Saturday, December 31, 2011

2011 in review

2011 at Citrusandorange in review ... Thank you all for keeping me company over this year. Hope to see you here in 2012! ❤

Sweet dreams...

Starting the new year with a good night sleep, resting my body and mind to face the challenges that come ahead, dreaming the sweet dreams that travel in my thoughts, where everything is pretty, peaceful and pure...




The photos of the blue lamp shade are from Mokassin - I just bought one, so I wanted to see how it will look in my bedroom! :)

I wish you a wonderful 2012!

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Christmas table styling mix

Enjoy your Christmas day, with love and laughter and lots of sweet treats! **





Saturday, December 24, 2011

A Christmas table setting

Hello, my dear friends! As promised, here I am, to show you our Christmas dinner table. I hope you like it!

I would also like to thank you all - for your words, your visits and caress, the good tips, sensible advice and company. I wish you a happy, happy Christmas and I hope to keep seeing you here for a long time.

Love,

Susana
xoxo











Cake made by Cupcake, as usual - I wanted the deers and the garland with pinks and golds, so we decided on this beauty that you see! :)

Friday, December 23, 2011

Merry Christmas!

Sol, frio, crianças, presentes, uma linda mesa para decorar e um jantar que me vai saber pela vida!... Não preciso de mais ingredientes para ser feliz. Que alegria quando vir as meninas a abrirem os seus presentes! Quero que guardem as melhores memórias do Natal, em que tudo é bonito, enfeitado e doce...




(we now have a shining star on top of the tree...)

Sun, cold weather, children, presents, a beautiful table to decorate and a tasting dinner that I will surely love!... I don't need anymore ingredients to be a happy person! What a joy it will be when the girls unwrap their presents! I want them to keep cheerful Christmas memories, where everything is pretty, glittering and sweet...

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Training for a Christmas dinner table...

A very quick glimpse of  my Christmas dinner table training! This won't be the final version, but I'm testing the colours and layout. Now I have to go to the circus with the girls, so I'm in a hurry! Please tell me: do you like this?




Saturday, December 17, 2011

Merry little bird...

It's impossible not to love Cath Kidston. Don't you just love the birdies napkins?


Pretty Christmas

Aqueles que acompanham a página do Facebook (e a quem eu ando sempre a pedir para serem seguidores aqui no blog :)), já sabem que este fim-de-semana irei continuar a mostrar-vos as minhas inspirações de Natal e a forma como as coisas têm evoluído cá em casa. 

Já chegaram alguns dos presentes que vou dar à Carlota - aquelas caixinhas maravilhosas da Nest Pretty Things (depois mostro o conteúdo, não menos maravilhoso) e que combinam lindamente com as almofadas da Cath Kidston. Como vou fazer alguns embrulhos, juntei algumas fitas - estão numa das travessas que vou usar para o jantar de Natal, e que adoro! É um serviço antigo, pelo qual ando apaixonada... 

E vocês? Quais são as vossas paixões este Natal?





Those who follow the blog's Facebook page (and whom I keep asking to become followers here in the blog as well :)) already know that I will keep posting about my Christmas inspirations and show you how things have been evolving here at home.

Some of the presents that I'm giving Carlota already arrived - those wonderful little boxes from Nest Pretty Things, that match perfectly the Cath Kidston pillows. I'll show you its content later on. As I'm wrapping some presents this weekend, I've been gathering a few ribbons that I placed in the white and gold serving dish. I'll be using that vintage tableware for Christmas dinner, I just love it. Do you like it?

What are your Christmas passions this year?

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

My Christmas gitf...

I'm finally having one... after a long waiting
It's going to be all mine!
Oh, what wonderful dreams I'll dream...

Image: Rose Hip

Sunday, December 11, 2011

A Christmas present ❤

Este ano não me esqueci: a Carlota vai dar um presente de Natal à professora. Gosto imenso da escola da onde ela anda e, para mal dos meus pecados, esqueço-me frequentemente destas pequenas coisas - lembranças para a professora tem sido uma delas. Decidi usar uma caixa da Martha Stewart do ano passado, e que eu acho linda, e enchi-a com duas das minhas coisas favoritas: chocolates e enfeites de Natal! Depois, atamos a fita vermelha à volta da embalagem (aqui não se vê a tampa) e colamos a etiqueta por cima.

Dourado, vermelho e branco - verdadeiras cores do Natal! Espero que a professora Cristiana goste...


This year I didn't forget: Carlota is giving her teacher a present. Unfortunately, I usually forget these kind of things, even though I really like my daughter's school and her teacher. So I decided to use a Martha Stewart box from last year, and which I find beautiful, and filled it with two of my favourite things: chocolates and vintage ornaments! We'll now tie the red ribbon around the box and place the stickers on top of its lid (you don't see it the photos). 

Gold, red and white - pure Christmas colours! I hope teacher Cristiana enjoys her present...

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Christmas dinner table || some inspiration

Just a quick post with some table styling inspiration. I'm decorating our Christmas table in pink and gold (no surprise, really :)) and I'm really excited with my gold flatware! I love the luxury of velvet, so I'm using it to tie the cutlery. Do you like it? 



Friday, December 9, 2011

Twinkle twinkle little star...

Ainda não temos uma estrela para colocar no topo da árvore.
E as meninas aguardam os presentes, embrulhados, para poderem sonhar com eles...
Já lá estão os sapatinhos, um para cada uma, à espera do Pai Natal...






We still don't have a tree topper star to place in the tree.
And the girls are waiting for their presents, nicely wrapped, for them to dream about...
They already have their little shoes, one for each, waiting for Santa...

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Christmas tree

Still not sure
Not a very pretty tree
But I love the old glittering ornaments hanging
And the sweet pine smell...

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Oh deer!...

Canso-me rapidamente das decorações que vou fazendo em casa. E o Natal não é excepção - ou melhor, até diria que é a regra! Há tanta inspiração à nossa volta que me é difícil optar por um único estilo, gosto de demasiadas coisas!... Queria algo mais simples, que enchesse menos a sala. E, sem perder o fio condutor dos rosas e dourados, mudei as decorações que tinha feito na cómoda e agora temos estes lindos veados, rodeados do calor do Natal.

Talvez, quem sabe... faça uma árvore de Natal. Em cima de uma mesa, pois a questão das bolas e vidros partidos continua a ser uma preocupação por causa da Conchinha.




I keep changing my decorations. And Christmas decor is no exception - actually, that's even the rule, as we get so many inspiration around that it's hard to stick to just one style. I wanted something simpler than what I had, I felt the living room was too full. Keeping the pink and gold tones, I decided to create this centerpiece, with the white deers and the candes behind them, for a cozy Christmas feeling...

And maybe we'll have a Christmas tree, after all. But on top of a table, as the issue of broken glass is still something I have to consider because of Conchinha.