Christmas wreaths

 

The Christmas or advent wreath has its origins from the Lutherans in Germany in the 16th Century.

It was used to celebrate the beginning of advent and the birth of Christ.It was usually made of evergreens to symbolise strength.

 

 

My dream to have a fresh evergreen wreath sadly cannot be realised in Australia....it would be dead in the first week, so we have to make do with faux wreaths that adorn our doors, but here is the fun part, we can play dressups adorning our doors with all manner of wreaths.

The style often reflects the house style or the owners particular theme for the Christmas season.

 

 

At the moment I'm loving the snowy branches of this wreath, but I may also use it as a table display.

What do you think? What sort of wreath do you have on your front door?

Andrina x

 

 

 

 

 

London lights

 

Christmas in a foreign city is always rather exotic, the traditions are slightly different the food is new and usually delicious, and unless your in the southern hemisphere it's COLD, the way Christmas should be.

 

 

 

My gorgeous sister in law is currently in London catching up with family and friends before heading home for Christmas. I thought I'd share her photos of London lights. I dream of having a cold, icy, snowy Christmas, do you? Where would your choice of a cold Christmas be?

 

 

Mine of course would be Paris then running a very close second would have to be New York! A girl who doesn't want for much ... but then, you have to be able to dream.

Andrina x