Merry Christmas!

Wishing you a merry christmas from my home to yours x

Nearly Christmas!

Yet another bauble - this time with me on it. We had a bit of a saga with the tree lights this year - three attempts at various coloured lights before settling back on the original white. Aside from overshadowing all the other colours I found the blue lights in the new lights rather unsettling. I'm on the look-out  for some nice old fashioned coloured ones with pretty shades on for next year.

More baubles

These are gorgeous!

Very Cute

 v v v v v cute!

Little red teapot

The wonderful shape, the perfect shade of dark cherry red, the glossy enamel...I'm actually in love with a teapot. Already dreaming of the lovely afternoon tea times we could spend together.

Birds and Lace

I pretty much love all of these. Exquisite.

Pomegranate Clafoutis

Weekend baking here I come! I love everything about this dish and the addition of pomegranates is genius. Can't wait to try it. Thank you to Luckybeans for permission to share the recipe and mouthwatering photo.

Perfect gifts

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And I'm going to be giving lots of them for Christmas (and hopefully receive a few!)
Can't wait for the holidays to dive into the pile of books at my bedside:

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
One Day by David Nicholls
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
War Horse by Michael Morpurgo

So many books so little time!!!

Tunnock's

This tea towel called out to me. I'm having a craving for these every night after work and am starting to wonder whether I'm not the only one. Often there is a Tunnock's shaped space on the shelf in the shop despite there being an abundance of every other biscuit and cake imaginable. Sometimes I have to leave empty handed. I go home and drink my tea unaccompanied by sweet treats of any kind - so great is my disappointment at the Tunnock's shortage.

Fairytale of New York

My favourite christmas song keeps playing in my head. As a student I thought Kirsty McColl was the epitome of cool. Actually I still do.

photo courtesy of favim.com

Keeping warm

Found on one of my favourite sites.
Hope everyone is keeping nice and warm these chilly days.

Crochet snowflakes

Have been badgering my mum for the past two years to teach me to make these. Imagine making lots of cute little snowflakes to hang in your window? You can find the tutorial at Attic 24. Maybe this year I'll give it a whirl..

Pantry heaven

Oh my - I think I just died and went to heaven. Oh for a pantry such as this!!!

What would I do without you?

Sweet little notecards by MaryKateMcDevitt  on Etsy. Be lovely to keep and frame I think.

Sweet dreams

I never knew how much I needed a white rabbit night light until I saw this at 'Lapin and Me'

Turn out the lights

You'd almost want a power cut just so you could use this. Simple yet perfect.

Bad Santa

Funny Santa pics. More on Ellen

Designer Advent

Found on 'My Modern Met blog. Christmas trees behind the doors. Animals under the floorboards. Next year I'm going to make something like this. Kind of.

For Lisa

A miniature home found on this blog. It's got teeny tiny bookshleves and cushions.Squeeeeee!!! I would love to make one of these.

Sweet baubles

Yay it's december! Sweet baubles for your tree from Bouf.com