Candle Christmas Decoration

Christmas... that wonderful time of the year is just around the corner, with the white, green and red colors, the stress, the presents, the cherished family-time... and Santa! 

I had the opportunity to "play creative" with some Christmas decoration ideas.

Do you like this cute candle holder?

What a nice feeling to come up with something new using things that I had from before.

I used Norgesglass (mason jar), IKEA candle holders and Christmas decorations that I had from previous holidays.

I will use for sure this easy customization arrangement for other celebrations. 

Tag me in your Instagram pictures if you are inspired by me!

@Livingfourseasons

Everyday Table Settings

Love the details.

We celebrated my hubby´s birthday with a home-made dinner with the special help of our older son. The table decoration was simple: things that we already had at home became meaningful details.

One of best tips for making everyday table settings a bit more special is to always have nice napkins. I like to buy colorful napkins for all occasions - specially if they are on sale, like this fun and festive ones designed by Bloomingville.

Small cups can be use as flower holders. Today I used Design Letters espresso cups to hold this cute succulents and mark my hubby´s age.

The dinner, the decor, the company... this was a perfect table for four!

DIY - cork pen holder

Have you try mandala?, Mindfulness colouring is perfect to relax, concentrate and wake up your creative side. You can buy a book or search the internet for free printable pages.

I made this simple but cute pen holder for my boys desk using only two materials: a can and cork tape. Any kind of decor tape can be use to re-purpose glass or cans.

The cork tape if from Panduro. I like the clean modern look of just the cork, but you could paint it, put on a sticker, a ribbon... imagination has not limits! 

I will probably include this idea on this year Christmas workshop. The kids could put some goodies inside the cans and give them to their friends or teachers.

Wedding Dinner

My dear friend got married to her "King Arthur" last week. It was a sunny day in Oslo surrounded by love and family. Her wishes of having a simple celebration came true but some fabulous details -like her fancy blue BB Manolos, made it even more special. Catered food at the wedding reception was easy to serve and delicious. The decoration she chose for the occasion resembled how comfortable she wanted her guests to feel: grey and white with a touch of green made a relax environment pleasant enough to focus on a good conversations and really loud laughs.

This creative envelope had three functions: cutlery holder, place card and dinner menu.

The best of all? the couple will host a big wedding party in Barcelona in a couple of weeks.

Stay tuned!