Christmas Crafting!

Busy, busy, busy!!!

I feel really disorganised this year but managed to get some Christmas pressies crafted!

Had some fun with preserves making spiced oranges and wicked Christmas pears, I just hope they taste OK will have to wait for the verdict!

We also made peppermint creams, honeycomb, candycane biscuits and star biscuits with boiled sweet windows!!

Finished with a ribbon and a scented paper mache star, the stars were made from shredded paper, cinnamon  cloves and orange peel!

I have crocheted several gifts as well, a hat, flower and pompom bookmarks and keyrings but my favourites were the slippers for my sister

I am quite pleased with my husbands new stocking!

We have also managed to squeeze in a spot of decorating, I managed to save a roll of retro/vintage wallpaper that was destined for a skip following a house clearance.

There was enough to do the chimney and a bit behind the shelves.

Happy Christmas!

Carrier Bag Snowballs

This was a really great Christmas project to do with Rowan.

We cut the carrier bags into strips and wound them around two rings of card board. The most successful ones were made from the thinner bags. One bag = One Snowball

We then cut around the edge and tied another strip around the centre between the two rings. Remove the card and fluff into a ball. Trim off any excess.

Then Rowan's favourite bit, we dipped them in craft glue and silver glitter.

Nana's Snowmen Advents

Nana's home made Christmas snowmen are filled and on the window sill, so it really feels like Christmas is on it's way!

Nana has made one for every grandchild and now great grand child for years so I'm feeling very nostalgic!

Made from a coffee/hot chocolate tin covered in cotton wool. A ball of scrunched up newspaper and cotton wool for the head and a hat from a yoghurt pot, a circle of card and an old sock. (This must be where I get it from!)

Felt facial features and buttons to finish. This idea could be varied so much the possibilities are endless!

You then take 25 chocolates, tie on a piece of lametta and put them in the tin. Pull on a piece of lemetta every day until the tin is empty, then it's Christmas!

Crochet Keepsake Christmas Cards

I made some crochet Christmas ornaments, I started with snowflakes. There are some great patterns about, I particularly liked these http://fabact.co/christmas/snowflakes/crochetsnowflakes.html

I used Ayleene's fabric stiffener and a little glitter to finish!

I then made a few more designs up. I am particularly pleased with the trees!

As I only use wool oddments I was a bit limited in colours in the finer thread hence the purple, mint and white combo!

I'm sharing a craft stall with the Trash Revamp group next weekend so I added them to card blanks to sell as keepsakes cards.