CHRISTMAS TREE LOVIN

It's here and I couldn't be more excited. I love getting a Christmas tree, it's one of my favourite traditions by far. As a child we had an artificial tree and as lovely as our decorations were I always longed for a real tree with the smell of pine needles, bringing a bit of nature into the home.

As soon as I moved into my own place no matter how small it was, I would find myself dragging the biggest tree I could handle home to decorate. I would spend the evening slowly unwrapping all the ornaments that I have collected over the years and spending a little extra on personalised baubles, adding them to the tree one by one until it is time for the star. Then with a flick of the switch the lights go on and just like that it's Christmas.

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A CHRISTMAS WREATH WORKSHOP WITH LAURA ASHLEY

Even though it's still November, Christmas is so close that I can almost smell the pine needles and warmed mince pies, and I'm embracing every minute of it. I normally wait until December before I get festive but F has written his letter to Santa – which I'm trying to decipher – and his enthusiasm for all things sparkly is definitely infectious.

So I was super excited when the lovely peeps over at Laura Ashley asked whether I would like to host  a Customise Christmas Wreath workshop with some of my lovely blogging pals; Fritha,  Jessica,  Lottie, Adele, Laura and Laura for some Christmas fun, coffee and a catch up. Perfect!

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