Getting all festive

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I can’t say why the festive bug has caught me so early this year. Well Ok, I was making Christmas tree angels in July… It has been a long time coming. I think the wonders of Pinterest have also wheedled their way into my mind. Of all the social media platforms, this is the one I tend to find the most useful. I chatted about this before and how I really have to discipline myself before a big design challenge to stay away from the pins. Where I really let my Pinterest inspiration (stealing) go is around the house and in the garden. My garden board is perhaps my favourite – followed by clothes…. there are a lot of Breton stripe photos in that section.

This Christmas I have really enjoyed all the new ideas for decorating and tried to adapt a few for our house.

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Seeing photos of Christmas trees tied to toy cars really amused me. I have now put this car in a lovely little bell-jar. I call it my Chris Rea display. It make me smile, and anyone who visits our house. Look at Bernard! How cheeky is he?

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Since September I have been keen to use a blackboard and blackboard pen to express our Christmas Greetings. I combined a lovely wreath made by my local garden centre, Bud and then glued a circle of MDF which had been coated in blackboard paint. I loved using a chalk marker to make this sign. If I am honest they are frightfully expensive to buy, so go for some good old fashioned chalk and you can get a more subtle effect.

wreath14.2So thank you pinners – Joy to the world – Joy to the creative!