Christmas

Delish “A Home-Baked Christmas” Recipe Book

December 26, 2012 By The Fashionable Housewife

Delish A Home-Baked Christmas: 56 Delicious Cookies, Cakes & Gifts From Your Kitchen

From a magnificent Gingerbread House and Mini Christmas Puddings to beautiful centerpieces and edible gifts, this luscious collection from Delish.com has recipes for everybody’s favorite holiday treats! Christmas will be especially merry with these thoughtful, beautiful, and tasty treasures, all presented in lavish and whimsical illustrations. With everything triple-tested for assured success, this will become an indispensable source of cherished family memories.

I was pretty excited to get this book to review! As soon as I got it, I flipped through and bookmarked 4 recipes I wanted to try. I ended up trying one of them and gave them away as Christmas presents!

It’s called White Christmas Candy. Soooo yummy! White chocolate, cherries, apricots, raisins and coconut.

You can get Delish A Home-Baked Christmas: 56 Delicious Cookies, Cakes & Gifts From Your Kitchen on Amazon.com or in bookstores.

* The book for this review was provided to us free of charge for the purpose of product testing. This does not effect our opinion of the products in any way. We only write about products we personally like and use, regardless of how they were acquired.

Filed Under: Books, Food & Snacks, Gift Ideas, Holiday Features, Home Life, Recipes Tagged With: Christmas, christmas recipes, Cookies, Delish, Recipe, recipe book, white christmas candy

12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Extravaganza!

December 3, 2012 By The Fashionable Housewife

The Fashionable Housewife
is celebrating the Christmas season
with our fourth annual

12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Extravaganza!

Each day from December 3rd – 14th, a new giveaway will be featured. Bookmark this post and check back daily (all giveaways will be linked here), or keep your eye on the main page. You don’t want to miss this!

Day 1 – Stand Mixer from BrylaneHome.com ($199)

Day 2 – Prize Pack from DukanDiet.com (3 winners!)

Day 3 – Jewelry Gift Bag from CharlesEmersonDesigns.com ($86)

Day 4 – Black Sequin Dress from UniqueVintage.com ($88)

Day 5 – Pajama Set from BareNecessities.com ($84)

Day 6 – Sterling Silver Monogram Necklace from EvesAddiction.com ($108)

Day 7 – Coffee Gift Set from WorldVision.org ($50)

Day 8 – Aphrodite’s Secret 4 Piece Gift Set from Missbodybutter.com ($54)

Day 9 – Little Black Dress from StopStaring.com ($150)

Day 10 – Tracks HD On-Ear Headphones from SolRepublic.com ($120)

Day 11 – Warm Bamboo Nightgown from SnoaSleepwear.com ($120)

Day 12 – Gift Card from Shopbop.com ($100)

(You have until Dec 28th, 2012 to enter each giveaways. Winners will be chosen and contacted before New Year’s Eve.)

Filed Under: Giveaways Tagged With: 12 Days of Christmas, Christmas, Giveaways

Last-Minute Christmas: Pajamas from The Children’s Place

December 21, 2011 By Lucie Amberg

When do you open your Christmas gifts? At our house, we’ve settled into a tradition of opening one gift on Christmas Eve and saving all the rest for the next morning. Since this wasn’t how either my husband or I did it growing up, I’m not sure how we came up with this, but I love it. And for the past few years that Christmas Eve present has been one very specific item– pajamas.

Taking the time to wash everyone’s pajamas before I wrap them means we can wake up Christmas morning wearing our new jammies, so we’re ready for photos as we leisurely (ha!) unwrap our remaining presents.

If you’re looking for cute pajamas for your kids, I highly recommend The Children’s Place. My little guy exclusively wears TCP pajamas, and I’ve found them to be durable, warm, and comfy. Plus, with almost every option under $20 (and some even less than $15 or $10), they make an easy add-on gift. Check out a few options below:

Since there are so many Children’s Place locations, you should be able to find adorable pajamas near you. If– like me –however, you are still scrambling and need something delivered directly to you, Children’sPlace.com is offering guaranteed Christmas delivery for all orders placed by 11 AM ET on 12/23! Even better- orders under $75 ship for just $5, and orders over $75 ship for FREE.

Filed Under: Affordable Fashion, Holiday Features, Kids Apparel, Lingerie & PJ's, Moms On The Go Tagged With: Baby, Children, Children's Place, Christmas, Gift Ideas, Gifts, Holiday, Holiday 2011, Kids, lucie, moms, Pajamas, the children's place

Wild Times

December 15, 2011 By Sara Cornell

In keeping with my “I Love All Things Animal Print” philosophy, check out these new watches from Timex:

There is something so reassuring about a Timex watch. They last FOREVER, are easy to repair if the battery dies or the band needs replacing, and they are classically elegant. I love the easy to read dial on these styles. Styled with some simple bangles and bracelets, you have a statement look that is chic and goes from the playground to the office to a night on the town. The picture below makes me want to buy one of these watches and start pulling together outfits!

