Blogmas 2023 Day Twenty: Our Christmas Tree 🎄

Hi guys 👋🏻

If you saw yesterday’s post it was all about my Harry Potter Christmas Tree! (Epic, I know)

So I thought it only right to also show you our main Christmas tree!

Here it is…

The colour scheme for our tree is very traditional, red, gold and green.

We have a basic, original set of baubles that my Mum got us when we moved in together (inc a star)…

And then we have a box of all of our specific baubles that we have collected, been gifted or made over the last 10 years (where did those 10 years go!!!)

I do love our little tree, and it looks lovely with the warm lights, red and gold tinsel and red star on top.

I do think that perhaps we will need to invest in a taller tree next year as it was getting hard to find free branches for all of our lovely baubles. We have added a few each year from various shops, creations from Nephews and Niece, picked up on holidays, and a new one from Mum each year.

What themed do you have for your tree?

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas 2023 Day Nineteen: My Harry Potter Christmas Tree ⚡️🎄

Hi guys 👋🏻

Less than a week to go!!

I thought that I would share with you one of my favourite Christmas decorations …

My Harry Potter themed Christmas tree.

I themed the tree around the colours of my favourite Hogwarts house – Gryffindor.

First, I started off by wrapping the tree with red and gold tinsel.

Next, I added the hand tied Gryffindor ribbons.

Then, I arranged all of my different Harry Potter baubles.

I have quite a few now as Primark have done some lovely sets over the last few years.

I also picked up a few amazing Gryffindor themed decorations at the studio tour in Watford.

I predominantly place my red and gold Gryffindor baubles as well as my general Harry Potter baubles, around the front of the tree. The others go around the other side to even it out.

Finally, I add my tree topper!

This year, I went for my sorting hat. I do have a Harry Potter Hogwarts Crest topper, but I could not find it in our storage unit (sad times)

The Sorting Hat looks so effective up there, it makes a brilliant topper.

I am really happy with how the tree came out this year.

I do think that I need to have my coloured fairy lights on the tree next year, just to enhance it a little and make it stand out… especially as I have a set that are red, yellow, blue, and green, which are the Hogwarts house colours.

Top tip 1: If you’d like to do your own Harry Potter tree but you can’t find any baubles for sale, then you could do what I did the first year I had one… use your Harry Potter Memorabilia to deocarte your tree ie Hogwarts train tickets, Yule Ball programme etc

Top tip 2: Buy some baubles that are the colours you want to represent on your Harry Potter tree (ie Red & Gold for Gryffindor, Silver and Green for Slytherin) You could hang them as they are or decorate them yourself to make them themed baubles.

How do you decorate your tree?

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas 2023 Day Eighteen: Christmas Nails 💅 ✨️🎄

Hi guys 👋🏻

I thought I would share with you my festive nails for today’s post.

Having my nails done is one of my favourite things to do, and I especially love it at Christmas time. This year I managed to fit in two sets of Festive nails!! Let’s take a look…

This was my November set. I went for a simpler design using those classic festive colours, red and gold.

I love the accent nails and the combination of the super glittery gold and shimmery red.

My next set for December (that I got today!!) was super festive.

We went for a lovely nude base with adorable little festive nail art drawn on each one.

She did Candy Canes, a Christmas pudding, a Christmas tree, and holly. She finished them off with a sprinking of snow on each nail

They look so awesome, and after a super festive weekend and only 3 days of work left, I am feeling extra festive now!

All ready for Christmas!

Do you get Christmas thened nails done?

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas 2023 Day Seventeen: Christmas book/film update 🌟

Hi guys 👋🏻

So one of my favourite things about the festive period is all the times spent reading festive books and watching Christmas films.

I thought I would update you on which books and films I have read so far as well as what’s next on my list.

Let’s start with books!

I haven’t read as many as I would like at this point as I have been so busy, but I am hoping that once the holidays start, I can fit two more festive reads in.

So far I’ve read:

‘The Adventure of the Christmas pudding By Agatha Christie

&

‘That Festive Feeling’ By Heidi Swain

NEXT ON MY LIST…

‘The Christmas Book Club’ By Sarah Morgan

So far I’ve watched:

  • Elf
  • Teddy’s Christmas
  • The Holiday
  • Falling for Christmas
  • Deck the Halls

NEXT ON MY LIST…

  • What happens later
  • The Santa Claus
  • The Grinch who stole Christmas
  • Love Actually
  • The Snowman

8 days until Christmas !!

Until Next Time

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas 2023 Day Sixteen: Work Xmas Meal #2 🎄

Hi guys 👋🏻

Last night, I had my second work Christmas meal.

