Saturday

Picture Hús & Híbýli

Wednesday

Picture: 1. Martha Stewart
2-3. Isa Form

Anyone still awake wrapping presents? Try out these print out gift tags from Martha Stewart and Isa Form.

Tuesday

Pictures:Marloe de Vries

This is a cute nativity set available for print out. You can choose if you want to use the colored figures above or color your own.

Tuesday

Here is the directions if you want to fold a Christmas tree.

Friday

Friday

Picture: Hús & Híbýli

Thursday

Pictures: Her bor Mari

Saturday

Picture: Down to the woods

This was a cute idea to make a tree out of felted balls. I just found out you could make felted balls in the washing machine at the 60° program. I haven't tried it though. Maybe you can find instructions on Youtube? You tie the wool into an old nylon stocking and shape it when it is still wet. That would definately save time if you are making a lot of balls like for one of those multicolored felted ball rugs that cost a fortune if you buy it.
I still need to figure out what to do about the Christmas tree this year. Having a one year old to be that climbs onto everything and thinks she can fly. She also has the most developed sixth sense about things that are off limits like the toilet, the trash can, the toilet brush, plastic bags. Maybe we could have a small tree on a table that is out of reach?

Friday

Picture: Hús & Híbýli

To avoid buying 24 advent calender presents times your number of children, why not make another type of calender where the present is a happening; a visit to the swimming pool, a dinner at own choice, a visit to the playground or a café, a playdate with the cousins, making a cake or just anything. You could use 24 envelopes like this one.
Luckily in Iceland we have the custom where the 13 Icelandic Santas visit the children that are nice the last 13 nights before Christmas. They are leaving a small present in your shoe if you put it in the windowsill when you go to sleep. So parents save a lot of presents until the day they come to town.

Tuesday

1. Anna Lenas hem Christmas counter through Poppytalk
2. Vtwonen Christmas tree through Living Like Linda

Wishful thinking or not it feels like we might be having the best Christmas present. The midwife also said today she thought the baby wouldn' t be long. I've been saying all along it would be a Christmas baby just to get used to the thought so that it wouldn't be a disappointment if the baby didn't wait til next year. I'd absolutely love to hopefully be able to do something else for Christmas than just lie on the sofa, if just to play with my son. Well today I managed to drive to the midwife appointment and go online to read blogs. Now it's back to the sofa...

Saturday

Pictures: Rie Elise Larsen

Thursday

Pictures: jeongyun through Flickr

This Christmas chandelier is made from the IKEA Glansa lights.

Wednesday

1.Thompson family-life through her Flickr
2. recovergirl

3. Danielle Thompson through Design Sponge

4. Pickles
Pictures are also linked to their sources

Tuesday

Picture: BRIGGS LEKEHUS linked to it's source

Living in a hotel apartment in total lack of decorations my blog list has become a life saver. This knitted Christmas ball is super cute. Would be easy to make looking like an Icelandic sweater. From the advent calender of BRIGGS LEKEHUS.

Monday

Source: The happy home blog
via The style files
directions through here

Sunday

Pictures: 1. Martha Stewart
2. Etsy
found through Papernstitch
Pictures are also linked to their sources.

Monday

trough Today I Love
click on picture for it's source

The risk of having a baby at Christmas made me buy all my Christmas presents in October. I even wrapped them the other day. Now I will just sit back and don't spend any money or visit a single overcrowded store until Christmas. I even went to IKEA and bought Swedish chocolates and gingerbread cookies. Time will tell though if I'm able to stay away from those for 6 weeks.