. . . because somehow, it is already the 10th of November, and the entire city is magically strung in garlands...
AND WE HAVE BEEN SPENDING the past few days together, just the two of us, in last-minute Christmas shopping, in the romance...
“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” —Norman Vincent Peale
THERE HAS BEEN MUCH gold leafing around here lately—artwork and photo frames, cabinet hardware and even Christmas tree ornaments. And if you’re officially taking time off for the next week or so with a little extra time to spare, one last holiday DIY while you’re watching Love Actually: these pretty gold leaf heart champagne glasses, just in time to toast in the New Year . . .
YOU MAY REMEMBER the Tiffany & Co. horse drawn carriage from this week’s inspiration links, by Carrie Harwood at Wish Wish Wish. Well today, she has published the rest of the photographs of Christmas-time in Paris...
AND THERE ARE GOLD tinsel garlands strewn all about the place, gold cocktail shakers and gilded drinking glasses, all the Christmas cards have been written, but have yet to be posted, and a lull hangs in the air...
I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. -Maya Angelou
№ 01 | Herbed Sea Salt [besottedblog.com] № 02 | Three Wreaths to Make for the Holidays [ohhappyday.com] № 03 | Gold Leaf Ornaments [oh-sopretty.com] № 04 | Paillette Sequin Collar Dress [apairandasparediy.com] 05 | Balsa Wood...
AS YOU KNOW the holiday colours this year are pink & leopard print, with glittery white sequin ornaments intermingled with good measure. And while no year has ever had the traditional Christmas shades of red and green, in the form of a perfectly ornate and delightfully maximalist room and a pair of sexy bow heels, the combination is rather festive and fetching . . .
ONE OF MY VERY FAVOURITE THINGS during the holidays [and there are many] is wandering about Christmas tree yards in search of the perfect tree. Last year, we chose a very full and rather bushy Douglas Fir that was decorated in chartreuse glittery baubles and yards & yards of tartan ribbon. And this year, it is a very tall, thin and elegantly sparse Nordmann Fir, with gold leopard print ornaments and wide lengths of fuchsia satin ribbons . . .
AND IN ALL THE EXCITEMENT had barely realised that November had slipped into a new month, and hadn’t the chance to...
TURKEY WITH LEMON BREADCRUMB STUFFING Serves: 8 // Preparation Time: 15 minutes, plus resting time // Cooking Time: 1 hour...
This beautiful, beautiful silk robe is perfect to lounge around on Christmas morning, with a glass of champagne in hand, emulating the silver screen sirens from the 1950s.
“The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where is it to be found?“
. . . and it’s off for a beautiful few days to exchange work for play [with the exception, perhaps,...