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Simple Christmas Traditions – Taking The Tree Down And Leaving Christmasland

January 4, 2012 by SimplyBeingMum

It’s all well and truly over, a month of living in Christmasland now it’s back to reality.

My favourite saying at the moment to the Kids is ‘New year, new rules’. First-born is loudly complaining that the ‘new rules are boring’.  One of the hardest things of leaving Christmasland behind is getting back into some sort of routine. That’s what’s currently going on here at Chez Wright.

I thought I’d share our last tradition, and give you all a glimpse into how our departure from Christmasland went.

((you’ll have to excuse my new favourite term – this explains it – David Mitchell’s (one of my fave comedians) monologue starts around 2 and a half minutes))

New Year’s Eve came and went…

We had the open house and all went well, it was lovely to see the new year in with friends. New Year’s Day is normally when the decorations come down (we don’t wait until 7 January – I think that’s the correct date), but this year the 2 January was a bank holiday giving us an extra day to sort it before back to reality.

As a child I remember taking the tree down to be quite heartbreaking. I considered doing it whilst the Kids were in bed, but they wanted to help so I mulled over ideas to make it more fun and to start a new tradition.

Enter yet more decoupage boxes.

Okay so I’ll admit I may be becoming obsessed with making these boxes. I love them. The satisfaction I get from a finished box is on par with how I feel once a celebration cake is decorated. It obviously fulfills some need 🙂

I’m getting pretty quick at making these boxes. I had two made in no time, one for each Child.

So whilst I took all the ‘general’ baubles of the tree, they searched for their special baubles to put away in their box until next year. It worked quite well, and kept them suitably occupied. They had little conversations about their baubles, how they’d made them, who’d given them the baubles etc…

Then everything got packed away

Along with mine and the Hubby’s cheesy Christmas jumpers – which will make an appearance again next year as we arrive at Christmasland!

(p.s – that’s an apron not a skirt I’m wearing! It looks quite unflattering!)

(Do the photo’s look better quality? I’m using my new camera!)

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There was so much that I did, and had thoughts of doing this December that I’ve decided to put all of it together for 2012. Anyone interested in getting a preview just drop a comment here, or over at Facebook and I’ll send out a free copy this Autumn/Fall.

It’ll all be about less shopping and a more home-made Christmas!

Filed Under: Simple Christmas Tagged: Christmas baubles, christmas traditions, Decoupage boxes, Simple Christmas, Taking the Christmas tree down

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  1. Rayna says

    January 4, 2012 at 10:59 am

    Hi Jo! Your photos look great – really super high quality! I enjoyed post, and you made me laugh with your line about the cakes and the boxes “obviously filling some need”. You are adorable, and the boxes are very pretty. BTW – your and hubby’s holiday jumpers are cute!

    Reply
    • simplybeingmum says

      January 4, 2012 at 2:27 pm

      Hey Rayna Happy New Year Chicken! If you get 5 check out FB. I’ve uploaded a photo of a gift for you that is work in progress. I didn’t get my ‘window of opportunity’ to make and send before Christmas (I wanted to personalise yours and the mini metal stamps didn’t arrive in time)… Just out the oven, another couple of things to do with it then it’ll be winging it’s way across the pond xx

      Reply
  2. Rayna says

    January 4, 2012 at 10:59 am

    Hi Jo! Your photos look great – really super high quality! I enjoyed post, and you made me laugh with your line about the cakes and the boxes “obviously filling some need”. You are adorable, and the boxes are very pretty. BTW – your and hubby’s holiday jumpers are cute!

    Reply
    • simplybeingmum says

      January 4, 2012 at 2:27 pm

      Hey Rayna Happy New Year Chicken! If you get 5 check out FB. I’ve uploaded a photo of a gift for you that is work in progress. I didn’t get my ‘window of opportunity’ to make and send before Christmas (I wanted to personalise yours and the mini metal stamps didn’t arrive in time)… Just out the oven, another couple of things to do with it then it’ll be winging it’s way across the pond xx

      Reply
  3. sharron says

    January 4, 2012 at 5:54 pm

    Definetly see the difference in your piccies 🙂

    I feel really flat today, everything was back to normal yesterday, and my deccies were down New Year eve. But the house feel lovely and bare. Loved you christmas skirt too 🙂

    Sharron x

    Reply
    • simplybeingmum says

      January 4, 2012 at 10:14 pm

      Sorry to hear you’ve post Christmas blues today! The good news is we are marching on toward Spring! Light nights, daffodils and lots of Easter eggs!

      Reply
  4. sharron says

    January 4, 2012 at 5:54 pm

    Definetly see the difference in your piccies 🙂

    I feel really flat today, everything was back to normal yesterday, and my deccies were down New Year eve. But the house feel lovely and bare. Loved you christmas skirt too 🙂

    Sharron x

    Reply
    • simplybeingmum says

      January 4, 2012 at 10:14 pm

      Sorry to hear you’ve post Christmas blues today! The good news is we are marching on toward Spring! Light nights, daffodils and lots of Easter eggs!

      Reply
  5. Clare says

    January 7, 2012 at 2:57 am

    Preview please!!! I was so excited by the gift ideas and home made stuff you posted about this year 🙂

    Reply
    • simplybeingmum says

      January 7, 2012 at 9:28 am

      Hi Clare – I have no actual plan for what to do with the book when completed, it’s just something I want to do. It seems sensible to get all the ideas in one place (one point of ref for me and others if they are interested). One thing I will be doing is sending you out a free copy once I’m happy with it! Thanks for all your comments over on FB! I’m really enjoying it over there! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Clare says

    January 7, 2012 at 2:57 am

    Preview please!!! I was so excited by the gift ideas and home made stuff you posted about this year 🙂

    Reply
    • simplybeingmum says

      January 7, 2012 at 9:28 am

      Hi Clare – I have no actual plan for what to do with the book when completed, it’s just something I want to do. It seems sensible to get all the ideas in one place (one point of ref for me and others if they are interested). One thing I will be doing is sending you out a free copy once I’m happy with it! Thanks for all your comments over on FB! I’m really enjoying it over there! 🙂

      Reply

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