Nativity Scene

I have to be honest, this year has been amazing in terms of creativity and decorating ideas, all thanks to Pinterest. Many months ago I saw this amazing Nativity Scene where the stylist used a shelf or a ladder of some kind to create a multi level Betlehem. They also used beautiful Putz houses, which I adore.

I've been somewhat lazy, and couldn't be bothered painting, gluing and putting glitter on when creating my own Putz houses, so when I came across white Dutch houses by Papaya here in Australia well, I just had to go crazy and buy lots.

Since I already had a ladder shelf in one of the children's rooms, this Nativity Scene was actually easy to put together. LED tea lights (got to keep it safe), lots of moss, and my now old and battered Nativity set from David Jones, was all it took to put this Betlehem together. 

I love the fact that it's in the centre of our living room, it creates an amazing feature in the evenings, you can really feel the magic of Christmas, plus so far, kids have been really good at NOT demolishing anything yeayy...

White Christmas of a different kind

This year, more than others, I felt torn between different colour schemes for my Christmas decor. 

Kids bedrooms were easy as most of the decor is white and grey, with the bulk of their decorations being a classic Scandi red and white. But when it came to the rest of the house, I was pro white one day and all colour the next. 

In the end, I did a bit of both. So, to cut the long story short, my hallway turned out to be mainly white with some neutrals added in for extra depth. I'm very happy with the result...