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Well, all of a sudden I feel that Christmas is upon us. It seems as though Christmas trees are popping up all over the place! And although we are still in the last few days of November, I'm already feeling the urge to get a Christmas tree and start decorating my home. I love having a (no doubt slightly tacky) but nonetheless, beautifully decorated home and I like to get the most out of my decorations – so usually I put them up as early in December, as I feel I can get away with.

I also love getting new decorations to expand my collection and am always looking for new shops that sell interesting ones. I used to love the Finnish shop on Richmond Hill (for those of you who remember it) which sold really unusual Christmas decorations. I am please to note though, that HRH on Friar Stile Road and Paper Passions both have some lovely ones (I am planning on getting the squirrel decoration, made out of a tree cone – my daughter will love it!) and I keep meaning to check out Petersham Nurseries, as garden centres often have decorations and I figure that PN would have some that are a little bit special!

This year though, what with the credit crunch and the ever present environmental issues (which incidentally, take a real beating during the Christmas season, when many people (myself included) who are normally quite careful throughout the year, throw caution to the wind and join the traditional excesses the period is famous for) I thought I might turn to nature and collect some interesting cones, small sprays, twigs and leaves that I can find lying about and I can arrange them interestingly around the house (out of the way of my little daughter) – I even thought she could help me!?! And I thought we could add some glitter (I’m clearly mad!) for a final festive feel. Also, a big one for baking, I thought I would make some edible decorations for the tree – that we could ice together. Just as good as chocolate ones and no tin foil to get rid off!

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