Twinkle Twinkle...

This weekend did not go as planned.. I had so badly wanted to go and say Hi to Nonnie and meet Sue @ Vintage to Victorian as arranged at the craft fair held in Bath, but I still felt as though I had been hit by a bus by this horrible virus that is doing the rounds....I couldn't stand another day looking at the ceiling and listening to the distant hum of Christmas shoppers.. I even took a photo from my bed to pass the time after I had read the Telegraph glossy back to front... how desperate is that?!


I could not resist the lure of the glitter today and determined was I to get in the mood for Christmas I got up from bed and decided to seek out the Christmas trimmings.
Every Christmas as I dig out the boxes of decorations I do feel a sense of what went before and remember Christmasses past.
Every decoration has some poignancy or memory attached to it... some bitter but mostly sweet.
This year is no exception and I, eager as a child, rummaged through the boxes to find forgotten treasures and landmarks of the festive seasons from childhood to now. I have managed to salvage a few very precious decorations from my childhood which have all kinds of memories for me as they have appeared every year over the last 40 something years to adorn our tree. My favourite is a snowman made of card and old tarnished glitter.. just the way I love it!
They are still wrapped in tissue waiting for the arrival of the tree but I was keen to decorate my mantelpiece this year as I promised you earlier.. ..

I had bought a collection of vintage bottle brush trees from the good ol U.S.A and these were going to be my main feature... a forest of bristle and wood and old mica dust.









Well it took me all of 10 minutes or so to dress the mantle and I suspect that I will be tweaking this and that to perfect the festive scene. I have used one of our prize pieces of sculpture, the angel centrepiece, by Edwina Bridgeman an eminent local artist and friend and my favourite mercury glass votives to add the twinkle and magic!


It was unfortunate that my camera decided to run out of juice in the middle of my photograph session so I resorted to my mobile phone camera which gives the effect of a print on linen... or in other words..a poor photo!



So did you get the glitter urge today and wrap the family in tinsel?

P.s Note to Fiona aka Nonnie.. so sorry didn't get to see you at the fair... I hope you did well. Looking forward to hearing all about it.