A new Christmas

It's no secret to most that I LOVE Christmas!

Always have always will

I always try and go a little OTT

although with Pinterest and lots more blogging I can see I need to lift my game a little ;)

some of these girls are even more Christmasy then me

which I didn't think was possible hehe

Christmas is just such a magical time of the year.

This year however took on a whole new level of excitement a whole new level of magic

With it now just being me and the boys

I thought Christmas 2011 was the chance to start a new,

create new memories and new traditions

So this year I brought a new tree and new decorations in new colours
The tree and theme

red, green & silver theme

our tree

Christmas Craft & Decorations

I have also created homemade decorations thanks to Pinterest

christmas wreath and christmas candles

We are also going to bake cupcakes with Christmas toppers

Do some Christmas colouring in, Christmas painting on canvas and I re-pinned a really cute Christmas Printable that I think master J will LOVE

All my presents will be wrapped in brown paper with ribbon to match our theme and christmas tag, just for something a little different.

Our actual presents that are under the tree this year

Our New Traditons

I was hoping to get a an Elf on the Shelf but ran out of time

BUT the gorgeous Lisa of Life as we know it - Blog came to my resuce and had a spare "similar" type elf that Is on his way to out little home

I can't wait to get him I think we'll start off small this year as the boys may be a bit young but its goiung to be a fabulous new tradition as they get older!

I'm also taking inspiration from the Elf on the Shelf Breakfast

and doing a North Pole breakfast for the boys

I'm going to take them to the Old Noarlunga light set up and I thought a cool new tradition would be to make some Christmas Pizza and have a Christmasy kind of dinner too

Christmas pizza

I was going to do Christmas cards with a family photo of us 3 but because my photographer is my little cousin and she is busy at school and sport I have decided to just do a Christmas photo shoot.

We also went to the Christmas pageant for the 1st time this year which will now be an on going tradition

Our Old Traditions

We have a few traditions that will stay like

Opening one present and watching the Polar express on Christmas eve

Last year we created the boys hand and footprint decoration for the tree which I'll do again this year

And of course a photo with Santa

I will also be reading them my most favourite Christmas book the week into Christmas just as my mum use to do with my brother and I

I think I just saw Santa

I will also be posting the pages of the book on my Facebook page so you can all read along with us!

We like to leave the tree lights on over night ahang the Santa key outside Santa can find the house and get inside ;)

The boys will also leave out some cookies and milk for Santa and carrotts and water for the reindeer

 

As you can see we are fully into the Christmas spirit in the house and I am LOVING it!

Master J is defiantly at the age where he understands it so much more and I love seeing that and Lil C just gets excitied because we both are hehe

I can't wait for next year when they'll both be right in to it

What kind of traditons do you have in your family?

Are you starting any new ones this year?

Pinterest Make me Challenge

Tuesday is



With the lovely ladies from

Coffee Drinking Mummy to Five and Blossom Heart

This weeks "make me" project is another Christmas craft

I pinned this picture awhile ago onto my Christmas Board and decided it was going to be one of my Christmas crafts.

All you need is "mason jars" or any type of preserving jars

epsom salts and candles

Just pour some epsom salts into a jar and then wiggle in your candle

I finished mine off with a little bit of ribbon around the top of the jar

and there you have simple yet gorgeous Christmas candles

Have you made anything from your Pinterest boards lately?

Dont forget to link up over at Coffee Drinking Mummy to Five if you have

Mummys Christmas Wish List

Dear Santa,

Jodie over at Muddled Up Mumma tagged in me in a Christmas Wish list post

Isn't she awesome?!

So here is my list...

picture from the lovely Organsied Housewife

I think this one is pretty self explanatory yes?

a new car would be amazing too

I think a black Chrysler 300c with big, shiny, blingy wheels would do just fine ;)

And seeing as I've lost weight a new wardrobe would be muchily appreciated so I actually have some more clothes that fit

A pedicure.. nice and simple

and lastly some more sleep would go down a treat!

I think if you double check your naughty and nice list Santa you'll find me on the nice one...

Just saying

Sincerely, Tara

and now

Miss Amba ~ Team Mummy

Miss Shar ~ Mum on the Run

You girls need FB fan pages ;) hehe

Miss Dorothy ~ Singular Insanity

Its your turn to write your letter to Santa and tell him what you would like for Christmas

What's on your Christmas Wish List this year?

Ooh, Thats Pinterest...ing - My 1st one!

Ok so I am slightly addicted to Pinterest

which in turn means im slightly excitied to be linking up with

Tina for Ooh thats Pinterest...ing

I would have loved to have linked up from week 1

but life has been busy

So im excitied to start now and keep on keeping on

Looking at my boards I have no idea what to link up so I might just go the easy option and link up some of the Christmas inspiration I've pinned

and maybe even kill 2 birds with one stone and start some christmasy posts

I love Christmas

Not a word of a lie even working in retail I still love everything about it

This year with all the things I'm about to share I'm even more excitied

So here we go...

A homemade advent calendar

How awesome is this?

I already have everything i need to make ours just have to actually sit down and do it haha

Christmas craft with the boys

I love this idea of doing it on a canvas and then it can be used again

and

making santa hats would be fun right?

and what a cute way of displaying their attempt

or mummys attempt

Homemade decorations

Im loving the idea of a bit of a homeamde christmas

So im hoping to attempt lots of craft and christmas goodies by myself with the help of 2 lttle elves

So i am loving this Merry Christmas banner using Christmas plates

and absolutly adore these

Snow candles

These WILL be happening in this house this year

And you can't have a homemade Chirstmas without

Homemade Presents

I love the whole cookie in a jar concept

and I really want to attempt coasters with drawings & paintings from the boys

for family presents

and lets not forget

Christmas Baking

Christmas cookies

and how awesome

Christmas Pizza!!

Dont you just love Christmas!

I've already sat down and written my list of things I want to do

what I need to buy

Now all I need is for november to roll around to really get things ready

you can see all my other Christmasy pins here

 http://pinterest.com/mummiitara/christmas/

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