Christmas Cards & Wrap

It's that time of year again! Time to prepare for Christmas. For the past few weeks we have been busily unpacking Christmas decorations at Fanantique and preparing for the busy weeks ahead. I always love the Festive Season and enjoy coming up with a different theme each Christmas.
Before I opened the store, I would always illustrate a new collection of Christmas cards each year, which would then tie in to the style and color of my gift wrapping and decorating. Sometimes I would even make my own hand painted wrapping paper!
As we are already into November, I am not so sure that this will happen this year!
I do have some gorgeous, vintage style cards and wraps from Zetta Florence as well as a collection of reprints from some of my previous collections.

Above: Vintage style Christmas postcards and wrap from Zetta Florence, available at Fanantique.
Below: Some illustrated cards from my collection. "Christmas Shopping" and "Holly Martini"  themes are both watercolor and ink. The black and gold images are created with collage. (Wrapping paper, photographs, colored paper and glitter).

Christmas Cocktail

To get into the Christmas spirit why not celebrate with this Nutty Martini?

Martini Glass

Ice Cubes

Amaretto to wash

60ml Vodka

20ml walnut liqueur

10ml frangelico liqueur

walnut half to garnish

Wash ice cubes with amaretto. Stir remaining ingredients in with ice then strain into Martini glass. Garnish with walnut half. Yum!

'Write to Me'

Following on from my last post about Julia Childs, I have just ordered this gorgeous 1950's stationary, due to arrive instore early next week.

This fabulous design is from the range of "Write to Me" which we are very proud to now be stocking.
Write to me is a boutique stationery and homeware company created by sisters Nicoletta & Anna Constanti. Each product is designed, hand printed and crafted in their little Melbourne studio.