Good morning everyone.
Here is the last blog for 2023, and then blog posting returns more leisurely in the New Year.
D and I wish you a happy and peaceful Christmas with family and friends, and enjoy the holiday season.
Three Nativities in our house:
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| My husband made this last one from matchsticks. |
Good morning everyone!
Today is the last of this year’s new craft-made items. The Poinsettia
was a free pattern with a knitting magazine. It used a small amount of red and
green double knitting yarn, a brooch back, and some beads that I added.
The pattern was
simple to follow, although the instructions for sewing up were open to
interpretation. Just ‘look at the picture’, it said. Not helpful!! However, I
think I did a reasonable job.
I always sew the brooch back onto a piece of felt first
before attaching it to any knitted item. I pinned and steamed the knitted poinsettia
overnight and was greeted by the finished flower this morning.
Festive wishes to you for today!
B x
Good morning to you all.
Preparations for Christmas are almost complete in this small corner. Presents are wrapped, cards written, and the kitchen is filled with Christmas baking.
I bought some white ceramic baubles that were perfect for a bit of paint and glitter, and yesterday, I finished the last of the 2023 Christmas tree decorations.
I used a couple of tester paint pots for the bauble base and then dribbled copper-coloured paint over the top. I then sprinkled some glitter and waited for the paint to dry.
Have a good day whatever your plans are.
B x
Good morning to you all.
This year, there have been several new decorations made for our home.
Today's little crafting project was a new one for me.
Bargello is a type of needlepoint tapestry which uses upright straight stitches to make a mathematical pattern on canvas.
I used 7-count plastic canvas and DK yarn to make my design and created two identical pieces joined together with a gold-coloured thread to make a bauble. A hanging thread finished the work.
Good morning to you all.
Yesterday was a busy day here with presents wrapped and the final food list prepared. In between all the other activities, I finished my Christmas tree mobile.
I had plenty of green felt and red ribbon and used a small wicker wreath for the base of the mobile. Initially, the trees were going to hang on the family Christmas tree, but sometimes, little ideas pop into my head, and then they get bigger and bigger.
Three trees have various coloured ribbons decorating them, and the others have seed beads sewn on them. The long red ribbons will make it easy to hang up.
Whatever your plans are for today, have a great day x
Hello all! D here.
Well, it was straight home from work and into the kitchen on Monday. The baking bug kept biting me, so I made Christmas Rocky Road. This sweet treat is always very popular in our small corner, and now we have some Chocolate Orange Rocky Road and some Chocolate Mint Rocky Road ready for Christmas.
Chocolate orange version
Hopefully, it will last until then!
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I'm not sure that D's Rocky Road will last very long :-)
While D has been busy in the kitchen, I have started putting together some felt trees for a project. You can see the trees today, and I shall finish it tomorrow.
Have a good day, everyone.
B x
Good morning everyone.
I am still feeling a bit fluffy-headed, so I thought I would share a few photos of the Christmas tree, Advent candles wreath and a Christmas window decoration at our church carol service last night x
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