Affordable Holiday Gifts

Here's my annual affordable gift guide for the Holiday Season. In case you are looking for cute Christmas gifts that don't break the bank...you've come to the right place!
I always think it's being thoughtful that matters... not the amount of money you spend on a gift. All these gifts are under €10 / $12 and the cheapest one costs €2 / $2,26.

Bird Christmas decorations by Wauw Warenhuis:
https://www.wauwwarenhuis.nl/
Scented soaps by Ortigia Sicilia via H.O.F. furniture:
https://www.ortigiasicilia.com; https://www.hoffurniture.nl
Tropical shell earrings by Bijoux Brigitte:
https://www.bijou-brigitte.com
Lemon Christmas bauble by Flying Tiger:
https://eu.flyingtiger.com
Geisha Christmas bauble by Flying Tiger:
https://eu.flyingtiger.com
White chocolate and marshmellows snowman by Xenos:
https://www.xenos.nl 
Sugar cane foil balloon by Flying Tiger:
https://eu.flyingtiger.com
Hot choco mix by Xenos:
https://www.xenos.nl
Christmas glühwein by Villa Wolf Winery via De Gouden Ton:
https://villawolf.com; https://www.degoudenton.nl
Reindeer diadem by Xenos:
https://www.xenos.nl
Merry Christmas paper napkins by Flying Tiger:
https://eu.flyingtiger.com
Dalmatian stuffed animal by Flying Tiger:
https://eu.flyingtiger.com

Table setting ideas

With the holiday season coming up, everybody is thinking about buying Christmas gifts, picking out party outfits, sending Season's Greetings and party invitations... and I'm thinking about setting the Christmas table!

I absolutely love creating an original and festive tablescape. Choosing the right tableware, the perfect tablecloth, matching flowers and decorations.... it's so much fun!! Here are some of my favourite table settings. 

From Valentine's Day, to Easter, from the start of Spring to a Tyrolean evening, from Halloween and Dia de los Muertos to Saint Nicholas, from Christmas to New Year's Eve... there's always a reason to celebrate. 

When setting the table, think out of the box. Flowers for Easter don't have to be yellow; flowers for Christmas don't have to be red and green. Don't get me wrong, I love traditional decorations and tablesettings, but sometimes a new color or a non-traditional type of centrepiece can create the wow factor. 

As you can see in these photos, I once used pink flowers for Easter and a total white flower centrepiece for Christmas. It looked just as pretty, wouldn't you agree?

For more table setting ideas, please continue here:
Christmas table inspiration

Fashion trend: white sunglasses

Recently I have spotted a new trend, or maybe it's a micro trend.... white sunglasses. Suddenly all the it-girls are wearing white sunglasses. From Rocky Barnes to Jules Sariñana, from Camila Coelho to Thassia Naves, from Paige Matteo Casey to models in Rio and the streetstyle scene in Denmark, they all have them. And I think they look amazing! Don't you?

The white sunglasses trend goes hand in hand with the rise of the white car and white boots. While for a long time white cars (and white shoes for that matter) were unsellable, in 2021 the color is hot. And now all I can think of is.... I want a pair of those white sunnies!

Photos: Instagram.
1. Thassia Naves
2. Rocky Barnes
3. Camila Coelho
4. Jules Sariñana
5. Jules Sariñana
6. Camila Coelho
7. Thassia Naves
8. Vogue Brasil
9. Søren Jepsen, The Locals
10. Paige Matteo Casey
11. Paige Matteo Casey

The Beauty of Fall

Fall is here again! I love the beauty of fall, the colours are so warm and pretty. Every year I am sad when summer comes to an end, but I am also excited about the new season. Taking walks in the woods, mushroom hunting (not for food but for photography), eating pumpkin soup, decorating the house with pumkins for Halloween.... to me that's the beauty of fall!

Want to see more fall inspiration?

Fall is here