This time we went to Ask Italian.

I chose from the three course festivo menu.

I started with an Espresso Martini 🍸

Here’s what I went for…

Festive Sage meatballs. These were really tasty, soft, and delicious in the tomato sauce.

Festive Carbonara with Crispy Pancetta & Brussel Sprouts (Sounds weird, was amazing and a delicious way to serve sprouts!!)

Orange Panattone pudding with Ice cream 🍊 This was a really yummy mix between a sponge pudding and a Panattone. My only improvement would be that it needed more ice cream as it was quite a big pudding.

It was all really delicious. I particularly enjoyed the Carbonara.

We had a lovely time & it was good to have a chat not at work!

Have you had your work christmas meal yet?

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas 2023 Day Fifteen: Advent Calendar update 📆

Hi guys 👋🏻

Welcome to another day of Blogmas and not just any day… It’s ten days until Christmas!!

So exciting.

I thought I would give you a little update on my advent calendars.

Check out Day Four here to see which calendars I have.

Let’s take a look…

The F.R.I.E.N.D.S advent calendar has been really fun with lots of cool little bits and bobs in it, including a bookmark, Central Perk coasters, Trivia, Christmas decorations and more!

I love this advent calendar. It’s so pretty and magical. I love the detail on it and the fact that it’s reusable.

I have lots of decorations on it so including a Golden Snitch, the Deathly Hallows Symbol, the Hogwarts house symbols, lots of magical creatures, and loads more.

That one is definitely my favourite, although I must say I am very much enjoying my morning chocolate coin from my third adventure calendar 😂

What advent calendar do you have?

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas 2023 Day Fourteen: The Rock n Roll Panto 🎄🎶

Hi guys 👋🏻

We started off this week with one of our favourite traditions for the Christmas period… the Rock N Roll Panto at our local theatre.

Me and my husband Tim go every year at Christmas. It’s always a fun night out. This is like our 11th year of going.

This years show was Dick Whittington and his cat, which was actually the first panto we ever saw there together. It had a completely different spin on the story this time.

The show was as brilliant as always, with some familiar faces in the cast, great humour, and an awesomely colourful set. The music ans song choices were really great too.

We had a great time together 😃

Have you been to a Panto before? Which one?

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas 2023 Day Thirteen: Homemade Christmas Cards

Hi Guys 👋🏻

I always try and make some time to create some homemade Christmas cards, especially at Christmas.

I feel like this year has been a bit hectic! And time has run away with me a little towards the end of term, at work.

However, I have found the time (and thankfully some supplies from last year) to make a few cards for people.

I’ve gone for a couple of different themes from traditional colours to icy/snowy themed ones. I haven’t finished my cards for my immediate family & friends yet, but here is a little look at a few I’ve made to send off.

Have you ever had a go at making your own cards?

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas 2023 Day Twelve: Bring a Board Night 🍴✨️🎅🏻

Hi guys 👋🏻

At the beginning of December me and a few of our friends got together for a little festive celebration, a ‘Friendmas’ celebration if you will.

It was great to be able to all get together as its often hard at the best of times, let alone at Christmas.

I suggested a fun little ‘Bring a Board’ night where everyone brings a themed board of food

We had a variety of sweet and savoury food.

I did two boards, a savoury festive crisp board and a sweet, hot chocolate station board.

Here are my boards:

My Crisps board.
My Hot chocolate board with my velvetiser.
My Hot chocolate board.

It was a fun night. We caught up, listened to some Christmas songs, and played some fun games.

Have you done a ‘board night’ before?

What do you and your friends do to celeb together?

Roseanne 🙂

Until Next Time,

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Blogmas 2023 Day Eleven: Christmas Lights Tour ✨️

Hi guys 👋🏻

Today’s post is a super festive one!

At the weekend me and my husband travelled to London to see my Uni friend and her family.

We decided to meet for an early dinner so that we had an opportunity to catch up.

We wanted to do somehtifn festive and fun because it’s Christmas time and we had her children with us too.

I found a Christmas Lights tour of London online, with brilliant reviews. This was right up my street.

It was so much fun, and it was so cool to see all of the amazing and varied Christmas lights around Central London.

Our tour guide was brilliant, she was really funny and very knowledgeable about London (being a 4th generation Londoner probably helps!) I liked that we not only saw the lights but she also talked us through them.

She also offered interesting facts about the famous landmarks and streets that our tour took us through.

We all had a brilliant time! It’s well worth a go if you want some fun and festive to do in London, in the lead up to Christmas.

We booked through a company called ‘Golden Tours’ which were great, easy to use and very reliable.

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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