Woohoo! It's Christmas!! I hope you're all home with your loved ones by now, so the festivities can commence! Thanks for sticking around for the last 24 days of Blogmas. I'm actually quite proud of having made it this far without missing a day or even my usual publishing time! I hope you enjoyed my recipes and DIYs and all the other christmassy...

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  I can't believe it's the 23rd of December already! One day to go til Christmas Eve, delicious food and opening pressies underneath the tree! I can't wait! So for today I thought I'd do a little tag, that I've seen doing the rounds in the blogosphere for a while now. I recently read Maisie's answers to these questions - I'll link her...

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With the new year fast approaching it's time to have a little think about where I want the new year to take me and what I'd like to achieve in the next 365 days. I don't really like to think of it as resolutions as they're in no way set in stone but rather a expression of where I am at the moment....

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It's the most wonderful time of the year! I love Christmas time for all it's bright lights and cosiness. The scent of biscuits and mulled spices in the air and just the general peace and quiet of the holidays. That's why I also enjoy making my home ready for Christmas, perfect with a tree and little decorations, all the fairy lights, candles and...

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I wanted to make a little more of an effort with my gift wrapping this year, so I decided to get crafty! I have quite a few homemade gifts to give away this Christmas and there's no better way to give them a nice packaging, then to put them into little gift bags. So I thought why not get creative with them? ...

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The countdown for Christmas baking has officially begun. So it's time I whipped up some of my amaretto marzipan biscuits ready for Christmas Day :-) ...

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Lush is a dangerous place for me to be. There's always so many lovely things, everything smells divine and just the whole concept of that store, it gets me every time. This time I went in to have a little look around for Christmas presents and such and came home with a whole bag of bath time goodies just for myself - what...

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If you're still on the hunt for the perfect present to give to your foodie friends, this might just be it! Chutneys are awesome gifts because they keep a long time in their jars and even improve with time! And is there anything more festive then apple and cranberry flavour? It's definitely perfect to have with your Christmas meal (and to make your...

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I wanted to do a kind of review of this year, but I wanted to concentrate only on the good things and the moments to remember, the happy times. So I thought what better way then to compile a little list of my favourite moments of this year, in chronological order! ...

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Scented candles are a stable around my house at all times of the year but there's something about winter time and Christmas especially, that makes me want to light ALL the scented candles! Nothing more cosy than a cold and dark winter night snuggled up on the couch with a good book and your favourite candle on! As you probably know by now,...

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Is there any food more wintery, more festive than a baked apple? I don't think so. I find they're delicious, don't require any fancy ingredients and can be whipped up in literally no time. Aaaaand, they're pretty to look at too :-) However, most classic recipes use raisins in the filling which I just cannot deal with, so I decided to do things...

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It has been snowing quite a lot over the past few weeks. And even though it has alread almost completely melted away it was magical while it lasted. So for today's post I thought I'd share with you some photos I took of winter fun in the snow and the calmness that settled over everything with the first layer of snow. ...

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"Merricat, said Connie, would you like a cup of tea? Oh no, said Merricat, you'll poison me. Merricat, said Connie, would you like to go to sleep? Down in the boneyard ten feet deep!" 'We Have Always Lived In The Castle' follows the story of 18 year old narrator Mary Katherine Blackwood, or short Merricat and her sister Constance, who live in the...

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I love decorating! I love crafts! And I love Christmas! So obviously I had to do a little DIY Christmas project. I decided to make a door wreath for my new place, which is super easy to do yet pretty to look at. Here's what you need. ...

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I wanted to share one of my all time favourite cookie recipes with you guys today: Swedish Havreflarn. But instead of simple oat cookies I decided to give them a little twist and level up with a chocolate layer on top. They're quick, they're easy to make and you only need a couple of really basic ingredients. Well then, "nu börjar det" :-)...

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I'm a Christmas fan. I never made a secret of it. I get excited about Christmas as soon as Halloween is over and definitely never think it's too early in November to start shopping for Christmas gifts and decorations, listen to Christmas playlists and get my favourite festive films on. However, this year, quite a few things have changed. Here's what I'm most...

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I haven't done an outfit post in absolute ages, mainly because I don't have a designated photographer to hand at all times. But I wanted to share an outfit featuring my loooovely new cardigan anyways so I dragged my brother out to take some photos in the most autumnal looking forest ever.  ...

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My first batch of Christmas biscuits for this year were black and white biscuits. Anything chocolatey was always a big hit with me as a kid - and let's be honest, still is - so it came as no surprise that I chose to make these first. They usually come as either swirls or chess boards but the chess board look is probably...

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I've been wanting to do another poetry post for the longest time! I quite liked how this one on Bayreuth had turned out so I thought it would be a great idea to pick a poem on London that I love and share with you the  photos I took on my recent visit. These have not been taken on the bestest of cameras,...

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So it's finally time to bring out the wintery nailpolish shades again! I'm so into dark berry tones and glitters and the lot, so I actually wear a lot more nail varnish in autumn/winter than I do in the summer. I thought I'd show you some of my current favourite tones. ...

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I love a good cup of mulled wine or hot cider on a cold winter's day but it doesn't always have to be alcohol does it. For those occasions where I just want to warm up without drinking any alcohol, I tend to make my favourite mulled apple juice, suitable for all friends and family members, regardless of their age.  ...

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I haven't done a favourites post in absolute ages! I used to love doing them because it made me so much more aware of what I currently like and how my favourites change throughout the seasons and with the years and stuff so I'm definitely bringing them back! First off, I'd like to show you what I loved using, reading and generally having...

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"Beautiful, rich, mysterious... the Roanoke girls seem to have it all. But there's a dark truth about them that's never spoken. Every girl either runs away, or dies." ...

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Hi guys, just to let you know I'm doing Blogmas again this year! I know what you think, but I'm already well more prepared than last year and I'm intent on making it through all 24 days this year! ...

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