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Hello lovelies!
Let me start by happily announcing that outside my window is a blanket of snow glistening in perfect starlight and a beautiful moon. It is a frosty -15 C (5F), serene, and breathtakingly beautiful!
Today we celebrated the 1st of Advent and the kids and I lit the first candle in the row of four that will take us up till Christmas Eve. As opposed to the traditional 'advent wreath' I lined my large (and very heavy!) Affari tub with blueberry twigs, white moss, silver acorns, and large candles. The cats went crazy over it and I had to dust the whole thing in white pepper to keep them off! :)
Private snap shot of my Advent candle arrangement.
Tomorrow I am decorating my windows with the first few Christmas bits & bobs. Nothing major, as really I prefer to wait another couple of weeks before I unleash my inner elf. Though holiday decorating is fun I must say that I prefer it not to be too over the top. I like a 'subtle but warm & inviting' dose of holiday cheer, and tend to go treasure hunting in the forest for things to use amongst my collection of old and new decor items. I find that it grounds me in the midst of all the craziness that also comes along with Christmas.
Whilst I work out just how that approach will manifest itself in our home this year, let's enjoy the below 'Christmas house tour' found via Swedish magazine 'Lantliv'.
You may in fact recognize the home of designer and calligrapher Ylva Skarp, who renovated and moved into an old school from 1901 in her childhood town of Hjortnäs in the county of Dalarna.
You may in fact recognize the home of designer and calligrapher Ylva Skarp, who renovated and moved into an old school from 1901 in her childhood town of Hjortnäs in the county of Dalarna.
Since leaving Stockholm for the quiet of Hjortnäs Ylva's business has boomed, and is quickly making a mark all over the world.
You may pick up some of her lovely merchandise & artworks at her home-based boutique or website. And my US friends will be thrilled to know that Ylva's works are exclusively represented by one of my favourite cyber stores Splendid Avenue. You will reach 'retail nirvana' over there!
"I seize the day over and over. I am still here and now."
With the lovely quote and artwork above, I love and leave you for today. To my Northern friends, do stay warm and snug. And to my Southern darlings, enjoy the Summery sun!
Warm hugs to all!
xx Charlotta
9 comments:
Charlotta,
Truly,truly,wonderful!
xoxo
Karena
Art*by*Karena
What a lovely picture you painted for us. Sending love
Hi Charlotta,
We have been having some really hot weather here in Australia.
It sounds so lovely where you are......and your candles look lovely and Christmassy in the simple style that I love for Christmas ;O)
Tania xx
I love your blog so much!
Hugs from Italy,
Daniela
Such a beautiful home, I am a big fan of Ylva Skarp's work too. The snow makes such a difference to the beauty and cosiness of winter - we've just had a dusting here in Southern Sweden too and everything looks magical! Happy first day of advent :)
Hi darling.....how are you ???....here we have our first snow too this morning.......love from Holland.....xxx...
Thank-you so much for this post! We are living in the Caribbean and it still feels like July. We can't wait to go home to Maine and Nova Scotia for Christmas. You gave me a little burst of winter spirit!
Darlings, thank you for your comments. My long absence from blogging has made me miss this forum and all the love that it brings. You stopping by and leaving me a friendly hello means so much.
Warm hugs to all of you
xo Charlotta
This is an awesome blog.Continue to keep up the very good operate. I completely enjoyed reading your blog.
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