Before I sign off to prepare for Christmas and spend time with my loved ones, I wanted to wish you all the happiest of holidays. Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, I hope the next year is full of good health, happiness and success for you and the special people in your life. Thank you all the warm-hearted words you shared when I announced my engagement – I was genuinely touched reading them all. In fact, my partner and I have gone old school and printed them out as a memento! I’ll be back here again before the year is out but until then have a great one, dear friends!
// Photography by Will Taylor
Inspired by the two alternative trees I included in last week’s Sunday’s Bright Links post, I went on the hunt for a third and final idea to bring festive cheer into your space at the last minute. The result? This colourful bauble tree that is ideal for a Bright.Bazaar home, especially if you’re short on space and budget. What I like most about this idea is that you can create something permanent to bring out year on year, almost as though it would become a well-loved piece within your holiday decorating arsenal. To mix up the look you could try ‘framing’ the bauble tree by tracing the edge of the tree shape with washi tape or even a string of fairy lights. I love the striking effect of simply grouping together the palette of pink, blue, gold and red vintage baubles looks; I’d love to try other shapes, too, like candy canes, bells and holly. What last minute festive touches are you bringing into your home, friends?
// Tree | Baubles
A few weekends ago I headed to a Christmas Tree Farm to begin The Great Tree Hunt 2012. It was a beautiful morning: mist was gently rolling in over the surrounding hills and the early light danced gently upon the dew-laden branches, which make them twinkle as if they were already bedecked with fairy lights. With the same enthusiasm I had as a child, I hurried up and down between the rows of trees, touching, twirling and smelling the ones that caught my eye. Eventually I found a little area of cut trees grouped together because they didn’t make the Farm’s standard of a fully-shaped tree. I soon fell for two adorable trees, which were crying out for a loving home! I liked how they weren’t uniform in shape; their spindly and sparse appearance gave them a quirky, Scandi-like feel like that I instantly liked. Back home, I placed the smaller tree on my balcony and dressed the larger one indoors with a traditional scheme of red and white decorations. If you’ve decorated for the festive season, what look have you gone for?
// Photography by Will Taylor
