DECK THE HOLIDAY'S

   MONDAY! MONDAY! MONDAY! As it turns out Daily Infographic and Cyber Monday have something in common, most of the views/shopping take place while you are at work. You lazy good for nothings, what am I paying you for? Anyway if you’ve never heard of it, Cyber Monday is like the Black Friday of the internet. Black Friday of course being the Friday after Thanksgiving when everyone goes out shopping at an indecent hour for some pretty good retail savings. Violence has become a regular part of the frenzied event, this year including a woman pepper spraying fellow shoppers for an advantage as well as a men shooting a gun to intimidate shoppers.    Cyber Monday is a relatively new thing having begun in 2004, however it’s youth has not stopped it from growing in popularity. In 2010 the average transaction was $195 up from the 2008 average of $130. Last year’s Cyber Monday also saw a record amount of total money spent the total coming in at $1.03 billion. If you want to s...

11 {FREE} Christmas Printables W ith Christmas just over a week away, I thought I would share a few Christmas printables that I’ve come across on Pinterest. Maybe these ideas will help you out with last minute decorating, giving and gift wrapping! You can click on the links under each image to be taken to the page to print.  Source:  akadesign.ca  via  Myra  on  Pinterest This  beautiful printable  is perfect for framing! I love the message! Source:  thejacobsclan.blogspot.com  via  Myra  on  Pinterest Isn’t this list of  Christmas rules  adorable?! Source:  adventuresofabettycrockerwannabe.blogspot.com  via  Myra  on  Pinterest Print out this  beautiful tree  out of a beautiful verse. Source:  lollyjaneboutique.blogspot.com  via  Myra  on  Pinterest This  printable  is a great reminder of the r...

 This comes from  www.littlebirdiesecreats.blogspot.com  . I had a bunch of  this  pretty Christmas paper left over from last year (it's Making Memories'  Mistletoe  line), so I decided to use it up before I didn't love it anymore. I've been meaning to make a star wreath for ages, and after seeing a friend's 3D stars lining the wall on her staircase (super cute idea, by the way), I decided to try them out. Easy and darling! Here's how to make a 3-D paper star wreath for yourself. 3-D Paper Star Wreath Tutorial Supplies: *Patterned papers *Scoring tool (scoring board, bone folder, or stylus) *Hot glue gun *Wreath form (I cut my own out of chipboard, but you could use a wooden one from the craft store) *Buttons, brads, and ribbon 1. Cut stars approximately 3" to 4" wide using a template or die cutting machine. I would've used my Silhouette, but it's on the fritz, so I used my trusty  Slice machine . You ...

   This recipe was found at www.foodpluswords.com .  Another over the top dessert! Black Velvet Layer Cake look at this cake! isn’t it sinister? isn’t is spooky? don’t you just want to eat the whole thing in one sitting? i honestly can’t think of a more perfect cake for halloween. black velvet cake! with chocolate marshmallow frosting, no less! black velvet: it’s not just a name for a horse anymore! or kitschy paintings of kittens! or a ridiculous, cheesy ’80′s song! wait. the horse was black beauty, not black velvet. just kidding. also, that song is stuck in my head now. go listen to it. it’s ridiculous. alright, let’s talk about this cake. aside from the fact that it’s uber-black (totally metal!), it’s also effing delicious . italics for emphasis and seriousness. it’s that good. most scrumptious version of red velvet cake i’ve ever made. true story. you know how sometimes red velvet cakes are super-gorgeous to look at, but o...

   This recipe comes from www.fatgirltrappedinaskinnybody.com .  Another great cake recipe coming your way! On Monday we celebrated 7 years of marriage. That’s something to celebrate. We’ve grown A LOT in these 7 years! See, when we went through pre-marriage counseling our counselors told us something we will NEVER forget: “You two are the 2 most opposite people we have EVER seen in our 25 years of marriage counseling experience. Good luck” I was a whopping 20 years old at the time and thought ‘whatever, I laugh in the face of a challenge.’ Stupid, stupid stupid. Those first couple years were rough. Rough in the sense that we learned very quickly that marriage takes work. Give me a topic, ANY topic, I can promise, with about 99% certainty we are different. He’s a night owl, I like to get up at 4 am. I’m a runner, he’s a biker. I like vegetables, he likes steak. He uses discernment when he speaks, I well, I don’t. I fart, A LOT. He farts about once a day...

   Have you ever wondered what it takes to pull off a successful Black Friday shopping day? Or are you the type that camps out in front of Target each year to get that killer deal on a new plasma TV? Either way, whether it’s your first time braving the crowds, or if you’re simply looking to hone your skills, below is a field guide that we think will help you get in, get what you need, and get out this Black Friday.