My wind-down for Christmas has started. I have to say though that I’m going pretty low key this year. Gifts for the nieces only and baking for neighbours are still to come but I’m setting the groundwork with shopping lists and even though I haven’t bought any gifts yet, I have the wrapping theme.

Every year I do a color scheme for gifts and Christmas. Almost always including metalics {Christmas no matter how low key should have sparkle} last year we were purples pinks and silver. This year we are reds, silver and a little natural browns wrap. I don’t normally do red {I like alternative Christmas colors} but found a basic brownwrapping paper with little red metallic dots that I loved and the rest just fell along with it.

Forgive me the state of the images. I took them myself of course.

So that is the start. Add a few other bits, a little mixy matchy and I will have another few styles.

The kids style

So still lots of work to do but I love making sure there is some sort of keepsake every year and gifts should also look so lovely and well presented that you almost don’t want to open them.

I’ll show you what will be baking tomorrow.

Annie

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