Merry Christmas!

Oh, what a year! Thank you all for your support, comments, tweets, emails, and all other internet love. Wishing you the sweetest of holidays! 

photo by dustin deal

A Simple Christmas

Three simple decorating ideas that use things you already have but feel just as festive.

Wreaths...

 Cinnamon Applesauce Ornaments...

Pinecones...

Happy New Year

Pass the bubbly...it's a new year! We've been vacationing to the max, spending time with family in North Carolina and a trip to Florida where we rang in the new year. We have a few shorts days left before we head back to New York and enter the world of blizzards.

I just wanted to send some love across the internet and wish everyone a Happy New Year!

Image from a holiday shoot we did with the Design*Sponge team -- you can see more here.

I know it's December, but..

We went to the parade and had a blast...

then came home and ate like fools.

New Ornaments

Despite acquiring a lovely parking ticket in the process  -- we picked up our Christmas tree this past weekend, a miniature fraser fir, and I decorated it with these awesome metal ornaments from Catbird. The shapes are great, but I love that these guys will never break. 

Rainbow Heart

Note to hub: I'll take one of these please, for V-day.

Nothing like a little white on white cake action with a decorative topper. Love this heart topper by together forever. (found via freshly blended)

Merry Christmas

What a darling year! I can't believe 2009 is coming to a close but I feel so blessed to have shared my thoughts, inspirations, and projects here on Darling Dexter. Thank you all for your support, kind comments, and encouraging emails -- I can only hope that my blog is a nice and inspiring place to visit. I look forward to another great blogging year :)

Happy Weekend!

We've reached moving day and we're headed to our hometown for the holidays, moving truck and all. All of the Savannah squares have been decorated for the holidays and this little church stuck out to me on one of our last evening walks. You can see more of my photos from our walk on Oh, Darling! I hope you all have a great and festive weekend.