The Start Of Christmas Crafting

A start has been made and although very early, necessary due to our travel plans.  Yes Christmas crafting has started, so far I have resisted the Christmas music.  But the notebook has been out and diaries have been consulted and due to inclement weather today, planning.  Gift toppers have been made for the children, a primitive style clothes peg snowman which will double up as a tree decoration.  A simple but fiddly make.

You can still see some of the glue used to secure the buttons, now that it is dry it has disappeared.  They do need to be sanded back a little once they have hardened off.   I had loads of Christmas fabric that I had bought from a car boot sale earlier in the year.  Consequently I have made each family a sack with their family name, making transporting the gifts easier.  A fun practical addition.

Fully lined and all ready for some of the gifts to go in.

Some Harris Tweed was quickly turned into a cowl, warm and hard wearing.

Back to Christmas fabric and a couple of shopping bags have been made, requested by Wilbur and Hector.  Wilbur wanted a Christmas bag so that he can do his  shopping.

Another crochet project has been started using some beautiful yarn.

 

Mickey likes to get into the picture, he is a real poser.

  

A beautiful scarf in the making, I love the different hues of colour.  A start has been made and plans changed, added to and edited.  Have you made a start yet, or are you a last minute type of person?

  World events have been uppermost in our minds and everyone affected by such adverse conditions are in our thoughts and prayers.  As always thank you for your support and most welcome comments.

See you soon.

Weekend Magic

A quiet but very nice weekend, spent with good food and good company.  We treated ourselves to a large joint of Scottish beef and enjoyed it with all the trimmings of a roast dinner.  Followed by a sherry trifle, I am still full...

The craft room is starting to look a lot like Christmas, with signs of the season all over.  I really must go in there today and make a start of storing some of these things away.  It is a lovely feeling to know that each gift is made filled with love, however small.  I have a large family which now include great nephews and nieces, so we took the decision to stop buying gifts several years ago.  Only cards are exchanged along with a  preserve or such.  This year I am going to pop tissues and cover into some envelopes.

 

A nice addition to your handbag for the month of December.  I see most of my family early in the month and so will be a useful addition.

 

 

I  made each of the Grandchildren a Christmas sack for their first Christmas and they are brought out each year and lovingly filled by the family.  Santa leaves gifts under the tree.  It will be Hectors and Honeys first Christmas so consequently I made their sacks yesterday.  All ready to be filled with love.

 

 

I used a stencil to make the letters out of felt and then hand stitched them onto the Christmas fabric.  All ready for those magical moments.    Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and you too had some magical moments.

 

See you soon.