As always I have decided not to give out Christmas cards this year and instead I am trying to encourage people to donate to charity instead...even if it's only a few pence-it will be worth it. Please click on the button below to find out how to donate to the ever important charity Cancer Research UK. Here is a little online Christmas card I have designed just to say Thank You for obliging.

Seeing as it's near Christmas I thought I would bring you a little unknown fact about my favourite Christmas film. Did you Know... It's a Wonderful Life (1946): Films made prior to It's a Wonderful Life used cornflakes painted white for the falling snow effect. Because the cornflakes were so loud, dialogue had to be dubbed in later. Director, Frank Capra, wanted to record the sound live, so a new snow effect was developed using foamite (a fire-fighting chemical) and soap and water. This mixture was then pumped at high pressure through a wind machine to create the silent, falling snow. The RKO Effects Department received a special award from the Motion Picture Academy for the development of the new film snow.