Retour to sender

Ahhhhh! rediscovering the NL and their gift/love for design...
Have you ever read 101 woonideeën?
Worth trying.
They have a article on a designer for HEMA (one of the fave things in the NL, in case you don't know)...a job for one of my next lives...
She designed this lovely gingerbread men for the HEMA's (fair trade) Retour to Sender Xmas collection.
Her blog SjoeSjoe is also worth visiting!
(Ah la la, les premiers temps après un déménagement ou l'on se prend à être un touriste et on (re)découvre des jolies choses (qu'on aimait bien)!!!
Parmi elles, un super magazine avec un article sur une designer pour HEMA et blogueuse. son bonhomme en pain d'épices déco de Noël - qui plus est fabriqué de manière équitable- est à croquer!
Ça donnerait pas envie de venir dans l'Autre Pays du Fromage, ça?)

Radko

just discovered at Homegoods and also available from Christopher Radko's and Macy's websites.
love their somewhat dated colour combination and the reflectors (aren't you suddenly back to the seventies?)

SNÖVITA

... i.e. the word I remember from my last IKEA visit.
I'lll probably paint them and/or incorporate them to a Xmasy/foresty/wintery scene. (A good concept can always be adapted.)
Also liked the mini thick felt wreath and cones.

(Merci IKEA pour ces silhouettes qui ne demandent qu'à être peintes ou insérées dans une ambiance Noël/forêt/hiver.)

hurray hurray!

'Tis (almost) the season to be jolly! Yes, am again/already in the Xmas decor mood.
Last year I missed these gorgeous bulbs from West Elm.
The full story is : a lady took all of them in the store while I was there wanting to buy just one ($9 per bulb being somewhat over my budget).
But no, she wouldn't even leave one for me, and bought the whole 29 they had. She came from overseas, blablabla.
Anyway, karma's a b---, girl. Have some broke on the plane on your way back? hmmm, too bad, cause I will be able to get mine this year. And even if you paid me, I wouldn't get you new ones. Help yourself, you're so good at it, dear.

Anyway, West Elm has them back!!! Yeahhhh!

Also from WE, this short vid. Simple and full of cute examples. I like their papiermache covered topiary as well...

David Stark Holiday Collection from west elm on Vimeo.

A peine en avance, encore des décos de Noël!
West Elm réédite cette année les boules que j'ai failli avoir l'an dernier...
Et une ptite vidéo bourrée d'idées en prime!