December Friendship Gifts...Mine & Pepi's

I've been busy putting together my "Friendship Gifts" for the Christmas holiday season...

I found some tres cute Christmas Party Printables on Etsy at Amanda's Parties To Go.  I'll be using a lot of the cute designs throughout the month.  The treat toppers were perfect for my peppermint candy cane sticks and mint M & M's.

Just print them out, fill up a cello bag full of treats and staple.  "Friendship Gifts" made easy!

Y'all the mint M & M's are soooo good!

Since Pedro and Pepi will be visiting others and entertaining during the holidays, they wanted their own little "Elf Friendship Gifts."  I mixed frosted cheerios, mini marshmallows, yogurt covered raisins, yogurt covered pretzels, and white M & M's.

Silver cupcake cups...and voila, "Elf Food!"

Pepi and Pedro relaxing after putting together their little "Elf Food Friendship Gifts."

The elves love to entertain and party.  Pedro is learning a lot about entertaining from Pepi!

Advent Tree

Goodness gracious, I'm kinda grateful this holiday weekend is coming to a close. I have eaten my way through the whole thing! Seriously, it's was wonderful...from the crack-of-dawn Turkey Trot 5k on Thanksgiving morning, to the who-cares that the oven died during the turkey baking, to the midnight shopping on Black Friday! I promise y'all, as soon as I click "publish" on this post, I'm off to the gym for a workout and plan to spend a couple of hours there!

This morning I attended Church..."HERE'S WHAT I WORE"

Skirt: Talbot's
Jacket: Old...Dillard's, I think

THE ACCESSORIES:

Pocketbook: 'Kelly Bag' by Ferragamo
Headband: Black velvet by Bagalicious...It's after Thanksgiving, I can wear velvet now!
Lipstick: 'Star' and 'Miss Fizz' by Chanel
Cologne: 'Mademoiselle' by Chanel
Earrings: Givenchy
Wedding band: 'Eternity' by Cartier
Ponytail bow: Black grosgrain ribbon
Shoes: 'Vara' by Ferragamo
I wore this Burberry plaid silk pochette around my neck...

Today is the first day of the season of Advent...the time of preparation for the coming of Christ at Christmas and the start of the liturgical new year. Advent is a time of spiritual reflection as well as anticipation...counting down the days until Christmas!

I was thinking of making my own Advent calendar this year, then I decided to decorate an Advent Tree! I used my trusty little white feather tree that I've had for years. Then I added these little festive numbered treat cones...one for each day of the Advent season. I placed a "Christmas Bucket list 2011" tag inside each one...my list of things I want to do during the season....Attend a Christmas parade, attend a tree lighting, bake Christmas cookies, wear Christmas earrings, sip some Gingerbread latte, et cetera. I also added some peppermint candy treats!
I cut out the patterned cones and taped them together in the back, punched a couple of holes on the sides, and used red grosgrain ribbon to hang them on the three. LOVE the designs of the cones!
I found the cone printables HERE on Etsy.

I hope y'all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday weekend! Let the Christmas season begin!!!