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25 Creative Days of Christmas

It might be because this has been one of the darkest Novembers in history here in Sweden, but this year, I am so so ready for December and I am already really feeling the Christmas spirit. The boys, especially Alec, are starting to “get” and get into Christmas, and that just makes the holidays so much more fun! I have so many great projects planned in the coming weeks and I can’t wait to get started.

You know I love advent calendars, so I am so happy and proud to be a part of 25 Creative Days of Christmas – an advent calendar full of inspiration for a more creative holiday season. Each day in December, the calendar will lead you to a new project or recipe, something to make, bake or do in preparation for a perfect Scandinavian Christmas.

25 Creative Days is the first collaboration of the newly-formed network The Creative Collective Sweden. Spanning design, crafts and DIY, interiors, food and baking, and lifestyle, the ten blogs that make up the Creative Collective bring a uniquely Scandinavian esthetic and point of view. The Creative Collective is made up of:

Karin och Freja Schaefer, Pysselbolaget

Helena Lyth, Hemma med Helena

Sofia Brolin, Hildas Hem

Helena Söderberg, Craft & Creativity

Karolina Eriksson, Lina by the bay

Malin Lundgren, Pastill

Maria Strömberg, Made by Mary

Mina Neumüller Malhotra, Mini Piccolini

Linda Gimle, Djurabok

Helena Nord, Mormorsglamour

Gina Vide, Willowday

I could not be more happy or proud to be a part of this amazing group of bloggers!

So how does it work? Every day, one blog in the Creative Collective will show you something Christmasy and inspirational, and then hand over to another blog in the network. Readers will get 25 new, creative projects and get to know new blogs with different styles. The countdown to Christmas has never been more creative!

It all starts on Monday and the first day of Christmas is brought to you by the mother and daughter team Karin and Freja of Pysselbolaget – a crafty blog with tons of easy crafts that you can usually pull together with things you already have at home.

Follow the Creative Collective on Facebook so you don’t miss a single day of our creative countdown to Christmas! And make sure to follow our Pinterest board – there are already so many great pins on there!

Photos: Helena Nord of MormorsGlamour

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  • Playing in the puddles at morning pre-school drop. 💦👌🏼
  • Hazy morning sunlight and the glitter of the wet grass on the way to pre-school this morning. 👌🏼
  • Pre-school drop this morning. Louis & Léonie were so busy playing Paw Patrol that they hardly had time to say goodbye.
  • And just like that, after weeks of waiting, it was finally time for Nonie to start gymnastics. . . . #brommagymnasterna #bornready
  • Monday morning and it's pouring rain outside. 💦
  • Ready to run! Watching one of the earlier heats while waiting for their turn to warm up.
  • Louis at lunch. ❤️
  • First grade!! And the end of a loooong summer vaca for this little gang (although the smaller two don't start until next week). When I set my alarm clock last night I realized I hadn't used it since the 04:45 wake-up call when we left for Italy 7+ weeks ago! Thanks Swedish parental leave for these two lovely months off with our minis! It has been 👌🏼. #firstgrade #firstdayofschool
  • School starts tomorrow so Alec was in a crunch to finish the last couple of boxes on his summer reading bingo. Watching him read to his siblings in the grass was the best thing ever. Every few pages he stopped and asked them if they had any questions and then thoughtfully answered the ones they had (like explaining what an island is to Nonie). #summerreading #läsbingo
  • Little Nonie Pony, watering the kids' little garden and then knicking all the strawberries while her brothers are at swimming.