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*Tiny Prints* Holiday Card Giveaway!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Earlier this week I shared a few of my favorite Tiny Prints designs for our 2010 Christmas cards, and Tiny Prints has followed up with an offer to host a $50 giveaway for one of PDB’s readers!

Here’s the final design that we chose. I love the circular shape of the cards, the modern print and the great colors:

But they have a ton of terrific designs to choose from – and if you already have your Christmas cards in order, use your credit for birthday, wedding or shower invites (or even baby announcements! We’ll be in need of those soon…).

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Tiny Prints is offering a $50 credit towards any cards/products on the site!

To Enter: Please visit Tiny Prints and leave a comment here sharing your favorite design or card. For extra fun, share whether you traditionally send holiday cards (before or after the holidays) and how you choose the photos!
For Additional Entries: Become a fan of PDB or Tiny Prints on Facebook! Be sure to leave a separate comment here for each letting us know you are already a fan or currently added either page.

Giveaway ends Wednesday, December 1 at midnight PST, winner will be chosen randomly and announced the following day. Good luck!

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Last Minute Thanksgiving Decor: A Quick Round-Up

Just in case you’re as last minute as I am, here’s a quick round-up of Thanksgiving table spreads posted here on the blog from this year and last:

Above, a rustic Thanksgiving spread full of thrift store finds and soft colors. Below, a vintage turquoise & orange tablescape or dessert bar – I love the antique glassware.

Centerpiece ideas for every style:

Don’t forget about the kids! Plenty of easy ideas for kids tables found here.

An outdoor ‘pumpkin’ themed celebration, the rattan floor cushions would be such a comfy way to eat a Thanksgiving meal:

As mentioned earlier last week you just can’t go wrong with burlap:

And finally, a french country-inspired fall tablescape that’s full of cottage-esq inspiration in the muted colors of fall:

And here are a few fun ideas for DIY placecards, doggie bags and fall home decor. PS have you had a chance to check out Amy Atlas’s Thanksgiving dessert table?

Christmas Cards by Tiny Prints

I can’t believe Christmas is just around the corner! I love this time of the year and even though it’s not yet Thanksgiving I’m making progress on crossing items off of my to-do-before-Christmas list. The goal is to have presents bought (not easy when you have 7 brothers between the hubby and myself) and the house decorated by the first week of December. I’m very much trying to avoid a 9 1/2 month pregnant me cruising down the aisles of Target before closing on Christmas Eve!

On one note, offering up our home in an open-house sort of fashion for family over the holidays made sense. We’re not planning on traveling (both of our families live a good 6 hour drive away) but we’d love to be surrounded by our loved ones during this special time. On another note, the realization that we are a home under construction with a babe shortly to follow while hosting three families is now catching up to me.

So! Back to knocking out those items on the list early. First up? Christmas cards.

I knew I wanted to invest in maternity photos and the fact that they will play double duty as our 2010 holiday card is even better. We shot family photos with the very talented Robert Goold here in San Diego just last week (a wonderful team to work with if you’re in the area!) and now I’m editing and pulling together my favorites. (Kevin insisted Bodie be included!)

I love love the contemporary Christmas designs offered by Tiny Prints this year. The graphic designer in me has a deep affection for beautiful fonts and I was all over the options in their Signature and Premium collections (the pop-up and tri-fold designs are very cool, too).

Ultimately, I was won over by this unique card shape and beautiful design layout (I love the colors!):

Loading, cropping and editing the images directly in Tiny Prints was super easy – and since I had created 8 different mock-ups (not unusual…) I was pleased to find an easy-to-sort folder to save my favorites for comparing.

One big item on the list complete – now I just have to figure out what neat & exciting gifts I can purchase for college-aged boys and if I can get a bulk discount .