Advents 13th Door: Printable Wrapping

I love the beauty in the simplicity of this wrapping paper. I wonder if it’s something that  might inspire Father Christmas’s gift wrapping for the stocking this year, tied with red or green twine. Adding a few springs of herbs and green foliage will make it even more exciting. 

Gift wrapping is a little bit of an obsession of mine and a well a wrapped gift sends my heart a flutter. Giving a gift feels so much more special when you’ve put as much thought in the wrapping as you have the gift and this gift paper though simple in style is ample in love.  It has certainly inspired us to have a go at creating our own. 

You can see find the inspiration as well as the free printable for this wrapping paper on this rather beautiful blog homeyohmy here. Let it inspire you to create your own; even as a simple scan and reprint process a hand drawn pattern or picture would make such a personal touch to a family gift.

Amy’s (creator of homeyohmy) blog is full of inspiration for that perfectly paired back simplicity alongside beautiful tutorials and projects to try.

Discover the free printable here and do have a go at your own.

xx

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Adevnts 8th Door: Giant Baubles DIY

This is perhaps my favourite DIY of the tutorials and inspiration from studio DIY and are simple and fun to make. I love the Alice in Wonderland-esque play with size and their easy yet glamorous aesthetic.

You don’t need much (extra large balloons, card, scissors, glue and pipe cleaners) , and everything you need is easily available so it really is a perfect weekend craft.

Head over to Studio DIY for the tutorial and more inspiration. But be careful, Kelly’s blog is infectiously fun and you may never want to leave! 

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Advent's 7th Door: Photo Booth Silliness

To Accompany our printable advent we’ve been on the look out for some more fun free Photo Booth props for you to print and make. We’ve found two more we the kids love. 

They’re so simple to make and we the kids never grow tired of them.

We’ve accumulated quite a collection - remember these! 

In this blog we collated our favourite 10 ….. just in case you 

The Father Christmas alongside his elf, reindeer and much more can be found here 

The Snapchat cuties discovered here

Have fun

xx

Advents 6th Door : A Christmas Village

I am both inspired and amazed by the amount of talent and creativity I see by so many crafters, makers and mothers. All who share there creativity and talent with us, using blogs and social media as a platform from which to soar into the world of creativity and the arts whilst staying close to their nest. Its beautiful and makes so many inspired connections around the world. 

Thoughts From Alice is a beautiful blog written by a beautiful soul. Artist by heart, Alice created this illustrated Christmas Village. There are nine pieces in the set; a church, a decorated tree, carollers, cars carrying away their freshly cut Christmas trees, a snowman and pretty buildings. Perfect for the mantle or window sill and so pretty lit up with fairy lights draped around and behind. 

Its here to download, print off and pretty your home. 

xx

Advents 2nd Door: Free Festive Charades Printable

The countdown to Christmas has begun and there's so much excitement in the air. The shop elves have been busy sending Christmas parcels and gifts to be wrapped to people all over the globe. Home is already in full festive spirit with the advent hung and full of surprises, mince pies in the making and Christmas cards a colouring. 

Now with the afternoons feeling a little grey here in London we've taken to playing some silly indoor games. We've been scribbling down our own silly version of charades with a little festive theme. The kids have loved it so much we wanted to share it and have created it as a printable for everyone to play.

There's something quite nostalgic about charades. Or is it just me? I remember watching the grown ups play when I was a child and they'd all have fits of laughter. We'd play too, making teams if the cousins were all around. I remember how the big cousins were so clever and quick I thought they must be mind readers (or perhaps they cheated) ! 

Print your game of charades here

xx

images: Grace Kelly playing charades aboard the SS Constitution

Photographed by Howell Conant for Life Magazine 

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Advents 17th Door

After our fun with the photoboother yesterday we thought it only right to share some of our favourite free printable Photo Booth props. So, here's a few of our favourites, guaranteed to bring giggles to any occasion. keep them in a pot next to an empty wall, place them on the table as part of the place settings, ask Father Christmas to put some in your stocking or send some off to friends near and far.

All you need is some card to print onto, (or print onto paper and stick onto card), and some straws or little wooden bbq skewers. 

We've accumulated quite a collection over the years from sets we've bought, made ourselves as well as great free printables we've discovered. Here's a great way to get going or even to add to your collection:

Top to bottom: Sweet lips here , more fun props here and here

There are lots of props to print here 

Pick your favourites from this collection of accessories, beards and moustaches here . 

The beards here have become our favourites

These here are great for the kids to colour in and have fun designing there own. 

The girls loved this Father Christmas beard and festive accessories here