Caroline Burke | Burkatron

i'm back again with some more christmas ideas (can you tell i'm really feeling christmas crafts this year aha?)

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caroline x

every year i have the best intentions of rounding up my favourite festive DIY projects but it never happens. this year by some miracle (and by miracle i mean the help of my mum's babysitting) i've actually managed to do it.. hurrah!

mantle display / the merrythought DIY pine garland / tree vase / christmas table /rosemary garland

with december sneaking up on us i thought i'd share some of the things that have been inspiring me lately on pinterest, yes, you guessed it, christmas decor!

i've found myself a little torn over our decorations this year, i'm a huge fan of natural decor with lots of greenery and earthy accents. however gabe is coming to an age where he's really starting to understand the excitement of christmas so i feel like i should have some more fun decorations for him. 

after talking to james and going back and forward on it we've decided to keep our holiday decor natural, it's just so beautiful and serene and fit's in with our home so well. (however we're going to decorate gabe's room with some fun banners and have a christmas tree full of kitsch colourful decorations for him.. it's all about the compromise right?) now we've made our mind up it's full steam ahead on branches of pine draped across doorways, minimal greenery wreaths and homemade garlands!

here's some of the gorgeous imagery i've been inspired by, i love the clean scandi vibe and handcrafted feel.

dried orange garland / modern tree / pine candle display / hanging garland / eucalyptus baubles

christmas fever has well and truly arrived here (in spirit.. i've not put my tree up quite yet aha!)

i'm beyond excited to celebrate christmas this year, gabe is nearly 2 and it's just the BEST age, i can't wait to wake up on christmas day and watch him enjoy the holiday festivities with our family. 

as always i'm itching to decorate already but i'm showing a little restraint. until dec 1st i'm officially holding off on putting up all my fave decorations, but i made some cute little wreaths that I thought i'd show you ahead of time so you can make them for yourself! 

all you need is some wire and foraged pine branches or eucalyptus to make them. you can read the simple wire wreath tutorial i've written over at hunker now!

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caroline x

the two things i love most about christmas are gift wrapping and laying the table (probably because i love procrastinating over alllll the little details!) last year i put together this modern table that was v. clean and white so this year i wanted to do something with a more earthy and romantic scandi vibe.  

i think black taper candles are my new seasonal obsession, how cute are they? you can go see the whole tutorial with a bunch of tips for styling it over at hunker. 

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caroline x

oh wow, how is it december already? i've been meaning to share this project for a while and since christmas is sneaking up on us I figured I shouldn't wait any longer! it will be gabe's first christmas and even though he won't remember it i'm still feeling really precious about creating memories with him and have soooooo many things i want to do! (cookie baking, cake decorating, novelty gift wrap... you name it i'm hoping to tick it off my festive wishlist.) i'm a sucker for festive traditions but i also love to make new ones too and having a wooden tree is such a cool alternative for modern homes.