Journal Your Christmas

Days 11, 12, 13 & 14 all rolled into one

A bit last minute but I'm doing it. I'm making my cards, I'm making my wrapping paper, I'm making some handmade gifts. It's all fun and all part of building the Christmas spirit.

I want to enjoy Christmas, if you think about it in our whole lifetime we don't get many occasions like Christmas so we want to enjoy, love and be happy at Christmas. Make a big fuss, go to the extreme if you can. I LOVE Christmas. 

I remember always coming home for Christmas. If we lived away from the family we would always come home. It was so exciting to arrive home and everyone was happy to see us. The kids were so excited. It's the holidays, its summer, no White Christmas here. Just sun, sand and surf and drinking, eating and being merry. One year we couldn't come home but we spent it with friends in Gisborne. That was a fun Christmas too. At least we could still spend it with people we love. When I was a kid we always went to Nana's and Grandma's for Christmas. I loved being with the family and all my cousins. 

Christmas Day is about family.

Happy Family Time.

Happy Mothers Day

For My Mum

Birthday Month Day 21

It gets closer and closer to Xmas. Time is flying by.
Todays treat is a sweet dish from Bed, Bath and Table. They have beautiful things, I especially love the linen. Not cheap though, but gorgeous.

I made this cute Xmas tree canvas inspired by Christy Tomlinson. I love to go against the grain and use non traditional colours for Xmas.

Close ups of my Wall Rosettes.

Birthday Month Day 20

Ferrero Rocher chocs today. Yum, yum. Sweet balls of chocolatey, hazelnutty goodness. Damnit I snapped them upside down, too funny.

And some Christmassy crafting. I made these giant wall rosettes after seeing the ones Jennifer McGuire made on her blog. Need a closeup I think, when I get time.