Pretty Things...Christmas Garland

Drape these delicate garlands over your mantle, banister, or mirrors this holiday season and enjoy all the magic and beauty they bring to your decor.  Many can be used any time of the year!

 tinsel garland

 metallic garland

 ice crystal garland

yarn, pompom, sock garland

 bay leaf and pomegranate garland

 

ribbon garland

all images: MarthaStewart.com

Call for Holiday Vendors...

Holiday Marketplace Bazaar

This is an initial call for vendors for our Holiday Marketplace Bazaar to be held Saturday, December 5th and Sunday, December 6th in a loft in Downtown Los Angeles.

If you would like to take part or get more information, please post here.

Spaces are very limited for this bazaar, so get your name in early for consideration.  We have a large email/marketing list and do art shows twice yearly in this loft.

We will be emailing out more details soon...Happy Holidays!

xxx
Raven

Quick shots of Christmas 2008

Just wanted to share some shots of Christmas 2008 with you:

Gathering #1: With our friends at our place







Gathering #2: 12 hours' drive away at my in laws













Gathering #3: At husband's aunt's place







Gathering #4: At my sister in law's place

Christmas at bijou kaleidoscope

Thought I'd show you a few snippets around the home with its modest Christmas decor.

Christmas Tree

Okay this is going to sound quite pitiful... but stay with me...

Since young, we have celebrated Christmas every year. Church, presents, food, caroling... the whole thing.

But this will be the first year I will enjoy a real Christmas tree at my home!! It's lovely having the smell of pine in the living room. It's even lovely vacuuming up the pine needles on the carpet.

I thought of decorating the tree very simply... while it looks great, I sometimes shy away from too busy Christmas trees. Gets a bit overwhelming. I thought of just white ornaments. Can you believe, I get to start collecting Christmas tree ornaments??!!!



Yeah... we got a tree with a crooked top.

I'll need to get an ornaments organiser... how do you organise/store your delicate ornaments?

Christmas Cards

I was inspired to make a move on finally realising one of the things that I've always wanted to do... a spot of luxury cards and stamping. So I thought I'd do it this Christmas. I normally make my own tags/cards but this time, wanted something more elegant and luxurious. I love Crane & Co papers and found some for a good price... and got all stampy-like.



Presents

Zero-budgets for wrapping the few family Christmas gifts we have has made me look around my home for wrapping supplies.
Inspired by an image that has been stash away at the back of my mind:



And I've just found that Martha Stewart has a Christmas version from Dec 2004 issue:

Via Martha Stewart

I grabbed me some of my oh-so-luxe plain brown packaging paper and some oh-so-even-luxe dollar paper doilies (we don't seem to have the array of doilies you guys seem to get in the USA!):



Not as swish as some other pretty packaging but to spend $0 on packaging, I think I did pretty well!

Look, Love, Shop...Dirty Pretty Things

It's time for Holiday Specials! So, from now until the New Year, I will be featuring a new Etsy store and their specials {see below}. Look, Love, Shop...!

{ Dirty Pretty Things }

Dirty Pretty Things Buy Dirty Pretty Things RavenX

✿ Dirty Pretty Things Holiday Specials ✿
{NOW thru Dec. 1st}

✿ FREE GIFT now thru January 1st on any purchase {see shop for details}

✿ 1} Buy 4 soy candles and get 1 FREE!
✿ 2} Buy 2 travel size soy candles and get 1 FREE!
✿ 3} Buy 1 full sized print and get 1 FREE mini print
✿ 4} Buy any 2 magnet sets, Get 1 FREE
✿ 5} Buy any 2 greeting cards, Get 1 FREE
✿ 6} Take 10% off any original art piece

Ja Rule hates the gays (except on Christmas)

Itty bitty failed rapper, Ja Rule, has clarified his stand on the gays. "I have relatives that are homosexuals and, you know, they come over for Christmas, hang out." I guess fruitcake is out of the question?