DEAR SANTA...

PETIT PAPA NOEL...


Dear Santa, 

I have been nice

No, make that SUPER nice

maldives

Truly BEYOND nice, if you ask me

1st dibs tara compton

So this is what is on my short list.

Just kidding.

Dear Santa, 

all I wish for Christmas is this:

2 always-on-the move, creative girls 

2 super talented boys

1 triple-trouble, lovable little devil

I super stylin' dynamo from down under
and 1 indispensable twin from up north, of course

No gift wrap needed.

A l'avance, merci.

au revoir.

AND GIFT WRAPPING?

ET LES PAQUETS CADEAUX?

What if this year we opted for utter simplicity. What if we looked around and used what we have and kept it green, kept it happy, kept it true.

We can use plain paper, simple ties, fun Japanese Mashi tape or just color masking tape, newspaper and fabric.

images poids plume, cozette kaffman, etsy, koyangi, whikergraphics, completely coastal, the gifted blog






au revoir.

A (VERY) WHITE XMAS

UN NOEL (TRES ) BLANC

images i-idees, noel blanc, deco themes, 

au revoir.

AN ARTSY.. SOMETIMES DARKER XMAS

UN NOËL A PART, PARFOIS... TRES A PART

There is, out there, a more entertaining bunch who love to think outside the box and not necessarily adopt the Christmas season the way the popular shelter magazines portray it. Forget the invasion of red and green, forget the reindeer, Santa, and all the sweet little angels. For that crowd, the season is graphic, modern, minimal, metallic and artsy.

And then, there is a very much more edgy side of artsy...the darker side where the occult and the obscure reign supreme, where Gothic is not an architectural term but rather a life style to be adopted, skulls and high drama and all.

images frugaledmonotonemama, adorningmetal, 81287.org, etsy


I said darker...
au revoir.


P.S. I said this weekend was to be our last chance to adorn and hang our wreath in order to avoid total embarrassment, imagined I am sure, but still...
This is our contribution to the neighborhood's otherwise very rich and lit up Christmas spirit.

WREATH INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEKEND

LES IDEES DE COURONNES POUR LE WEEKEND

All right, I can procrastinate no longer. All our neighbors have put up their lights, hung their wreaths and some have even decorated their Christmas trees. We are as usual the bad kids on the block. Shame, shame, shame! 

This weekend is the weekend the wreath, at the very least, will at long last take its winter quarters on the front door. 

I have a wreath made of intertwined reed. Every year I dress it with a different decor according to my mood and what is available in the house or, in a pinch, the nearest craft store. Last year the choice was wide silvery gold ribbon and huge shimmery white snow flakes. A circular winter wonderland of sorts.

This year... don't quite know yet. I am rather hoping the weekend will bear its creative fruits, if you will. One thing is certain: I am definitely thinking RECYCLE, REUSE, RECLAIM, REINVENT. All that "stuff"- ribbons, fabric, ornaments- in the odds-and-ends cabinets down there in the basement will be of great use, at long last.

There is something I like about each of these. 

Inspiration, inspiration, where art thou hiding?

au revoir et bon weekend.

XMAS CANDY CANES

LES "CANDY CANES" DE NOËL

Nothing says American Christmas more clearly than candy canes, wouldn't you say? They are everywhere, mixed into, sprinkled on and in someway added to everything; they are  printed on every other card, hung on every tree and wreath, wrapped into bunches or just strewn on tables, a cheerful display of fire and ice. 

I have never really liked to eat candy canes I must admit, except in one instance:

The net translated my thought exactly:

"Candy canes are perfect for adding a hint of mint to your winter drinks. For your next hot cup of cocoa (...) swirl a candy cane in your cup - as it slowly melts, it will release its lovely mint flavor. The longer you swirl, the stronger the minty taste." -she knows.com

images favim.com, martha stewart, she knows

au revoir.