Christmas Time

Woooooooooooohooooooooooooooo, it's Christmas Time!!

My starry advent garland has been hung with it's final number 24 this morning and I'm happy to say that all is jolly and festive here in the Attic24 household. Presents are all bought and wrapped, decorations are up, our log and candle supply replenished and a fresh layer of powdery snow has fallen over night.

We are set and ready.

We were quite late getting our decorations up this year, which was entirely down to me not quite having the energy to get down on my hands and knees and crawl into the under-eaves cupboard in the Attic to retrieve them. The Little People were very, very patient, but by Monday their patience had run out and they stomped their Little Feet and demanded that we go fetch The Christmas Boxes and get busy.

Some years ago I decided that I would only have red and white decorations on our tree. It would be simple and chic and co-ordinated. I bought a whole load of new decorations that year, all red and white, and although it looked OK, I kind of felt like the fun was missing. So over the following years (helped enormously by the arrival of the Little People) I began to buy and make more colourful decorations for the tree, and the fun and colour crept back in. 

This year, I decided to leave the red-and-white decorations in their boxes and just bring out the colourful ones. No pine cones or cinnamon sticks this year either, just colour and fun.

 

Aside from the very top branches, the Little People did all the decorating, and they did good, don't you think? I was more than happy to let them crack on, and enjoyed their delight in doing it By-Themselves.

We love our tree. Ok, so it's not a real one this year, but we love it all the same. The new coloured lights have made me especially happy (don't know why we had white ones for so many years??)

The rest of my Christmas decorating has been greatly simplified this year. Our dining room fireplace remains pretty much as it always is, although I moved out my jugs of artificial flowers to make way for the evergreens and berries, and a few little Christmas characters arrived too (the adorable crocheted robins and penguins were made by the lovely Alison, aren't they amazing?)

The Little People took charge of this years table display...

....these little pom-pom robins that they made from a simple kit make me laugh every time I see them, they're so quirky and full of character. Love-love-love them so much, I think they'll be sticking around for a while after Christmas has been and gone.

 

I also managed to find the little jam-jar ribbons that I made a few years ago, so my Bonne Mamman candle jars on the mantle got a little extra seasonal makeover.

And then there's the snowflakes....remember them? Well yesterday afternoon I sat and prettified them a little. Ahhhh, you know what? I had fully intended to string them up with silver beads and possibly some white pearly buttons,  but when it came down to it, I just could not. Resist. The. Colour. Hahaha, I can tell you're not one bit surprised at that.

I love that the flakes themselves are white, but I love even more that they now have some little coloured buttons and bells.

I strung then on some silvery pom-pom thread which I found in the cupboard....

....and they do look rather lovely against the dark wood of our fireplace.

I just LOVE Christmas Eve, love the feelings of anticipation and excitement mixed up with the feelings of calm and relief that all is ready, and all is as it should be.

I was sitting drinking coffee and eating a mince pie earlier on, listening to the Little People playing out in the hallway (zooming toy cars through the long empty tube that the wrapping paper was wrapped around), and I felt so happy, so very happy and blessed for all that I have.

 

We've been to town this morning, walking slowly through the snowy streets, bumping into friends, buying a few last minute bits and pieces (a carrot for Rudolph being top of the list of Things-we-nearly-forgot).

Home again now :: it's  mid afternoon and J has taken the extremely excited Little People to the park to go sledging as we still have quite a lot of snow lying on the ground. The Excitement in the air today is huuuuge :: Snow on the ground and only One More Sleep till Christmas, it's almost too much to take!!!

Well......I'm off to go light the fire now and will settle myself down and wait for my snowy family to return. I'm all set for a cosy afternoon/evening with my feet up.

Thank you so much, as always for calling in to see me, I really do appreciate your company very much. Here's wishing you a very, very Happy Christmas, I hope the days ahead will be filled with love and laughter, joy and happiness.

With Love to you all.........

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Comments

[María Isabel]

Hi Lucy, Merry Christmas to you and your family, hope the best for 2010 and want to thank you for sharing your projects, teaching us what you learn and discover every day.. I´m always waiting for your news and hoping your happiness will continue for ever...
Greetings from Germany,
María Isabel

[Tamara Erbacher]

Merry Christmas Luce to you and all of your family. I also want to send you a big dose of good luck for the events to take place in the next few of weeks, I'm just around the corner from the single-digit weeks countdown which I'm excited about....but your in the days countdown, WOW! can you believe it's come around so fast?

