Inspiration: Christmas Crafts

Diana from Bavaria has a weakness for fabric, furniture design, the sea and handbags. She also pens two great craft blogs, sharing many a craft project and things that inspire her. If you are looking for original craft activities for you and your children in the run up to Christmas,  Oh... My Bag and Caught Crafting have much to offer.

Take your time, there are some really nice ideas to bookmark for next year!

Diana also runs her own small business selling beautiful ribbons and handmade items

Ribbons & Crafts

Take a peek and say hello from me!

Christmas Candy

 

I think these handmade porcelaine owls and faces are some of the nicest Christmas decorations I've ever seen.

Le Petit Atelier de Paris and Iris de Mouy have teamed up to create a very limited edition collection of decorations for the festive season, sold exclusively at Bon Marché (first floor) in Paris. Perfect in every way!

Back in time

Happy Monday Morning!

I hope you all had a lovely weekend! Despite the various tummy bugs and viruses that seem to have invaded our home, we finally managed to buy ourselves a tree and get into the Christmas spirit. I've been working round the clock on my shop (looking good folks, patience, patience!), so I haven't had chance to think about homemade decorations this year. I have found some lovely illustrations and ideas from a couple of my favourite books though.

I bought my copy of "Sweden - a year", by Lena Larsson (1968) from a charity shop years ago when I was preparing my first trip to Stockholm with schoolfriends. Lena Larsson's illustrations are beautiful

(note the red beech nutcrackers by bauhaus-inspired husband and wife glass-design team Ann and Goran Warff)

Who remembers I-Spy annuals ? I have a couple of my dad's at home and I love them. These pretty illustrations and paper craft activities by Danuta Laskowska come from the 1956 edition.