Now that our Christmas decorations are up, I fully intend to get into the Christmas spirit. The pursuit of Christmas cheer begins this weekend with our yearly visit to Germany for its famous Weinachtmarkten, or Christmas markets. In between strolling, shopping and stuffing my face, I may or may not try to squeeze in an emergency Ritter Sport Nugat run.
I’ll be back on Monday with lots of holiday goodness, including a fun little photo shoot for Tala’s first Christmas. In the meantime, here are some merry links to help you get into the Christmas groove!
One striking difference about Christmas in this part of the world: Northern Europeans love their advent calendars. They start on December 1, so you still have two days to pull off a last-minute wonder. Get ideas from these 10 beautiful Advent calendars on The Style Files.
Working on any snowflake-related holiday crafts? Draw inspiration from these stunning snowflake macro shots taken with an inexpensive lens taped to a point-and-shoot camera. Resourceful process, gorgeous results.
I wrote about my 10 favorite things to do at German Christmas market for . to check out the December issue and find out how you can get your own copy.
It’s never too early to start shopping for gifts… or wrapping them, for that matter. Perk up your presents with these free printable mercantile-inspired gift tags from Design Editor. The black, red and white palette makes them chic and classy.
What is Christmas without carols? Insanely talented a capella group Pentatonix just released its official video for Little Drummer Boy on Youtube. I love this group, and I love a capella Christmas music!