Oh!, and the crafty stuff...your home looks so beautiful, I have a particular fondness for your snowflake garland and the general cosiness of your christmassy space, particularly as we celebrate christmas in summer, for a minute there that was me snuggled up in front of the fire...it was, really:)

Take care honey...Tam xo

[simo]

Merry Christmas to you and your family. I'm italian and I think my english is not so good, but I really LOVE your blog. Simo

[Karin]

Thank you!
Your house looks so colourful, it's great!
Merry Christmas!

[fleur]

Merry Christmas to you and your family!

[Annie]

Lovely,lovely Christmas photos.

All the best to your family!

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Lucy,

Do you know what I love, love, love about you???? How you can take the most simple things or events or ....whatever....and make them awe inspiring!!! You make me appreciate life! What a gift.
Thank you and Merry Christmas!

darlynn

[Claire Hilton]

ohh your fire looks so cosy Im sitting here with the air con on!! hope you & hubby & the little people have a super day

[Márcia]

Hi Lucy! I'm writing to you from São Paulo/Brazil. I love your blog and because this blog, this wonderful colour that you use, I started love crochet. I have a blog too, but knitting blog and now crochet blog too with your inspirational world. Thank you for share your beautiful and colour world. Happy New Year!
ps: sorry, but I don't know English very well! Marcia from Mitricot :o)

[jannimary]

Merry Christmas to you, J and the Little People. Thanks for sharing your colourful decorations and the lead up to Christmas. Have a relaxing time (if you can).

[betty]

chrytmas heureux de vous mettez fin à votre famille vous remercie pour votre (blog) Je suis français et je ne sais pas le nom en anglais.

[Sarah west midlands]

Dear Lucy wasn't expecting messages on Christmas Eve but something made me check this morning! Wonderful!!
You have rekindled my creative spirit and
I"m so pleased to have found your blog
this year.
God Bless you and all your family and
a peaceful 2010!
Love Sarah west mids.

[Jenny Potter]

Have a wonderful and very merry Christmas!
Jen

[Marilyn]

Merry Christmas, Lucy! Today I've been cleaning, putting finishing touches on my mom's Christmas present, a granny square afghan (which I'm finishing with your lovely scalloped border), and making caramel corn, and am happy now as I settle down to visit your warm & colorful attic. God bless your family!

[Tracie]

Your snowflake garland is adorable. Merry Christmas to you all.

[sara mcd]

I've been reading your blog for only a few days now, but I'm enjoying it immensely. I love your colorful life!

My little people were using the tubes as chutes for blocks and cars today. Such fun!

Merry Christmas to you.

[Charlene]

I hope that you have a wonderful Christmas with your family. May 2010 be filled with love and laughter xxx I love your decorations.

[Gerry Hook]

Thanks for all the inspiration this year. Has changed my thinking.
Thanks again.
You and your family stay warm,
Hugs,
gerry

[paty z]

Lucy I just wanted to wish you and your family a lovely Christmas and a wonderful 2010. I love to read your blog you have teached me lots of things.
If I remember well your due date is for next month, take care.
Feliz Navidad from Mexico!
Warm wishes to your and your familiy

[Helen]

Have a lovely Christmas Lucy. Santa has already been here and it is already getting up towards 30 degrees at 10 o'clock in the morning but the sun is shining and the sky is blue, blue, blue so what more can we ask?
Cheers
Helen

[Bonnie]

Thank you! Your blog is beautiful...I look forward to it every day. Enjoy your little ones, they grow so fast.

Merry Christmas from Maine.

[Eden]

What a wonderful celebration you will have this Christmas!! I've fallen in love with your Advent stars! How cool is that??? Love so much of what you've done to decorate! Merry Christmas to you too :D :D

[Jess]

Merry Christmas to you all in your lovely crafty cosy house!

[Nora]

Lovely!

Happy Christmas to you and yours, Lucy

Nxxx

[Lesley]

Happy Christmas Lucy et famille. We've a ton of snow here in Aberdeenshire, it's fab. Had a real Christmas moment when we came out of the Crib Service at the church earlier and the snow was falling! Fire on, large glass of wine, all presents where they should be! Have a good one, L x