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17 December, 2012 

Lately

I am feeling very Christmassy already (I am watching Nigella preparing a festive feast as I type), this week will be full of seasonal fun and we are off on Friday for a week of good food and no housework.

Here are a few things we have been doing lately.

Making sea salt chocolate truffles and experimental chocolate and peanut butter ‘blobs’.

Decorating the house with lights, vintage mercury baubles and painted pinecones.

I absolutely love my lanterns from SCP.

Freddie had his birthday party early to catch all the babies before holidays.

A quick visit to Wisley where I admired the grasses. I need some height in my garden in the winter months and grasses are the answer for a quick sculptural effect.

12 December, 2011 

Make your own wreath

I rather fancied one of those wonderful Wild at Heart wreaths but at £50-200 it was a bit pricey so instead I set off to make my own. I went to Wimbledon Common and came back with loads of Christmas tree branches, holly, ivy and some other berries.

All you need is a green twine or wire, scissors and a metal ring, or if like me you haven’t got one – a wire hanger will do, just shape it round a plant pot of desirable size.

I started with the Christmas branches, even if your ring is not perfectly round it is easy to disguise it. Mine was rather wonky.

Then I added holly.

Then I added these pretty dark berries.

I finished off with some ivy and few other leftover bits. The only important thing is to make sure everything is tied up well. Now I need to hang it on our front door and that’s it.