Let it swim
I saw this photo on Flickr (so cute) and realized that the count down has started! So everyday from here on until Christmas, I’ll be posting something I find in the city, my surroundings and things that have great Christmas spirit :)
Today, I saw a big group of people singing gospel music happily in downtown Brooklyn. It was freeeezing, but made my heart warm :) Only in Brooklyn!
Happy Friday! How was your week?! Did yours fly as fast as mine did? The only time I felt like the time had stopped was whenever I looked at our Christmas tree that we put up last weekend. It’s been making me happy every single day ever since! This year, it’s not against the wall so we can see it 360º and that means more ornaments to hang :) I wanted it to be really full so I put up all the ornaments from previous years plus I got some new ones for the year!
New this year: Chinchilla ornament (well, I think it is a rabbit, but it really looks like our chinchillas!) from Anthropologie.
and Dachshund ornament from Jonathan Adler. (A second I saw it came out, it was already our new ornament for the year!)
I got few polka dots glitter ornaments from Crate and Barrel. They are so cute :)
and stars, too.
A back of our tree:
and this snowman sitting on a snowflake is still one of my favorites :) I got him in Hayes Valley shop in San Francisco, they had the best ornaments every year, I want to go back there for the holiday season someday again…
If you have your Christmas tree photos up somewhere, I’d love to see, please tell me the link in the comment section! Happy Tree decorating!
New holiday greeting card is available now at my etsy shop — Decorate your own Christmas tree card! It’s the personal touch that counts, don’t you think? You can decorate your own tree with colored pencils, markers, stickers, pretty tapes, ribbons… or write your holiday wishes on the tree etc. you can be as creative as you’d like and send your special love this holiday season :)
What you’ll get is a blank letterpressed Christmas tree.
and you can put your name after you decorate it as it is your masterpiece.
The card is 5″ x 7″ and it fits in 5″ x 7″ US standard frame so you can decorate it on your wall, too!
If you have kids, they can decorate one, sign and send it to your family — that would be the cutest Christmas card ever :)
Let me know if you have any other ideas, I’d love to hear!
And it is available right here.
Hello! It is Christmas eve here today. I am visiting my family in low here in Massachusetts — our traditions every year :) Just wanted to take time and wish you and yours a Merry Christmas!!! Hope you are having a peaceful time with your loved ones…
A couple of weeks ago, Randy brought home my first real mistletoe! (I knew what it was, never had one for myself or for the home!) And did you know why you kiss under the mistletoe (I didn’t know why…)? The box that my mistletoe came in had a little cute story behind it so I thought it’d be a perfect thing to share on a Christmas eve…
“Mistletoe Lore:
Mistletoe has been the subject of many legends and traditions for hundreds of years. Ancient Druids considered mistletoe sacred because it grew without roots in the ground and assumed that it must have been planted by the gods. Mistletoe was thought to ban evil spirits and bring good luck and great blessings. When warriors met beneath mistletoe, they had to lay down their weapons and call a truce. From this, it became a sign of peace and good will. But why do we kiss people under the mistletoe?
It all started with a goddess called Frigga. Her son, Balder, was shot with an arrow made of mistletoe. Frigga’s friends succeeded in conjuring up powers to save the boy. Balder lived anew and Frigga ordered that the mistletoe should never again be used to harm. Instead, she made it a symbol of love by kissing anyone who passed under it.”
Don’t forget to xxxxxx
:) :) :)
Merry Christmas!!!