My next little grouping of favorite holiday cards are for those of you who love sending out greetings that are a little quirky and a touch whimsical. I mean, seriously, who can resist smiling over a holiday card littered with Christmas gnomes? That’s what I thought. I love these cards – I’d squeal outright if one happened to land in my mailbox this holiday season.

{Row 1: maidavale, Egg Press.}
{Row 2: Anemone Letterpress, bvynik INK.}

I am going to come right out and admit to being positively obsessed with the s’mores craze currently sweeping the wedding world. Remember those adorable DIY s’mores favors from Twig & Thistle? Yup, I hands down loved those and I know you guys did, too. With that said, when I saw these really fun little DIY s’mores favors yesterday on Elizabeth Anne Designs, I knew I had to share them with you. Not only did the bride herself share the details on how she pulled these cute little boxes of treats together, but the entire wedding will actually be featured today so make sure to go check it out. From the kraft paper boxes to the little hand-stamped muslin bags these are, to me, pure genius.

{Photos by Meg Perotti.}

If you’re anything like me, half of the fun of the holiday season revolves around picking up little gifts you know your loved ones will adore and then carting them home to wrap them up in the prettiest of wrapping paper confections. I love the sight of a Christmas tree stacked high with bow-bedecked packages and I usually spend far longer than I can admit deciding on my holiday wrapping scheme each year. (No, really, I sometimes take months picking out my official holiday gift wrap for the season. I’m that girl.) So, with that said, while everyone else is pulling together their holiday gift guides, I thought I’d share my picks for fabulous gift wrap with which to bundle up all of those pretty little things once you have them home. Even the simplest of gifts make the biggest impact when wrapped with love and care, don’t you agree?

{Row 1: Smock, Chewing the Cud, gift boxes by made by jackie.}
{Row 2: Rifle Paper Co, Whimsy Press, tags by bkylnstich.}

As a well known lover of paper and stationery, I thought I’d do a quick little rundown of some of my very favorite holiday cards this week for those of you who, like me, are still on the hunt for the perfect holiday card. Sure, I had grand intentions of designing my own this year, but somehow life has gotten in the way and it looks as though buying holiday cards may just be the way to go. With that said, it wouldn’t disappoint me in the least to send out any of these letterpress holiday cards and, it has to be noted, my obsession with the awesome Linda + Harriett holiday moose is growing by the second. Oh, and anything involving a combination of letterpress, chip board, baker’s twine, library cards, calligraphy, lined envelopes and/or poinsettias is likely to get the thumbs up from me, so you can see why I love all of these cards.

{Row 1: Linda & Harriett, simplesong designs.}
{Row 2: Smock, Parrott Design Studio.}

With all of this talk of the holidays and winter, I got thinking about one of my favorite weddings that cropped up here and there in the blog world last year, that of Little Winter Bride. This wedding date backs to February 2008 and it may or may not have helped elevate both wedding cupcakes and colored wedding shoes to all new levels. I love this wedding for the simple easy details, the fabulous Prada shoes and for the simple fact that this amazing little wedding was held in Manhattan in the winter. Consider this proof positive that winter weddings can be every bit as pretty and elegant as a summer wedding any day.

{Photos by Belathée Photography.}