The second of the Christmas magazines
... that I have bought I am quite taken with is this one. Country Living Christmas. I must say that generally I like the Country Living magazine but this Christmas Special has some lovely ideas in it. There are some lovely ideas for decorating the home both inside and out ideas for wrapping presents, I often get ideas from magazines like this as I see something and think well I could do that and this with it and make it "mine" = inspiration to create your own. Gets the creative juices moving. There are also instructions on how to make a "Wild Wreath" from natural materials gathered from the hedgerows or from the garden. There are a wealth of instructions for a "Home Made" Christmas which is what I aspire too more than anything else. Makes for the tree, Christmas crackers, pretty decorations, a sack for Santa, Advent calendar bunting, a Children's wish jar which is basically an old sweetie jar with slips of paper in. Each time a chil...