Ruff Draft: Gold Pumpkins Galore

It’s Halloween week, and to celebrate we thought it would be fun to show off the latest gold trend, doing it up – pumpkin style!  We have been loving GOLD this year, especially incorporating it with classic holidays!  And let me tell you…. gold spray paint + pumpkins of any kind = Gold Pumpkins Galore!  You […]

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Ruff Draft: Burlap Acorns for the Fall

The leaves are starting to change here in the Carolinas along with acorns falling on the ground.  Now is the perfect time to make this simple DIY burlap acorn craft!  This is a new twist and a great accessory to the burlap pumpkins that are the latest trend. The natural element of using real acorns […]

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Kitchen Aid Mixer GIVEAWAY with I Heart Naptime!

If you know us, we are constantly styling our parties with fabulous baked goods and the KEY to our baking success has definitely been my pink Kitchen Aid mixer!  It is easy to use, easy to clean, and mixes the ingredients without making your arms feel like you just did 50 push ups (with those […]

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Ruff Draft: Holiday Hostess Gift and Entertaining

Are you ready Holiday Entertaining this week?  If not, we have some last minute, quick and easy ideas for you! I am one of those people who insists on bringing hostess gifts everywhere I go.  However, I am also one of those people who tends to wait until the last minute… which gives me limited […]

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Ruff Draft: Free Printable Book Plates for Christmas

Have all of you had a chance to see our NEW MAGICAL ELF  collection and photoshoot yet?  We just shared our detailed write-up on Monday – to see details, click here! Maureen and I were recently talking about holiday traditions, and she shared with me a really great ritual her family does each year.  On the […]

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Another Client Spooky Forest Party….

We hope you all had a wonderful Halloween! While we are ready to move onto Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and New Years ideas, we just wanted to share a few fun client party photos that were shared with us in the past few days! Slightly Kreative sent us these photos from her Spooky Forest party.  She […]

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Ruff Draft: Leftover Pumpkin Seeds = Delicious Fall Chocolate Bark

Happy Halloween Everyone!!!  To celebrate this favorite pumpkin holiday, we wanted to share a fun way to use your pumpkin seeds!  Everyone knows how to roast them… but have you ever used them for chocolate bark?  I know I have not… so I wanted to try it this year! I found a recipe on-line, and […]

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Ruff Draft: Decorating Tips for Fall

We wanted to share with you some fall decorating tips today.  I love decorating for all holidays, and Maureen asked me to show you what I displayed around my house for fall. I love rustic charm and fall is the perfect time of year to display antiques mixed with decorative pumpkins and gourds. So with […]

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A Backyard Camping Birthday Party!

We are so excited to share this creative and adorable Camping Birthday Party that our friend, Stephanie Monge of Monmell Designs, recently planned for her son Landon.  You might remember the Glam version of our camping party from this summer (at The Bachelorette, Emily Maynard’s daughter’s party that we styled!)  Well, Stephanie’s party is just […]

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Anders Ruff Pinning Contest!

We are so grateful for all of our customers and fans and are always searching for ways to inspire and connect with all of you. Are you following our Pinterest Boards?!  We pin daily and want to offer you the most fabulous ideas and inspiration for all the events in your life and spark your […]

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Best of the Best Vacation Rentals – Yonder Luxury Mountain Rentals

Adria and I felt like we struck gold when we came across this amazing luxury vacation rental company called Yonder out of Asheville, NC. We are always looking for amazing places to do our styled photo shoots.  We just happened to be looking for a vacation home for our families and found one that you […]

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Anders Ruff 2011 Year in Review

Wow, what a year.  2011 has flown by in the blink of an eye!  Sitting here and trying to recap the highlights from the year is difficult because there were so many fun projects, new business acquaintances, collaborations, and opportunities that I’m quite overwhelmed.  {Hence why this post is going to be a mile long}. […]

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Ruff Draft: Coffee Filter Snowflake Banner

I am back from my week-long trip to Ohio!  Thanksgiving was wildly fun and full of laughs with our family & friends back up north!  Now that I have gained 10 pounds from the fabulous home-cooked meals, it’s time to get ready for Christmas.  (I’m only eating salads this week) ha! We wanted to share with you […]

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Gobble ‘Til You Wobble–Kid Style!

Nobody will be complaining about sitting at the kid’s table this Thanksgiving!  As a mother of 4 children I am constantly on the hunt for festive ideas for involving my kids in the holiday preparations and making accompanying traditions all about them.  I was thrilled to discover that Anders Ruff’s Happy Gobble Day Thanksgiving Collection was purposely created with kids […]

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Ruff Draft: How to make Pumpkin Pie Favor Box

So… Hostess with the Mostess just featured our Gobble Gobble Thanksgiving Printable Collection yesterday, and we wanted to show you how to make the pumpkin pie favor boxes. We think they are just too sweet, and wanted to make certain you know how to make these little pumpkin pie favor boxes from scratch. 🙂 Supplies needed: 1. Gobble Gobble […]

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