Candy Canes....

I like how these Candy Canes are suspended with ribbon from the window!

 Candles in Epsom Salts

Baubles in Glass Domes

Some Christmas ideas from Pinterest.  You have got to love Pinterest, I certainly do!

Enjoy your weekend!

Award

I have been extremely lucky the past week and have won another award "The Versatile Blogger" from the gorgeous EZ from Life....Style'n.  Please visit her blog you will enjoy her wonderful and creative posts.

The award requires me to share 7 things about Christmas with you!

Here goes!

"Love Cake"

This is a traditional Sri Lankan cake that my beautiful Dad  (he is Sri Lankan) every Christmas and if I am lucky I get one for my birthday.  He has just informed me last Wednesday night when he was over for dinner,  that it is about time you made it my darling as I am getting too old and you need to practice.  I don't know about him getting too old but I am going to give it ago with his help.  It is a very long process to create this magical cake!

Presents!

Wrapping presents, I absolutely love wrapping presents!  Mum always got me to wrap her presents for her!

Decorations!

Buying decorations, there is not a year that goes by that I don't buy a few decorations for the house or tree.

I bought this gorgeous snowflake on the left of the picture from "Have you met Miss Jones", for Mia's teacher.

Christmas Markets - Frankfurt!

The Christmas Markets in Frankfurt, we visited 5 years ago.  Absolutely magical, my children loved them and of course so did I.

Santa and the Myer Windows

Visiting Santa with Mia, my nieces and my sister.  It brings back so many happy memories of when I was a child.

Going to Kmart with my children to get 3 gift tags off the Wishing tree. We then go shopping and they choose gifts to go under the Wishing Tree.  

I remember when I was young we would always visit my Nana on Christmas Day.  She lived about an hour away from us.  We would have to go through Melbourne City to get to her.  The number of homeless people I would see on Christmas Day would sadden me and has never left me.  I am so very thankful.  I have a roof over my and my children's head.

My family!

I have saved the best for last, I absolutely love spending Christmas with my family they bring me all the joy and happiness I could ever wish for!

The next part of the award is for me to pass it on to four more bloggers!

1.  Linda from - Oeke Design Blog

2. Belle Inspirations

3. Loulou - Here I am Loulou

4. Kylie - Stylish Settings

Enjoy today and all the Christmas Cheer!

Christmas ideas

 Christmas Tree made out of rolls of paper.  A great idea!

 Love this paper tree!

 A gorgeous Christmas themed bedroom!

A Christmas Ball made out of polystyrene and buttons.  Very pretty!

I found these pictures guess where?  Yes Pinterest.  It amazes and inspires me to see such creative and gifted talent around.   Sammy my middle child is one of these gorgeous talented people.  He creates the most amazing pieces of Art.  I will post a picture of what he made for his Art assignment this term.  His teachers wanted to keep it.  I am a very proud Mum!

A very big thank you to Julie-Ann for posting my blogs on her wonderful Decorating Forum site  this week.  I feel very privileged to have been asked.  Thank you xx

We are off to visit Santa this weekend. I love this time of year!

Enjoy today and your weekend!  

Christmas Snowballs

HOW TO MAKE BATH SNOWBALLS

These fragrant spheres for the bath (we scented ours with peppermint oil) are made by packing Epsom salts into a plastic mold. The bath "snowballs" can be tinted any color. You'll need 3 to 4 days to make the bath balls because of the drying time between steps. Makes 2 large or 4 small balls.

Tools and Materials2 cups Epsom salts
2 tablespoons water
A few drops essential oil(s)
1 drop food coloring, plus more if desired
Special equipment: plastic pipette, large or small round bath-ball molds, storage jars

Directions
1. Stir together Epsom salts and water in a mixing bowl. Using pipette, add oil, 1 drop at a time, until strength of scent is to your liking. Add food coloring, 1 drop at a time, until desired shade is achieved; stir until color is even throughout. 

2. Spoon a generous amount of mixture (more than necessary) into 1/2 of a bath-ball mold. Pack firmly. Repeat, packing mixture into second half of mold. Press pieces together until they connect. Remove top half of mold very carefully. Let bath ball stand, mold side down, overnight (set ball on an overturned jar lid to keep it from tipping over). 

3. Remove mold carefully. Invert, and let ball dry completely, 2 to 3 days more. Transfer to jars.

Gift-Packaging Idea
Use a glass kitchen canister to present the bath balls, which the recipient can then display on a vanity. Wrap the jar with ribbon, tying a bow at the top, and add a vellum gift tag threaded with cord in a matching colour.

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I found this lovely gift idea from Martha Stewart's gift idea's .  It looks easy to make, I thought Mia and I could try this on the weekend.  Mia loves creating pretty things and I am sure she would love to give these as gifts for Christmas to her cousins. 

You can find this post and more inspiration and reading at the Decorating Forum

Happy Wednesday to you!