{ holiday: gift wrap by color me pretty }

Lovely holiday packaging ideas from Leslie of Color Me Pretty. Simple and crafty - the less extravagant, the more I love it!

via Decor8

{ holiday: gift wrap by ikea }

Kotte gift wrap by Ikea. This is my first holiday being in close proximity to Ikea, and I just love their options! Bold "Alice In Wonderland/Queen of Hearts"-like prints, modern double-sided red-and-white prints and kraft paper gnome and floral Swedish prints.

The double-sided prints are awesome, I used them this year and I associated colours/prints with each person without having to get a bunch of crazy holiday patterns.

{ holiday: gift wrap by kikki.k }

Folk gift wrap designed by kikki.K. Lovely Swedish design, as always!

{ holiday: DIY acorn ornaments }

Super sweet and super simple DIY acorn ornaments!

via Creature Comforts

{ holiday: DIY christmas stocking }

This DIY Christmas stocking from Maggie Makes is a great way to "get rid of" fabric scraps!

via Twig & Thistle

{ holiday: DIY pinecone garland }

DIY pinecone garland from Twig & Thistle - loving these easy projects!

via Twig & Thistle

{ holiday: dried floral ornaments by land rich }

Absolutely beautiful bulbs filled with dried florals - my favourite of course being the moss! By Land Rich.

via Oh Joy!

{ holiday: DIY rubber origami ornaments }

Wow! DIY rubber origami ornaments - get the full tutorial at Instructables.

{ holiday: plush woodland ornaments }

Cute plush cone and squirrel ornaments and bird and cage ornaments, designed by Ferm Living and available at Le Souk.

via Style Files

{ friday inspiration! }

Today I am inspired by other people, and their contributions to others!

Justin and I attended the Creative Mornings hosted by Tina of Swiss Miss. The guest was Charlie Tod, founder of the incredible local group Improv Everywhere. He was an inspiring speaker and we had a great Q&A session about how the group has changed from a tiny, underground group to a huge collective.

As usual, there was a tasty breakfast, and as a surprise freebie the sponsor of the breakfast - Field Notes - gave away a set of their Colors Notebooks to everyone in attendance! WOOT!

The event was hosted at The Invisible Dog, a space with a great history and an even more amazing owner Lucien Zayan. The building originally housed a factory that made (you guessed it!) the original invisible dog toy, but it is now an open studio used for gallery events and artists studios. That Christmas tree by Ian Trask is made entirely of left over roping and belts that were left behind by the original owners!