Winter Holiday Porch Inspiration

It’s November 14th. Store shelves and displays are already focused on Christmas. Meanwhile, I still have to shop for my Thanksgiving turkey and the fixings. How about you? With Thanksgiving late in the month this year, there is definitely more pressure to start decorating for Christmas early. Do I pull out the holiday décor and […]

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Ruff Draft: Creative Holiday Wrapping Ideas

For years I have been obsessed with wrapping packages…. Christmas, birthdays, girlfriend gifts, shower gifts – you name it.  This year, I decided to research and share with you some of the most creative holiday wrapping ideas I found in hopes to inspire you this gift giving season!  I am over the moon with some […]

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Ruff Draft: Free Christmas Printables, Place Mat & Bottle Tags

  Today we have something for both kids and adults – FREE CHRISTMAS PRINTABLES, Place Mat and Bottle Tags!  We have had some requests for both items so we decided to design them just for our followers!!!  The printable Christmas place mat can be used for any kid party or kid’s seating… it has fun […]

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Ruff Draft: Christmas Cookie Exchange Party Favor

If you are hosting a Christmas Cookie Exchange this year, we have the perfect Christmas Cookie Exchange Party Favor for you to give to all your guests.  Everyone needs a cookie spatula and we decided to decorate inexpensive ones found at the dollar store!  All you need is a little paint, twine & your favorite […]

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Ruff Draft: Cookie Exchange Kit – New to the Shop

We are still in the midst of Cookie Exchange Season and we just added to the shop a Cookie Exchange Kit you can use for either cookie swaps or a holiday milk & cookies party.  The collection includes several designs that take minimal time to prepare.  It is in classic Christmas colors with a retro […]

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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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Last Day to enter Huge Giveaway for the Holidays!

  How would you like to win prizes totalling over $1200? Well, today is your last day to enter a giveaway that includes amazing prizes and is hosted by our friends at Hoopla Events and Banner Events. One winner will walk away with over 30 prizes from 30 companies (Anders Ruff included) totaling over $1200. Click here […]

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Ruff Draft: DIY Stuffed Easter Bunnies

I don’t know about you, but my girls are getting super excited for the Easter Bunny to arrive in a couple weeks.   We have been decorating at my house and to get ready for this Easter season, I decided to make DIY Stuffed Easter Bunnies with scrap fabric and ribbon I had laying around […]

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Ruff Draft: Crafting Felt Elf Treat Bags

We are so excited to start showing Christmas ideas this season, and we thought we would kick it off with DIY Felt Elf Treat Bags.  We designed a FREE ELF TREAT BAG PATTERN for you to use, so you can create these adorable favor bags to match our most popular Christmas Collection, Magical Elf.  To see […]

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Ruff Draft: DIY Chevron Wrapping Paper and Chevron Stamp

  Today is a great day to celebrate!  Why?  Because it is October 2, and it’s my birthday (my last year in my 30’s, to be exact).  I wanted to post something birthday related, so we thought it would be fun to show DIY Chevron Wrapping Paper and Chevron Stamp!  I love receiving gifts, and […]

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12 Days of Giveaways and Super Special Sales

In the spirit of the holidays and the old classic tune, The 12 Days of Christmas, we are going to be doing our own rendition with 12 Days of Giving! Starting tomorrow through December 12 we will be offering 1 to 2 giveaways a day from some of our favorite stores as well as super special sale […]

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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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Giveaway: Pajama Set for a Family of 4 from GreatStitch ($170 value)

We have such a fun giveaway this week from our dear friend Brenda over at GreatStitch!  She is offering a set of Christmas pajamas for a family of 4 as well as free shipping to all pajama buying AR fans this week.  All you have to do is enter IELFU at checkout.  So, basically everyone […]

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{Peek} Glam Halloween Collection Available in the Shop!

Gorgeous photos from Becca Bond Photography are sure to please, especially when the model is her daughter, Willow! We are so excited to reveal our 2012 Halloween Printable Collection – our GLAM-O-WEEN Printable Collection.  You will be seeing more photos in The Party Dress Magazine soon, but for now, we just wanted to share a […]

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Ruff Draft – Grandparent Christmas Gift and Matching Ornaments

I can’t believe that Christmas is in 11 days….. if any of you are last minute gift givers, I have a Christmas craft that is perfect for grandparents. My girls love to create artwork for their grandparents… and the grandparents love to receive it (so they say – along with the ooohhh and ahhhs).  The girls & […]

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