merry christmas

May you have 

a wonderful, joyful Christmas 

and a Happy New Year. 

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merry christmas!

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police navidad

via urban dictionary:

when a Christmas party gets out of control, 
and the cops are called -

"It was all Merry Christmas and Peace on Earth 
‘til the fight broke-out and, next thing I knew,
 it was Police Navidad."

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hi sugar!

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Happy New Year!

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christmas kitties

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wreaths

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merry christmas

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ho, ho, whatever

Ornament-shaped flask.

We'd need a treeful at our place.

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Damn, I forgot to memorise some Latin Christmas carols from Bestiaria Latina.

Leftovers

Miniature Champagne bistro chair. Note to self: carry pliers in handbag.

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Merry Christmas

Christmas Projects (for next year...)

Attempt the minimalist Christmas tree bookshelf. Variations from apartment therapy and (too 'designed' for me) modern design.







Apart from the whole meltingly hot aspect of an Australian Christmas, I love the idea of this candy wreath from skip to my lou. Tho' why cut the sweets/lollies/candy off? Eating by unwrapping one end would leave a fluffy silver-papery wreath.




Make your own paper Hermes Kelly gift bag with downloadable patterns (from the Hermes site).




Recycled gift tags made from glossy catalogues and magazines by peapods.





I confess that I was inspired by these crocheted candy chains (from dollar stores crafts) to finger-stitch some chains with bells and buttons instead of lollies... for the cats.

Desired

For solitaire-addicts who love beautiful things... Buy into the Tiffany lifestyle for only AUD$45 here.

Piñata

'Tis the season for making the annual Christmas piñata in my household. Last year a rather mangy cat kept the niece and nephew and the neighbours' kids amused for a long, long, l-o-n-g time (maybe fewer layers this year...). And then there was the supplementary just-in-case one, the 'piñata of shame', covered in pictures of people who well deserved to be whacked with a stick. This year, thanks to instructions in the local paper on making a papier-mâché piggy bank, I think I'll try a big pink pig piñata. I think the paper may have pinched the 'recipe' from here.