Visiting Voices: Christmas Movies

I wanted to do something special for Christmas and seeing as the big day is still two days away, there's plenty of time left to sit down and enjoy some Christmassy flicks. I've recruited my roommates to pitch in their all-time favorite Christmas movies for this post so you can get a taste of what our apartment will be watching this season. Under the read more there are three of our favorite Christmas movies (and why we love them) and we'd love to hear what your favorite Christmas movies are so let us know! Let's get to it!

Visiting Voices: Charming Purple Jewelry (ft. Steph)

As you all know, I am still on my semi-hiatus but that doesn't mean you aren't getting new blog posts! I thought I'd throw in some variety on xo, Yvette since all the only things I really talk about are hair and books. I also wanted to showcase Steph's blog, Sparkle and Sprinkle, so I thought I'd hand over the reins for a post. Steph's blog consists of jewelry posts (aka the sparkle) on Tuesdays and baking posts (aka the sprinkle) on Fridays. She actually volunteered to write this post, the angel she is, and you'll find that these pieces are stunning. Can you believe she made all of these?! I wish I were that talented. (She actually just opened her Etsy shop yesterday!) Enough of my yammering. Take it away, Steph! 

Yvette told me her favorite color is purple, so for this Visiting Voices I decided to display a few pieces of purple jewelry that I’ve made. I had a lot more than this to choose from, but these three are my favorites.

Visiting Voices: Child Abuse Awareness (ft. Emily)

If you're unfamiliar with Visiting Voices, you are not alone. This is a new series-type thing that I'll be doing occasionally. As you can probably guess from the title, I have a guest blogger this week! This post is going to touch on a serious matter. You may have previously been unaware that April is Child Abuse Awareness Month. I know I was. A couple weeks ago, Emily brought this to my attention and I thought it was something that was worth blogging about. Seeing as I have very little knowledge on the subject, I decided to hand the reins over to Emily and have her write this one. Hopefully by the end of this post you will have a better understanding of child abuse and why it shouldn't be taken lightly, beyond the obvious. Take it away, Emily!

A "pinwheel garden" for Pinwheels for Prevention.