Wow day 20 already? It’s so close! How are we all? Everyone in the Christmas Spirit? I’m excited to watch today’s Christmas Film! Shall we find out what it is? Continue reading “Blogmas Day 20”
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Tag: Blogmas 2017
Shopping This Week
Okay so it was a struggle but we’ve almost reached the end of the “official” blogmas posts! As you all know, I plan to keep blogging daily until the end of December, but we’ll see how that goes.
Mum and Dad’s Decorations
Does it scare you that we’re currently 7 sleeps away from Christmas Day? I’m so excited and yet scared at the same time! What am I meant to do with myself when Christmas is over? I never think about that until it’s too late. Almost makes me lose my Christmas spirit before we’ve even reached the top of it. Continue reading “Mum and Dad’s Decorations”
Birthdays Near Christmas
Let me start by saying that this post was in fact inspired by the fact it’s my mum’s birthday today so a big happy birthday to her even though she’ll not see this!
Dream Decorations
Wow okay today marks me being almost half way through my 33 posting days in a row, and I’m not going to pretend that it’s been easy. And that was before I realised that I still have to write 16 of those 33!
But it’s Saturday morning, I’m still cosied up in my bed, and I do not plan on getting up for at least another hour – no matter what needs done! So while I’m staying here, should we look at today’s movie? I’ll have to be honest and say I haven’t been watching these since I got home, but I will play catch up soon! I’m due a sleepless night some time soon.
One thing I can say, however, is that this is my all time favourite Christmas film and I’ve already watched it 3 times in December alone!
Not guessed it yet? Well, take a look at the trailer below!
If you have not copied Hugh Grant’s iconic dance moves from this film before then I want to know how you’ve lasted so long without having a go!
So if you haven’t already guessed – today’s post is all about the decorations I would buy if money were no object and if I could decorate my dream house. I was listening to Christmas music, and having a moment of pure Christmas spirit, when I found myself daydreaming about my dream house at Christmas. I’m very aware I have never described my dream house to you (only my ideal student flat), but trust me when I say that it would be incredible at Christmas.
To start with, I would love a white pebble-dashed house with a red front door and a stained-glass window above it in the shape of a semi-circle. It would also have a large door size window beside it to allow light into the hallway. So to decorate the outside, I would put up a light up snowman something like the one below (found here) beside the front door. Another simple thing that can’t be ignored at Christmas is the wreath on the door. Now, I am actually very fussy about my wreaths so I’d probably go for one like this.
Now, I would love a big hallway that I could put a tree in. I don’t mind whether or not it’s a real tree, but the one in my hallway would be a very traditional one. Think warm-white led lights, gold and red baubles, pine cones, some fake snow, and a fairy sitting on the top of it, and the tree would be on a white, glittery, circular sheet to give a snowy effect. Under here, I would store presents to give to friends and extended family so that as they left after visiting, I could hand them their presents on the way out. I’d then replace them with any presents I received. The rest of the hall would be decorated with a string of fairy lights around the top of the room that I could hook Christmas cards over! Although, thinking about this, I would probably have to hole-punch the cards and hang them from ribbon (again, gold and red to match the theme) so that they weren’t a fire risk and so they could be read slightly easier. Any pictures in the hallway, and the large mirror I would have up, would have a sprig of mistletoe or holly above them just to add a bit more festivity to the area. The hall table under the large mirror would have a nativity set sitting on it, and there would be tinsel intertwined around the legs of the table.
In the living room, the bigger of the two and therefore the one kept mainly for hosting, would have a tree in the window. This tree would have all the other colours of baubles on it, multicoloured fairy lights, and a star resting on top. Of course, this one would also have the candy canes, chocolates, and crackers on it too. I can’t even begin to list the variety of novelty decorations I would love on it but basically anything that didn’t count as a ‘classic’ or traditional decoration would be on this tree. Here, I would keep some fake presents just for decoration, as well as any presents for unexpected callers. Did someone mention unwanted presents? It’s not regifting, it’s recycling! The fireplace would have a long garland draped over it, and a bowl of my homemade potpourri in the middle. Of course, what fireplace would be complete at Christmas without stockings hanging from it? Little snowglobes and other ornaments would sit on the tables. I’ve included a few links at the bottom to the room decorations shown below.
