchanting lady strapless dress in gray from Ruche, I was immediately smitten with the floral detailing at the waist. The ruffles in the sand knee high boots paired with Urban Outfitters sheer with bows tight or ditsy floral tight would take the look from classy to sassy. Finish with a Kate Spade clutch, such as the peacock lane kenessa, and sparkly cocktail ring, like the ice queen frosted ring. Grab some eggnog, and let the party begin!

enchanting lady strapless dress in gray

ruffles in the sand knee high boots

What are your holiday plans?

Wishing You a Sweater Season

Let's Do Fondue Poncho

For me, Thanksgiving is the official start of the Christmas season. Sure, the stores have been decorated with tinsel and trees and the radio has been playing "White Christmas" for the past month, but I need Thanksgiving to really get into the holiday spirit. Snow, also, helps, but this year the white flakes have been strangely absent this fall. Now that the days are cold and dreary, I am feeling the urge to bundle up in cozy layers. While I'm loving these knits from ModCloth, I have my heart set on this Cooperative Polar Bear Sweater from Urban Outfitters.

Alpine Classic Cardigan

Have a happy Thanksgiving!