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INSPIRATIONINSPIRATIONin November

Christmas at home

Turn your old ice skates into boots.

Read about laces from a vanished past.

• Create this year’s most beautiful Advent wreaths and decorations.

• Decorate your home with some great Christmas crackers.

• Make airy Christmas ornaments and beautiful candle holders.

• Create an individualized, flowery Christmas.

• Cook some tasty food with cardamon and Brussels sprouts.

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Dear ReaderAt the editorial offi ce we decided long ago to save the Christmas features for the November edition because we feel that Christmas starts way too early in many other places. Some magazines and shops start talking about Christmas as early as in October when we are still enjoying the wonders of autumn. However, once we pass November 1st and we have been peeking around in the shops for a few weeks, we really step on it both at the editorial offi ce and at home. Many of us here at the offi ce jump-start Christmas by going for a long walk in the forest to look for natural decoration materials for our Advent wreath, Christmas decorations and perhaps a special wreath for the front door. This edition provides you with plenty of inspiration for all these lovely Christmas projects. We personally love making all kinds of Christmas decoration vines for my windows because they seem to add a perfect Christmas feel in an instance. This year we will defi nitely also be trying out some of Dorte’s big crackers and Lonnie’s decorations made of parchment paper. There are plenty of ideas for a nice, creative afternoon with our girlfriends or the children. We are already looking forward!

Happy reading!

Lonnie & Vivian

No. 11 · 2014Published by Jeanne d’Arc Living

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Chief Editors:Vivian Christensen · Email: vivian@jeannedarcliving.dkLonnie Würtz Jensen · Email: jeannedarc@jeannedarcliving.dk

Editorial Offi ce:Jeanne d’Arc Living ApSHoumarksvej 92, Kondrup · 8920 Randers NV · Denmark · Tel: +45 36932010Email: jeannedarc@jeannedarcliving.dk · www.jeannedarcliving.dk · www.jdlblog.dk

Graphics & Layout: Lonnie Würtz Jensen, Helle Routhe & Tina HaldFlower Arrangers: Lonnie Würtz Jensen & Dorthe HviidPhotos & Styling: Lonnie Würtz Jensen & Dorte Palsgaard Food, Text & Styling: Vivian Christensen, Rikke Vinter, Dorthe Hviid, Rikke Daugaard ThielProofreading: Vera JensenHandyman: Ole SørensenAdvertising Director: Email: annonce@jeannedarcliving.dk

Who are we, and why the name Jeanne d’Arc Living?Who are we, and why the name Jeanne d’Arc Living?Who are we, and why the name

The French heroine Jeanne d’Arc was an amazing woman with an unusually strong will and sense of purpose. She didn’t ascribe to the common opinions of her time of what one should or should not do. Instead she went her own way and fought till the very end for her beliefs.

In using her name in connection with our company, we do so with the utmost respect for this remarkable woman. We also feel that there’s a lesson to be learned from her – even now, 600 years later. We should all have the courage to go our own ways and dare to stand out from the crowd. From the very beginning these have been some of our main goals for the company. We continuously aim to think outside the box and stand up for what we believe.

Today part of the company is a publishing business that publishes our own magazines and books. The common thread in everything we do is the French-Nordic country style. We publish a magazine that keeps to the style, avoiding distracting advertisements within the magazine. This is, of course, a challenge. It requires a substantial amount of editorial material and that we do most of it ourselves in order to make ends meet. The magazine is published in eight languages and sold in many parts of the world.

We also run a wholesale business with our own designs produced both here in Denmark and abroad. The company has been around for almost ten years and is jointly owned by Lonnie Würtz Jensen and Vivian Christensen. If you’d like to learn more about us and the company, you can follow our everyday life on our blog.