Image courtesy of notesfromthedressingroom.blogspot.com

These Timex watches cost around $60 each and are available at most major retailers, and on line at Piperlime. One more word about animal prints and animals…consider adopting an animal in need this winter. Local shelters have so many wonderful creatures that need good homes, so back up your fashion sense with some good old fashioned love and bring the wild into your home! You’ll be glad you did…

Filed Under: Accessories, Fashion Advice, Jewelry, Shopping Tagged With: animal prints, Christmas, fashion, Jewelry, Piperlime, Shopping, Timex, Trends

Shoes To Inspire A Spree

December 9, 2011 By Sara Cornell

Have you reached that point in your holiday shopping where you just can’t stand it any more? The practical stuff, the gifts for weird family members, the stocking stuffers…sometimes I just get a brain cramp from it all. Generally, I love shopping, and I usually subscribe to the “one for you, two for me” rule when I’m on a gift buying mission, but there is SO much pressure attached to holiday shopping that I put it off to the last possible minute and then end up wishing that I had been more organized and thoughtful, and well, you know where this is going…

However…I came across these shoes, and they are so radically outrageous and wonderful that I am actually INSPIRED to grab my wallet and finally find the perfect gift for everyone on my list:

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Christian Louboutin Alex Pump $4,995

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Check out the glittery heel...

Now if only I could afford these shoes I’d be all set!

Filed Under: Accessories, Gift Ideas, Shoes Shoes Shoes!, Shopping Tagged With: Alex Pumps, Celebrity Fashion, Christian Louboutin, Christmas, holiday gift ideas, Shoes, Shopping

Day 2 – Beso.com $100 Gift Card Giveaway CLOSED

December 2, 2010 By The Fashionable Housewife

Congrats to Deanna G. for winning!

Comment #579 chosen by Random.org

Thank you to everyone for winning!

On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me…

a $100 Gift Card to Beso.com!

Beso.com is a newer fashion and lifestyle site that lets you shop all the stores and brands you love, all in one place. It’s going to be your new one stop online shopping destination! Beso allows you to browse products at thousands of stores – from big name retailers to exclusive boutiques to the shop around the corner just waiting to be discovered. Whether you want to browse only your favorites, or explore it all, you can tailor beso to shop your way.

Right now, Beso.com is featuring long sleeve mini dresses that are perfect for that holiday party. Wear them with fancy heels or your favorite tall boots for the ideal winter party outfit.

We want you to look your very best for the holidays so we’ve teamed up with Beso to offer 1 lucky reader a $100 gift card to spend on Beso.com!

TO ENTER:

Main Entry:

1. Browse the selection of long sleeve mini dresses on Beso.com and find your favorite one.

2. Create a beso account here: http://www.beso.com/account/signin

3. Come back here and leave a comment on this post with the BESO link to your favorite dress (it must be the beso link with http:// included) AND the nickname you used to sign up on Beso with. Both the link to your favorite dress AND your Beso nickname must be left in ONE comment in order to be eligible.

Extra Optional Entries: (Leave 1 comment for each extra entry.)

1 Entry:

@thehousewife

(include your Twitter name in comment!)

1 Entry:

@Beso

(include your Twitter name in comment!)

1 Entry:

I just entered to win a $100 gift card for @Beso from @thehousewife http://bit.ly/giveDay2 #giveaway

1 Entry: Become a fan of Beso on Facebook
1 Entry: Become a fan of The Fashionable Housewife on Facebook

5 Entries: Enter one of our other Giveaways (5 entries per additional giveaway entered.) (up to 10 other giveaways may be entered.)

(Note: You must leave 1 comment per entry. Extra entries will not be counted unless you leave ONE comment for each extra entry.)

Details

Contest runs from Dec 2nd till Dec 19th 2010. Last chance to enter is Dec 19th at 11:59pm ET. Winner will be chosen with random.org and notified by email on or before and asked for full name, address and phone number (for shipping purposes). If no response is given within 48 hours, a different winner will be chosen, so please be sure to check your email. Must be 18 or older to enter. Contest open to USA!

Prize will be provided and shipped directly by BESO.

Filed Under: Giveaways Tagged With: 12 Days of Christmas, Beso, beso.com, Christmas, Contest, Gift Card, Giveaway

Sample Sale: Holiday Entertaining & Decorating Essentials

November 11, 2010 By The Fashionable Housewife

Holiday Entertaining Essentials

Starts Thu 11/11 at 11:00am EST

Feast your eyes on these entertaining implements that will make your next holiday affair look like you hired a professional party planner. Start out with elegant and easy-care damask tablecloths and napkins by Trendex Home Design. Then take your pick of pretty napkins rings, shimmering ice buckets, silvery trivets, and fabulous serving ware from Godinger, a company known for its glamorous home accessories. Gather your guests around your festive display and reach for Metrokane’s signature Rabbit bottle opener and raise a toast to the host. Cheers!

ideeli prices for this event start at only $8

To join ideeli, click here!

Filed Under: Sample Sales Tagged With: Christmas, Christmas Shopping, Holidays, ideeli, Sample Sale