Christmas is Coming- part 3

Image courtesy of Marmee Craft

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STOCKINGS

One of my favourite parts of Christmas is stockings. There is something really exciting about waking up early to discover a stocking full of fun little trinkets and chocolates. So here are some of my fav stockings on the web
For those of you who signed the 'handmade pledge' here are the handmade ones:
THE SWANKY STOCKING - Harlequin - Fabulous, Oversized for $48 by LEquipeBoutique
Polka Dot Christmas Stocking, $38, by jump up and down
Flocked Victorian Christmas Stocking, $40, by Decorative Instincts

Red and Green Christmas Stocking, $10, by maureen wilson
Betty Who Felt Christmas Stocking, $24, by Miss Mosh
Pink Polka Dot Stocking, $35, by The Velvet Rabbit Colorblast Christmas Stocking, $20 by fernfiddlehead
Bring on the Bling Christmas Stockings, $7.50, by Catirina Bonet Designs
Flocked Mary Jane Stocking, $ 15, by Ashley Design

Christmas Stocking - Lisabeth, $34.95, by Good Fortune Living


Santa Clause Stocking, 10 EUR by kaynjay


And from Free People:
these look so warm and cosy, I wouldn't mind wearing them.

And after finishing this I stubbled apon this etsy seller, LeLis, she makes gorgeous, delicate stockings, but has made no sales yet, so please look at her shop , all stockings $20.

Christmas tree 09

This year for our Christmas tree, we wanted to have a stick tree again like last year, but this time we wanted a more natural looking one, rather than white. Not sure how we would go about creating such a tree, one day my mum discovered willow branches at the supermarket of all place, which happened to be the perfect thing. More pics on flickr.

Christmas is coming- Part one

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Well its about 6 weeks till Christmas now, and all the shops are full of decorations, and when I went to the post office today they were playing Christmas music.
So I'm starting a little christmas is coming segment, where I share my latest chrissy finds.

I can't stop finding exciting wrapping ideas! Gone are the days of grabbing some wrapping at the last min. Wrapping is an art form! So embrace it, make the gifts you give extra exciting and tantalizing with beautiful wrapping.

Oh and I'm deliberately avoiding 'traditional' red and green Santa type stuff.

Print out this gorgeous wrapping paper, available here

Every Jot and Tittle has some fun original gift tagsPaperchase also have some cute tags
For COUTURE GIFT WRAP try ERIN RUTH

Or perhaps fancy hounds tooth envelopes byKnottyByNature
And for a truly fancy gift tag, you must see my mums shop Mulberry Muse

Some lovely packaging ideas at http://www.marthastewart.com
including using old papers, threads and fabric.

Peg your gift tags on, from SusyJack

And this is seriously cool- You write on the card then construct it into a figure- u have to see!!

Next on Christmas is coming- decorations!!

Christmas is coming- Part two (tree ornaments)

{{PART TWO}}

----Christmas Tree Ornaments---
The cute, the original, the handmade and the oh so very sweet.
Make your tree beautiful!

First up: the best of etsy

Adorable little felt pudding for $39 by Cupcakes for Clara
Cute Lavender Bird for $16 by doodle bug finery
Doodle Girl Ornament for $12 by Bit of Whimsy Primitives
Holiday Christmas Owl for $8 by The Cup Cake Girls
Sweet Cupcakes for $8.50 by Whimsy Love
Stuffed gnome $35, and house $10 by Syko
Soft snowflakes for $15 by Picciolo
Robin flattie $48 by Cupcakes for Clara
Birds and Birdcages $8 by Olive

And the rest of the web:


Absolutely adorable decorations at Anthropologie

Found on Holidays Jenny's Flickr
Snowball found on MissMeshell's flickr

And finally some little cuties from the holiday ornament swap

Next on Christmas is coming.. Stockings