Christmas by Design: Missing a Bit of That Shine

I liked it, but I didn’t. You know what I mean?

Addey Vaters
Romance Lovers Anonymous

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Image from Hallmark Channel

I’m convinced that Christmas time is any cheesy romance lover’s favorite time of year. What’s not to love? There’s romance (and snow) in the air, cozy romantic settings galore, and more Christmas romance movies than a girl can possibly watch — but that doesn’t mean I’m not going to try. I’m going to share some of my thoughts on each Christmas movie I watch this year, because why not? We all can use a little more Christmas, and a little more romance, in our lives — especially around the holidays.

What do you get when you combine fashion, small-town romance, and family fun? You get Christmas By Design, I guess?

This movie features Rebecca Dalton, who Hallmark fans will recognize from The Good Witch series, and Jonathan Keltz, who was a new love interest for Hallmark — at least new to me.

The Plot

Christmas by Design centers around Charlotte (Dalton), a big-city fashion designer looking for her big break. After her apartment and clothing shop is ruined by a plumbing fiasco, she reluctantly heads home to her small town where she hasn’t returned for the holidays in quite some time. We soon find out that this is because Christmas has been hard for Charlotte since her father passed…

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Addey Vaters
Romance Lovers Anonymous

Writer, reader, cat lover, and tea drinker. Romance novelist in progress. Words in Adroit Journal, Vita Brevis, & others. AddeyVaters.com