What do you put in Christmas stockings?
Luke Buckle
5 years ago
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Comments (9)The anticipation, putting up the decorations, wrapping presents, nothing like a stack of parcel under a decorated tree! As kids the big one was going to the local soft drink factory and selecting our mixed crate of drinks, we only soft drink at christmas and birthday parties!...See MoreChristmas poll: Do you make Christmas wreaths or buy them?
Comments (12)I have two tortured willow trees...(sometimes I wish I didn't since they grow fast and get all tangled up in themselves...and everything else) BUT... if I harvest some of the more interestingly 'tortured' young branches, denude them of their leaves and young bark, I have the frameworks for Christmas wreaths and other interesting decorations. The young little branches, once stripped of their outer soft bark and when dry, can be painted and decorated with glitter or whatever and stood in floor vases. This year, rather than a Christmas tree, having a large mixed pot of coloured, decorated and natural tortured willow branches...and maybe a few wreaths here and there, maybe some of the sentimental tree decos that come out every year and...since this is a cat friendly house...lots of curly ribbons hanging down from the tortured willow 'tree' with the odd fluffy little toy to intrigue. I prefer to bring nature into the house for Christmas. In pagan times at Yule...branches from Fir trees were brought inside and hung with apples and oranges Use was made of dried pine cones and home made candles were an everyday thing only some special ones were made for Yuletide...and that harks back to the cold climate countries...hence the sleigh bells and snow etc. For Australia I prefer to use our native trees and leaves for adornment also for the fragrance these waft around the house. I lovely big frondy lot of gum tree leaves all tied and arranged well and sat in a metal bucket can be a lovely natural touch more in keeping with am Aussie Christmas. Personally I think the commercialisation of tree and home decorations has become rather....'ratty-looking'..fake green pine branches, gaudy baubles etc. Well in advance we go collecting dried seed pods, pine cones and any other nature-products for Christmas decos...all natural and really beautiful!...See MoreWhat colour do i put with this?
Comments (46)You can't trust colours online, so if you order online make sure that it can be returned if it clashes. Your taupe/beige woodwork has a pinky undertone on my monitor, avoid colours with a yellow undertone. I selected dark blue because it's very fashionable, works with the pinky wood, plus with with two walls of Windows and a ceiling fan, I'm guessing the room gets hot. Blue is visually cooling. That's also why I put up blockout curtains and blinds. I think you need sheers too. neutrals work well with that blue, so do the dark reds, berry, brown, as you asked for dark. Also taupe, cream, light creamy pink, which is another very fashionable colour. I would search for metallic lamps if I were you. If it were me I'd choose champagne gold, but there are lots of options. At night it would be good to have that gleam with the dark scheme. let us know in your ideabook and here, which direction you are going to go....See MoreWhat do you want for Christmas?
Comments (8)Santa came early last week & delivered my Mum home to us for 5 precious weeks from the US... we had 14 long years apart so having her back is an answered prayer ... time with those we loved, lost & had miraculously return to us to heap love on once again is a great blessing. That said - my beloved grandmother is deteriorating rapidly with frontal lobe dementia - she has good & bad days but gone are the long crazy storytelling conversations & giggles we used to share - I had a very special & unexpected 24 hours with her recently & it was like the clouds parted for a brief moment & she was her old self for flashes in time - we don’t talk like that any more as she can’t get the words out.. but her hugs & holding her hands in mine, spoke more to me than any words we could have said to each other....See MoreLuke Buckle
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