It’s precisely at this time of year- December- that my thoughts turn to Christmas. My birthday falls at the end of November so it is not until I am out of the month that I can really focus on All Things Festive.
I don’t know whether it’s my love of Christmas Movies- however awful- or my fondness for Pinterest but I have been really captivated by the Holiday Card in the last few years. My captivation has been such that I have whizzed through Christmas salivating at the idea of Holiday Cards and found myself sending New Year Cards instead. Three Years in a row. So now it’s become kind of a thing for me to enjoy whilst we are away enjoying a Christmas Break.
I’m fortunate that earlier this year my good friend Kate Darkins took some beautiful images of us all. I love the casual and relaxed style she has- all the pictures look real and capture our family perfectly as it is in the year DH turns 40- and there are so many of them I would be hard pressed to chose one for the card.
I’ve recently been introduced to the US Stationery company Minted, purveyors of stunning stellar cards for every occasion that you can tinker with to your heart’s delight until you have the card that is perfectly you: and as unique and special too. They are the kind of cards that you would end up leaving on the mantel, or pinned to a board, or welded to the fridge by a school-made magnet for the entire year. They are chic and aspirational and yet do not carry the associated price tag.
See what I mean?
Now, where to start?
Go on! You know you want to tell me what you think!