Next Home Christmas 2013

Another day and another piece of work that I can share with you now it had been released.

Back when the nights first started drawing in, early September,  I assisted Pippa Jameson on a Living Etc promotional shoot for Next Christmas 2013 range.

A day filled with styling, prop making, wrapping, unwrapping and I was able to get back into Christmas, after working in early Summer on the Asda Christmas Campaign.

The Next range we worked with called Christmas Romance, has a very luxury festive feel. With deep purples matched against soft colours of pinks and golds, it works really well against the bold shapes and mirrored surfaces of the many decorations.

My favourite choices have to be the extra large decadent heart shaped baubles, the glass ware and obviously, my most favourite ever, the leopard print wrapping paper. Which on the day was skill fully wrapped by the girls onto the JOY words you can see in the image.

As always Next has created a lovely style here and it was a lovely relaxed day working with Pippa, after having hectic and fast Summer.

Why not have a look at the Next range here, or pick up Living Etc. Not only see first hand the final images, but this months Christmas themed issue has a lot to offer.

For now though, heres some images taken from the magazine by myself and the links to my favourites...

Mercury Heart Bauble

Leopard Print Wrap

Plum Lustre Wine Glasses

Elle x

Homemade Christmas

So feeling home sick last weekend I got on a mission to make the flat feel more Christmassy. Hunting around the shops for Christmas decorations was fun, but then money became a bit tight and Dan wouldn’t let me spend £12 on some more baubles so I decided to make some decorations myself. The tree went up nice and early on the 4th December so since then iv being adding to the tree and the flat with little bits but last weekend I went all out and made the decorations which are in the pictures below, somewhere salt dough, some where 3D shapes and some where just me wanting to inject as much a of Christmas into everything possible! I also got Dan helping me out with some of the buts which is first for him, as he isn’t very arty, more numbery. 

With the tree up and  around making me feel more Christmassy I took to watching some of my favourite films over the past few weeks to get in the mood. Now just under a week before I venture back up north, and for the big day I’m feeling very festive :)

 Christmas tree garland, only tiny but looks cute hung up made using salt dough

 Check out my Grandmas knitted Teddy getting papped haha

 salt dough decorations, what ever you do when mixing it dont taste it, belive me doesnt taste like cookie dough, bleurgh!!

Stars for my kitchen

 Little star gift tags for presents

 Heart shapped door hanger, love this little button that iv sewed on, i picked it up years ago when i was in Nottingham once and wanted to use it for something ever since, I finally found something yey!!

 I bought some red tulips from a florist when coming home from uni last week, i thought they looked cute but where still a little bit boring so when i went for my run i went to the park nearby, and yes, although i may have a looked a bit suspicious i went and picked up a few little twigs and then sprayed them gold when i got home. Dont worry i mega cleaned them, just incase of any pesky doggies! And then theres my little charity shop vase i got for £1.50 with some poundland LED lights added, brightens up the table :)

 'Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree!' check out the pressies and macthing advent calendars haha!

 These little fellas where from my friend Jen the other year, their called Choki Ori and are a easier type of orgami,theres loads of animal that you can make but i felt reindeers where more appropiate for Christmas

 

 Ok, so like i said iv watched a few films, although some of these are more modern there some of my fav Christmas films and the design in them are ace, i love How the Grinch Stole Christmas for how interesting his little cave is made to look, all the inventions, collectable things create such a great space. I also love Max the dog, steals the show!

 Who can have Christmas without watching Harry Potter, well I cant! just check out some of the imagery from Philospohers stone, love how festive it is. Every year i watch probably all the films and this year on my wish list is the full box set, which when I come back to London after being home and Dans at work im gona be watching them all, along with some butterbear muffins that im trying to make, ill tell you about them next time!

Elle xx