Photo inspiration; Love to decorate at Christmas..

Whilst not the greatest in quality, these two images are still exceptionally cute!

Merry Christmas!

Good morning and a very Merry Christmas to everyone!


I'll be spending today with my wonderful boyfriend and lots of treasured friends. We've planned a barbeque and cocktails all over the place. Christmas is always a hectic time, trying to fit a million people and places into just 24 hours.


This post is a special collection of very old Disney Christmas Cards from the early 1950's. All images and relating captions were sourced from www.animationarchive.org who are avid supporters of the ASIFA-Hollywood-Animation-Archive, digitally archiving paper-copy animations.


Anyway... I hope you enjoy taking a gander at these old faithfuls as much as I did and that you have a wonderful Christmas day from whichever corner of the world you are reading from!

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If you want to see more Christmas related Disney, or pretty much any animation under the sun, here is the wonderful ASIFA website link.

x Sianne

Four weeks til Christmas!

It's hard to believe that Christmas has rolled around already for 2010.. My mother and I always have a rather subdued day, last year we spent an early morning having breakfast at the beach before lounging around the house with antipasto platters, cocktails and a few decent movies to enjoy (Gone with the Wind included). It was wonderful!

This year I'm a little uncertain of plans.. it's possible I'll be traveling so I've invested in a few little tokens to make sure that Mum & I can have a special day together, even if we're apart.

First, we have matching tea cups from T2.. there're an affordable $18AUD and are made of a thicker porcelain which I find easier to travel with when needed.

Next, we have a recipe for the most delightful scones to bake and eat on the day.. even though mine are gluten free! (Will post recipe soon..)

Thirdly, we have a set of Villeroy and Boch vintage Christmas bells with delicate little roses around the rim. We each have one special bell on our tree!

I've got a small collection of these bells, found mostly in antique stores and very occasionally at a good quality garage sale. They are also readily available to buy online if you're running behind on decorating!

'Merry Christmas hand embellished glass ornaments'

$8USD by AMAZONART on Etsy

Whilst it's not always easy to spend time away from family at these sentimental times of year, it's a lot easier when you have a few sentimental items to remind you of home.. as well as for those at home to be reminded of you!