Archive for the ‘Holiday Fun’ Category
January 1, 2012
i know we are probably all wondering how in the heck 2011 is over already. the days seem to go by so quickly and the holiday season, once again, was a complete blur. i hope that you all are having a wonderful holiday season. thank you for being supportive of mixed plate as well as my other loves and the artists featured here. i appreciate your sweet comments and emails and can’t wait for 2012. any big plans for the year? i wanna know. happy, happy new year to you…
keeping positive about the awesomeness that is about to take place in 2012…
December 28, 2011
hey there! i just want you to know that i have not forgotten about you. i have had some family visits recently and have been working on some new things for mixed plate as well as a new business {more on those things later}. i will be around and posting more consistently like normal, especially in the new year {eek! is that coming up so soon?!}. i do hope that your holidays are going well!
isn’t this a cozy photo? it’s been cold so you know i’ve been drinking more warm beverages than normal. none, however, have looked this cute!
via pinterest
November 24, 2011
i just want to take a moment to reflect on how thankful i am for every single thing. every single person i’ve met. and for you. i hope that you will have an amazing day spent with loved ones, eating way-too-much food and just enjoying each other. enjoying time and love. have a happy, happy thanksgiving. see you next week!
i will be grateful for this day by vol. 25: $24.00
November 2, 2011
people, we are in the month of november! huh? i know, right? well, that means it’s time to start thinking about getting your holiday shopping list together. lucky for you the 2011 mixed plate holiday gift guide is officially up!
take a browse around and get your shop on. once again this year we have some super amazing participants and you’ll even find that there are some special offers and coupon codes exclusively for mixed plate’s readers.
October 31, 2011
halloween is pretty great, right? there’s the dressing up, the candy, and my favorite part…all the scary movies that are brought back in small theaters and on tv. what will you be doing? i’ll be at the candy store in san francisco where they’re having their 5th annual halloween event {they give away tons of candy…for free!}. have fun and be safe!
cute, right?
via weheartit
October 25, 2011
mixed plate’s holiday gift guide is in the works and you should definitely be a part of it. if you want to find out about advertising in the guide just send me an email at advertising@mixedplateblog.com soon to grab your spot. psst…here’s a peek of how pretty it’ll look…
February 14, 2011
oh joy. it’s valentine’s day. wait, did you catch that sarcasm? the other day i saw a couple of friends sitting outside of the coffee shop near work and i said how busy i was going to be since it’s leading up to the hallmark holiday. and i, of course, threw in a snarky “yeah, valentine’s day” {maybe using a little ben stein way-of-saying-things}. one of them turned to me and he said, “bitter?”…
i’m not bitter. not really. i truly am a romantic. i believe in love. i, like many of us, have been hurt by those we trust and care for and whom we thought felt the same for us. but it’s alright. it isn’t the reason i dislike the “holiday”. it’s because…
that’s right. i don’t need a specific day to share my feelings and show how much you all mean to me. hope you’ll have a happy valentine’s day no matter how you feel about it. in fact, just have a happy monday!
via reform school
February 9, 2011
i realize this may seem a bit out of the ordinary since i really don’t feature large companies. it isn’t because there aren’t any that i care for. and it isn’t that i don’t ever purchase anything from larger stores. but this space is primarily used to show my support for the small guys. people like you. people like me. for example, i don’t know if i’ve ever mentioned this before, but while i love bags, i never buy any higher-end fancy label ones. partly because they simply do not fall within my budget and partly because i am a handmade bag kinda gal. i have, however, said to more than one friend that the brand i really adore and would splurge on pieces from, would be kate spade. the design of the bags, clothing and accessories are classic and the colors…well, i always smile when i pass by one of their shop windows. and i will admit that i have recently developed an obsession for kate spade’s socks, leggings and tights {i may be wearing a pair of recently acquired socks as i type this}.
with all that said, this really does belong on mixed plate. i recently saw via kate spade’s twitter that they have an e-card gallery with artwork from fabulous artists and designers, some you may already know via the blogosphere {since i have featured a few here before}.
will you be sending one to a loved one?
oh joy!; julia rothman; dallas shaw; julianna goodman; christine wisnieski
January 1, 2011
hau‘oli makahiki hou!
admittedly, i am not one to sit and write a list of new year’s resolutions. that is not to say that i do not have new goals and plans for the year ahead. i guess i personally don’t believe in labeling them as such because the trend seems to be that a few months {maybe even weeks} in, they are forgotten. in order for me to stay focused on what i would like to have accomplished, i just set them in my mind and list them down as things that will make me happy. and i have big hopes for the future.
so what about you? do you have resolutions/goals/plans/etc. for 2011? i want to wish you all a wonderful and amazing, fun, creative, fulfilling, exciting new year. may all of your dreams come true. thank you all so much for being with me another year and i look forward to our next together.
image via white & wander
December 25, 2010
happy, merry everything to you! as i sit here typing away this little note to you all, i realize how lucky i truly am. this year on this holiday i desperately wish i were back home with my family. but as i spent all yesterday at work with such fun and amazing bosses {who are my san francisco family}, chatting with customers {some who just popped by to say hello and wish me well}, friends who made sure i had something to eat {because the day job really has been that busy}, and thinking about what lovely readers and online friends you are to me, i got all happy and merry. these are all the sorts of things in life i need and all i could have ever asked for. thank you for being so good to me. i love you all so very much. may your holiday be a safe, happy and merry one!
aloha and mele kalikimaka,
liana
via weheartit by oliver schwarzwald
via raehein
via weheartit
via lucia and mapp
via besimo
and here’s why my apartment still smells like a bakery…
first image via f. prestes
December 24, 2010
how could it possibly be christmas eve already? with packages mailed out, baked goods delivered {by the way, it smells like a bakery in here!}, and this apartment looking like a tornado hit it, i am ready for the day. here are just a few of my favorite holiday cards that were found this season…
winter wonderland: $5.00; happy santa: $4.50 by spring olive
i believe by ash and anchor: $16.00/set of 8
holiday cards – happy christmas: $16.00/set of 8; i’d like you for christmas: $4.00 by in haus press
letterpress holiday card set by 1canoe2: $16.00/set of 6
’twas the night postcards: $10.00/set of 10; noel card; 12 days of christmas card: $4.00/ea or 16.00/set of 8 by rifle paper co.
the peace love joy wreath; the snow man: $21.00/ set of 12 by vandalia street press
wreathed bicycle yule tidings: $4.50; holiday reindeer: $4.20 by darling press
December 22, 2010
you got the stockings. but what to stuff them with? here are a few last-minute ideas from the gift guide‘s stocking stuffers section…
check out all of these lovely shops. oh, and remember to check the guide for the exclusive discount codes!
beads in the belfry; oktak; reuseit.com; contrast magazine; paper pastries; wings hawaii; invitation consultants
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aloha! i’m Liana. this is my site. i am not a professional writer. i pretty much just write the way i talk. it’s fun meeting new online friends and introducing these amazing artists. i’ll do my best to keep you entertained.
