to wonder if these count as twiggy shit and ask what counts as 'naff' for Christmas decorations?

[LRDtheFeministDragon]

It's into December, I'm allowed.

I have been in my mate's gorgeous tasteful house and subsequently to the White Company shop and I now have ideas above my station about Christmas and decorations and so on. I really fancy some of this stuff and I want to put it in the fireplace, but my mum reckons it is a) tacky and b) fake-smelling (I love the candles they do but dunno if this is a bit stronger): www.thewhitecompany.com/candles-and-fragrance/diffusers-and-room-sprays/winter-pot-pourri/

And after all it is basically pot pourri which I do associate with elderly ladies and crappy B&Bs.

Is it a bit like having vases of twiggy shit? Would you be judging me secretly? And what else that's trendy Christmas decoration stuff do you think is naff/twee/fuck ugly?

For example I cannot believe anyone would spend money on this shit:

www.notonthehighstreet.com/oakdenedesigns/product/snowy-trees-self-adhesive-wallpaper-mural

and why, why, why the fuck?

www.notonthehighstreet.com/thecontemporaryhome/product/heart-shaped-brussel-sprout-wreath

I like the winter pot pourri - it is fine. However I also quite like the sprouts wreath

Fair enough, each to their own. I know it isn't real, I just can't help thinking of the cabbagy smell of actual sprouts and that's not my first choice of Christmassy smell really.

I quite like the mural , and yes don't get the wreath, and I would rather have the candle than the pot pourri - but then what do i know, I have some light up twiggy shit that sits on my fireplace at Christmas....

Winter pot pourri is fine but no way would I pay £16 for pine cones [tchshock]

My house is full of sparkly foil tat because it's about making lovely memories for my children; not about be tasteful (which is subjective anyway).

And because I clicked on that link I have sprouts popping up on my screen...

I don't like the pot pourri or the ridiculous sprout wreath but luurve the tree mural!

Ahem

I also like the sprout wreath. I'm not overly keen on White Company christmas d's it's all a bit 'so tasteful it's lost the point'. But then I'm totally 70's kitsch when it comes to Christmas, the more naff the decoration the better.

Sorry about sprout links woah!

And yeah, jesus, 16 quid is, um, quite a bit.

If I had kids I would definitely do the sparkly tat or whatever they wanted. Though naturally, I would also acquire apple-cheeked babes to dress in best Boden and take tripping down country lanes to cut fresh holly - that's what you all do, right?

While I'm still on Not on the High Street with its eyewatering prices, check this out: www.notonthehighstreet.com/madelovinglymade/product/personalised-teacher-christmas-decoration

Seriously ... would you want that, if you were a teacher?! Really?

Ooh! Fab, festive [fmsile].

Bollocks.

I wouldn't class pine cones as pot pourri so I would get them except for their price.

I like the Brussels wreath. It's funny.

I think all bets are off in December aren't they? Any old tat is allowed. My own fairly minimalist house is now full of sparkly, glittery shit that's the kids have made me over the years, love it! for a few weeks of the year

Also fairy light away - think they've been twigs and pebbly shitised on here but of course look lovely at Christmas.

Oh, good. I like fairy lights.

I don't 'get' the Brussels wreath being funny, TBH.

I always have a decorative bowl of festive smelling twiggy shit at xmas - I love it!

I have reed diffusers hidden out of sight everywhere throughout the year normally anyway, but I have my festive scented reed diffusers to disperse when the decs go up.

Christmas needs to smell like xmas, too!

(my shameful secret is that I am also an avid lover of tinsel )

Not keen on the sprout wreath though.

It's all about the dancing Christmas trees and singing Santas in our house I'm afraid. I aspire to those tasteful decorations in the beautiful round-the-log fire scenes from the Boden catalogue... perhaps one day I will fill my empty nest with chic decorations but think perhaps they will just make me feel a little bit sad.

Ok then, recommend me some, monica, please? I used to get Crabtree&Evelyn Windsor Forest candles and they were lovely but they've discontinued them.

sea - yeah, I know what you mean. I love the look of all the acres of white and tasteful little lights and so on but I think I'd tip over into bland quite easily left to myself.

sprout wreath clearly rocks

Oh I like them all

I like the Brussels sprout wreath and the mural is ok but don't know where I would put it.
I hate pot pourri though. Pine cones are better than most but still not my thing.
I have twig a and pebbly shit though with lights and or seasonal decorations on all year round so obviously have no taste

Pot pourri £6.

Love the mural and pot pourri

I quite like that teachers gift. I think you would add it to the classroom decorations perhaps?

ONe year my DD's teacher bought the class a bauble each and attached a simple brown label, held on by pretty ribbon, with a message. It is part of our tree decorations each year now.

Agree, tacky and sparkle and glitter are only acceptable in Dec

I quite like that teachers gift. I think you would add it to the classroom decorations perhaps?

ONe year my DD's teacher bought the class a bauble each and attached a simple brown label, held on by pretty ribbon, with a message. It is part of our tree decorations each year now.

Agree, tacky and sparkle and glitter are only acceptable in Dec

Mmm. Not keen on the Matalan stuff. It's the red dye - it reminds me (again) of elderly ladies and cheap B&Bs.

notso - I have no taste either. But don't tell getorf or she'll be down on us all.

(Actually I have no memory who first decided twigs were Not The Done Thing, I may be being totally unfair to getorf there.)