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Vanessa Opazo invites you to learn the meditative art of calligraphy this festive season. The best part? Even beginners will be able to personalise their own Christmas baubles in 2026!
Christmas smells like…
Gifts. We could talk a lot about food here too, but gifts are my thing. That is definitely my love language. Not so long ago, I heard my Mum saying "Christmas is for the children" (she was referring to us 'the children' aged 33, 32 and 29). I'm originally from Spain, and the last Christmas I spent with my family was a bit ago, but it has always been a shower of presents from my Mum. She loves Christmas so much that she would start buying Christmas presents for the following one, as soon as this one was over.
The cool thing about her gifts is that she would wrap a hair tie, stickers, pens, whatever little gifts she could find so quantity is her thing. Each of us could easily get 20 presents from Santa! I now understand why. She just loves seeing our faces when we open them. That makes her happy, that is the biggest gift she can receive. Our smile and joy. And I am a bit like her. That's why I also love giving gifts, and I wrap all my products with so much love, so every time people open them, they feel it is a present for them. That makes me happy.
This year I’m grateful that...
I was courageous enough to take the leap and quit my job to do Bondi Letters full time. I can't believe I actually did that, but I am so happy and grateful to have had such beautiful support and opportunities since I did.
