It's Christmas!!!

Every year at around mid October when the clocks start to go back and the evenings are much darker, I start to get the ‘Christmassy feeling’, and I always tell myself it's too early and that I need to suppress those feelings until December. By the time Christmas Day rolls round, I'm over Christmas, because I deny myself to get into the spirit and put off everything Christmas until it is really too late. Although people moan that shops and TV always put Christmas on too early, there can actually be quite a lot to prepare! Especially if you have loads of plans like me! So this year my decorations will be going up on Dec 1st (I usually wait until 2 weeks until the big day) and I have already begun to prepare things, although I still feel like there is not enough time!

I have my ingredients ready to make 6 Christmas cakes for family, as they were so popular last year. I have given myself permission to buy decorations as early as October this year as all the good decorations go quick, and I think decorations like this are investments. This year I have taken more time in planning my Christmas decoration theme and I started this just by searching 'Christmas' on Pinterest and found that I love the 50's and 60's kitsch look, with lots of pink, dark blues, greens, gold and silver colours. I have also fallen in love with these mini trees that I found in an art shop in Camden, I looked at getting some online this year and they where so expensive! I couldn’t believe the price when I found them in Camden and bought quite a few! They make me so happy! I think they look so retro, and really capture the style that I am going for, I also got a few pieces in Paperchase, and some pieces from Hobbycraft that I can decorate in the style I want.

I next plan to decide on wrapping papers and bits and bobs to decorate the presents that I give, I like to make them look awesome, as I would love to receive a beautifully wrapped present. I also like to have fun with the decorations on the Christmas cakes I make, so I want to make something really nice to decorate those. I also intend on inviting family over for a little Christmas gathering between Christmas and New Year, oh and I am also going to a wedding on New Year's Eve and need to plan what I'm wearing, I'd also like to make some decorations! Phew it sounds like a lot but I'm determined not to let the Christmas spirit leave me tot early this year, and I can't wait!