Yay, we have a winner!
Hope you all had a lovely and safe holidays and that it wasn’t too crazy if you have boxing day were you live (I swear, I’ve never seen so many people in one shop)

Let’s go straight to the point. Using random.org I’ve finally found the winner for the TheBodyShop Giveaway…..and the winner is…..

Roshani! from Auckland, New Zealand

She will be contacted and she’ll receive her TBS Beauty Kit soon!
Thank you all those who participated.
Jules.-

[Spanish Version]
Yay, tenemos un ganador!
Espero que hayan tenido unas lindas vacaciones y que haya sido demasiado loco si en su pais festejan Boxing Day (les juro, nunca vi tanta gente en la misma tienda)

Será contactada y va a recibir su kit de belleza TBS pronto!
Gracias a todos los que participaron.
Jules.-

Wow I can’t believe today it’s the 24th already. As you all know we celebrate Christmas on the 24th at night, meaning… today is Christmas!!!!
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Hello everybody! I can’t believe it’s almost Christmas already, time just flew away.
Given that some of you will be celebrating Christmas on the 24th I though I’d show you some cute ideas to decorate the dinner table that I’ve been saving for the last couple of weeks

Let me know what you think and I’ll see you tomorrow for the last Blogmas post of the year!

[Spanish Version]
Hola a todos! No puedo creer que ya casi es Navidad, el tiempo se pasó volando.
Dado que algunos de ustedes van a celebrar la Navidad el 24 pensé en mostrarles algunas lindas ideas para decorar la mesa de la cena que estuve guardando en las últimas semanas

Déjame saber lo que piensas y los veo mañana con el último posteo de Blogmas del año!

1.Golden Stars – 2.Pale Lavender – 3.Patterned xmas – 4.Monochrome – 5.printed candles – 6.Wooden Plates

If you just found this blog, let me introduce myself.
Hi Im Jules and I addicted to cookies…. every shape, flavour, colour, every nationality for that matter but truth is, when it comes to cookies, you’ve got me.

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For several years (specially when I was young) I thought Christmas celebrations  “worked” exactly the same in every country. But now more than every and specially after having a long Xmas talk with some workmates (from around the world) I’ve realised that I was fairly wrong.

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Lately I’ve been obsessing over these! Not only they are super cute, but they are a great and easy idea to get some Christmas gifts sorted if you are still trying to figure out what to get someone for the holidays.

Let me know in the comments if you have any more ideas and what would you put in a jar.
I’ll see you tomorrow for more Blogmas!

1. Bacon Peanut Caramel Popcorn 2.Gingerbread Cookies in a jar 3. Mulled wine gift jar 4. Sugar cookies kit 5.Baileys hot chocolate 6.Chai Tea kit 7.Sewing Kit 8.Hot Breakfast 9. Lavender Bath Salts

[Spanish Version]
Últimamente estoy obsesionada con estas jarras, no solo me parecen super tiernas, pero me encantan las ideas y me parecen super faciles de hacer. Son una buena manera de solucionar regalos de navidad si todavia estan teniendo problemas consiguiendo algunos.

Cuentenme en los comentarios si se les ocurre otra ideas o que pondrían en uno de estos jarrones. Y los veo mañana para más blogmas.

Today I have another Freebie Friday or you! This time I thought I’d share some amazing printable gift wrapping papers I found online. This can be used for the holidays or for any other occasion as well. I will link the original post in each photo, so once again if you are keep on one, just click on each link and follow the instructions.

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Today was meant to be different, I was meant to talk about the Britomart Christmas market I went a few weekends back, specially talk about the lack thereof market (to be fair maybe I overrated it) But then I realized since it was the same weekend market I didn’t have many photos of it, so given my planned post failed miserably I though I would share with you a few worldwide xmas recipes I found in a few articles around the webz.

Kucios – Lithuania

Roasted Pig – Phillippines

Chocolatadas – Peru

Chrusciki – Poland

Sugar Plum Pudding with Anise and Cajeta: – Australia

Tamales – Mexico

Doro Wat on Injera – Ethiopia

Vitel Tone – Argentina

Pavlova – New Zealand

Kourabiedes – Greece

Glühwein – Germany

Aebleskiver – Denmark

Churros with hot chocolate – Spain

Panetonne – Italy

buche de noel – France

Porkkanalaatiko – Finland

Risalamande – Denmark

Mince Pies – Britain

Hungry yet?
Sorry about the lame post but I will be back tomorrow with another freebie Friday! Jules.-

[Spanish Version]

Hoy iba a ser diferente, estaba destinado a hablar sobre el mercado de Britomart de Navidad al que fui un par de fines atrás, especialmente hablan de la falta del mercado mismo (para ser justos quizá lo sobrevalore demasiado) Pero entonces me di cuenta, ya que era el mismo mercado de fin de semana no tenía muchas fotos, por lo que mi post planeado para hoy fracasó miserablemente, por eso pensé en compartir con ustedes algunas recetas de Navidad de todo el mundo que encontré navegando por “la internes”

Hello Everybody!
Given that we are mostly a week until Christmas and this is meant to be the season of giving it was the perfect time to do my first giveaway! Hopefully in the future I will be able to do more and more giveaways, since I love giving away presents.

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Every year around Christmas, Franklin Road becomes a lighting wonderland. Almost every house from Victoria Street up to Ponsonby dress up with lights, xmas decorations and one…or two giant santa’s.

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