Christmas Shopping Today....

Im off to do a spot of Christmas present shopping before school holidays start and before the crazyness begins. I have a long list so I hope I get through most of it. All gifts for babies and kids this year will be bought online to help support WAHM and small business.

Wish me luck!!

Thetis

Christmas at my place..

Some people have been asking to see how I decorated my tree and home for Christmas last week and ive been waiting for a beautiful sunny day to take the best photos to do them justice. However in Melbourne this week it has been quite dark and gloomy so I apologise if the pics aren't the best quality. It really does look more lovely in real life..We aren't finished either, still need to get rope lights for the palm tree at the front.

Have you put your tree up yet?

Thetis

a close up so you can see the red, white and silver theme...

a shot of where my tree lives

this is on my cofee table

our wreath on the front door. I bought the bow seperately and tied it underneath

The stockings I bought and then used felt stickers to put the letters on of our names...

Hope you like it... ill post more as I get it done..

Christmas Wreaths, Country Style!!

Christmas Wreaths, so many choices, only so many doors!!

Trying to find that perfect Christmas wreath? Take a look at some lovely ones I found via Country Living Magazine. I think im in love with the first one!!

Which is your favourite?

Thetis
xoxo

Our First Family Christmas

Ok, I have decided to take part in the "Blog This - The Real Meaning of Christmas Challenge 24" this week. I was really looking foward to doing a Christmas post, but was going to closer to the day, however, this challenge oppurtunity arose and I couldnt resist. This year will be our first Christmas with our new baby girl Zoe. Since my husband and I have been married we have usually been overseas alone on Christmas and New Years, we have never had a christmas tree, never had any decorations around the home. Ever since I was a little girl, I have LOVED christmas time, it always gave me a warm fuzzy feeling and I remember always going to bed and thinking of when I had my own family and children and how we would celebrate christmas, how I would decorate the home, what traditions we would start of our own. Being our first Christmas as a family, the traditions will begin this year..


One of the things I have always wanted to do (as a family with our children) is to visit the Myer windows, visit the Christmas Cove at David Jones and do late night christmas shopping on a warm Melbourne summer night and finishing off with a lovely dinner and a milkshake for the kids. I also visioned how our home would be decorated, just like in those American christmas movies..There homes are always SO BEAUTIFULLY decorated and thats how I wanted our home to be. I also have a soft spot for christmas movies, I would love sitting at home and watching one after the other..christmas music makes me so happy..I love the oldies such as Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, however quite like the Mariah Carey christmas CD also...!! So, I have forever wished about decorating my home at christmas and this year I will get my chance... I have collected some photographs of some beautifully decorated homes and I aspire to replicate them, however, stuck on what type of theme, Classical? Modern?
Photo: Francis Janisch
Photo: Charles Maraia
Photo: Susan Gentry McWhinney

Photo: Keith Scott Morton

Photo: Susan Gentry McWhinney

Photo: Susan Gentry McWhinney Photo Robin Stubbart Photo: Keith Scott Morton

Photo: Gridley & Graves Photo: Janis Nicolay

So, what do you think? Which are your favourites?