Holiday Cheer Part 3

~Did you know kissing under the mistletoe may be partly inspired by Norse mythology? The things you learn reading mental_floss.

~Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication (according to Da Vinci), as shown by this perfect little hot chocolate recipe: milk, chocolate, sugar. And the picture is divine:

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~Beautiful typewriter art, found here.

How do people think of these things?

~I have a love of blogs that give elaborate gift wrapping ideas at this time of year. You know, like the stuff you see on Anthropologie, where you can spend as much on the wrapping as the present. I opted for something simpler (see below), but fell in love with this method of re-using cheap plastic dinosaur toys.

It's a metallic dinosaur! On a Christmas present!

Or, even better, a metallic dinosaur necklace!
All it takes is a coat of paint!

Here's my gift-wrapping scheme this year: brown paper packages tied up with string, with a touch of deep red:

Four more days! Merry Christmas, everybody!