3.  His/Hers flannel scarves via

4. First Christmas, aren't these darling?

5. Stocking stuffer, leather tassel keychain (similar to the one I made)

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I love this workspace.....the mix of chairs, the rug, and pops of coral make for an interesting room.

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I'm loving the artichoke for a table setting

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I love the blend of modern, bohemian(head chairs), and vintage styles in this room.

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I also re-purposed an old purse to make myself a "grown-up" key chain.

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After a year of being on the look-out, I finally found a tree stump suitable as a side table (and there's a good story behind it).  I realize I'm not breaking new ground here, but it's cheap and fits the bill.

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In the image below, the host took a polaroid picture of guests as they arrived and then used them as place cards.

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I think everyone has certain vegetables that they are not as inclined to cook with... right?  For me, squash is that vegetable.  Although I had it growing up, it wasn't a standard vegetable in our house (I don't think my dad was a fan).  Over the pass couple years, I've started integrating it in with our regular meals......and more recently I've experimented with spaghetti squash.  As a winter squash, it  is even better nutritionally for you than summer squashes.  It's also a great substitute for pasta, and lends a hand with any carb cravings. 

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Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees  

2. Cut the ends off your squash, and then cut it length-wise.

3.  Scoop out seeds 

4. Place squash on baking sheet face down and cook 45 minutes- 1 hour (depending on the oven and size of squash)

5. The squash is done!  Now just "fork out" the spaghetti.

*Fewer things are more disgusting to me than overcooked squash(yuck), so I prefer mine to be a little crispy.  If you overcooked yours (I've done this many times), just try again:). 

* I like to add a little Parmesan to mine.  Martha Stewart does this along with some rosemary and thyme here (I think I'm going to try this next).

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