White leaves

On Sunday I showed you the collection of "Winter Woodland" decorations I have bought so far to hang on my Christmas Tree. Today, I am sharing you with my hand painted white leaves.



I bought a few cheap acrylic leaves, painted them white and threaded bakers twine through the holes I left unpainted.



Voila! Snowy white leaves to hang on my tree!

Have a sweet day!

Winter Woodland dessert table ideas

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This week on Scrapbook Dreams, I continue my theme of a "Winter Woodland Christmas" with these gorgeous images of inspirational ideas for my Winter Woodland themed dessert table. I have most of my Winter Woodland candy with which to fill my Christmas candy jars, and I am now preparing to make a gingerbread bird house, Christmas cake, cookies, mince pies, chocolates and more...

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To hang on my Christmas tree...

This week on Flickr Faves Sunday, I bring you the collection of Winter Woodland inspired hanging ornaments I will be decorating my Christmas tree with this year.

• Squirrel Hanging Ornament
• Owl Ornament
• Wooden Snowflakes
• Owl Ornaments
• Clip on silver mushroom decoration
• Hanging bird ornaments
• Glittered acorn decorations
• Glittered Deer ornaments
• Silver glass acorn decoration

To see more gorgeous "Winter Woodland Christmas" inspired pics from some of the fabulous photographers on Flickr, check out my new group, become a member and add your own winter woodland inspired pics.

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Bohemia Moroccan leather pouffe Giveaway Winner!

My contest ended yesterday and I just picked a winner using random.org and I am delighted to announce the winner of the Bohemia Giveaway is...

Drumroll please? Without further ado, the lucky winner is...

Ingrid, whose favourite colour pouffe was Purple, and her daughter has the creative blog Jess Makes A Mess. Please e-mail me your details.

Congratulations Ingrid, you will receive a Moroccan leather pouffe of your choice from Bohemia.

Thank you to all of you sweets that entered, to my loyal followers and new friends.

I will be doing this again! It is so much fun!

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My Winter Woodland Christmas decorations

Owl ornaments

Glittered deer ornaments

Owl Ornament

Hanging Bird Ornaments

Wooden Deer

Wooden Snowflakes

Today I am showing you some of my new purchases that I have been purchasing over the past few weeks. I can't wait to start decorating my home in a "Winter Woodland Christmas" theme. But for now I have snowflakes to paint and pine cones to glitter!

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Pine cones

This week on Friday's Finds I bring you a selection of pine cones to adorn your home at Christmas.

1. Mixed pine cone wreath
2. Pine cone vase filler
3. Pine cone place card holders, set of four
4. Glitter pine cone ornament
5. Linea pine cone stems
6. Linea oak and acorn garland
7. Pine cone garland with snow
8. Ceramic table decorations
9. Mini pine cone picks

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Glass cake stands & domes

I am planning my Christmas Winter Woodland candy table at the moment. So, I am delighted to be reviewing some glass cake stands from diverse retailer, CSN stores. They sell all kinds of wonderful products, from beautiful wardrobes to the prettiest cake stands and flan dishes.

Keep an eye out for my review that will feature either my new "Winter Woodland" Christmas cake design or my "Winter Woodland Christmas" inspired gingerbread bird house.

In the meantime, here's what I did last Christmas:

Christmas cakes

Gingerbread bird house

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Hush Autumn/Fall 2010

This week for my 'shops i love' page I bring you Hush, my favourite Luxe loungewear boutique for pyjamas, robes, and knitted accessories. I just adore their comfy but flattering cotton flannel pyjamas, with a wide leg low rise trouser and oversized shirt with scoop hem and breast pocket. They are perfect for chilly nights in front of the fire. I admit to having quite a few pairs that arrive in a matching bag, enveloped in tissue paper and placed in the chicest of gift boxes. How can a girl resist that?

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The New Covent Garden Market

Cream berries from C Best @ New Covent Garden Market

Twig bowl from C Best @ New Covent Garden Market

Birch vase from C Best @ New Covent Garden Market

If you live in or around London I highly recommend a visit to the New Covent Garden Market, situated within a five minute walk of Vauxhall station in south London. It's open Monday to Friday from 3.00am to 11.00am and 4.00am to 10.00am on Saturdays.

"New Covent Garden Market is the largest fruit, vegetable and flower market in the UK. Located in the heart of the capital, we pride ourselves on being the focus for food and flowers in London and we are the choice of many leading chefs, florists, restaurants, hotels, schools and hospitals. With over 200 businesses on site, offering the highest quality, range and service, we know you’ll find the right company here to supply all your catering and floristry needs."

My favorite business at The New Covent Garden Market is C Best, who sell a dizzying array of vases, candle holders and props used by the top party planners in the UK. Christmas is no exception and they have the largest baubles I have ever seen! You'll find wreaths that are glittered and feathered, ribbons, beads and feathered birds to adorn your gifts. As they open at 3.00am, I have been known to get a little shopping done before work!

