Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Christmas Preparations...

...have begun!!

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Of course the present buying started back at the mid-year Toy Sale. But really that's as far as I've gone with that. Although I do have ideas on what to get people...so that's a start, right?!

BUT, the Annual Wrapping Theme decision has been made and suitable Wrapping Materials purchased! Now THAT is the true indicator that Christmas preparations have begun in the O household :)

Not my tree...but how pretty is this?!
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This year we are going for red, gold and white - white wrapping with red and gold embellishments. It will clash horribly with the tree* but that doesn't matter because our presents won't actually be under our tree this Christmas so Christmas morning won't be an awful sight of clashing colours. Phew!

Next week I'll start writing our Christmas cards so that they are all ready to wing their way around the countries come Dec 1st. I also have a shopping expedition with a fabulous crafty friend (you know who you are, Mrs Leonie :D ) and I'm hoping to pick up some lovely fabric to make a tree skirt so that the tree is truly dressed on Dec 1st.

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I think that Charlotte will also be getting a small tree of her own that she can put in her room. Then she can decorate that while we're decorating our big one and we won't have to worry about any glass baubles being smashed/little fingers being sliced. If she's lucky, she might also get a tree skirt...assuming my craftiness thrives that long. Haha.

* We were supposed to be buying a whole new set of decorations in a new colour scheme for our tree this year...but seeing as we are buying a whole bunch of baby stuff for Baby O's arrival I decided that we can put that off until next year. Watch this space!!
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4 comments:

  1. I love that you have started the Christmas prep now too. I began mine last week too. Only sadly I didn't do the mid year toy sale as I was busy being far to pregnant and then having a baby, lol. So busy time for us too now.

    I love your ideas for wrapping gifts! We never seem to stick to one colour or theme...

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  2. OMG you are so organised. I refuse to even think about christmas until Dec but that might be why I am always rushing around at the last minute and my cards are always late, lol.

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  3. Have started here, but really need to get my bottom into gear as have to finished and wrapped by 1st Dec this year. I owe you an email to (sorry for being so slack)

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  4. lol go you...i dont think about xmas prep until after my sons birthday so end of nov/early dec

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