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Blogmas Day Fourteen: My Harry Potter Christmas tree βš‘πŸŽ„

So, a couple of years ago I had a Harry Potter themed tree, but then disaster struck and my second tree broke (sad times)

This year, my twin sister who also loves Harry Potter, created a Harry Potter themed tree and it made me reallllly want one again..

Plus, we went to the HP tour and they had so many Christmas decorations that injust couldn’t resist. See yesterdays post for the ones I picked up.

I used a plain 6ft tree, and added some plain/glittery red baubles as a base (I’m going for a Gryffindor theme, Obv.)

I purchased some Gryffindor ribbon at the HP tour and I made this onto bows… I popped them on first.

Then I added my Harry Potter baubles that I already owned, and my new ones from the tour (see yesterdays post)

I had house baubles of the 4 house colours, 4 clear house baubles filled with gold glitter, purchased this year and a large glittery Hogwarts Crest bauble that my mum got me a few years ago.

These all came from Primark.

Finally, I added a few little extras that I have in my collection, some HP glasses, a couple of tickets for the Knight Bus and the Hogwarts Express, as well as a few little characters (Can you spot Ron & Dobby?!)

All in all, I’m really happy with how it came out.

And now our room looks super festive too πŸ™ŒπŸ»πŸ™ŒπŸ»

Until Next Time,

Roseanne πŸ™‚

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Blogmas Day Thirteen: Harry Potter Decoration Haul βš‘🌟

Hi guys πŸ‘‹πŸ»

So, ever since Primark started selling Official merch such as Harry Potter, I’ve managed to pick up some really cool baubles at Christmas time.

This year I have bought some lovely clear baubles. They are a set of four and each has one of the different house crests printed on it. They are filled with gold glitter.

They look really pretty and go well with my red and gold theme.

Also…

At the Harry Potter Warner Bros tour in London, last weekend, I picked up some more decorations.

Let’s take a look…

They sell ribbon that comes in four colours, one for each house.

I went for Gryffindor as that’s my favourite house.

You can use it to either drape around the tree as tinsel or tie it to make little bows, to decorate your tree.

I went for bows.

I also picked up a couple of other baubles, at the tour.

I went for a couple of Gryffindor themed ones.

I really had to hold back because there were so many awesome ones.

I went for a red Gryffindor bauble with a lion topper.

This is really cool.

I also picked up one of the stain glass effect house shields.

Gryffindor of course. I think these are really pretty and were probably the most reasonably priced ones tbh.

A great little stocking filler for any HP fans. They are available in the fours houses too.

The final one I picked up was this…

It’s a general Harry Potter one. Its has a ‘H’ for Hogwarts on a little Crest, with a Hogwarts silhouette, on the front. It is a clear bauble, so it goes nicely with the Primark ones I bought (mentioned above).

It is filled with little shavings of confetti that are the house colours.

Super pretty.

They did have a Hogwarts castle in a snowglobe style, which I kinda wish I had bought, but it looked rather heavy.

They also did some other more specific ones such as the little Yule ball outfits.

They had a Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft and Wizardry Crest topper, for the top of your HP tree… again very tempting but I have another idea for the top of mine, that I used last time I embarked on a HP tree.

Check out tomorrows Blogmas post to see my finished HP tree, complete with these baubles and decorations on it.

Until Next Time,

Roseanne πŸ™‚

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Blogmas Day Eleven: Drive in Cinema Night πŸš˜πŸ“½πŸ’šπŸŽ„

Last night me and Tim went to a Drive In cinema.

I’ve always wanted to go to one of these and when I saw that they were doing showings nearby, OF CHRISTMAS FILMS, I thought it would be a fun little outing.

We went to see ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’

This is one of my favourite Christmas films, its lovely and hilarious.

Who doesn’t love the Grinch!

We grabbed a McDonalds beforehand as you can obviously take your own food in your car, they did have food services but it was a little pricey.

We also took some popcorn to have whilst we watched the film!

We were a bit worried that it would be freezing but I think we got lucky with the evening that we went, it had been a much milder day.

We did take a duvet to snuggle under anyway because it was still a little chilly and why not!

It was really great to find something fun and festive to be able to do together that was actually really COVID secure.