In the smaller, cosier living room, I would have my Disney tree. Now. My parents, when they first got married, collected a lot of Disney Christmas decorations and I have always looked at them longingly. I am well aware that Rachel and I are going to have to split them when the time comes to divvy up our parents’ things, but in my dream home, and on this tree in particular, I would have every hanging Disney decoration ever invented. Again, this tree would be covered in multicoloured fairy lights, but underneath it would be all sorts of Christmas toys and teddies. In both this room and the previous one, I would have fairy lights strung around the room to hang cards from. This would also be the room where I would proudly display all my advent calendars! A girl can never have too many, can she? And since money is no object, you can bet I would have as many different calendars as I can possibly put up. However, I would have one refillable calendar that I would put an activity or task in so that each day I could aim to do something either for someone else or Christmassy. Again, I would have a garland and stockings on the fireplace in here, and more little ornaments resting on coffee tables, but I would also have mistletoe and holly hanging from the bookcase in the corner.
My study, well technically it’s just a mini library but shush, would have a small tree sitting on the desk, and just little ornaments dotted around the place. I’d have Christmassy throws on the seats, and Christmas cushions on the window seat that I would of course have. The dining room would have a Christmas tablecloth over the table, and festive cushions on the seats. There would be more fairy lights around the ceiling, and lots of little candles everywhere in both these rooms. I would have a yule log centrepiece with a long advent candle in it. The placemats and coasters would all be Christmas themed, and there would be more little ornaments dotted around the place. In the kitchen, all the crockery would be replaced with Christmas themed crockery. Cutlery would all be either plain silver or have red plastic handles. Again, there would be a festive tablecloth, and Christmas tea-towels around the room. I’d have little baubles dangling from the cupboard handles, festive smelling washing up liquid, and Christmas cookie jars would replace the standard utensil jars on the counter.
In the bathrooms, I would have Christmas toilet roll, and festive hand towels to match the festive soaps. I would definitely have the Santa toilet sets that you can now find in all the random shops and online, and in any bathroom with a shower curtain, I would replace the curtain with a Christmas one! Is there anything else you can do to decorate a bathroom? Each bedroom would have a mini Christmas tree, either on the windowsill or on the dressing tables. Of course, there would be festive bedding and curtains to match, and fairy lights around the ceiling again. Finally, outside I would have a snow machine, creating my dream of a white Christmas daily.
How would you decorate your dream house? I feel like I’ve missed so much but I genuinely can’t think of anything else right now!
My Christmas Pjs
Oh wow we’re fairly getting through Blogmas! How’re you all enjoying the posts? Continue reading “My Christmas Pjs”
Blogmas Day 13: Glasgow at Christmas
And we’re officially over halfway to Christmas now! How’ve you been enjoying blogmas so far? Did you start and not manage to keep up? Or have you been pushing through and keeping up with it all? Continue reading “Blogmas Day 13: Glasgow at Christmas”
Blogmas Day 12: A Homemade Gift
Welcome back! It’s now day 12 of blogmas, and it is getting closer and closer to the big day! As we are now halfway through the lead up to Christmas, and money seems to be gettin tighter and tighter as time goes on, I thought today would be the perfect time to talk you through my favourite homemade gift.
Blogmas Day 11: Giving Back At Christmas
How many of us get that motivation at Christmas to give something back to the community, or to support the smaller businesses? Well today’s post is all about how you can do this! Continue reading “Blogmas Day 11: Giving Back At Christmas”
A Christmas Dinner
It feels like years since I last wrote a recipe post, and so it brings me great pleasure to revive my Christmas Day Recipes in today’s blogmas post! Continue reading “A Christmas Dinner”