For the past couple of weeks I have been feeling the stress of Christmas looming closer and closer, with so much to do! I want to make this season more fun and relaxing, I'm starting to learn that I should have planned things a little in advance and so I will keep this in mind for next year. There are so many things that I want to do that could help to keep me in the Christmas spirit, I wanted to do so much last year, but I let the time slip away without doing hardly anything on my wish list. This year I am feeling slightly poorer as I get to grips with managing my money, so I am looking for cheaper festive alternatives. I have been snuggling up on the sofa and watching Christmas movies, we also purchased our Christmas tree last weekend from Ikea for £25! I love the deal they do as you get a £20 voucher from ikea when you take the tree back to be recycled, and I love to recycle! I planned my colour scheme this year using images on Pinterest, to go with my more retro themed lounge area, and I think the tree is looking awesome.
I still want to make some paper decorations and have a few more decorations to finish off, but so far I'm loving the look. In the past week I have been listening to 'Big Magic' by Elizabeth Gilbert, and I found it really motivating, (go and read/listen to it!) It's all about leading a creative life in whatever way you can, no matter your abilities, background or career and not being afraid to do so. So the first thing I started doing when I got home was create a Christmas wreath, we didn't have one last year and I really wanted one for this year, so I dug out one that I had started making a few years ago and completely remade it to fit in with my colour scheme. I used some old decorations I had from previous years, ribbons and wool I already and cut the wreath shape from some thick card you get on the back of lined paper pads. The only thing I bought new were the fairy lights, it took me a few nights and some time at the weekend but here it is!