All the best,

Lonnie & Vivian

Cover photo: Jeanne d’Arc Living

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CONTENTSPage 4 White Christmas dreams

Page 16 Create the style

Page 18 Like in a fairy tale

Page 28 The most beautiful Advent wreaths

Page 37 Christmas recycled: candle holders

Page 44 Cardamon goodies

Page 50 Joyful juniper

Page 56 Advent candle decorations for every taste

Page 62 French Christmas with authentic charm

Page 74 Rustic Brussels sprouts

Page 82 The garden in winter

Page 90 Jolanda’s Christmas trees

Page 94 Add new life to an old stool

Page 96 New color on old furniture

Page 98 From ice skates to beautiful, decorative boots

Page 102 Lace from a vanished past

Page 110 Big-size Christmas crackers

Page 118 Flowery Christmas with perfect pastels

Page 125 Airy Christmas

Page 130 El’s Christmas

Page 134 Create the style

The editorial offi ce disclaims all liability for possible errors. Likewise, the company is not liable for errors in recipes, instructions, etc. Since the magazine is sold in many countries throughout the world, the editorial offi ce accepts no responsibility for the applicable laws and regulations of said countries. The reader is solely responsible for consulting with local authorities. Articles and pictures in the Jeanne d’Arc Living Magazine may not be used in sales activities without prior permission. Lending and renting of the magazine for profi t is prohibited. The editorial offi ce accepts no responsibility for content, articles and other materials which are submitted without invitation.

Distribution:The magazine is sold through arts and crafts, fl ower and lifestyle shops. A list of our retailers can be found on our website www.jeannedarcliving.dk under the ”magazine” tab. If you wish to sell the magazine in your shop, please contact jeannedarc@jeannedarcliving.dk.

Translation into Swedish, English, Dutch, German, Finnish & French:www.wordtoword.dk

Translation into Norwegian: Linda Rønsholm.

If you have questions, comments or ideas, please write to our editorial staff or fi nd us on our blog - www.jdlblog.com - or on facebook: www.facebook.com/jeannedarcliving - Here you can get an idea of life behind the scenes at Jeanne d’Arc Living.

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Come along to visit a beautiful home in Switzerland that has been wonderfully decorated for Christmas. An amazing and inspiring home with plenty of nice Christmas details.

Daniela’s amazing home sits beautifully right next to the Swiss town of Bern. She lives here together with her husband Lenaar, their youngest son who is 24, three dogs and two cats. Their 28-year old daughter and their oldest son who is 30 fl ew the nest long time ago.

Ever since Daniela was a little girl she has been in love with all things white because white gives her a feeling of light, calmness and space. White just makes her happy.

Having been married for 32 years, the couple’s current home is their third home. Decors and style have always been country-like and French-Nordic. Daniela cannot imagine living in a different style. She loves old, white, peeled off furniture that adds a special atmosphere to the home.

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Ideas:The sunroom fl oor is made of chipboard. Daniela painted it white and wrote on it with medium gray color. As she did not use a stencil, this job required skill and a beautiful handwriting. Afterwards she patinated the fl oor with sand paper.

This beautiful star is made of rustic buttons sitting on thin fencing wire. It looks fabulous and can be made in various sizes and shapes.

The fur on the bench underlines the cozy and wintery atmosphere.

One of the windows in the sunroom has been replaced by a large mirror to create a fantastic feel and make the room look much bigger. You can use this idea in many different areas of your home and it works particularly well in small rooms.

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When Daniela decorated the couple’s fi rst home, she did not have much money. She started shopping at fl ea markets where she found the right things at a low price. She is not afraid to use a paint brush and loves the lifestyle of lending new life to fl ea market fi nds. Even today Daniela is often amazed at the positive effect of a layer of white paint.

Ideas:Daniela has placed a stencil on the tiles above the stove. We've never seen stencils on tiles before but why not? What a fantastic idea!

Daniela has used old furniture to add extra charm to the kitchen. The table in the middle of the fl oor creates wonderful lightness in the room and adds lots of atmosphere – especially at Christmas time when it’s decorated with real candles and a small fi r tree in a nice, little tureen.

