A Kitty Shaped Christmas

2012 is fast approaching but first here's a little Xmas catch up.  My Christmas was very merry, with lots of presents, food, drinks and a nice cosy fireside to have a little nap in front off.  I was lucky to receive some very lovely gifts, with quite a few following a kitty theme:

The jumper is from ASOS and I mentioned the bag in this post, both were gifted to me from Ross and I ,of course, put them straight on.  I also got a great cat mug that has a little shelf to keep your biscuit on and a very cute cat calender to replace last years.  Cats galore!

This year I didn't aim for a handmade Christmas, but I still found myself buying a lot from sites like Etsy and NOTHS. The service from all the sellers was fantastic and I was really happy with all the gifts I got for people. Plus ordering online can make life so much easier! I think I'll definitely aim to buy more birthday and xmas presents that way in 2012.

Festive Finds

Christmas isn't far away now and I've started to think about other festive touches to get me in the festive spirit.  It's time to put up the tree and wrap up the gifts.  Here's a few things I've spotted on Etsy to help as the day approaches.

 

1. Vintage Candy Canes - Six tree decorations from Little Dandy

2. Fair Isle Bag - Printed tote bag by Peris & Corr

3. Keep Your Mitts Off - Gift wrap by Sophia Victoria Joy

4. Christmas Tape - Decorative tape by Mr Yen 

5. Tipsy Badger - Gift tags by Sophie Parker

6. My Other Half - Note card by Ready the House

Photos from sellers Etsy shops

Little Treats

When it's dark and cold outside it's nice to have a few little treats to cheer you up.  These are some I've purchased recently mostly while waiting around to start/ go home from work. Having a job can be quite expensive!

Shoes - H! by Henry Holland

Gloves - H&M

Nail Polish - H&M

I've been eyeing these shoes up for quite some time and finally gave in when they went to 20%off.  I like their grannyish look and the fact that they're pretty comfy. 
The gloves weren't so much a treat as a necessity.  When you spend a lot of time waiting in a cold train station gloves are definitely required.

The nail polish caught my attention because it was shiny. A little inexpensive way to add some Christmas sparkle to my outfits this festive season.

I Really Like Cats

Ever since getting our little kitten last year my love for cats has grown enormously.  So much so that I would like to have many more cat themed things in my life.  Here are a few that I would like to add to my Christmas list.

1. Every Life Should Have Nine Cats - Tote Bag by Chatty Nora

2. The Cat - Tea Towel by Nicola Rowlands

3. Vintage Cat Glasses - 80's tumblers from Lady Kitschener's Vintage Emporium

4. Wonder Cat - Vintage style poster by What Katie Does  
5. Cat Notebook - by Jen Collins
6. Cat Ears Ring - Lazer cut ring by SV Jewellery


Photos taken from Etsy

Advent

Happy 1st of December everyone!  I am very excited for Christmas this year and was made even more excited after getting an excellent advent calender from my sister.  We usually get each other one every year but this time she has out done herself with this:

 

Every day I get to open a little door and do some colouring!  She even gave me a new set of colouring pens.  It's full of cute little christmassy illustrations all ready for me to add colour to.

 

 And this was who was hiding behind window number 1..