Judy Garland

Merry Christmas Eve! 

Tonight the dinner will be Tourtière (French Canadian tradition), the candles will be lit, and the wine will be drunk, all in anticipation for CHRISTMAS! I will finish wrapping, do some baking (and some laundry), and then head over for family time. I can't wait! (Even though the big day is tomorrow, today is all lead up, which I like!)

Judy Garland

Christmas 1944

Visual History of Christmas Trees

More Christmas tree information that you ever thought you wanted to know! (I love a good fact!)

Daily Infographic

Christmas Decorating Ideas

Just wanted to pop in and send some yummy holiday decorating ideas for you all! There have been many great inspiration pictures abound, I thought I would throw in a couple more.

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Christmas Wreaths

Christmas time is here at last! I'm finally home from my 5 cities in 3 provinces in 7 days trip! Now that I'm home I'm very excited to deck my new apartment out in a little bit of holiday finery. Tonight I'm cooking up a seafood stew, and hope to put the finishing touches on my holiday pennant garland. I'm also thinking that the apartment needs a wreath. I love the look of these wreaths from Eco Chic NYC. Can't wait to have the smell of pine in my apartment!

Merry Christmas

For all of those who celebrate it, Merry Christmas. I hope your day is filled with friends and family, food and wine, laughter and ... dessert.

santa

Modern Manly Christmas

Another apartment christmas tree. Can you tell I'm sad I live in an apartment and don't have space for a real, live tree? But if you're going to make do, make it stylish! I love this modern take on what I would call a Condo Christmas. All of the spirit and style, with much less space.

coco & kelley

Fireplace Wreath

How FANTASTIC

design to inspire

A Pair

 

Brisguysgirls

Homemade ornaments

How cute is this mini tree with homemade cookie cutter ornaments? Perfect for an apartment or small space. Great craft project as well!

centsational girl

Holiday Branches

Another great idea for those who cannot have a tree...

house and home

Looking Like Chirstmas

Design To Inspire

Christmas Baking

Two weeks until Christmas! Christmas time always makes me think of homemade cookies. My mom always bakes Christmas cookies, and for the past few years has done a cookie exchange allowing me to go home and eat an even LARGER variety of cookies. Mmm. Miss. Piggy you say? Only a little.

Cannelle et Vanille

New York City Christmas

Happy Weekend all! I'm headed to New York City for a long weekend with the boy. Can't wait to soak up some of that holiday spirit (and get a few faboo gifts while I'm at it)! I'm hoping for ice skating, some hand holding, a romantic and delicious meal (or two), catching up with some friends from undergrad, and shopping, shopping, shopping!

I'm gone for a few days, but I've got some posts lined up, so never you fear. It's (sort of) almost Christmas!

house and home

Baby, It's Cold Outside

One Month Until Christmas!!

Not to scare you or anything.

Holiday postcard from Ontario Etsy shop  

Suffragette Design

All I Want For Christmas Is You

It's A Wonderful Life

Every year my mother and I watch this movie on Christmas Eve. Every year I cry.

This year I'm not at home, and this tradition is one that we will have to skip. I looked for the movie before I left, but couldn't find it. And although I love traditions, this year we are making new traditions. This is my first Christmas not at home. But I am with my family (more family than usual), and it's lovely. Instead we are following another tradition. This year we are watching Love Actually. It appeals to my romantic nature.

Happy Almost Christmas.

Dreaming of a White Christmas

 

 

Paper Christmas

 

I just found these and have already lost the link. Can anyone help? I want to give credit where it is due!

Deck The Halls

via simpleeffulgence

make your own ornaments with knitting patters

via Amy Gaines

Trim My Tree