Fab Christmas decorations

I can’t believe I’m thinking about this already, but I’ve just finished making some Christmas craft for a magazine so it’s got me pondering what we’ll do with our own home this festive season.

Last year we decked out the living room in multicoloured decorations from Ruby Star Traders. They have the most delicate glass and capiz shell baubles, and hand-carved and painted wooden animals. Plus sequin-covered fruit shapes – all imported from Rajasthan. It’s worth buying in the January sales if you can wait… they mark them down by something like 70%. I added them to my own attempts at handmade decorations and they looked magic!

We laid the hall table with beige and red-edged French linen from Ici et La and a large wooden platter, then stacked it high with pine cones collected from Centennial Park after the Open Air Cinema; all topped with bows of red grosgrain ribbon. Traditional but lovely.

The very talented ladies at Polli do some gorgeous shades for tea light candles which cast pretty shadows on the walls, and decorations in addition to their excellent jewellery range as well – I particularly love the kimono design tea light shade and the doves above. Last year they made gorgeous white and red acrylic wreaths as well for front doors.

My friend Rebecca had the most beautiful living wreath, pre-ordered from Seed, and my favourite Sydney florist Jodi McGregor (Jodi did the flowers for my book) does some gorgeous things with a wreath also.

More Christmas tips to follow in the coming months…