Advent Challenge!

Good evening lovelies.

Happy twenty-first day of Advent and Happy Solstice.

With much love.

Keeping hands warm.

I have been knitting, knitting, knitting. My fingers are a little bit sore but it was worth it.

With a little inspiration from Ngo Family Farm, I have made a few pairs of these fingerless gloves pour ma famille..

I chose this wool ( I already had it in my basket)

Excuse the glimmer of tinsel in the corner!

I got my tools together...

A (more than a) few hours later...

Ta daa!

 Have a lovely weekend!

Advent Challenge!

Good morning!

It has been raining all night and it is still pouring down, so I thought I would pretend that it's snow instead.

Have a lovely Thursday; 20.12.2012 - magic numbers today, make a wish!

Advent Challenge!

Hello!

Today's Advent calendar is inspired by me...I do this regularly. Dancing around my flat on my own is a particular 'skill' of mine.

What song are you closing your eyes and swirling around to today?

Making.

Every spare minute has been occupied recently making things for Christmas.

I expect you have been doing the same.

Making by hand isn't massive in my family. I suppose we have been absorbed into the materialistic behemoth that is now a commercial Christmas. But I am on a one woman mission to bring back an appreciation of time spent rather than money spent in my family....

Keep your fingers crossed for me.

I have made some little hand decorated and made notebooks for shopping lists, to do lists and all sorts of other things lists...

(sorry for the light switch!)

Shopping list notebook with a lovely beetroot - I love beetroot!

I also put together some Christmas drawstring bags out of a collection of Christmas fabric fat quarters I had. I have bought a collection of little things for some people and these keep them all together, and looking quite festive, I think.

I hand-stitched them. It didn't take too long. I don't have a sewing machine, and honestly, me and machinery do not usually work well together, so I'm probably better off hand sewing. I also find it quiet meditative.

A little bit of a change. My sister's birthday is on Christmas day, so I made this little embroidery to put up so everyone remembers that it is her special day too.

It is my first foray into embroidery of this kind. I really enjoyed it. It is a great, quick craft activity which has a great impact.

 I hope you are still having fun making everything just so for your friends and family as we continue the build up to Christmas.

Have a lovely afternoon.

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Little ones, mistletoe and Christmas pudding. What more could you ask for?

Happy 18th day of Advent!

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Good morning!

Today I have a little bit of a change in style for the Advent calendar...there are people in them! 

I hope you enjoy this little one of bringing in the tree.

Have a lovely Monday.