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...
. . . spent the afternoon traipsing about town in search of last-minute gifts, stopping in for a festive glass...
. . . a little holiday inspiration for this new and last month of the year, in shades and hues...
“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?“
. . . have adored this room for a very long time, and the fact that it was photographed over...
. . . for the past few christmases now, regardless of the colour scheme for holiday decorations for each year,...
. . . every year, love to come up with a new wrapping scheme for everyone’s gifts, and a favourite...
. . . and while we're on the topic of sequins and fairy lights, imagine the utter delight upon happening upon strands of lights in the shape of gilded sequins -- somehow, have a feeling that the holidays will never be the same again . . .
. . . and with everything that has been happening, [nearly all at once], lately, there has been little time...
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 . . .
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...
. . . on mornings when the snow softly dances and falls from wintry overcast skies, always imagine the holidays...
. . . first snowfall this past weekend and a little more...
Recently came across this unusual and unusually beautiful arrangement of baby flowering kale {above} and was reminded of a Swedish...
. . . a flurry of things this past few weeks and can hardly believe that it is nearly &...