I thought we were making the old classic, glue-and-cottonball snowmen, but Aveline knew all along she would create a blizzard.
Category: Christmas
MONDAY’S PRETTY THINGS :: Christmas Greenery
There’s nothing like the piney, earthy scent of fir boughs inside this time of year, don’t you think?
Deconstructed Christmas tree via Free People
Handmade wooden spoon via Herriot Grace
The home of designer Maria Cornejo and photographer Mark Borthwick via Totokaelo
Wreath chandelier via Martha Stewart
How do you bring the outdoors inside at Christmas?
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For your merry perusal, here are some [Christmas-y] Monday’s Pretty Things from the 2012 archives:
SCANDINAVIAN CHRISTMAS :: Another use for trimmed evergreen branches or seedlings
Note: If you’re arriving here from one of the Buzzfeed posts featuring this image, please note the post you’re looking for is actually here, on the wonderful Finnish blog Varpunen. (I’ve asked Buzzfeed to update their posts so the rightful creator of this image gets credit; Buzzfeed won’t reply to my requests, so I’m adding this note of clarification.)
Another evergreen-branch-in-a-vase idea, this time from Finnish blog Varpunen. (Did you see the Polish Christmas tree branch version I posted earlier?)
SCANDINAVIAN CHRISTMAS :: Inside “My Scandinavian Home”
Do you read the blog My Scandinavian Home? I love her style! (And how perfect is that imperfect tree?)
You can see more photos of her home last Christmas, here.
SCANDINAVIAN CHRISTMAS :: Christmas by H&M
The Swedish clothing and home brand H&M (Hennes & Mauritz) was founded in 1947, but it’s only in the last decade that they’ve really gained popularity in the United States. But unless you were lucky enough to live near one of their stores, H&M still remained out of reach. But this year — less than six months ago — H&M opened up online shopping to US customers. Woohoo!
In case you, for some odd reason, haven’t already obsessively stalked the Christmas section of their website ;), here are some of the prettiest Christmas images from H&M Home’s Christmas selection.
SCANDINAVIAN CHRISTMAS :: Fika / Coffee Break
A routine break in the day for coffee and sweets is a good thing to have as a part of the zeitgeist, no? In Sweden, these coffee breaks are called fika. And Cereal Magazine has a few photos of a Swedish-inspired cafe called just that.
(P.S. Want to see how Dala horses are made? There’s a video here!)
CHRISTMAS :: A White Tree with Red and Silver
Last year we used all blue and silver ornaments; this year red won — and I love it!
I tend to only put out a portion of the Christmas box contents each year. Aveline, of course, still wanted to hang all the ornaments so we made a mini clothesline out of twine and let her decorate that with some of the extras.
Do you try out different decorating themes every Christmas, or is your tree more traditional?
CHRISTMAS :: Petra Bindel
White and green for Christmas — so lovely and bright! I especially love the use of moss and princess pines.
I blogged a little of photographer Petra Bindel’s work some time ago, too. She’s a genius at the use of bunting.
Above images by Petra Bindel for Elle magazine.
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