Christmas Giveaway

Lately I've been a busy little bee and have been madly making Christmas gifts for my Made It shop

If you haven't visited recently click on the button above to pop over and have a look.
While you're there, pick your favourite coasters or baubles...
...and you could win them!

The coasters would be a great Secret Santa gift.
Or attach them to a bottle of wine like I did for my son's teacher's present.

So pop over...
pick your favourite...
pop back and let me know which one you picked in the comments.

Also, you don't have to but...
I would love it if you tweeted or shared this post on Twitter or Facebook...
or both! :)

Competition closes this Friday night (9/12/11) at 7pm AESNDRT (Australian Eastern Standard Non-Daylight REAL Time).
So there's plenty of time for me to post the prize to the winner before Christmas.

Happy online window shopping and...

Good Luck!!

Thinking of a Theme.....

I love to have a theme for decorating the Christmas tree.
Some years the theme is just-throw-on-whatever-I-have.
Two years ago I wrote a post about my recent themes. You can see that HERE.
Last year I wrote another post about our tree....s. And added a linky. You can see that HERE.

So this year I was pondering what theme to go with...and it hit me.

This year the tree will be decked out in...

WINGS & BLING

Wings on angels & fairies, birds & butterflies.
And bling for anything that shimmers & sparkles, glistens & glitters.

We put the tree up yesterday but it's not quite finished yet.
I need to buy some more angels & fairies.
More sparkles, more glitter.
And a big angel for the top of the tree.
The star is being replaced this year!

Here it is at Phase One...

I'll be updating and adding the linky so I can see all of your gorgeous trees soon!

Is yours up yet?

Polly Dolly on Christmas Day

I tossed up whether to dress Polly in what I will really be wearing on Christmas Day, or what I would love to wear. 
The Polly Dolly Challenge is my favourite creative space, the place where I can dream about pretty things and really have some fun.
So I would love to put up a dream outfit, but because I do that nearly every week, I've decided to do what Danimezza has asked and dress Polly in something like what I will actually be wearing.
Now you'll get to see the real...daggy....me!

We're off to the farm, with the whole family, so I will be wearing something very casual and comfortable.
Hopefully I'll open a present and find some nice new earrings.
I'll be wearing my favourite perfume...at the moment.
We'll be taking prawns for Christmas lunch.
My sister has promised to bring a bottle of Moet that she has been saving to share with me.
I hope she comes good on that one! ;)
And we will have a very large sack of Christmas presents for the whole family.
The best part of the day is always when the kids are opening their presents.

Here goes...daggy me...I mean Polly.
(She actually looks a whole lot better than I will.)

Christmas Day by Thea Smith featuring flat sandals

Petite pink floral blouse
30 GBP - dorothyperkins.com
Floral blouses »

Straight-Leg Jean Shorts
$99 - saksfifthavenue.com
Straight legs jeans »

Navajo Riviera Society Sandals
$105 - saksfifthavenue.com
Flat sandals »

Deco Studs
$120 - charmandchain.com
Stud jewelry »

Burberry Brit Sheer 1 oz Eau de Toilette Spray
$50 - sephora.com

Barcana, 9 Foot, Majestic Pine Ready Shape Christmas Tree, 800 Clear...
$474 - amazon.com

Zara Home - Adornos y Decoraci
20 EUR - zarahome.com

Zara Home - Ornaments and Decoration
3.99 GBP - zarahome.com

RoomMates RMK1412GM Christmas Tree Quote Peel & Stick Giant Wall...
$26 - amazon.com

Santa Sack - Santa Claus Christmas Holiday Toy Bag & Accessories
$11 - halloweencostumes.org

Pier 1 Imports - Large Glitter Snowflake - Gilded Forest
$6.95 - pier1.com

Sparkly Glitter Small Snowflake Ornament
$2.95 - crateandbarrel.com

Moet Chandon
yatego.com

Prawns - Hidden health food dangers - Pictures - Homefamily - Virgin...
virginmedia.com

Sunday Session

It's Sunday Session time!

Usually....

On Sundays I pop two favourite songs onto my blog.

An oldie but a goldie.

And a newbie, fresh off the charts.

Here are my picks for this week.

You can play along by linking up below.

And grab the button on the side bar if you want.

This week, as it is less than a week until Christmas

My Sunday Session is a selection of my favourite Christmas songs.

What are your favourite Christmas songs?

Can't wait to hear your picks.

Happy Sunday!
And Merry Christmas!!

My very old oldie is my 3 year old daughter's very favourite song at the moment.

We play it over and over most days...

This is the oldie that I love best (I was born in the wrong hemisphere)...



Another oldie that I loved at high school...



And who didn't love this one? Check out those hair styles!!



This is a newish one that I adore...



I have to put a true Christmas Carol on.
Ten years ago, I sat in St Paul's Cathedral, London and heard the choir practising Christmas Carols, it was the most beautiful thing I have ever heard...



This one always makes me giggle...