Nothing says Christmas like the smell of gingerbread. Here’s a nice little crafty project to create non-edible decorations that look and smell of gingerbread. These ornaments are made of cinnamon dough, so they’re hard, non-edible and will hopefully last - and they’ll make a cute addition to my Christmas tree this year! What you’ll need: … Continue reading Homemade Christmas: Gingerbread Decorations
If you’re going to a Christmas party this year the time has come to pick out your festive party dress, and this weekend will be full of online deals so it’s a great weekend to buy one. A couple of years ago I worked for a company whose Christmas “do” was a dressed down affair, … Continue reading Festive Friday: Perfect Party Dresses
As well as festive Fridays I also wanted to do a series of posts devoted to the joy of hand-making items for Christmas. I always love adding my personal touch to Christmas, whether it’s homemade decorations, DIY gifts, creative gift wrap or home-baked festive food, so this series is all about that. I hope you … Continue reading Homemade Christmas: Festive Gift Jars
The Christmas countdown continues with the second of my Festive Friday series, and todays is all about Christmas jumpers. After shedding their geeky image and becoming massively fashionable in recent years, this Christmas they are still looking to be as popular as ever. And if you don't want to miss out I'd recommend getting yours sorted early as they could … Continue reading Festive Friday: Ways to Wear Novelty Knits
I'm continuing with the winter ice skating theme today as Selfridges have just opened their ice rink at intu Trafford Centre for the festive season. This ice rink is undercover, which is great if the weather is bad (most likely) and sits just outside the fountain entrance of Selfridges - which as you can see … Continue reading Selfridges Ice Rink at intu Trafford Centre
So this is the first of my Festive Friday series, which will be all about spreading those Christmas feelings. I hadn’t planned on starting quite so early, but when I heard that the Spinningfields ice rink was being launched this week, it definitely made me feel a little bit more festive! The Manchester city centre … Continue reading Festive Friday: Spinningfields ice rink now open!
Hope everyone had a fab break over Christmas, and saw in the New Year in style. I hosted a mini impromptu buffet and games night for family, so mine ended up being a fun-filled NYE and a nice way to celebrate the lack of 2012 apocalypse. I also made use of my new giant mixing bowl and edible … Continue reading Happy belated New Year!
I've been catching up on my blog reading, and it looks like everyone had a lovely Christmas, and there's lots of lucky people getting lovely gifts. I love shopping for presents, so it was nice to see everybody's reactions on Christmas Day (including my sister loving her Matilda the Musical tickets, and my mum pleased as punch … Continue reading Christmas treats
This week I went out with a group of colleagues for a festive drink with a woollen twist – we all wore Christmas jumpers! These ranged from those with stylish fairisle prints to the more extreme, with giant snowmen and Christmas pudding motifs. This got me in the mood for buying a new Christmas jumper … Continue reading Christmas jumpers
I’m well and truly getting my Christmas on, and on Saturday enjoyed my first visit of the year to the Christmas markets in Manchester. It’s always nice to see the festive winter wooden chalets lining Manchester’s streets, and Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a mug of gluhwein and a trip to the Hog Roast. And … Continue reading Christmas feelings
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