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Daniela has turned her passion into her profession through the shop ”Weisser Traum” where she sells new and old interior, carries out styling projects for her customers and hosts various seminars. Daniela and her husband buy old things and furniture on markets in Belgium, Holland and France. When they return with a carload of new fi nds, they take them directly to the shop and sell them to their excited customers. Find out more by visiting Daniela’s blog:www.weissertraum.blogspot.com

Ideas:The couple has made a living room bookcase wall from recycled doors, old drawers, small old cupboards and other items. It creates a nice effect and is absolutely unique.

The nice, big star is made of fencing wire decorated with string lights.

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Daniela’s husband fully supports her and she enjoys traveling and shopping with him when stocking up the shop. The rest of the family is always ready to help whenever needed. Daniela says that without her family she would not have been able to live her dream.

Ideas:The large guest room is also Daniela’s study where she spends her evenings testing new ideas. Whenever you furnish a study, make sure that everything is stored decoratively but easily available. If you need to spend time looking for things, you tend to never get started.

Also make sure that the room is bright and light and has an airy and inviting feel to it. This is particularly important if the room fulfi ls several functions.

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Many of Daniela’s fi nds end up in her own home, at least for a while. It’s hard not to. That’s why her home is ever-changing. She likes combining white with a few rough elements such as old industrial lamps, things or furniture in funny colors or with patina, or things made of old, raw wood. These elements provide a nice contrast to all the white items.

At Christmas time, the entire house is transformed through lots of nice, green Christmas decorations and candles. Daniela is very fond of Christmas and to her it’s the celebration of love. Friends and family from near and far are invited over for Christmas dinner, and she always tries to create a magic atmosphere with a beautiful and nicely decorated table.

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with products from Jeanne d’Arc Living. Find the nearest retailer by visiting ww.jeannedarcliving.dk, or call +45 36 93 20 10

Create the style

Pretty candy cone made of old newspaper and decorated with tulle, laces, a die cut, glitter

and a small fabric button. Made in our workshop.

Wonderful and simple Christmas baubles made of handmade paper with nice ornaments. Pure nostalgia.

Made in our workshop.

Christmas is not complete without some great musical instruments. This is a reproduction of

an old one, and the quality is fantastic.

You can never have too many fakirs in different sizes, and they are especially

practical at Christmas.

Beautiful angel wings that look exactly like the old ones. Here in sizes 8, 6 and 4 inch.

Bells on a string ready to be put up. You can also use it as a garland on a

shutter wall.

Pretty matchbox made of old newspaper, with nice ornaments.

Made in our workshop.

Fabulous ornaments for the coat rack or the Christmas tree. They are made of old music paper and have been decorated beautifully.

Made in our workshop.

Cute little basket for the Christmas tree. It’s made of old newspaper and has

been decorated nicely. Made in our workshop.

Bag made of old music paper and fi lled with Christmas tree candles. So pretty!

Made in our workshop.

Large candy cone made of

old music paper. Nicely decorated.

Made in our workshop.

This pretty angel on a bulb tells us that

Christmas is coming up.

Pretty metal wire crown with dainty pearls. It really looks like

one of the old ones.

Metal heart in antique gold. The engraving reads »Merry Christmas« in French. Nice patina.

Rustic metal bell with zinc patina. Looks really old.

Dainty metal angel with zinc patina. Available in two different sizes.

No Christmas without real candles. These tealight candles look just perfect and French.

Nice laces that have been patinated to make them look old.

Nice, old-fashinoned candle holder with beautiful patina.

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with products from Jeanne d’Arc Living. Find the nearest retailer by visiting ww.jeannedarcliving.dk, or call +45 36 93 20 10

Create the style

Pretty candy cone made of old newspaper and decorated with tulle, laces, a die cut, glitter

and a small fabric button. Made in our workshop.

Wonderful and simple Christmas baubles made of handmade paper with nice ornaments. Pure nostalgia.

Made in our workshop.

Christmas is not complete without some great musical instruments. This is a reproduction of

an old one, and the quality is fantastic.

You can never have too many fakirs in different sizes, and they are especially

practical at Christmas.

Beautiful angel wings that look exactly like the old ones. Here in sizes 8, 6 and 4 inch.

Bells on a string ready to be put up. You can also use it as a garland on a

shutter wall.

