Tis the season to be merry and I’m getting ready and working on my festive gift guides. But first, let’s talk about the most festive of all, your Christmas Tree! I love putting up my tree and I love decorating it, so today I thought I’d kick off the StyleScoop Holiday Season with some ideas to create the perfect festive cheer in your home.
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Do you decorate your home for the holidays? I’m pretty basic, in that I usually just put up a tree, maybe a wreath on the front door and that’s about it. I know some people go all out with decor, but I’m more on the simplistic side. This season however, I’ve seen a ton of cute festive home-wear that’s inspired me to maybe take it up a notch. I’m not talking about your classic, overly shiny Christmas decor, but rather something that’s festive, without being too OTT. Something like…
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Who doesn’t love a limited edition? And when it’s a limited edition around holiday season, then you’ve got no excuse not to be the best gift giver (to your friends, family and especially to yourself)! I love limited editions, in fact I get so attached to them, that I don’t want to use them (because it’s a once off and you’re likely never to find it again), but as I’ve grown older, I’ve started to learn to appreciate things rather than keep them aside for a “special day” or “special occasion”.
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I don’t know about you girls, but I have a love-hate relationship with Christmas crackers! On one hand, no festive table is complete without a beautiful cracker on your place setting and Christmas just wouldn’t be the same without the fun of pulling on crackers with loved ones. But, on the other hand, they are so pricey and the goodies inside are almost always a disappointment. I don’t mind spending on crackers, but I’d rather put my money where it matters… in the fillers! I guess you could say, I’m the kind of person who would rather you spend more on the gift itself and minimal packaging (but still pretty), rather than the other way around. So what do you do? Well, I got a brilliant idea thanks to my sister in law. Make your own Christmas crackers! Now I know what you thinking…. I don’t the have time, I don’t have the energy and where on earth do I get everything I need? My answer is simple! Buy any old cracker with the cheapest, crappiest fillers and replace them with something more exciting! I’ve never technically “made” my own crackers from scratch, but for the last three Christmases that…
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Have you done all your Christmas shopping? Have you wrapped everything yet? Are all the gifts sitting pretty under your tree waiting to be ripped open on Christmas morning, or are you still putting off hitting the malls? This year I left my Christmas shopping to (almost) the last minute. I hit Gateway yesterday, with a bang, but am happy to report, after a full days shopping, it’s all done! Yay! One thing I couldn’t find was cute gift tags for all my prezzies. They are all so last season, with the same old boooooring Christmas decorations and I desperately wanted something different. I found these adorable DIY gift tags that you can download online! How absolutely beautiful? I love the double tag strip, which I’ve used on all my girly gifts. I got so inspired by these tags that I decided to lose the boring, not to mention overpriced Christmas wrapping paper alltogether and instead go with brown paper – wrapped with the shiny bit on the inside. I tell you, it makes the gifts look totally different and they look fabulous under my tree. For all my kiddie presents however, I used Christmas wrapping. These cute cards are…
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