Easy Hostess Gift Idea

This holiday season, trend reports indicated two strong themes: traditions & gathering. Gatherings are kind of our thing at AR Workshop and Anders Ruff Custom Desings. We love hosting all kinds of parties at our homes and craft nights at the workshop and having you all join us! To be honest though, we really love […]

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Ruff Draft: Thanksgiving Simmering Potpourri

One of my favorite things about Thanksgiving is walking into a home filled with the incredible smell of the holiday!  I love the aroma of Pumpkin Pie, Spiced Cinnamon Cider or any home-made breads or baked goods.  Today I have created the ultimate DIY Thanksgiving Simmering Potpourri you can take as a Hostess Gift or […]

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Ruff Draft: Free Printable Bag Topper for Teacher Appreciation Week

Teacher Appreciation Week is coming up in May and today we want to share with you a FREE PRINTABLE BAG TOPPER  to use along with a simple Teacher Appreciation Gift.  I found a great teacher quote and designed a bag topper which says “The influence of a good teacher can never be erased”.  This is sooo true – […]

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Ruff Draft: Holiday Gift Guide – $20 and Under

I have been researching this week to create a Holiday Gift Guide for the perfect gift, $20 or under.  We all need inexpensive gift ideas for teachers, hostess gifts, neighbors, friends and stocking stuffers and I think you will love the trendy items I found.  {NOTE} – I had other gifts on this list that I […]

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Ruff Draft: Spooky Ghost Boo Gifts

This week is your last week to pass around Boo Gifts and today I wanted to share with you the Ghost Boo Gifts we made for Grayce’s friends.  My girls love this tradition and ask me every year to participate. We don’t live in a neighborhood full of kids, so we just drop off Boo Gifts to […]

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Giveaway: $100 Gift Card to Invite Cottage

The Invite Cottage is filled with adorable items that are all monogrammed or personalized.  I’m a sucker for monograms, be it personalized gifts that I’m giving or a gift I’m receiving.  It just adds that extra bit of TLC that makes the item truly unique and well thought of in advance.   From monogrammed bags […]

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Giveaway: $100 Credit to Initial Proper

We are so happy that The Savvy Socialista introduced us to Initial Proper because they are such a fun shop!   A no fail go to for everything and anything that’s cute, fashionable, and monogrammed!  They market themselves as a “gift company”, but quite honestly I don’t think I could selflessly relinquish any purchase I […]

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Ruff Draft: End of the Year Teacher Gift and FREE PRINTABLE

I cannot believe I am writing this blog post today… another school year is almost over.  Sniff… sniff… I seriously feel like I was just showing you guys how to kick off the school year with a new school year Teacher Gift.  Well, as you know we love our teachers so we are sharing with […]

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Ruff Draft: Decorating with Herbs for Mother’s Day {FREE PRINTABLE}

In just a few more days, my favorite weekend is approaching – Mother’s Day {Weekend}… yes, I insist on an entire weekend all about me and my favorite moms! If you are hosting this weekend, or need a few last minute gift ideas, etc., we want to show you decorating with Herbs for Mother’s Day. […]

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Ruff Draft: FREE Printable Gift Card Holder for Teacher Appreciation Week

Teacher Appreciation week is coming up soon and we wanted to share a FREE PRINTABLE Gift Card Holder  for all of your favorite teachers.  You can print and assemble this cute little card, and insert a gift card that your teacher will love.  Give a coffee from Starbucks, art supplies from Hobby Lobby or Micheals, school […]

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Ruff Draft: FREE PRINTABLE Super Hero Valentine for Teachers!

  Have you had a chance to see our newest Super Hero Valentine’s Day Collection? We are SUPER excited to share the full post soon, but in the meantime we wanted to pass along a FREE PRINTABLE SUPER HERO TEACHER VALENTINE BAG TOPPER today.  This SUPER cute bag topper can be used with clear bags for […]

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HOT Holiday Discounts and HUGE Giveaway

There’s a quote by an unknown author that says “Christmas is a race to see which gives out first – your wallet or your feet“and it seems to be so true and intensify year to year.  It can be a stressful, exhausting, and expensive time of the year sucking all the holiday joy right out […]

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Giveaway: $50 Gift Card to Whimsees

As we all start the holiday season searching for the perfect gifts to give to friends and families, Whimsees steps in to save us from hours of searching.  There is personalized and unique gifts for men, women, and children, which covers everyone on your list!  They even have something for your beloved pet.  Plus they […]

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Giveaway: Family Set of Pajamas

What better way to get the holidays started than by offering  a set of pajamas for a family of 4 from our talented friends at Great Stitch!  Some comfy pajamas and a cup of hot cocoa are almost all anyone needs during the cold winter months and festive holiday season.  With this same package being one […]

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Giveaway: $75 Gift Card to the Gap (courtesy of All Things Lovely)

It seems that daily deal sites are “abound” these days, but some of them, like All Things Lovely, offer something far greater than an amazing deal – a platform to educate and make a difference in lives of those struggling with costly conditions! For All Things Lovely, that platform is infertility, which affects 1 in […]

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