Rustic Christmas decorating ideas

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Christmas has to be one of my all time favourite times of the year. I love decorating the Christmas tree each year with a different theme or style. 

I spent last Christmas in Italy with my extended family and missed out on decorating the house and tree for December, not that I would complain about spending Christmas in romantic Tuscany, Venice and the Italian Alps (now I'm bragging). While travelling I collected a few cute Scandinavian decorations which gave me the inspiration for a rustic Christmas this year. 

The easiest way to decorate with a rustic feel is to select as much natural products as possible like pine cones, hessian fabric, lots of fresh greenery, church style candles, natural woods and recycled jars etc. Splash the neutral with a single colour such as red i.e. my Scandinavian style decorations or perhaps some blue if you are spending Christmas at a beach summer house. 

The great thing about a rustic look is that you can make things yourself and DIY is inexpensive, which is perfect when these days Christmas is always a tight time of the year. Little things like cutting ribbon or strips of hessian fabric and tying them to the branches of your Christmas tree, is all it takes to bring out the rustic country feel for your Christmas tree.

Check out these Christmas ideas, for inspiration for your next Christmas theme.

Merry Christmas to all my beautiful followers and please comment below on what your theme is this year for Christmas.

Creative Blackboards

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I have this obsession with blackboards, I just love that a simple sign or note can look clever at the same time. From writing a shopping list to quoting your favourite poet, here are some unique ways to incorporate blackboards into your life.

From a unique children's desk in a playroom, to a custom tall boy or feminine headboard....

From the kids lunch bag to the backboard of your cabinetry

Labeling with blackboards is not new but how about a custom table runner or spice rack or even your guests wine glasses?

Anything and everything can become a blackboard, even your wine bottle from last nights dinner

So how about we take blackboards to another level...

Surfboard anyone, or perhaps a car... no I am thinking vegetables?

The blackboards may be gone from our schools but they are very now for the grown adults of today. Think outside the box and your world will turn into a giant blackboard. So what are you going to write about?