Raspberry Iguana is in full festive swing with christmas ideas emerging from all angles.
With the sudden change to cold weather Raspberry Iguana has found itself looking forward to cosy evenings in and is starting to bubble with excitement at the thought of Christmas delights. I always feel really inspired as a designer around this time of year as I there is so much creativity over one occasion and each designer has their own personal take on how to create the pieces for such a big calendar event. From futuristic, kitsch or traditional. Raspberry Iguana too is in the process of making a Christmas range. For anyone who has visited the market stall they will have already seen that special themed designs have been printed on to tote bags which will make great re-usable gift bags. Raspberry Iguana will also be making a smaller version of these. Raspberry Iguana has also created a Santa Sack for little ones and is happy to take on special commissions for these which would include your input on the design and could also include the persons name. More excitingly Raspberry Iguana will be making hand made snowflakes, stars and other hanging decorations so you will have to stay tuned to see the first pro-to-types as they are still in production.
On a personal note I always look forward to Christmas as I am very traditional and just love to dedicate a few special days to nothing but hanging out with my family. Like most families will do, mine also has it traditions so I thought I would share some things with you and maybe you would like to share your traditions too.
On Christmas Eve everyone will pop over to my mum and dads house and my Grandad T. would have roasted a joint of beef earlier in the day so we can have hot beef sandwiches for tea. This is the first time during the holiday season that we will all meet up and all we do is have a good catch up, I really love that. We will also set out all the presents under the tree. Now, although I am young I have never and don't think I ever will go out on Christmas Eve, I hate the idea of being awake after mid-night because I would just be too excited.
On Christmas day morning we will start with a cup of tea and biscuits and then once everyone is up we will open our gifts, still in our Pj's.
These things may sound silly to you but to me these routines are what makes my festive season feel special. I love that my mum makes table gifts and that each year Christmas has a different theme for us. So far it has been gold, silver, petrol blue, deep purple, pink and fluffy and a more traditional red.
It may be a bit early for a Christmas blog but as I see it build up around me I find myself feeling nostalgic.
So as I said before, keep posted for photos of Raspberry Iguana's Christmas decorations and just in case you were wondering it's only 67 sleeps, 3 hours and 23 minutes...eek!
With Love
Raspberry Iguana X
