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Make it yours • Lean in to what you love this Christmas, be it friends and family, new experiences, or indulging in traditions.

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Season’s Eatings • Sharing food and laughter is the best part of any Christmas. Take your pick from three great menus that ring in festive cheer in the most delightful way.

Crafty Christmas Cookies • Bake up a batch of joy with these sweet little festive cutters.

Handmade Holiday Creations • Take a stamp and bring joy to your world with cheery decorations.

Christmas • This set of four merry cutters and stamps will put a jolly festive mark on your decorative makes and bakes.

Spruce It Up • Style a tree the way you love with one of our four inspiring schemes.

Best Dressed • Wrap up your Christmas tree styling with an easy hand-crafted skirt. Made from sustainable hardwood, it’s a warm finishing touch that rolls up ready for next year.

Better Than The Real Thing • Set the stage for Santa’s visit with one of these fancy faux ‘evergreens’, rounded out with an eye-catching collar or skirt.

Circle Of Life • Branch out with an Australian theme and make a wreath with beautiful natives.

Wild Thing, you Make My Heart Sing • Craig Scott grows an abundant array of native blooms for beautiful bouquets across Australia.

A Red Hot Aussie Christmas • Fill your festive season with joyful scarlet, crimson and burgundy native flowering plants.

Let It Snow! • You’ve decked trees with festive red but maybe you’re nostalgic for a traditional white Christmas. Improvise with flowers and foliage that bring back the romance.

Paved Paradise • Pave the way for homemade gifts this year with a gorgeous DIY planter hack that your green-fingered friends will fall in love with.

In your Garden

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moon guide • Garden according to the phases of the moon with Milton Black.

Tailor Your Table • Discover scene-stealing tablescapes with personality, plus take our fun quiz to find out your perfect style.

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Dig in! • Enjoyable entertaining doesn’t have to be fussy. Add colour and fun with this tabletop adventure.

Christmas Stars • Serve up a spectacular spin on Christmas faves with a fragrant ham glaze and wow-worthy trifle.

Sweet Bites • Bake and decorate impressive cookies from MasterChef winner Emelia Jackson’s new cookbook.

Yule Love It!

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Holiday Gift Guide • There are gifts that fill a practical need (thanks for the socks, Mum), and then there are those that dazzle. Here we present items that do both. These beautiful, useful gifts are the kinds of things the people on your list might not splurge on for themselves, but they’ll reach for – and be delighted by – them every day.

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Make It Merry

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That’s A Wrap ’Til Next Year • Try these strategies to store your decorations the smart way. It makes packing them up a cinch and your next year’s self will thank you.

Puppy Love • Meet our cover star from Guide Dogs NSW! This charitable organisation is looking for volunteers to help care for developing puppies.

Adopting A Furry Friend • A pooch or purring pal isn’t just for Christmas. Visit an RSPCA or shelter near you to give abandoned pets a second...