Hogsmeade at Christmas
Jurassic World
This Is Halloween
Crazy, right? Go and check out more of her gingerbread creations at Gingerbread Sagas.
xo Jen
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Gingerbread and Geekery
Saturday, 19 December 2015
I have to share the most amazing and creative gingerbread creations I've ever seen. My fellow IGGPPC staff member, Rosa, is a whiz at gingerbread creations. Don't believe me? Take a look at some of her finished work. If you click on each title you can see more photos from these finished projects.
Hogsmeade at Christmas
Jurassic World
This Is Halloween
Crazy, right? Go and check out more of her gingerbread creations at Gingerbread Sagas.
xo Jen
Hogsmeade at Christmas
Jurassic World
This Is Halloween
Crazy, right? Go and check out more of her gingerbread creations at Gingerbread Sagas.
xo Jen
Guest Post by Ariellalphabet
Monday, 17 December 2012
Christmas Traditions In The Carr Family And Further Afield!
I am Ariellalphabet of
My Heart Lies In Film And Comic Books. I’ve been regularly blogging for roughly eight months now. I blog because it is
the best way for me to talk about the things I’m passionate about and share my
views with like-minded people! I blog mostly
about comic books and films, but I cover pretty much everything that falls under
the geekosphere, and I try to combine it with what I get up to on a day to day
basis!
Christmas at my home has always been
interesting. Because there’s only been just me, my Dad and my two kitties to
keep me company, it’s always been a fairly small, straight forward affair.
However, this year, I moved out to a big new city with two of my best friends
to start university and to start a whole new adventure. As the Christmas season
has been pulling up pretty quickly, me and my housemates have been getting into
the Christmas spirit, spurred on by the masses of traditions our families all
hold. Here are just a selection of the ones I’ve brought with me from home!
1. Christmas Music.
Like a lot of people, I am
not a big fan of Christmas music. The chees-orific ‘Last Christmas I Gave You My Heart’ drives
me crazy, and I’m not even getting started on ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’
by Whitney Houston. Instead, I prefer older Christmas songs, but even more so
if my favourite bands cover them. That’s why when I found A Very She And Him
Christmas album I was overjoyed. Zooey Deschanel’s lovely vocals make the old
songs even sweeter than before, and I love them. Also frequently played in my
new house is The Fray’s Christmas album, and while it’s a pretty angry song, I’ve
taken to playing ‘Yule Shoot Your Eye Out’ every year by Fall Out Boy. Another
tradition I’ve brought from home is to listen to Sufjan Stevens’ five-disc
Christmas box-set, where he does folky interpretations of a range of Christmas
songs and a few originals! Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without the amazing
music I listen to every year.
2.
Decorations.
Usually, back home, I’m in
charge of decorating the house. Since my Dad’s not overly keen on the holiday
period, I don’t mind taking care of it all, since I love it. The twinkle of
tinsel bouncing off fairy lights, the smell of the tree, digging out all my
old, hand-made decorations from primary school and the annual hunt through the
attic to find all the Christmas themed soft toys I’ve managed to collect over
the years. In my new place, we all decided to take the duty of decorating!
After finding a box of decorations in our cellar about halfway through
November, we couldn’t think of a better time to put them up, and now our living
room is a tinsel strewn, star-covered wonderland, complete with an ancient
table cloth for our coffee table. While we sadly don’t have room for a tree at
the minute, I plan on getting a small one for next year!
3.
Films.
If you follow me on my
other blog or on Twitter, you’ll know I’m a big film fan, and Christmas is
absolutely no different. Every year I sit down in front of the TV, mug of tea
or hot chocolate in hand, and watch the Snowman, an animated short film about a
boy who makes a snowman which then comes to life. It’s a variation on the
traditional Frosty the Snowman story, but it’s been a part of my childhood and
a part of my life growing up so I never miss it. Following on from this, I also
watch Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas yearly as well. I absolutely love
the songs in it, and it’s another childhood favourite, one that I enjoy
watching every time!
So, that’s a selection of my holiday
traditions, what are some of yours?
Thanks for reading, and have a merry
Christmas!
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