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DAY 16: The Christmas Countdown | Oatmeal Cookies

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Winter Wonderland Wishes

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DAY 15: The Christmas Countdown | Christmas Gift Wrap

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DAY 14: The Christmas Countdown: Christmas Candy

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DAY 13: The Christmas Countdown: Wreath Ornaments

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DAY 12: The Christmas Countdown: Blue Bird Ornament

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DAY 11: The Christmas Countdown: Gumball Ornament

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DAY 10: The Christmas Countdown: Wiener Semla

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DAY 9: The Christmas Countdown: SNOW GLOBE

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  • DAY 15 | welcome @idalauga . . Whether you’re the one who shops ahead or last minute, love is in the details and a pretty package is always a welcome sight. . . Thank you @idalauga for sharing this gift wrap inspiration ! Go see Ida on her pretty Account; you will enjoy following. Find full post and all others on @willowdaygram . . Yesterday @miakinoko . Tomorrow @remainsoftheday_ . . Share your work with the #tccsweden2018 tag
  • DAY 14 | welcome to the creative collective calendar and @miakinoko who’s bring Fudge Roses to you today. Visit @miakinoko to see her cozy feed filled with handmade and come to @willowdaygram for post with links to this recipe and her project from last year. .(link in bio above) . Don’t forget to tag your projects with the #tccsweden2018 and and thank you for meeting us daily here at @willowdaygram . . PS: iF visiting old town over the holidays, stop by Mia’s both at Stortorget.
  • “The night threads heavily around yards and dwellings. In places never reached by the sun, the shadows brood. Into our dark houses she comes, bearing lighted candles, Saint Lucia, Saint Lucia.” ... . —- Traditional Swedish Lucia lyrics. . It’s impossible to not be touched today by this beautiful, beautiful holiday. Many of us started the day with our own Lucias, Starboys or “Pepperkakor” and if not: the memory of them. .. . If you’ve ever consider visiting Sweden in December and are here for Lucia, it’s worth the indescribable effort to wake up well before the sun’s even considering rising to attend a traditional Lucia Choir. The experience of the music & candle lit ceremony is unforgettable. My family and I wish you all —- light —- and a Happy Lucia. ( If interested in more, I wrote a post about Lucia earlier this week and have a link to it in stories..) . - I need to thank every single guest in The Creative Holiday Calendar Countdown with a very special one to today’s guest, @chiarabelle who’s post DAY 13 —-Wreath Ornaments—is posted fully on the willowday blog (link in bio above). . - I look forward to welcoming @miakinoko tomorrow. . . And yes: I was moved to do a little Lucia after my morning walk, on my black linen folder: pine, pine cone bit, fir, Christmas rose, dry pelargonia, pampas leaf . #willowdayflowerproject .#morningsketch
  • Happy Day 13 | Make Wreath Ornaments with @chiarabelle . . . Full post on @willowdaygram blog (link above) with links to a l l of Chiara’s work. Follow and say hi to @chiarabelle ; Chiara and her cute boys always make me smile. I want to make every single project she shares: every single one. . Check out her store @chiarabelleshop where she sells the cutest party details ever. If Chiara feels familiar, I discovered @chiarabelle delicate style and ever present wit with her distinctive work at @ohhappyday and she joined us last year’s calendar. You can find links in the post on @willowdaygram . . Did you see @colouredbuttons DAY 12 cute, “Blue Bird Inga” —- plus: check out her kids-kindness-project in the post details. . and tomorrow DAY 13 we’ll welcome @miakinoko . . Thank you for joining me here with new guests daily and on the blog with the same. . We love to see your work. Tag with the #tccsweden2018 tag!
  • Say ‘hej’ to Inga 👋🏻 She’s @colouredbuttons contribution to the Scandinavian Christmas Countdown Calendar hosted by me , Gina, @willowdaygram daily. • Pop over and follow @colouredbuttons , read post and also come to @willowdaygram for post and links where each project is posted daily. Check out yesterday’s fun gumball machine designed by @kreativakarin and tomorrow’s contribution from @chiarabelleshop • Follow #tccsweden for all the latest updates • Link in bio
  • [DAY 11] Make Gum ball Machine Ornaments | welcome @kreativakarin who makes cute, cuter, cutest crafts for kids. Go say hello to @kreativakarin and check out her tutorial to make these in stories. Come to @willowdaygram for post with links to this project with @kreativakarin and the past ornament she shared in The creative Christmas Countdown. . , . Thank you for joining us. You can find the full calendar posted daily @willowdaygram . Link above in bio. . . I hope you enjoyed yesterday’s post with @ulricakrii . Tomorrow I’ll welcome Trixi of @colouredbuttons ! And remember to share with us by using the #tccsweden2018 hashtag .
  • Déjà vu? . Good-bye, autumn leaves. Hello holiday Pine. . Bigger is better this year & Squares aren’t square! . . Tonight: Thank you @karenhilmersson for yesterday’s snow globe. I hope you were able to say hello to @ulricakrii w/ today’s “window.” ! Tomorrow: @kreativakarin is bringing: cute, cutest, cutest. “Ready to create with kids?” See you back in the morning. .. . If you’re Swedish and reading, this all might seem like no news at all; but, to me as an ex-pat, there is still something unusual & positively wonderful about the effects of living in the city that hosts the Nobel Banquet today. . . In Sweden, this is the night of the Nobel Banquet & believe it or not, it’s broadcast and the country watches the full dinner; every little details of the night is shown and discussed from Interviews with winners to more presentations about the menu from the head chef + sommelier ; with matching discussions about guests dresses: red appeared to be the big color of the evening. Many schools host Nobel, white-linen lunches, for students; and traffic is halted around the City Hall. . . The kids all had the opportunity to meet one of the Physics Laureates this year; in fact, at last count, they’ve met “6 laureate” through out their years in school. It’s funny how kids just take this all in stride; while as a parent, “I’m looking under carpets” for all signs to see “where lightning strikes or what unexpected happening is going to spark them in a way I never saw coming.” Time will tell ... but, it’s been a lovely, Nobel filled day. Wishing you the same. . .
  • [DAY 10] welcome @ulricakrii with “Weinerbread Semla “ Ulrica’s brought several years of innovative ideas that include classic Scandinavian Holiday flavors — saffron, gingerbread, and lingon, for exemple —- and combining them into baked goods on a fresh way. . Click on link in bio above for full post with links to all of the recipes Ulrika’s shared through the years or go straight to @ulricakrii . . . I hope you enjoyed | DAY 9 | snow globes with @karenhilmersson . . Looking forward to TOMORROW | DAY 11 | @kreativakarin . . Follow along daily here at @willowdaygram with daily posts.

gina @willowdaygram

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