I can cook. ย I mean… I can really cook. ย I can walk around in a pair of heels without looking like a weirdo…. and I know how to apply lip liner if the occasion requires.
I am not, however, a domestic goddess. ย Not at all. ย Nope.
I’m not one of those ladies who has Christmas ornaments in the basement. ย I don’t have a shelving system dedicated to wrapping paper and corresponding ribbons. ย I don’t even know what a holiday wreath is. ย Stockings by the fire? ย Shut it. ย Yule logs burning? ย What are you even talking about? ย Beautifully decorated Christmas tree? ย No… I just.. I just… I don’t have that.
It’s cool. ย I can’t be everything. ย I don’t even want to be everything. ย You know what I do want to be…? ย I want to be likeย Nigella Lawson covered in caramel… because then Christmas trees don’t really matter at all.
Oh, and just to be safe… I’ll put a mini Santa hat on my cat and call it a day.
My house smells like Orange Pomanders… I gotta go. ย The caramel is boiling.
If you’re a spazzzzz like me… here’s a little lesson on properly securing the ribbon.
It’s not a Christmas bow, but I love it all the same.
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Is it just me or are those some seriously perfect oranges? You don’t just pick those up at the supermarket. Awesome idea!
In Norway we stick 24 cloves in it on December 1st, and pull out one every day until Christms eve : )
However, after making and looking after my own for the first time, I’m starting to suspect that my mum used to secretly change out the oranges when we were little.
You know….I was surprised because I have never heard of this. It seems great!!!! Wondering if something similar could be done with pinecones….I like cloves so much!
Bold and beautiful with the natural scents of the holidays….the perfect offense to eliminating my roommate’s incessant spritzing of holiday air fresheners…”Oh Jessica, check out my new Pine After My Heart fragrance”- BAM! Pomander to the face!! Can’t wait to try these Joy they look stunning.
Joy,
I wanted to thank you for the gift in the mail! It was very sweet, and I think it will be a perfect gift for one of my cousins. She is just finishing up high school, so a planner like that will be great for her! Thanks again!
I picked up my holiday decor at Trader Joe’s last weekend for $3.99 – a mini potted Christmas tree that is currently the centerpiece on my dining table. Oh yeah, it’s like Martha Stewart central up in here!
Oh , it smells soo good! Like fireplaces in winter nights.
I made these, and they looked and smelled so festive. Thanks for the great idea!!
Ha! I read this article in the stylist last week, it was quite a sight to see a whole tube car filled with people reading this article with Nigellas caramel drenched face on the cover. Not your usual morning commute! I think everyone went to work a bit happier that day.
Years and years ago I made a ribbon-wrapped orange pomander much like these, but I studded the entire thing with cloves! (Except where the ribbon was.) That sucker dried out really well and shrank to about 2/3 of its original size. My sisters’ half studded oranges turned moldy after a week or two. Mine smelled amazing up until I lost it in a move a few years later. We bought a huge bulk container of cloves for the project.
nice lantern! oh, how i love pomanders!
I’m laughing out loud in my cubicle! Love the “Shut it!” part!!
This is so adorable! I will have to remember for next year! xx
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Any ideas for springtime? I sort of want to do this all year round.