It’s the most wonderful time of the year . . .

It really is my favourite time of the year and not least because of that little baby born so long ago who brought good news that brings great joy for all of us.

I am one of those people who LOVE Christmas and really enjoy all of it’s preparations. The photo above comes from a recent Christmas dinner I hosted for my bookclub. I wanted to incorporate the book theme and made some little houses for each place setting by folding old book pages and then gluing some feathers or a paper flag on top. The link for the tutorial I used and adapted is here.

I used some eucalyptus branches as a table runner. I had to embark on a nature hunt to find these (complete with eye rolling from children), as this particular variety of eucalypt with soft grey green leaves and white branches is not common in Geraldton. On top of the eucalypt I added some pink and metallic baubles as well as some silver tea light holders.  Inspiration for the large candle holders came from here, although I did need to shave my copper candles quite a lot to fit inside the bottles, which necessitated gluing on some moss around the top.

The napkins are vintage and were sourced at a recent antique fair in Geraldton. The tablecloth was purchased online from Hale Mercantile Co.

Our bookclub Christmas dinner always involves a hilarious, present stealing game of kris kringle. To carry the book theme through to my gift, I created a cacti book planter using this tutorial as inspiration.

I would like to keep sharing details of other Christmas parties and festivities, but I will need to save that for another time, as I must away to attend to my packing for the trip south to spend time with family.  A very Merry Christmas to all and I look forward to sharing more posts with you in February 2018.

The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light. Isaiah 9:2