hi friends.  it’s me.  duh, of course it is.  it’s monday morning and i have 11 guest arriving in a few short hours.  but, that’s not what i’m writing about (its whats on my mind – so it came out).  for the past couple of months i have been a very busy bee coordinating 9 holiday trunk shows across the country for The Land of Nod.

before i go any further i want to make mention that Nod is offering la la lovely readers 15%  november 25-27th (code : LOVELY).  This is good news because there are so many cute things to buy (for your kids, for yourself, for your tree!)

ok, you all know how much i love nod (remember when they came to my house).   i mean, let me count the ways…. they have gorgeous, quality products (for the whole family), their creative direction is superb (hello catalog that is more like a magazine, which i can’t ever seem to throw away) and oh, the people – i heart them all.

the concept the holiday parties was a trunk show, showcasing Nod’s super rad holiday decor + toys, hosted by bloggers in 9 different cities.  each blogger host was able to use Nod product to design their space uniquely…..

i headed out to LA to help with the trunk show there, which was hosted by kelly lanza of studio diy (do you know kelly?  if you don’t, you should) at the honest company (love them too).

kelly has some serious mad diy skillz (sorry there is no other way to put it).  i found myself either gushing or feeling pangs of jealousy because, truthfully, i am not even this crafty in my mind (and, i try to be very crafty – in my mind).  i mean look at this dollhouse . . . each host was given a cottage dollhouse to design and display.  do you see the little mac computer?  kelly transformed her house into a loft space.  it’s LA. of course.

there was crafting, and chatting, and shopping ,and the tiniest tacos that you ever did see.  we had such a fun time.  and this was only one event (hey look, its me in the blue dress in the left hand corner).  you can see more photos from Nod’s party at Honest here.

i hope you’ll take advantage of the discount and get in on this holiday goodness :

Nod is offering la la lovely readers 15%  november 25-27th.  use the code LOVELY

here are some of the items kelly used in LA.  i love it all …

All the Colors of the Rainbow Ornaments / Candy Cane Ornament / Festive Felt Garland / Candy Cane Garland / Peppermint Twist Felt Garland / This Garland is Shaping Up / Confetti Stocking / Rainbow Stocking / Kardboard Kingdom / Cottage Dollhouse /Toot Sweet Hanging Pinwheels / Gingerbread Girl / Gingerbread Boy / Candy Cane / Prefab Housing

AND, pop on over to the other hosts sites to take a look at all of the events (equal amounts of creativity and total awesomeness) and how the product was styled differently :

Lay Baby Lay / Simply Grove / Look Linger Love / No Monsters in My Bed + A Feteful Life /Ampersand Design Studio / Finding My Feet / 6th Street Design School + Small Fry Blog / Simplified Bee + Michaela Noelle Design + The Makery

more photos on instagram under #nodevents

Photos by Mary Costa Photography