Festive Window Displays

Brown baubles.

Brown!?

Not on my festive watch!

I found these on a recent charity shop binge and thought I would rescue them by recovering in something more pleasing to my eye.

My theme this year is purple and gold (just to be clear, that is my CHRISTMAS theme, not my theme for the year...that would just be too much).

Conveniently, I sourced this perfect fabric from another charity shop raid earlier.

Lot's of glue is needed, I used a spray mount all over the bauble to ensure my fabric slices were stuck down well, before attaching golden ribbon over the seams and create a loop to hang.

I've hung mine in the window to festively spruce up the view.

The sun was out for an hour last week and I was privileged to enjoy the playful shadows made on my door. Tis the simple things after all!

I'm dreaming of a White Christmas...

 It's Christmaaaaaaas!!

This is such a wonderful time of year, made extra special for me this year as my mum will be joining me in the UK! But that also means I get to play the big grown up and am in charge of cooking The Meal. Gasp! Don't worry, it's under control, when I say 'cooking' I really mean supervising ( the boyfriend is the cook in our house!).

The tree is up, a real one of course, with the smell of pine and fresh forest wafting through the house.  I've stocked up on the mulled wine (like I need an excuse) and sprinkled holly everywhere. Festive? Moi?!










 A recent trip to the German markets (uh..in London) has got me in the spirit. The lights are up and the shoppers are rushing around for presents. I've been crafting a few treasures for the tree and house...


First up, I've made little decorations to hang, cut from wood into shapes. Originally I was going to hand paint them, but in the end chose to collage them instead. Here I've used an old map of London to add interest to the house, and Christmas wrap for the tree.

Next up, baubles for the window...