Victorian christmas

Writing this series on Christmas Traditions, I was shocked to find how more than any other time in history, Victorian England shaped our modern-day version of Christmas. So you'd be surprised how easy it is to have your very own Victorian Christmas this year! In fact, some of your favourite Christmas customs might indeed have

For lovers of charming homes and gardens, decorative touches, and world travel, Victoria nourishes the feminine soul and promises a return to loveliness.

This year, I really wanted to keep our Christmas decorations very classic and traditional! I didn’t change too much from the year before but just spruced and added even more of what we already had. We planned a fun team day where we all came to the house, pulled out all the Christmas decorations, and […]

Victorian Christmas decorations will turn your home to Christmas mansion of Victorian era.

{Scandinavian Christmas} During Advent I go on a date with each one of my 3 kids... my 2nd son enjoys decorating gingerbread houses, so he & I went to a castle to do just that. The castle was all decorated for a Nordic Christmas... They have a nice little children's play area including a bookshelf which includes many Swedish & Scandinavian children's books. PS Here's a round-up of all my previous Scandinavian posts: Scandinavian Goodies St Lucia knitted crown St Lucia crown/wreath…

Finding the right Victorian era Christmas decoration ideas can make your holiday a classic. Inspire your thinking with these era-appropriate ideas.

A cozy Christmas candlelight magic mini house tour. Twinkling Christmas trees and flickering candles create a beautiful ambiance in the house.

It is that time of year again when I started pre-maturely playing Christmas music…browse Pinterest for inspiration, and maybe think about my Christmas list once or twice. This year feels extra special being in a new home. My kids feel it and so do I, that this Christmas will officially help us to feel like […]

Good morning and Happy Sunday! Today I am joining a bunch of my blogging friends in our final installment of this years Seasons of Home Holiday Series. Today we are sharing our Christmas entertaining posts. For this table setting I am using the same long candle holder we made a few weeks ago but stuck with just simple greenery and white candlesticks along with gray and white dishes for a simple more elegant holiday look.Read More

Kathleen of Cuisine Kathleen is having a A PINTERESTING CHRISTMAS TABLE challenge. I have a hard time finding a picture of what I wanted to do but finally settled on the table below. This is my version. Below is the picture from Pinterest that I copied from the account of The Adventures of Tartanscot and you can see it on his blog here. I actually also have those Old Britain Castles Christmas tree plates but they are in our Cape Coral, FL home so I opted to use my Friendly Village…