Happy Christmas!

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Happy holidays! Stay safe and enjoy the twinkling lights and your families and friends.  Happy Christmas to you.  x 

Wreaths and decs

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Nice wreath!

A lovely friend gave me this gorgeous Eco Deco Kit from Polli in sunshine yellow (lucky for me she knew I loved yellow).  Each kit comes with 30 decorations some red twine to string it together. Another friend has it in red and they have blue too!  Something for everyone.  Check out their other decorations like this acyrlic wreath and the love dove card pack.  Nice, very nice. 

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Blank canvas

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Here's a blank canvas for decoration... if I had the opportunity and the right decorations I'd put lots of pressed metal antique decorations and with a hint of yellow on there.   Or maybe a bit of turquoise and orange.  Or even the traditional red and white.  So many options...

Friday stuff

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Danish loveliness via The Style Files. Very pretty and is that an antler cut out of the shot?

We took a trip to IKEA today which was very brave considering the time of year. Still we came home with a thing or two that we probably didn't need.  Isn't that always the way when you step in there? 

I was taken with this IKEA 'hook thing' though... Sprallig - perfect for any antler lover!

As featured in use here on Apartment Therapy.

More shopping tomorrow... only 8 days to go! Have a good weekend. x

Christmas antlers

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I couldn't resist... antlers, felt and a garland, that is excellent decorating!  Don't we love it when it all comes together in one.  Happy Thursday - 9 days to go!

Scandi Decs

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Here are some sweet decorations Scandi-style.  I hope you are all well and truly decorated for the year and if not then I hope these get you going as you are running out of time!  Only 10 days to go.  Blimey!

It's cold in Jistrum

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My lovely, lovely cousin and his family live in Jistrum in The Netherlands.  I was blown away by the beauty of the snow in these shots.  He assures me that although it's pretty cold, the beauty makes up for it.  I love that Aussie optimistic spirit!

I am hankering for a white Christmas and despite this looking a little chilly, I'd still love to be there with them. Merry Christmas to you my kind and gentle cousin and to your gorgeous family too.  x

Things of paper and card

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Ok, so some people do really clever things with paper, card and other bits and bobs.  The first two have been collaborated with my little event design crush David Stark.  Simple, lovely and no doubt extremely complicated.  The little kraft animals are just too cute!  I want some.

Decorations

Today we received a beautiful unexpected thank you gift with three bauble decorations in beautiful matching shades with our intials on them. It honestly brought tears to my eyes. It's those sorts of decorations that make you think of the people that gave them to you when you put them up each year. We have one special one that we have been putting up every year since we received it and the beautiful lady that gave it to us has since passed away. It's the memories that these decorations create that are so special.

I love that each year the collection grows and we find ourselves going "remember this?" or "you loved this one as a baby".  And when the little "I still do" comes back at you, it melts your heart.

A girlfriend and I regularly exchange one little decoration to add to our treasured collections. Each has been thoughtfully selected each year. I am still to find the perfect one for this year.

How gorgeous are these Where the Wild Things Are christmas decorations?  I saw them last year and I am still kicking myself about not buying them online from Urban Outfitters.  Ah bless, this won't be the end of my Christmas love-posts.

It's beginning to look like...

It seems I've been a bit slap-dash with erratic postings. So where have I been? 

Firstly, I'm still getting over the joy that is a new office away from home.  I never thought that there would be such a separation between home and work but it seems I have found an instant way to sever the ties.  And it's fabulous!   Finally I am happy to be home on the weekends rather than finding any way to get out and do something different.  People always specualte that it must be hard to work from home admist all of the domestic distractions, but I have to say that I never really felt that.  If you are busy enough you just don't have time to think about the rest of the chaos.  And when I wasn't as busy I really only procrastinated in my office or out of the house as I felt this incessant bizarre need to be in my office when in the house.  Now when I get home if there's work to be done it is done and if there isn't, my office is a space that I don't wish to enter or feel the need to be in.  The pooch however, might have a differing view.

All of my events over for the year means that I can get myself organised for next year, 2012 and beyond before taking a well-earned break for Christmas.  And I love Christmas!  The decorations, the traditions, the BBQs, the parties, the fact that most people are on holidays and the yummy food.  Today we are putting up our tree due to a small nagging request.  Still, once the lights are on and the decorations are up it will start to feel like we are on the way to eating, drinking, snoozing, reading and entertaining.  Bring it on!

Now I know our tree won't look like this, but you know I love a cold climate and one day I'll do the white Christmas thing.  And my smile will be from ear to ear.

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