I feel like the general consensus out there is that this is one of the busiest Christmas seasons yet and people are still decorating a bit at a time. Or is that just my bubble? I know we haven’t “finished”- the house is in a perpetual state of renovation & box chaos and we leave […] Read More
DIY Cookie Tin + Free SVG Gingerbread House File for Your Next Cookie Exchange
I recently got my hands on a Cricut Maker and am over the moon to bring you ctrl + curate’s first Cricut project!! I’ve mentioned in older posts that one of my internships was at a sign/display company where I became very close friends with the vinyl cutter. I loved putting in clean, vector files and […] Read More
A 2 Minute Ikebana Evergreen Centerpiece
I’ve got a quick & easy DIY for you guys this week as you start holiday decorating! This came together when I had leftover evergreen boughs from last week’s velvet mules DIY and just stuck them in vases for safe keeping. I really like the look of the draping evergreen and the organic, branch lines and […] Read More
The 2018 Black Friday Sales I’m Already Shopping | Home, Clothes, Blogging Supplies
Just one more day until Turkey Time and I can’t wait to visit family and stuff my face! In years past the tradition was to eat, nap, then map out our Black Friday route and go as a family to buy each other Christmas gifts. But now Black Friday has gotten earlier and earlier and […] Read More
Holiday Makeover | DIY Velvet Ribbon Mules
Happy Holi-DIYS everyone! Thanksgiving is this week and then it’s 4 straight weeks of Christmas DIYs & gift guides. Since we always go to our parents’ houses for Thanksgiving, I’ve already started Christmas decorating. I’ve never been a huge fan of the classic red & green combo- it always looks out of place in our home […] Read More
