December 20, 2015
Is it possible to enjoy Christmas without mince pies? I think not. One of the lovely things about living in a community as international as Edinburgh is it brings to light the absurdity of some British traditions - including mince pies. I find myself explaining that no, it's not a proper Christmas party without mince pies, yes, they are sweet and no, we don't put actual meat in them anymore. Often
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December 17, 2015
I am a last minute present buying kind of person. It takes me aback every year when December rolls around and people proclaim that they're relieved to have finished their Christmas shopping! Yesterday I did my annual Christmas shopping trip to Leicester with my mum and brother to buy my first gifts, fuelled by a lovely indulgent lunch at the pure veg Mirch Masala. Last year I had late exams and started
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December 26, 2014
Christmas day is the best! This year I wore a vintage 80s sparkly blouse, a skirt and jacket that I made and velvetine lipstick by Lime Crime in "Wicked" that Santa very kindly left in my Santa sack :) . In the morning Oscar and I opened our presents from Santa (yes he does still visit children in their 20s...), had a leisurely breakfast, cuddled Archie and we all opened a present from under the tree.
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December 25, 2014
Merry Christmas everyone! I wanted to share some festive photos of Archie, but he didn't want to wear the santa hat so these were the best I could manage. I hope you have the most wonderful, happy, relaxing day. I really appreciate all of you who read along, comment, follow on social media and send me emails. This has been my favourite year of blogging so far, and it really is the blogging community,
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January 9, 2014
Last Christmas (all the way back in 2012!) James bought me this book on vintage inspired handmade gifts. It's so beautiful, it sits on my windowsill next to my Rookie yearbook, and my Tea Party book. Books with big pictures are my favourite. Anyway, I spent last christmas writing essays and I promised my mum that when I graduated we would make the lavender bunnies in my book as gifts. And we did!
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Posted in Christmas, DIY, Sewing | Tagged bunny, christmas, craft, cute, DIY, gift, handmade, homemade, homemade gift, lavender, lavender bunnies, present, rabbit, sewing, vintage fabric, vintage gifts |
