Christmas 2014 Magazine Cover
Hey everyone, I hope I’m not boring you to death with all the posts about magazine features but it’s just way to exciting for me not to share on my blog. Last year’s Christmas decor (click HERE to see the entire Christmas home tour) has made it to the front cover of Canadian Home Trends magazine. I’m so happy to see that my own photography has improved so much that it looks good in print. Photos have to be clear, crisp and high resolution enough to look good. With my previous camera magazine feature requests have never worked out because when the editors saw the actual files, they rejected them because they just weren’t good enough.
Unfortunately my scanner isn’t great either and it doesn’t look as good as the actual magazine and you can’t buy the magazine here in the US. I get a lot of questions about where I bought what. Some things are of course not available anymore, where made by me or are thrifted but I put together a very similar look for you. Click on + icons in the below image. I hope it works too because I have never done this before.
I have also been decorating for Christmas in the house while my mom is here. The curtains are all done and I’m getting ready for the Blogger Stylin Home Tours. The Christmas edition is my absolute favorite!
If you missed the tutorial for the curtains, you can see them HERE. I just made 7 panels of them. I got the hang of it and how to make them faster but they are still pretty time consuming. I do think they are well worth the effort and I adore how they look in our living room. It’s the change I have been craving. I also added THISÂ gorgeous ADANA-FUCHSIA+GOLD throw from Happy Habitat and it will look great with our Christmas decor.
Do you remember the Happy Habitat throw I already have in our bedroom? Let me refresh your memory:
I haven’t been DIYing all that much besides decorating for Christmas, making curtains, working on the (messy) stair makeover and having my mom here but I guess that is truly enough in itself isn’t it? And I also have the gift guide on my blog pages now if you missed it (click HERE) where I share some things I love with lots of Etsy goodies and some other random stuff. And just in case I don’t post on Wednesday, I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. I should be back on Black Friday though because I have been checking out more Etsy stores. Talk to you soon. Tschüß
(Youleeya)
I think this is totally the most exciting thing and I love seeing your features. Congratulations!!!!!
Oh thank you Marty. I just don’t want to be showing off with some of the things that are happening 😉
This is absolutely gorgeous, worthy of a magazine cover for sure! Congrats on your photography, too! I definitely think that’s a big deal, and you have to feel like you’ve reached a new level when you’ve essentially produced your own magazine shoot. Really cool!
Thanks Brittany, it took me a long time to figure some things out 😉
You and anything you do could never be boring Julia…I never get tired of looking at anything you thoughtfully create or even slam” together…you are my always go-to for inspiration so thank you!
That is about the nicest thing I have ever heard Valarie. So thank you so so much
Congratulations on thw magazine cover. Well deserved. Your house and your projects are amazing.
Thank you so so much Sueli
Congratulations Julia on the magazine cover! Well deserved!
Thank you Darnetha!
what an amazing spread, julia! i am so happy for you!
Thanks my friend
SO beautiful Julia! Congrats lady!!
Thanks Summer 😉
oh my word, congrats!! That’s so awesome that you shot everything yourself. Great job dear. Huge win for you!
Thanks Ashley! Taking the photos has become one of my favorite things about blogging. I used to dread it. Happy Thanksgiving!
Julia that is an amazing feature!! Your home is beautiful and you are inspiring with your ingenuity and interesting projects! So happy for your recognition!
Oh gosh thanks so much Lisa! Happy Thanksgiving
Well done, you! At long last the media powers that be have raised your blog profile and featured you on the front cover of their mag! Woo hoo!!! ~ heather x
Hi there and thanks so much for the sweet words and visit 😉
Congrats on the feature and front cover! Talk about HUGE!
Thanks so much Katrina!
Bravo friend!! So well deserved!
Thanks my friend
Never get tired of seeing your beautiful work get some well deserved accolades! Such a fabulous spread and hell yeah, girl, you got some serious photography skills!! Honestly, I don’t think anyone does mixed metals as beautifully as you do. I love this look and can’t wait to see what it looks like this year! xx
🙂 Thanks Kimberly, I can’t wait to see what you’ll do either. Loved the previews on Facebook.