You stayed in your car the whole time (toilets were available but we didn’t need them, but apparently they were also cleaned after every use too) They have your Number plate registered so all you do is listen to a quick information brief (you stay in the car for) but obviously everyone is wearing masks, and then you obviously sit in your own car for the film, so very minimal contact with others.

I’d never really thought about how the logistics would work in terms of the sound, I’ve only ever been to a Outdoor Cinema screening, but you just set your radio to a particular station and the sound of the film plays through your car radio and you watch on the big screen that they have up.

It was really good fun and this was my first Christmas film of the festive season.

I really enjoyed doing something ‘normal’, this was an ideal festive activity during the current climate.

2 weeks to go!

Until Next Time,

Roseanne πŸ™‚

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Blogmas Day Ten: Decorating My Reading Corner β„

Happy Day Ten of Blogmas!

Here’s a little sneak peek at how I’ve decorated my reading corner… I love fairy lights (any excuse!) And they look super cute with a few little other festive touches.

Super cosy!

Adding a few festive touches has made my reading corner even more cosy!

Annd I’ve even managed to not poke myself in the eye with one of the light up branches, whilst reading, so win win!

Books & Christmas = a pretty epic combo! πŸŽ„πŸ“š

Has anyone else decorated their reading areas?

Until Next Time,

Roseanne πŸ™‚

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Blogmas Day Nine: Giving back this Christmas πŸŽ„πŸŽ

It’s so important to help others whenever you can, how ever you can but, there is something about Christmas time that makes it even more paramount.

As we start to plan our festivities and enjoy the odd mince pie and choc orange here and there, it’s a good time to think about those who are worse off than we are, (because there is always someone!)

It doesn’t have to cost alot, you could even give your time, to a cause in your local area.

I had a look to see what I could to do in my local area, a few weeks ago, and came across a shoebox appeal for the homeless.

You fill a box with essentials and these are handed out (safely) to those who are most in need, those who are vulnerable.

The boxes are being dropped off contactlessly and quarantined before being handed out, so it’s all safe for everyone involved.

After such a crazy year it’s nice to feel like you can help in any way possible, a little gift like this would mean the world to someone who has very little, at what should be such a special, magical time of year.

I decided to do two boxes, they are almost identical but one has a couple of female related toiletry products in it.

Here’s a little peek into the boxes:

Thing’s I included in the boxes:

  • Toiletries, Inc: Sanitary products, Shower gel, toothpaste and a toothbrush and X2 roll on deodorants.
  • Other cleansing items: A pack of biodegradable wet wipes, as well as some Hand sanitizer.
  • I also included a little pot of vaseline and a hand & nail cream as these are great when its particularly cold outside.
  • I added some treats, a chocolate orange, because its Christmas after all! As well as some large bars of chocolate.
  • I also included some dry snacks such as Cheddars and Ritz Crackers.
  • And again, because of the time of year, I chose to include a pack of cosy socks and some gloves too.

I will be dropping these off in the next few days so fingers crossed they will make someones Christmas a little better and make them smile.

Until Next Time

Roseanne πŸ™‚

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Blogmas Day Seven: α΄„ΚœΙͺΚŸα΄…Κ€α΄‡Ι΄’ꜱ Κ™α΄α΄α΄‹κœ± α΄‘α΄‡α΄‡α΄‹ΚŸΚ κœ°α΄‡α΄€α΄›α΄œΚ€α΄‡ πŸ“šπŸŽ…πŸ»

β€’ W E E K β€’ T H R E E β€’

Since this weeks Children’s book is a Christmassy one I thought I would unashamedly shoehorn it into a Blogmas post for today!

The Christmas Elf and the magic of kindness

By Marcy Kelman and Hannah Mark’s

This book is SO cute. The illustrations are lovely and bright and the message that it gets across is so sweet.

The book is all about being kind and finding and embracing what you are good at… not worrying if you can’t always do what someone else can do, because we all have our own individual talents.

The perfect, Christmassy story with a beautiful message to those who read/listen to it.

18 days until Christmas!

