Last weekend, I went to lunch with my parents out in Gaithersburg and knew as soon as I said yes to Uncle Julio’s that I would end up at Target, as one…
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Building (color) blocks
Traditionally, color-blocking is thought of as the exploration of taking colors that are opposites on the color wheel and pairing them together to make interesting and complementary color combinations I. am a…
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Gifts for him || stocking stuffers under $25
It was our turn, ladies, earlier this week, but I actually really enjoy putting together gift guides for guys. It’s a little refreshing to do something different- plus I love shopping for…
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Gifts for her || stocking stuffers under $25
Stockings are HUGE in the Downing household. Literally. My grandma knitted giant, personalized stockings for most of the family, and my mom has found a few places over the years that make…
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Saturday Shopping: Pier 1 Christmas
My last day working at Pier 1 was early October. It happened to fall on the day when we received our first, and largest, Christmas shipment of the year. We’d been training…
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