Lisa
Today I’d like to talk to you a little about scrapping all the small things that make up this time of year. And I’m not talking about the little scamps that many of you have running around getting hyper-excited at the thought of all those presents, though.
Yes, today I’m talking about non-kiddie scrapping! In fact, let’s try scrapping even without people.
Just a few of the things that I see right now that make me get into the jolly feeling are:
· The shops filling with scrumptious Christmas cookies and chocolates
· The arrival of the Toffee Nut Latte at Starbucks
· The opening of the Christmas markets here in Germany
· The Advent wreath and the lighting of the first candle
· The tree (oh how I love my tree!)
· Cookies, or rather Plätzen in German, preferably home baked if I have time
· The food and drink that’s only available at the Christmas markets – Poffertjes and Glühwien
· Sparkly fairy lights on the balcony
· My sometimes un-traditional coloured decorations
I find that my Christmas scrapping mostly involves these details rather than the main events – the dinner, the presents and the people – because these are the things that add the sparkle to Christmas for me. I’m not going to forget the dinners we have or the members of my family but I might forget how excited I was when I tasted my first Toffee Nut Latte, or how beautiful my pink baubles were.
So this year, I decided it was time to record the first Poffertjes of the season. Never heard of them? Nor had I before my first Christmas Market. They are a Dutch speciality and are sort of tiny, mini, puffy pancakes that are served with butter and icing sugar. They are simply divine! You can read about them here (http://www.kitchenbutterfly.com/2010/01/20/how-to-make-poffertjes-aka-dutch-mini-pancakes/) I was inspired by a layout from the October Afternoon blog featuring an over-laden banner and pretty much lifted it completely! (http://octoberafternoon.typepad.com/october_afternoon/2011/11/thursday-sketch-2.html )
This layout makes me smile and is another piece in the puzzle of what makes Christmas for me. I had such fun using up all those bits and pieces on my layout - sprinkles of sequins, buttons, bling, labels and twine. It came together really quickly and makes me want to do the same over and over again!
What details are missing from your scrapbook pages? Try to identify one little thing that is part of Christmas for you and record it. No kids allowed J
Thanks and have a great day! Lisa
MMM love poffertjes - though for me it's a summer treat rather than a Christmas one. Lovely pages Lisa - I like the idea of scrapping the signs of Christmas as 12x12s - I have some pages in my December albums about the little things, but haven't done them journalling justice with a 12x12!
ReplyDeleteAh yes, Jemma! I forgot that they'd be familiar to you! Generally, you might find them at a fair here in the summer but no Christmas Market is complete without them ;-)
ReplyDeleteI really love capturing the little things - this page made me really happy!
Seriously love your page - and it was lovely to hear all the little details that add to your Christmas too. I think that I need some of those mini pancakes!
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