Christmas Favourites
For the past few years I haven’t had a christmas tree in my house / flat, I know it sounds sad but it’s just not always been possible. When we rented a flat in London it was so small there was literally nowhere to put a tree and when we moved to our house, we had plenty of room, but the first year we moved in just a few days before christmas and the second year it was still a building site (although I did consider draping the rubble bags and ladders with fairy lights!) Now that it’s our third year in our house, my boyfriend and I weren’t sure if we were tree-ready or not, on one hand, it would be super nice to make the few rooms we had compete feel festive, but on the other, we are still very much upside-down with the final stages of renovations. And then we have a couple of christmas miracles, my friends at Paperchase sent me this amazing rainbow tinsel tree and my friends at Swarovski sent me the most beautiful christmas decorations. As for the lights, I bough them locally for a photography project I had worked on for a brands christmas content. And just like that, christmas landed in our little corner of Margate!
Get Ready To Feel Festive
Colourful Christmas trees
Strangers saying ‘Merry Christmas’ to each other
Christmas songs
Wearing pyjamas all day
Pillow cases at the end of the bed
Sticky toffee pudding (so much better than christmas pudding)
Homemade soup
A Christmas Carol (the original, not the remake)
Watching Miracle On 34th Street with my sister (the remake, not the original)
Wait There’s More…
Hot Chocolates all day long
Sausages rolled up in bacon
Fairy lights on trees
Home Alone
Home Alone 2
Late night christmas shopping
Terry’s Chocolate Oranges
Dancing to ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’
Singing along to ‘Last Christmas’
Binge watching the Christmas episodes of Friends and thinking how horrific it would be to put a turkey on your head
I Forgot To Mention…
Christmas carol singers
Warming leftovers in the Aga
Winter walks
Hoping for snow
Hoping to get snowed in
Crackling fires
Fairy lights on the mantel piece
Wreaths on doors
Stockpiling Lush’s ‘Snow Fairy’
Shopping the Christmas sales in my new pyjamas
And Who Could Forget…
Giving the horse extra carrots on Christmas Day
Buying emergency gifts
Impromptu dinner parties
Pulling crackers
New slippers
Scented candles burning all day
My mums roast potatoes
Watching the dogs unwrap their gifts
Wrapping gifts
Travelling home for christmas
The last day at work
Oh! And…
Wearing paper hats
Bad jokes in crackers
Yorkshire puddings
Christmas Eve
Elf
Quoting Elf
Pub lunches in the christmas and new year hinterland
No Emails
The scent of pine trees
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Let me know what your Christmas favourites are! And another huge thank you to Paperchase for the magical rainbow tinsel tree and Swarovski for the stunning decorations, it feels like a Christmas miracle!
Best. Post. Ever!!! I am feeling really festive this year! My nephew, niece & I did Christmas baking and decorating last week and it was so much fun! xx
Yessss all the above! Times ten haha! Fab post. X
This tree is the best!!
Loved this post so much!
This tree looks like it was designed especially for you! So gorgeous! I’m glad you got to decorate this year, it really is magical!
I absolutely love the Swarovski Santa he is divine x
This post is giving me all the Christmas feels! I love your tree and decorations! So cute!
Chantelle x
The Girl In The Tartan Scarf
I love that even your tree is a rainbow of beautiful colours x
I’m loving your rainbow tree and MR SPARKLY SANTA is the cutest! x
Thank you so so so much!!! xxxxxx
I am so in love with your rainbow tree, it is beautiful! I love it! The decorations are pretty too!
That snowflake ornament is so cute and festive x
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These decorations are beautiful. I’ve yet to find any new ones to add to my tree this year.
It is my last day of work tomorrow and I can’t wait! Going to feel so much more festive once work is done x
Yes to all of the festive food, films and decorations! xx
Beautylymin
OMG! yes!!!! all day long!!!
This list gives me all the festive feels! Have the most amazing Christmas angel!
Love, Amie ❤
The Curvaceous Vegan
I ate an entire chocolate orange yesterday! #ChristmasGoals
OMG! I LOVE chocolate oranges!