On a recent visit I picked up some berries, a twig bowl, a realistic looking bark vase and some brown tissue paper for my "Winter Woodland Christmas".

Have a sweet day!

Winter Woodland pine cones

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This week on Scrapbook Dreams, I continue my theme of a "Winter Woodland Christmas" with these gorgeous images of pine cones that would be perfect in my Winter Woodland setting. I went for a walk in the woods last month and collected a bunch of pine cones, so I will have to have a go at painting a few of them white, screwing eyelets into some and clustering the others into a wreath or tree.

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Pretty Deer!

This week on Flickr Faves Sunday, I bring you some pretty deer with these gorgeous pics. Check back soon for some more of the most inspirational photographers on Flickr.

Some beautiful shots from my Flickr favourites (clockwise from top left):

• The gorgeous deer heads in Untitled by Tiger.Milk
  
• The beautiful embroidery in Deer by erinsy
  
• The wonderful candle holder in Tord Boontje by das_kaninchen
  
• The wonderful composition in New vintage English books... by Ivy style33
  

To see more gorgeous "Winter Woodland Christmas" inspired pics from some of the fabulous photographers on Flickr, check out my new group, become a member and add your own winter woodland inspired pics.

Have a sweet day!

Bohemia Moroccan leather pouffe Giveaway

Bohemia sells the most beautiful handmade Moroccan leather pouffes produced with a small, family run artisan workshop in Marrakech, Morocco. They come in over 25 different colours! So, whether your style is more boudoir, rustic or Bohemian there is a leather pouffe for you.

They also sell quite a variety of Danish and Swedish brands in their stores, from Lisbeth Dahl, House Doctor, Tine K to clothing ranges such as Vila, Peppercorn and Odd Molly.

So, I'm delighted to announce a giveaway of a Moroccan leather pouffe of your choice of colour with free delivery from Bohemia, and it's open to readers worldwide!

To enter, please visit Bohemia and then leave a comment below this post letting me know what colour and style you will choose if you win. The giveaway ends on Saturday, November 27th 2010 at 10pm (GMT) and I will randomly select and announce a winner on Sunday, November 28th.

To increase your chances of winning this fabulous prize, you can gain one additional entry for doing each of the following:

• tweeting about this giveaway
• blogging about it
• following/subscribing to the Torie Jayne blog

For the first two, please leave a comment below with the link to your tweet or blog post.

This giveaway is open to readers worldwide.

Photos by Janne Peters

Good luck and have a sweet day!

Decorative Deer

This week on Friday's Finds I bring you a selection of reindeer to adorn your home at Christmas and beyond.

1. White glitter fawn
2. Deer head wall art
3. Antlers wall decoration
4. Flocked brown reindeer
5. White flock stag
6. Woodland reindeer
7. Deer head
8. Spotted deer
9. Pair of standing reindeer

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More Wintery Woodland

This week on Wonderful World of Etsy I bring you more gorgeous finds that would fit in with a "Winter Woodland" themed Christmas or a Fall wedding.

1. Hemlock trees - set of 5 Birch tags
2. Fire Starter pine cone holiday party favors
3. Removable vinyl wall sticker decal art - Winter Birch trees with deer and bird
4. Oh Deer adjustable ring
5. Pine cone sterling silver necklace
6. Stag deer Christmas Hark gift tags
7. Sterling silver acorn necklace
8. 4 white plastic reindeer vintage Christmas decor
9. Deer Forest - wall art home decor murals

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Lavender Room

This week for my 'shops i love' page, I bring you Lavender Room. Set up in 2003 by friends Nicky Sanderson and Jenny Atherton, with the goal to become their customers’ favourite shop with old-fashioned values of good and personalised customer service.

When I get a chance to head down to Brighton, this is one store that always makes my heart flutter when I go in. Situated in the infamous lanes (adorable pedestrianised streets full of independent boutiques selling clothes, accessories, home wear and hand made fudge!), it is the cutest store with white roses at the entrance leading to a floaty white interior.

Inside you'll find vintage tables with delightfully decorative home accessories, pretty displays of candles, frames, glasses and cake stands on the shelves and a couple of rails of well chosen must-have pieces for the season along with bags, shoes and jewelery. If you ever get the chance to visit the relaxed and easy going town of Brighton on the South Coast of England, don't miss this delightful boutique!

Until then, check out the eye candy online at Lavender Room.

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Winter Woodland candy

Next week on scrapbook dreams I will be sharing with you my inspiration for a Winter Woodland themed Dessert table. So, today I thought I'd share with you my candy supplies that I will use to fill last year's Christmas Tree jars.