Sparkler Christmas Tree_reuters.com
Christmas tree_Istanbul_daylife.com
Dots gift bag_$5.00_elumdesigns.com
Drift Wood gift bag_$5.00_elumdesigns.com
Doodle Art gift paper_$3.75/sheet_elumdesigns.com
Rococo - Black gift paper_$3.75/sheet_elumdesigns.com
Holiday Rococo gift paper_$3.75/sheet_
Elum*Hallelujah Chorus**O Come, O Come Emmanuel*
Mallet of Luck paper model_by craft pocket
Chinese Dragon paper model_by craft pocket
Carousel paper model_by craft pocket_
Canon Creative Park*Paper Modelz*
Alfie Kat_22.99 pnds_fully jointed_
Raggy Dolls*Carol of the Bells*
Lithographed tin spinning top_by Ohio Art_$20.00_
Ruby Lane*Old Toy Trains**Toy Trains*
Moby rattle_$14.00_by Haba Clutching Toys_solvent-free lacquers_
Wind Up Here*O Holy Night*
Cavalcade of Lights_Toronto City Hall_[daily dose of imagery]
*Panoramaist: Cavalcade of Lights*
City Hall front door by nantel_Montreal_flickr.com
Scrooooge! front door_istockphoto.com
Exploding Wreath_fotosearch.com
Dried Wreath_drdelphinium.com
Christmas Wreaths_lotusartstudio.com
Playmobil Nativity Set_toysrus.com
Their names were Caspar, Balthazar and, erm.
One child in ten does not know the Nativity story, a survey has found. Do you? We took to the streets in London, Liverpool and Glasgow to ask Britons about the Virgin Birth, King Herod and the three wise men
Baron Phillip, 40, Risk management consultant, southeast London
Right, there's Mary, immaculate conception and all that. She and her husband Joseph were travelling to Bethlehem. No idea why. There's a donkey in there somewhere. They have the baby in a barn and lay him in a manger. The three wise men use the star in the sky as a signpost to find them. Possibly some shepherds in there as well? There's always a lamb involved. That's it as far as I can remember. It all ends with the birth for me. I'm trying to think of all the carols. Was there a king beheading young boys? That's probably what Mary and Joseph were trying to get away from in the first place. They were on the run.
*Their Names...*
Abraham and Three Angels_click to enlarge_christusrex.org
Angels in America poster_images.google.com
Demon bursting angel-blown bubbles_
Angels and Demons*Ten Bible Passages About Christmas*
Black and Silver Christmas Wreath_handmade Christmas cards_
Lotus Art Studio*Fave Holiday Drinks*
Saks Fifth Avenue window by tixgirl_flickr.com
Saks Fifth Avenue window by tixgirl_flickr.com
*The Twelve Days of Christmas at Meadowood Napa Valley*
Fortnum & Mason window_dailymail.co.uk
Cartier_New York_images.google.com
*Grown-Up Christmas List*
St. Bridget's Church by mudpig_flickr.com
Spilling over... by Trapac_flickr.com
EASY MINCEMEAT DANISH
Ingredients - 4 sheets butter puff pastry
- 1 egg yolk, beaten
- 200g mincemeat
- 5 tbs icing sugar, sifted
- 2 tsp lemon juice
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C.
- Defrost the pastry and cut into shapes using a Christmas cutter (we used a 10cm star cutter). Lay the pastry shapes on a large baking tray lined with baking paper. Prick with a fork, brush with egg and place 1 1/2 tsp mincemeat in the centre of each. Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden, then set on a rack to cool.
- Mix the icing sugar and lemon juice together to make a very soft icing (add a few drops of water if necessary). Drizzle the icing over the pastries in a zig-zag pattern. (To do this is, put the icing in a small plastic bag and snip a corner off.)
Notes & tips
- Everyone loves mincemeat tarts, but for something different, try these. They're great for Christmas morning breakfast. Easy Mincemeat Danish
Rock Center Xmas Tree by Kacy Knight_flickr.com
*Paris Window Display**London Christmas Window**Christmas Shopping London*
Modern gingerbread house_ohdeedoh.com
*Swarovski Christmas Tree*
*someecards*
Regally Balanced ornament_$55
Jewelled Guard ornament_$55_
Christopher Radko*Little Altar Boy*
*Christmas Time is Here**Happy Xmas (War is Over)*
Tokyo store window_japandesign.ne.jp
*This Christmas*
Candy Cane shot glasses_$4.99 for 2_wishingfish.com
*Someday at Christmas*
Charlie Brown Christmas tree_plastic + wood_$23.99 @ Target
*One Little Christmas Tree*
Last Match menorah_Walteria Living_$240_aplusrstore.com
*Ave Maria*
Tea light tree_blomus_design-milk.com
*What Child is This (Greensleeves)**Christmas in NY*
Cosmetics store - Hazelton Lanes
Manulife Centre
Manulife Centre
William Ashley
William Ashley
William Ashley
BCBGMaxAzria
Eitelbach - Manulife Centre
Marciano
Whole Foods
Holt Renfrew
Holt Renfrew
Holt Renfrew
Holt Renfrew
Holt Renfrew
Holt Renfrew
Holt Renfrew
De Catarina - Manulife Centre
Escada
Manulife Centre
Le Chateau
Le Chateau
Le Chateau
Le Chateau
Le Chateau
Le Chateau
Tiffany
Tree in front of William Ashley
That pretty tree
Carpet of lights above Harry Rosen
H&M
Louis Vuitton
Zara - yeah, the dresses were fug
Zara
