The Prince and the Sugarplum Fairy

For the longest time have been hopelessly obsessed with the Nutcracker ballet-- it is happy & heroic & speaks to every little girl at heart... & is perfectly Christmas-y. . . 

Given my slight obsession & my love for all things Christmas, you can understand my absolute delight when I stumbled upon these darling decorations:

Every Christmas, just know I will be too excited to pull these beautiful glass ornaments out of their box, perhaps with a little Tchaikovsky playing softly in the background. . . 

*Nutcracker ornaments available from Domayne

The most wonderful time of the year. . .

As the days get longer & the shops get busier, I know we are getting closer & closer to my very favourite time of the year. . .  So much shopping still to do, Christmas cards still to write & packing for my holidays away still to do. . .  But everytime I see twinkling Christmas lights or presents under a tree I feel so warm & sparkly inside, for this really is the most wonderful time of the year. . . 

*The sparkling lights from my Christmas tree. . .

*Images from here & here