Tag: Let’s Decorate
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Picking up the Christmas Tree
And then there was snow… We woke up Friday morning to discover from our window that all the city roofs were covered in snow. The light coating brought a new glimmer of light as the white reflection was bright and airy. We knew the snow wouldn’t last past this weekend as…
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Green Baubles & Pear Cocktails
‘December 23rd, the night before Christmas’ Today has been all about finalizing foods, gifts and preparations for tomorrow’s festivities. We went for a family dinner at a restaurant yesterday and we made some pear pre cocktails at home with my hubby. We also decorated the tree with more green toned baubles made from all kinds…
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Homemade Wreath & White Mink
December 17th, Yesterday we took a forest walk at our golf course and I decided to take advantage of the material in the woods to make a wreath back home. I picked lots of juniper branches that were filled with green and blue berries that make the most beautiful table decorations. The little gin tasting…
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Home-made Christmas Wreath
December 18th- Homemade wreath and apple glögi A favourite Christmas tradition of mine is to make a wreath for the house with what ever material I can find from the woods. With Christmas carols playing in the background and a batch of glögi brewing on the stove, my fingers are pierced from the tiny thorns…
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Hints of Nordic Christmas
Nordic Christmas from the woods Today my mother and I drove out of the city deep into the woods to gather Christmas inspiration from nature. Oh the feeling in the midst of the clean nature, nothing beats it. ♥ I believe the most beautiful christmas decorations come from nature’s greens, acorns or branches/twigs or home-made…
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December 4th
A little bit goes a long way… Hyacinths be far are one of my favourite christmas flowers that make beautiful festive decorations. I’m not large into decorations, but simple flowers, nettle branches, small trees always do the trick. Even though we are in December already, the grass is green and we don’t have an inch…
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Delicate Blooms
‘Where flowers bloom, so does hope’ The perfect summer flowers bring the ultimate joy. Right before my birthday, I spent a good half an hour at my local flower store admiring the fresh blooms and made the prettiest bouquet. It was an easy pick and choose as I think the perfect bouquet builds from…