Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

The Christmas menu is yet to be planned, goodies are yet to be baked, presents are yet to be wrapped, and any plans for crafting have gone out of the window! This is the first year where I have not been organised at all, and I can happily say that I really don’t care! (Ok I do a bit, and I’ve got a busy weekend ahead, but I’m not going to stress about it.) All my time has been soaked up in snuggles with my baby.

While I’m still taking a break from blogging here, I’ll be continuing the conversation on facebook, so do join me there if you can.

I hope you are all enjoying the festive season and having fun with your loved ones. My little cub and I wish you all a joyful Christmas and a fantastic new year!

 

Wish you a very happy Christmas and a wonderful new year!

I have just done the last of my work for the year and finished some last minute gifts…

… and I’m off to start the festivities!

It’s been a busy year, so Colin and I are simply going to relax, watch movies, see loved ones, cook and bake, eat lots, drink lots, be very merry and have lazy morning lie-ins.

Before I sign off for Christmas, I just want to say how incredibly grateful I am to all you lovely people who read my little blog; thank you for your delightful company through the year. I am also hugely thankful to all the creative, generous bloggers who continually inspire me with amazing ideas, and I am over the moon about all the wonderful friends I have met through the blogs. You are all marvellous!

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I wish you all a very happy Christmas whether it is:

a stylish one

a colourful one

loaded with treats

simply a quiet one

or just a jolly one!

*** Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! ***

Meera xx

 

Images: 1 mine | 2 Decor de Provence | 3 Affari | 4 unknown | 5 Affari | 6 Paul Thurlby

Creative Christmas decorating

I hope your December is shaping up well with the festivities, my lovelies! I love a little homemade holiday cheer and have been soaking up all the creative decorating ideas around the blogs and magazines. These are some of my favourites:

Globe men instead of a tree: brilliantly unique and very cute!
via The Holiday Guide by Emily Henderson

 

  
Wine corks & jingle bells wreath; star cookie cutters wreath – both via Good Housekeeping

 

Cinnamon candles via Hobbycraft

 

Patchwork baubles via The Guardian

 

Charming rustic decorations, image via Where Did You Find That

I also came across a fantastically cute (non-Christmassy) idea by Nina Holst on her blog Stylizimo that instantly grabbed me – washi tape antlers. At this point I would say that I think the antler trend is overdone, I mean it is everywhere, which is probably why I haven’t bought into it, but… washi tape antlers are such a fun idea! Zero commitment, negligible cost and so very cute! So I adopted Nina’s idea with a little Christmas cheer –

I was planning on making some mini ornaments but haven’t found the time yet so making do with little glass baubles and a gold robin for now. I love that I can have it up all year round, with or without seasonal ornaments (I painted the tacks the same colour as the tape background so they’re hardly noticeable). I originally thought about taping straight on my wall like Nina but decided on a piece of MDF instead (primed and painted the same colour as the walls) as this way I can put it anywhere I want.

 

Have you done any crafting or creative decorating for Christmas? I would love to know your ideas!

P.S. How amazing is washi tape?? Have you used it for anything? It is addictive!! I foresee my collection growing very rapidly!