Pretty matchbox made of old newspaper, with nice ornaments.

Made in our workshop.

Fabulous ornaments for the coat rack or the Christmas tree. They are made of old music paper and have been decorated beautifully.

Made in our workshop.

Cute little basket for the Christmas tree. It’s made of old newspaper and has

been decorated nicely. Made in our workshop.

Bag made of old music paper and fi lled with Christmas tree candles. So pretty!

Made in our workshop.

Large candy cone made of

old music paper. Nicely decorated.

Made in our workshop.

This pretty angel on a bulb tells us that

Christmas is coming up.

Pretty metal wire crown with dainty pearls. It really looks like

one of the old ones.

Metal heart in antique gold. The engraving reads »Merry Christmas« in French. Nice patina.

Rustic metal bell with zinc patina. Looks really old.

Dainty metal angel with zinc patina. Available in two different sizes.

No Christmas without real candles. These tealight candles look just perfect and French.

Nice laces that have been patinated to make them look old.

Nice, old-fashinoned candle holder with beautiful patina.

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natural decorat ion materia l s . But behind this nature-

loving facade a couple of g l i t ter g ir l s are just wait ing

for the i r chance to express themselves . Lonnie and

I went shopping for some of th i s year’s Chri s tmas

features , but we could not get what we wanted so we

had to improvise . Lonnie spotted some of these g l i t ter

i tems and said: ”I actual ly think this might work real ly

wel l !” I must have looked complete ly puzz led . She

expla ined what she had in mind – and why not! Soon

we both had lots of ideas . And they a l l f i t nice ly to

the v intage s ty le that we both love. Get inspired and

let your g l i t ter g ir l out !

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Our return to the off ice caused lots of commotion – ever yone sa id that th is t ime we had rea l ly gone too far. However, as we la id out a l l the g oodies on the tab le and s ta r ted mak ing one beaut i fu l c rea t ion a f te r the other, our s taf f were impressed. Combined wi th r ust ic mater ia ls and neutra l r ibbons in creamy and faded colors these g l i t ter i tems suddenly changed the i r express ion complete ly and ended up f i t t ing beaut i fu l ly to the s ty le. Nothing less than a fa i r y ta le moment .

You can buy these mater i a l s in we l l - s tocked g arden centers, g rocer y s tores and s imi lar p laces. Watch out for them when you go shopping.

A wonderful still life Fi l l up a new or o ld g lass dome with o ld documents, f ine o ld or new r ibbons and lace, imita t ion cones and g l i t ter decorat ion i tems. Add a b i t of poor man’s s i lver and French Madonna f igur ines to create your ver y own and unique s t i l l l i fe. Al l remnants were put to use. Here ’s a f la t candy cone made of o ld newspapers wi th some bushy g l i t ter twigs.

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Vintage style Christmas table Vintage style Christmas table This beaut i fu l Chr is tmas tab le expresses t r ue v intage

Vintage style Christmas table s ty le. Once aga in we have d iv ided var ious decorat ion

Vintage style Christmas table s ty le. Once aga in we have d iv ided var ious decorat ion

Vintage style Christmas table i tems into smal ler p ieces and combined them with other i tems such as o ld lace, cones and many other th ings. The f ine, o ld g lasses have been decorated wi th a smal l “ leaf ” . I f you are having a b ig par ty, you can a lso add a smal l mani la tag wi th the guest ’s name on i t . Cut ler y and p la tes are decorated wi th a p iece of broad cotton lace and a smal l cone. A g l i t ter leaf adds the f ina l touch.

Even the chandel ier has been decorated! We used golden s t r ings of pear l s and the same l ight golden leaves that we used for the envelopes. Use the remnants to decorate the res t of the house. Tie them to your candle holders, l amps and pots. P lace a smal l twig or a bunch of pear l s in var ious p laces. I t does not take much to crea te a fa i r y ta le fee l . We a lso bought some decorat ion v ines wi th cones to hang up in the d in ing room windows. We added some candy cones made of o ld newspapers and documents, and decorated with g l i t ter t r immings and lace.

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