This year, for the first time ever I think, I was on the ball for ordering my Christmas cards. And can I tell you how excited I am? Maybe. Just maybe, I won’t be up until 1 in the morning the week or so before Christmas, frantically filling out our holiday greetings to send to friends!!

It feels wonderful! I totally recommend that you get on the ball this year.

And now, since I am semi-organized, you will all get a glimpse at our Christmas cards – which are simply amazing! Hands down, these are the most beautiful Christmas cards I have ever seen, and I am SUPER excited to know about this company:

Minted is a stationery and paperie company {they sell invitations of all kinds, any kind of Wedding paperie you could think of, holiday cards, business cards, and even art prints}. But not just ANY stationery company. The designers for Minted are handpicked design artists from 43 COUNTRIES around the world!! That means that Minted gives support to creative artists across the globe. I LOVE LOVE LOVE that!!

{If you are a big nerd about your love for small-business artists, like moi, you will love reading Minted’s About Us page}

There is nothing boring or run of the mill about their designs. And I wish you could feel them. Solid as a rock, I tell ya. Maybe my pics will at least give you a glimpse of how quality these cards are:

One of my favorite Minted Cards feature is their option to personalize the back. We had lots of fun thinking about our year’s highlights {forgive me for erasing family names. Our nephew actually DOES have a name}. I love that this is a quick way to share little family details and connect with friends that we don’t get to see as much as we would like:

Don’t you love them?

What would happen if you actually got on the ball and ordered your Christmas cards in a timely fashion this year??? Shocking. I know.

Well, here is a little goody to entice you along. The swell folks at Minted.com want to share a special discount code with all Fieldstone Hill Design readers. Hooray!

Upon checkout at Minted.com, enter:

FHD15 for 15% off holiday card orders

{good through 11/18/12}

I know you will have fun browsing all of their classy Holiday and Christmas cards. I certainly did… and it was hard to choose. That is what happens when you allow artisans from around the globe to create your designs!

Will you be doing Photo cards this year??

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Don’t forget to use your discount code FHD15 to place your order before 11/18/12!

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{our family photo was taken by the UBER talented Amy Renea of A Nest for All Seasons}

I recently finished a kitchen keeping room for a client that turned out to be SO pretty.

{sidebar: a keeping room is an area/room that is just off of the kitchen. It can also be called a hearth room, and now, most people call this room a family room}

This room  has a whole lot of pretty: a pretty view, a pretty color palette, and plenty of pretty furnishings.

I like pretty.

{sidebar: one thing I do not like is politics. I have vowed to keep the television off the entire day today – which is not unusual at our crazy house anyway, but we certainly don’t plan to veer from that today… however tempting it may seem.}

{sidebar to my sidebar: If you are reading FHD from USA, be sure you VOTE today! The end.}

What was I saying?

Oh, yes! I vote for pretty!

And so did my client as we dove into one of my recent projects, a keeping room that would serve as a beautiful, and also useful, family hangout.

One of the best features in this space was the view of a lake, so we kept that in mind throughout the project. Making sure that the lake could be seen and enjoyed was the priority. After that, my client wanted a place where she could work {a mini office using a secretary desk} while enjoying the lovely view as well. We wanted to have fun with color as well, while still keeping a sophisticated palette. I just love how this room evolved:

What I love about this space:

1. That amazing chesterfield sofa.

2. The bold coral color on the walls.

3. The steady presence of cream throughout the space that allows the eye to rest.

4. Stunning pillows that are worth the splurge.

5. The very subtle presence of birds and nests.

6. Pom-pom fringe curtain panels! Yay!

7. A ladies chair, all her own.

8. The graphic rug against the delicate, soft lines throughout.

9. That this room is pretty. We could all use a room that says, “pretty!” in our homes.

What do you think of this eDecor?  I love hearing your thoughts! Do you vote for pretty??

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Breaking News on Election Day:

Guess what?? My list is open!!! I am accepting a few new design clients and my wait-list is temporarily open!

Click over to my Design Service Page for more information.

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Have you heard about this STUNNING ebook by my talented friend Ashley of the Handmade Home? If you vote for pretty, you will adore this collection of stunning wall inspiration! Click on the image below to find out more and purchase Handmade Walls:

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One cannot help but notice the impressive pop of art that is featured in today’s ditto.* The room below is another amazing design by Katie Ridder, a designer I admire and would consider Ditto-Worthy. In fact, I wrote about her, and shared several of her amazing designs in this post.

Katie is a genius, and I think it is worth your time to study her use of scale in her interiors. This space is no exception!

*{What exactly is a ditto? :: The list below will break down for you many of the decorating concepts that are employed in this great space. As with all of our dittos, let’s study the DETAILS of what makes this space SO AMAZING, so that we can learn how to add more beauty to our own homes!!! And, as always, I look forward to hearing from you and finding out what you would ditto, too. So, be thinking!}

 {Design by Katie Ridder, via Katie Ridder Rooms, click to purchase the book}

DITTO :: {WHAT I WOULD STEAL FROM THIS SPACE}:

I am so excited to be a part of the Bake, Craft, Sew Along Holiday Extravaganza that is being hosted by Skip to my Lou, A Southern Fairytale, and According to Kelly. Today, I am sharing :: Cinnamon Honey Butter!

I hope you are in the mood for a super yummy, super easy, super pretty Holiday gift idea! This Cinnamon Honey Butter makes a fantastic Hostess gift throughout the holiday season, as well as a warm neighbor gift and a great teacher gift.

You all know that I have a passion for beautiful homes, and I also have a passion for beautiful living. To me, this means we should allow pure beauty to touch all areas of our lives. Including our food.

Living with beauty, as it relates to the kitchen, means that we should eat natural foods that are pure and real. I try like crazy to comprise the majority of our diet of Whole and Natural foods. This way of living allows us to be beautiful both inside and out!

The holidays are a tricky time of year for Natural/Whole Foodies. But, pure is pure. And pure IS best. So, I want to give my family the best – even more so this time of the year! So, I crafted this recipe as a way to bless my friends and family with a wonderful, yummy treat that is also all natural:

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Seriously amazingly beautiful goodies over at One Kings Lane!!! Check their FUN sales out!

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