I've always loved traditional Christmas cards: the snow, the pine trees, the reindeer pulling a sleigh across a starry sky. But they've never quite looked like Christmas here.
Christmas in Australia looks a bit different. It's long lunches in the heat, the Christmas bush turning red right on cue, and the cockatoos making themselves at home in the garden. So this year, we swapped the mistletoe for native Australian florals and the doves for crested cockatoos, and I had so much fun with it.
Meet the collection
Home for Christmas is inspired by the botanical patterns of the Arts and Crafts movement and the plants and birds of an Australian summer. There are three new designs:
- Waratahs: waratahs in full bloom, wreathed in Christmas bush and set in a mirrored repeat that nods to the wallpapers of William Morris.
- Christmas Bush: my favourite December bloom, which we've drawn as a soft repeat in sage and cream stripes.
- Cockatoos in the Christmas Bush: a pair of crested cockatoos, settled in the flowering Christmas bush like they've turned up early for lunch.
We hand-paint each card, print them locally and finish them with lustrous gold foil lettering. They're blank inside, so there's plenty of room for your own message.
One of each, in a box
If you've got a long Christmas card list (the neighbours, the teachers, the friends who've moved interstate), our 'Australian Christmas' boxed set includes all three designs, with envelopes, so your list is sorted in one go.
And a few old favourites
Our Pavlova, Bow and Gingham Check cards are back for another Christmas too, for anyone who likes a bit of everything on the mantelpiece.
I hope these help you send a bit of an Aussie summer to the people you love, wherever they are.
—Gabi
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