I have to say, one of the best parts of the blog world is all the friends I’ve made online. I never thought I’d meet so many amazing people and make such true friends without actually ever meeting them face to face. But since I started Twig & Thistle nearly two years ago, my perspective has changed entirely.

I’m lucky enough to have connected with Sarah Kim-Puangsuvan of Truly Smitten through blog-land and we stay in touch through twitter and post comments. She’s such an amazing designer and her blog is my first visit every morning. You can only imagine how thrilled I was to receive her holiday card this year!

This two color paper ornament, adorned with an excerpt from the “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, is hand-illustrated, letterpressed and die-cut. It doesn’t get much better than this! Mailed in a red envelope and tied with red and white bakers twine, it’s possibly one of the most beautiful and favorite holiday cards I’ve ever received!

You can see more pictures of the card here and see more of Sarah’s brilliant work on the Truly Smitten Studio site. Thank you so much Sarah, I adore it! xoxox

Lovely string lights from cable & Cotton. Original and stunning!

I got lost in Pinterest yesterday and stumbled on some insanely sweet images. Here’s a bit of holiday cheer for your friday! Have a lovely weekend everyone!

Completely in love with this Leather Petal Necklace from Terrain. Beautiful and sweet.

Fossil has got some seriously amazing vintage-inspired holiday ornaments that they’re giving away with each purchase this year. I’m tempted to buy something just so I can pick up a few of these for myself! Each ornament comes bundled in it’s own paper bag along with a gift tag and twine for wrapping gifts.

As if that weren’t enough, the creative folks at Fossil have also come up with three other ways to use and embellish the ornaments. Try adding a bit of shine by coating them in glitter first. Make them into a pattern ornament by covering them in your favorite wrapping paper. Or even use the animal shapes to create an accordion garland! Genius!

Still want more? They’ve also designed four coordinating wrapping paper prints available as a free download! So many great ideas and projects. Get all the tutorials on the Fossil. Life. Style. blog and download the pattern gift wraps as well.