merry christmas.

I hope you are all having a wonderful Christmas time! I have been spending a few days with my family in Italy: it is lovely to see them when I get the chance! over the past few weeks I have been receiving a huge amount of beautiful Christmas cards and gifts from friends and family: I am going to share some of them here - since it is Christmas day.

I wish you a very merry Christmas!

♥♥♥ thank you all for your love!

birds contemplating landscapes.

november is coming to an end and I am hoping for a snowy december. since Christmas is getting near and some of my friends are soon leaving Finland for the holidays - I have already been preparing a batch of home-made cards to give or send to my dearest ones: this year's theme is birds contemplating landscapes.

sneak peek of my christmas cards:

✻ collage of some of my favourite finnish birds onto some of my photographs of finnish landscapes.

what I love the most about Christmas time is preparing home-made cards for my friends and family and sitting down with Jacopo to write them on a free afternoon.

I cannot way for December to start!

precious things.

yesterday was the day of the presentation of my master thesis: everything went very well and most of all I was happy because all of my dearest friends in Helsinki were there to support me - Jacopo even took some time off work for the occasion.

♥ from Myriam, Essi and Kasia:

these beautiful hand made envelopes were part of a surprise that my best of friends have prepared for me: they were arranged in a pretty ribboned basket - each of them full of delicious sweets.

♥ from Vanessa:

a wonderfully decorated letter from my dear friend Vanessa arrived from Italy - just on time for such a special occasion.

♥ from Jacopo:

at home Jacopo had prepared some lovely surprises too: a magnificent Fazer Joulukalenteri and a delicious italian panettone with figs were waiting for me on the kitchen table - Christmas really came early for me on such a special day!

the most beautiful bird postcards.

this morning I got a postcard from my friend Kaisa: she often sends me pretty bird postcards - yet this one must be the most beautiful one she has ever sent.

♥ from Kaisa:

house sparrows are my favourite birds and I love that vintage bird stamp!

Kaisa's beautiful postcard made me think about all the lovely bird postcards I have got just over the last three years: they are so many that it was hard to choose my favourite ones - yet I have eventually chosen some with Kaisa's one.

the most beautiful bird postcards:

✻ in chronological order.

♥ for the most beautiful bird postcards in my collection I have to thank Kaisa (7-8), Miia (1-2-4), Joey (3) and Kasia (6) - Kaisa and Miia have sent the most! I have found the 5th at the flea market.