deck the halls // christmas song chalkboard sign

This project is so easy. Just find a piece of wood that works, spray that sucker, and write your favorite Christmas song lyric!

1. Find a piece of cheap wood in the Ikea As Is section | 2. Buy Krylon Chalkboard Spray Paint from your local craft store | 3. Find some Chalk Ink (I got mine from the local Japanese 99 Cent store!)

apps & desserts // december

I decided I'd share my favorite mobile apps and delicious desserts every month with you all! This month it's Evernote, which I've been using nonstop to organize my work and personal life (I have a "Christmas" notebook which contains several notes including gift list and decoration ideas) and a Martha Steward lemon pound cake I made last week. 

The features I love about Evernote are: syncing across all devices (for me thats my iPhone, iPad mini, Macbook Pro, and iMac), amazingly beautiful and clear design, and really neat features. Even if you don't use it for work, I'd encourage you to take a look at it for your personal lists (it has a feature where you can put check boxes next to each item...my list-makers, you feel me, right?).

I have not baked in a long time, and it was awesome to get my feet wet again with this delicious lemon pound cake by Martha Stewart. It was very easy to make and requires so few ingredients  Oh, and the actual bake time is fairly fast, so once you get it in the over you don't have to wait super long to enjoy it with chai, hot chocolate, or a hot toddy (as we did this past weekend). 

What apps and/or desserts are you enjoying? Leave in comments!