There's been a break in transmission while I have been very busy with Other Things. Hopefully after tomorrow I should be back on track - and not a moment too soon with only 9 days to go until Christmas ( Read more... )

Visitors were coming and I suddenly felt the place wasn't Christmas-y enough so dragged the large Jim Shore nativity carton down from the roof. Luckily it's bulky but not heavy and no Christmas junkies or nativity personnel were injured in the exercise ( Read more... )

This is the 'new item for 2012' that I mentioned in an earlier post. It's a Jim Shore musical ornament 'We Three Kings'.

Here's a video of it doing the musical thing - courtesy of Cherry Lane Keepsakes (a site where I do buy most of my Jim Shore stuff ;o):

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We three kings of Orient are ( Read more... )

Today I tidied the library (cleaning up after the Christmas bomb) and started unpacking some of the ornaments. Found some of the little gold Santas and their trees. Have set up one set of three on the bottom level of the whatnot (as you come in the front door) and the other set in our bedroom window - which I suddenly realise is beside the front ( Read more... )

There is good news and bad news.

The good news is that I found the Christmas serviettes and got them out into the holder - with a quick detour to photograph one of each kind for the journal:


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Another couple of things came down from the special area in the loft that Gary has set aside for my Christmas stuff ( Read more... )

We're away! The Christmas decorating log for 2012 begins. Welcome to my Aussie sisters-in-law and other Christmas groupies ( Read more... )

Merry Christmas, everybody. I woke up to Christmas music from the office as Gary found something suitable to play as an alarm. At first I thought it was my cell phone telling me it needed charging but then the first few notes continued on and I knew it was Christmas. How exciting! ;o ( Read more... )

This really should be the wrap up post for Christmas decorating. (Couldn't really cut it any finer, I suppose.) There are a few things I haven't mentioned - the fibre optic pohutukawa blossom which I adore. The Santa painted on a rock. The set of four Santa tree-ornaments now hanging between the dining and living rooms. And did I mention the ( Read more... )

The last few things are out now.

The blue Jim Shore Nativity is complete since the shepherds have finally arrived. I think these guys are my favourite pieces in the set.


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