Christmas Chalkboard

This little chalkboard is one that I bought in Paris (I love being able to say that haha) and I hang it on the wall beside my bed. Throughout the year I write different scriptures and sayings on it, but for Christmas I decided to change it to something festive.

It says:

“Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store, maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.”

~Dr Seuss

I just thought it was really cute, and maybe a little bit of inspiration for you want to write on your walls this Christmas? (not on the walls directly of course – I cannot be held responsible!! ;)

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Candles + Free Joy to the World Poster

It’s the time of the year when candles are a necessity. I currently have an obsession with candles….As you can see above I have 3 vanilla ones on my mantelpiece, accompanied by a framed poster that says “Joy to the World”. I found it for free online, click on over to here to get yourself a copy. The candles make me feel all warm and cozy on the inside just watching them flicker! One of the things I love about Christmas!

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Candycanes

Minty, red and white, sweet to the soul. Good enough reasons to have candy canes! As décor, as food, they’re a true seasonal sweethearts.(I kind of wish I could have them all round the year….nah, then they wouldn’t be as special) Hang’em on the tree, put’em in the stockings, add a special touch to gifts. I’ve also used them in a couple of recipes so far, they spice up the flavor, and make me feel all festive on the inside. AWW. Make sure you get some too!

So todays the 4^th of December. Time to be getting the gifts….haha if you’re organized that is. Put on some festive socks, eat a candy cane ;), and belt out your guts to a carol. Christmas is coming, y’all!

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White Christmas Pompoms

Pompoms.

Just like little puffles, aren’t they? Getting crafty for Christmas, I made these pompoms to add some spice to my room, décor on a budget. Hanging from the roof they literally make me want to jump up and down and say “SNOOOOWWWWWW!!!” because a) they’re white b) they remind me of snow and c) we don’t get snow where I am.

Here’s the story: because I love things that remind me of snow and are white (as I dutifully stated above), last year I naturally made paper snowflakes. 2d, of course. This year I decided to upgrade things to 3d (woop woop) and hence the puffles (oops I meant pompoms) dangling from roof. I arranged them in a chandelier type shape as a Christmas-y centerpiece :)

You need some tissue paper, pipe cleaners and string. That’s it.

Instead of me telling you how to make them step by step with random instructions and confusing photos, I’ll just head you in the right direction with a trusty youtube video. And by the way, instead of using a whole rectangle of tissue paper, I just used a quarter so that 6 of them could fit in my room without feeling cluttered.

Have loads of good times and my advice is to listen to Christmas music while you’re doing the cutting and folding part.

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