Until Next Time,

Roseanne πŸ™‚

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Blogmas Day Five: Some of my fave Christmas reads πŸŽ…πŸ»πŸ“š

I LOVE a festive read. I fully read festive books throughout December and this year is no exception… infact I’m trying to read even more than usual this year to really get me into thr festive spirit.

Thought I would share with you some of my favourites, as well as ones that are on my tbr (to be read) list

πŸŽ„ Some β€’ of β€’ my β€’ favourites πŸ“š

  • Mince Pies and Mistletoe at the Christmas Market by Heidi Swain.
  • Coming Home to Glendale Hall by Victoria Walter’s
  • A Wedding in December by Sarah Morgan
  • The Secret Santa by Trish Harnetiaux
  • Sleigh rides and Silver bells at the Christmas Fair by Heidi Swain
  • Dream a little Christmas dream by Giovanna Fletcher (Novella)
  • Snowflakes and Cinnamon Swirls at the Winter Wonderland
  • Christmas with Billy & Me by Giovanna Fletcher (Novella)

❄ On β€’ my β€’ TBR β€’ list πŸ“š

  • A Christmas Wish by Lizzie Lang
  • The Christmas Sisters by Sarah Morgan
  • Dash & Lily Series by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
  • One more Christmas by Sarah Morgan
  • The Christmasaurus by Tom Fletcher
  • The Winter Garden by Heidi Swain
  • The Christmas Killer by Alex Pine

πŸŽ…πŸ» Current β€’ Festive β€’ Read πŸ“š

  • Hopefully Hearts at Glendale Hall by Victoria Walters

Have you read any of these??

What are your fave festive reads??

Any recommendations??

Until Next Time,

Roseanne πŸ™‚

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Blogmas Day Four: Decorating our tree πŸŽ„

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One of the best parts of Christmas is putting up your tree, so here’s ours!

I love putting up the tree, christmas jumpers on, christmas tunes blaring out… perfect!

From Disneyland Paris ’19
So pretty ❀🌟
From Universal Studios, Florida ’18
Our 2020 decoration from Mum
Bought at Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park ’19
Our tree topper β˜†

I love the traditional red, gold and green of our decorations.

What theme is your tree??

Until Next Time,

Roseanne πŸ™‚

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Blogmas Day Three: Christmas Tree Brownies πŸŽ„πŸ«

The great thing about Blogmas is I can try out loads of yummy recipes (for research purposes of course, you’re welcome 🀣)

So, yummy recipe no 1 is coming at you today!!

β€’ C h r i s t m a s β€’ T r e e β€’

β€’ B r o w n i e s β€’

As always I used a BBC Good Food recipe as they are usually pretty fool proof and delicious.

The link is here .

These came out so well, are super chocolatey (I always add extra chocolate πŸ€¦πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ) & look how cute they are!!

I’m not as great at the finer detail when it comes to decorating things like this but, even I could do this haha! and I love how they turned out.

These would be great for a Christmas buffet table (and yes I am still having one even though there won’t be many of us, because come on 2020 or not… it’s Christmas & who doesnt love a buffet!!)

They would also make great gifts.

Here’s Day Three of my HP advent calender!

Until Next Time,

Roseanne πŸ™‚

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Blogmas is here! Day One πŸŽ„

β€’ B L O G M A S β€’ 2 0 1 0 β€’

So, its that time of year again!

Blogmas is here!

If you aren’t familiar with Blogmas, it basically runs for 25 days from the 1st of December – Christmas Day, with a Festive blog post each day.

It’s a bit of festive fun to spread some Christmas cheer πŸŽ…πŸ»

I hope you enjoy!

β€’ D A Y β€’ O N E β€’

My Advent Calender

This year I went for the M&S Harry Potter Advent Calendar.

It’s Β£12 and is a chocolate advent calender with a little quiz too.

The packaging is really pretty with the see through scene in the middle.

It’s themed around Patronuses and has Harry and his Stag patronus on the middle bit.

The little chocolates are all wrapped up with animals that are patronuses. The chocolates are really yummy, milk chocolate filled with caramel.

And today’s Question…

See you tomorrow for another festive post!

24 days until Christmas πŸŽ…πŸ»πŸŽ„

Until Next Time,

Roseanne πŸ™‚

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