THE INSPIRATION BOARD: Creative Party 287 | Glitter Tags

FROM MY ARCHIVES  :  Easy Glitter Ornament Tags

Welcome to The Inspiration Board link party everyone. I’ve been solo hosting this link party for 5-1/2 years and love waking up every Tuesday to all the link ups. It’s been equally as fun selecting the features and I’m proud to say I’ve never missed a features post. I carefully select the projects to be featured based on what I like and what I think all of you will be interested in seeing.

THE INSPIRATION BOARD: Spotlight 286 | White Christmas

With Thanksgiving in the rear view mirror, we’re on the home stretch to the holidays. Are you ready? I’m super envious if you’re one of those organized ones… shopping done, house decorated and so on. Based on all the holiday projects shared on The Inspiration Board, it looks like I’m behind once again. That’s why I’m so happy you keep me inspired.

FRIDAY: High Five

Happy Friday everyone. If you’re here in the United States, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, filled with family and feasting. I’m blessed to have my family here in Los Angeles where we can spend holidays together. We all make two or three dishes and still follow tradition and gather at my parent’s house. How lucky am I?

So on this day after Thanksgiving, let’s give thanks for a wonderful week and maybe do a little shopping. Here’s what I’m high fiving about this week.

DRESS CODE: Business Travel Fall Wardrobe

I left sunny and warm Southern California at the crack of dawn a a few weeks ago for my usual week of business travel to the beautiful Pacific Northwest. It’s always a little challenging packing for a week of work especially when you can’t wrap your head around the fact that it’s going to be cold. I made some good choices and once again learned a thing or two about packing for the week. Here’s what I wore.

THE INSPIRATION BOARD: Creative Party 286 | K-Cup Gnomes

FROM MY ARCHIVES:  Recycled K-Cup Gnomes

Welcome to The Inspiration Board creative party. It’s Thanksgiving week here in the U.S. and I’m so excited to enjoy a feast of turkey and all the trimmings with family. I hope your week is filled with blessings and a multitude of reasons to be thankful.

THE INSPIRATION BOARD: Spotlight 285 | Spread Love

Happy short week friends. Here in the U.S. we’re celebrating Thanksgiving on Thursday so that means we need to take Wednesday off to prepare the food and Friday off to recover from all that eating. Three cheers for turkey, stuffing, gravy, pie and all the trimmings. I can hardly wait. Of course, right after Thanksgiving things are about to get real. It’s go time and we need to put it in high gear and get ready for the holidays. Are you ready to be inspired as we officially head into the holiday season? Here we go…

UPCYCLING: Faux Galvanized Metal Box

Here is Southern California, or at least in my city, there’s a plastic bag ban. That’s fine. I’m all for eliminating those plastic bags. But if I want a paper bag when I go to the grocery store, I have to pay for it. In other words, it’s BYOB or Bring Your Own Bag. I miss my brown paper grocery bags. I used them for everything. Covering books, crafting, and putting recycling in.

THE INSPIRATION BOARD: Creative Party 285 | Sweater Napkin Rings

FROM MY ARCHIVES : Gold Sweater Napkin Rings

We’re half way through November and on the home stretch of the holiday season. I’m so looking forward to Thanksgiving and the food fest that comes once a year. Turkey, stuffing, gravy and oh my pie! The day after Thanksgiving reality really sets in and it’s time to kick it into high gear and get ready for the holidays. I’m getting twitchy just thinking about it. So let’s all take a minute to relax and share some inspiration.

THE INSPIRATION BOARD: Spotlight 284 | Pink and Green

Are you ready for some inspiration? Today’s features represent this time of year when there’s so much is going on. Fall, Thanksgiving and the holiday season. It’s hard to focus on one thing when you’re hearing holiday music on the radio and you haven’t even thrown out your pumpkins yet. Plus, in my neck of the woods, it’s still 80 degrees so I’m really confused. Enjoy the features and if you haven’t had a chance to pop by lately, here’s a little recap of what I’ve been sharing.

FRIDAY: High Five

It’s Friday friends. We made it through another week. We decorated, crafted, baked, cooked, DIY’d and inspired each other. Now it’s Friday, it’s time to take a little break, re-energize and high five. Here are some new finds I’m high fiving about this week.

GOOD TASTE: Pantry Buster Homemade Granola

The other day as I stared into my pantry looking for something to snack on, I realized I had steel cut oats, some cereal that no one was going to finish, and some peanuts and chocolate. I could eat the chocolate and call it a day or whip up some granola.

THE INSPIRATION BOARD: Creative Party 284 | Dollar Store Sock Cozy

FROM MY ARCHIVES :  Dollar Store Coffee Mug Sock Cozy

Hello, hello friends. Here in the U.S. it’s Election Day. I don’t make any political statements on my blog or on social media but this year’s election has been pretty crazy. Not that I want to bury my head in the sand, but if you’re like me and need a little distraction, I hope you’ll stay a while and browse through the inspiration here on homework.

So without further ado, welcome to The Inspiration Board Creative Party. Whether you’re here to be inspired or to inspire, I’m so happy you stopped by and always grateful for your sweet comments. If you’re new to homework and The Inspiration Board, I host a link up party where people can share their amazing projects and inspiration. Every Monday, there’s a dedicated features post and I share and pin all the featured projects.

THE INSPIRATION BOARD: Spotlight 283 | De-Stress

Welcome back and welcome to The Inspiration Board Spotlight. I hope you had a great weekend. We did the Fall Back thing and started Daylight Savings. It’s so confusing. Plus, this morning I headed to the airport at 4:30 a.m. for a week of business travel. I’ll land before noon and head straight to the office for meetings. So while I guzzle coffee and try to stay alert through my meetings, I hope you can sit back with a cup of coffee and enjoy the beautiful projects featured this week.

EXTRA CREDIT: Holiday Lists and Tiny Prints

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It’s that time of year when things get a little stressy and frazzly. Before the real craziness begins, do yourself a favor and knock a few things off your holiday list.

SHOW & TELL: Handmade Holiday Gift Guide 2016

I'm so thrilled to present the 4th Annual Handmade Holiday Gift Guide. Every year I host a link up for shops and handmade artists to promote their wares in preparation for the holidays. I love giving and receiving handmade items. If you're looking for unique gifts, I hope you'll consider supporting handmade and these shops.

THE INSPIRATION BOARD: Creative Party 283 | Cranberry Relish Crostini

FROM MY ARCHIVES  :  Cranberry Relish Crostini

Good grief, it's November. Are you ready to buckle up and speed through the rest of the year? I'm excited to see what will be shared on The Inspiration Board this week. It's that time of year when holidays and season blend together and there's never any shortage of creativity.