Red & White Christmas

Tuesdays are about bargains and today we are looking at some cheap and cheerful ideas for a fabulous Red & White Christmas table - Decorate for 10 for under $100!

Image via Ikea

Your shopping list:

Fabric $4.99/m, Mushroom Decorations 8pk $9.99, Tumblers 6pk $5.99, Water Bottle $1.99, Napkins 30pk $1.99, all Ikea. Champagne Glasses 6pk $14.99, Dinner Plates 10pk $14.99, both Aldi special buys starting this Wednesday 23rd November.

Checkout the Ikea website here

And the Aldi Special Buys here

Christmas Eve 2010

Just a few happy snaps from our Jacques Christmas Eve Dinner (Which is really now our Jacques/Upton/McLaughlin/Broome/Andrews Christmas Dinner!)

Each year we have a different theme and this year was Asian BBQ. The decorations were just so PRETTY! The hydrangeas were from Mumma C's garden (Thanky ou SO much!). Whacked into a few old Dolmio jars from garage and Voila!

These King Proteas look absolutely stunning, the pink is just beautiful. ($5 each from Coles!)

Crushed pistachios for the Pav, again I just love that delicious pinky purple and green! The tablecloth is from Target.

Fortune cookies for our Asian BBQ theme

Loads of beautiful tealight candles and wine glasses to reflect the candlelight

And of course some pink Chinese lanterns for the hedges ($1.50 each from the Asian supermarket) Baby Girl looking SO gorgeous in her Christmas Dress by Noni. And she's sitting! Clever girl.

Everyone working hard in the kitchen!Here's the family minus Noni taking the photo. Even our senile little pup Karma has come to celebrate Izzy's first Christmas!

And the new puppy Bruiser...what a cutie!

A bit of chalk is always fun
Snuggly little girl and the boys just chillin'

I just love this combination of blue and white and pink.

All the different chairs from inside look so great out here!

But Izzy really stole the show!

I'm dreaming of a Moroccan Christmas!

Christmas decoration made by me!

Mon Premier Noel

Izzy is such a lucky girl! Her Noni came over today and had with her Izzy's Christmas Stocking and Christmas Dress...One very lucky baby and an one very clever Noni!

Beautiful pink and purple Christmas tree fabric, beautiful dusty pink ribbon and gorgeous little heart buttons! Oh it is SO pretty!

Purple and pink stocking, quilted and lined...Noni you are so talented!

A lot of time and SO much love has gone into these - I'm sure Izzy will treasure them forever.

Thank you Mum LYBTTS :)

(I can't wait for Izzy's First Christmas!)