Large cranberry Christmas wreath

A wreath is traditionally hung on the outside of house doors at Christmas and, although many are made up of seasonal greenery, such as holly and ivy, we rather like…

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10 of the Best Advent Calendars

An advent calendar is a traditional way of counting down the days to Christmas and is a lovely way of marking the impending Christmas season. Advent calendars started off life…

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Christmas decoration storage solutions

How do you store your Christmas decorations? All my nice and special Christmas tree decorations are meticulously wrapped in bubble wrap and tissue paper and stored in a hat box,…

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Little Book of Heirloom Christmas Tree Decorations by Jenny Stephenson: book review

Now we’re into October (where does the time go?) we’re starting to turn our thoughts towards Christmas. If you love being crafty and making your own Christmas decorations, and enjoy…

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Frankinscence and myrhh pot pourri

There are a lot of scents traditionally associated with Christmas – pine needles, mince pieces and roasting turkey to name a few – but one of the classic scents is that…

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Button heart decorations

Not only do we think these button hanging hearts will look terrific on your Christmas tree but we can think of a whole ton of other uses for them too…

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