Holiday Gift Guide: The Glamour Girl

We all know someone who likes to dress to the nines, who always looks fabulous, and who adores all things shiny! 

This gift guide is for that girl! Whether that be you, your sister, or your best friend, embrace the glitz and glam this holiday season!

J. Crew Factory: Draped Stones and Crystal Necklace

Sephora: Bobbi Brown Sparkle Eye Shadow

Bauble Bar: Crystal Trillion Collar Necklace

Jamberry Nails: Fade Out

Kate Spade: I Kissed a Frog Mini Clutch

J.Crew: Roxie Glitter Pumps

Anthropologie: Gilt Jacquard Dress

Birchbox: Jouer French Kiss Lipgloss Trio

Dill & Scout Boutique: Pink Rhinestone Earrings

Such sparkly finds! I ordered the necklace from J.Crew Factory for someone on my list!

XOXO

Meg

PS: Need more inspiration? We have gift guides for the baker, the coffee and tea lover, and the baby!

PPS: My Etsy shop, Dill & Scout Boutique, is having a huge 50% off sale! Use code: HOHOHO50 now until Dec 15th!

DIY Decorative Matchbook

I love candles! The second I walk through the door after a long day in the office I light one. Right now I'm obsessed with a soy candle named Bali Sunrise. It smells like a fun drink on the beach! Yummm!

One of my roommates in college hated having matchboxes out on the counter, so she decided to collage the box. I'm not one for decoupage, but I did love the way a fancy matchbox looked, as opposed to the one with the labels printed on it.

Below is my solution to the ugly matchbox problem! Follow these easy to follow steps and you'll have yourself a pretty little matchbox in under 10 minutes flat!

What You Need:

Magazines with fun prints

4.75 x 2.5 inch book of matches

glue

scissors

Start my choosing some fun pages from a magazine. 

I chose a neat looking tree scene from a Fendi ad and an industrial fire escape print from a Chanel ad.  

Cut a 3.25 x 5.25 rectangle from each print. Pull out the drawer of matches so you're only holding the outside of the box. Glue the pieces of paper to the box, folding some over each side 

edge and tucking in the excess on the shorter sides of the box. 

After you've completed one side. Flip the box over and repeat. 

All done! You've just gone from drab to fab in only a few minutes!

These match boxes make great gifts when paired with a candle 

and packaged in a clear cello bag tied with a colorful bow! 

Perfect for hostess gifts or the holidays!

Ciao!

Meg

365 Reasons Why I Love You

My husband and I are always trying to save money, whether it be DIY home cleaners or trying to make our own taco seasoning. We LOVE to save money and I actually think it's kinda fun! I've learned with my husband it is best to set a budget for things, even special occasion gifts (or else he might go a  little overboard...out of love of course). We decided to try and DIY our anniversary gifts for each other, which is how I came out with this little jar of affirmation!

I gave him this gift for our 1 year anniversary (hence the 365 reasons). We were still doing the whole long distance thing and I wanted to make it special for him not just a one time thing. My husbands "love language" is Quality Time and then Words of Affirmation, which is how I came to this project.

365 Reasons Why I Love You!

YOU WILL NEED:
-Med. sized jar
-strips of paper (colored)

On each little strip of paper I wrote a reason why I love him. This could be any little thing (I love his laugh, or I love his good morning texts). Believe me, 365 seems like a lot, but it actually is so much fun to really think about everything little thing about your partner and how that makes you happy.

So I wrote each of those up in a Word Doc, printed it out on assorted colored (card-stock) paper. You can just use regular paper if you want. Next I cut each strip out and then used a pencil and curled it up and stuffed my jar.

It really is one of the most cutest gifts I've seen, let alone made. The bright colored paper I used really made it POP and he absolutley loved getting to read a paper each night. It was our nightly ritual when we skyped! So don't be afraid of trying to make your own gift, whether it be for an anniversary, holiday, or even just a countdown to a special date. It's exciting to get to read a reason why your partner loves you each day (especially the quirky reasons which you sometimes forget about).  ;)

Enjoy!
Kir