Weekend baking + favorite winter look

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Since my Friday nights are spent in a basketball gym, the weekends don’t really start until Saturday morning these days.  Good thing Saturday and Sunday are top notch.  I’ve loved filling my recent weekends with Christmas cheer.  Last week, Katrina and I spent the day crafting these beauties.

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I couldn’t be happier with how they turned out.

So this weekend was time to make some Christmas deliciousness!

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{Hang on, let me go grab some of the leftovers to munch on as I type.}

We had so much fun making all this!  It did take foreverrrrrr but once it was all finished and laid out, it was worth it.

Then we dashed off to my work Christmas party.

Screen Shot 2014-12-14 at 8.39.40 PM{I don’t know what’s going on with my hair.  Shut up.  Actually, I do.  It’s that I chose to bake all day and then I had no time to get ready.  But I swear it didn’t look that bad when I was standing in front of the mirror.  Ugh.}

And you know Sundays are my F+F day.  Since I wasn’t really in the mood to do a lot of writing, I decided to play dress up and have my photographer take pictures of me.  {Mostly because I felt like trying a few different combinations of outfits.}

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Some version of this is my winter go-to outfit.  Jeans, boots, a cardigan and a scarf.  You can’t go wrong.  And how great is that scarf?  It has little owls on it.

Now… go slay some dragons.  It’s Monday!

{Linkups}

Biana | Meghan | Ashley | Leeann | Kimberlee | Molly |

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  • Your scarf is adorable! Such a cute, casual look!

    Jill
    Doused In Pink

    • Thanks! I found it at a mall kiosk, of all places!

  • OMG so many amazingly delicious treats! I would totally be eating those leftovers for breakfast! And love that scarf! Owls are so cute!!

    <3, Pamela
    Sequins & Sea Breezes

    • Yeah. We were practically stuffing our faces Sunday night and I’m about to pack some up right now to take with me to work today :)

  • Seriously all those desserts are making me drool!!! I love that purse you’re wearing – so many pockets to put stuff in which always makes me happy!! Hope you have a wonderful Monday!! xo, Biana – BlovedBoston

    • Not gonna lie, the treats were pretty good. {And that’s a good thing because I spent hours and hours on Saturday making them!} I’m obsessed with that bag. It came from Charming Charlie and yes – so many pockets!

  • I love the pillows!

    • Thanks! I’m so happy with how they turned out :)

  • That quote at the beginning is perfect. Sweet & salty is seriously the best.

    • I know… I couldn’t resist when it said, “Go slay some dragons…” That’s what Mondays feel like sometimes! Amen to sweet and salty! It’s my fav.

  • Uh, yeah. I’ll be right over. I need ALL of those snacks!

    • Come on over, Joey! I’ve been eating them nonstop. I finally made myself package all the gifts before we ate too much of it and then couldn’t give it away.

  • Hey Claire! Thanks again for linking up with my today! I love those DIY pillows and your Christmas goodies look great! I’m super impressed! Love your outfit. I’m always looking for new ideas.

    ~Ashley @ A Cute Angle
    acutelifestyle.blogspot.com

    • Yeah girl! The pillows are my favorite thing I’ve made… possibly ever. They turned out soooo well.

  • Those pillows are fabulous! You are super talented lady!

    And those snacks, oh those SNACKS! I need them, post haste, pretty please!

    ps.com, your hair looks fine lady, don’t worry about it!

    • It looked fine when I was standing in front of the mirror. In that picture? It does NOT look fine. But whatever. It was a work thing so that wouldn’t be the first time they’ve seen me with bad hair :( Snacks are delicious and I’m about to go eat some now…

  • All those delicious treats! Its 10AM here and I want some chocolate now!

    • I practically had them for breakfast yesterday! #christmascaloriesdontcount

  • Love your owl scarf! How fun. :) All your baking is making me hungry! Looks like you made a lot of great treats.

    • Thanks girl! The baking is making me hungry too… bout to go grab some.

  • Oh my word… those cookies— look so yum!!! And I have those hair days too where it looks fine to me but then I see a pic.Yours looks great though.
    XO sarita it’s my girls’ world

    • Thank you for the kind words. It most definitely does not look fine but oh well.

  • Yum, delicious Christmas goodies.

    • Thanks! We’ve enjoyed stuffing our face with them :)

  • So much chocolate-y goodness love it!

    • It was so fun to make, too! The good news was that we made enough to have some leftover to keep for ourselves, too!

  • Yum! All your treats look delicious. So delicious that i’m going to go dip some pretzels in chocolate tonight! Also, that scarf is so adorable!

    • Pretzels + chocolate = perfection. I love the mix of salty and sweet!