A Christmas stocking is a nice easy thing to make and makes a good gift for somebody’s first Christmas or even for somebody who just needs a new one. They can be made different sizes. A small one for a baby, a larger one for an older child…
Now that we are almost into December, I haveΒ launched myself into Christmas craftingΒ with a felt bird Christmas decoration. The problem I find with Christmas crafting is that theΒ kind of thing you can make is more limited than the rest of the year. It’s fun to make things at…
Making handmade gifts for friends and family at Christmas is a lovely thing to do, but how do you go about it without driving yourself insane? One option isΒ to startΒ early. I know people whoΒ like to start on ChristmasΒ at the end of the summer, whether they are making gifts…
One of my favourite Christmas tasks is unpacking all the decorations. I have memories of doing this as a little girl, when my dad would bring the box down from the loft. The tree (always a real one) would be in the front room and we would remove…
Last time I posted, I wrote about crochetingΒ cables. You can read about that here! I was so happy that I’d figured out how to crochet cables I had to make something! Having the attention span of a gnat, it needed to be something small and quick. So I…
How many times do you see or experience a view, a beautiful archway, an interesting street, or something where the light and the colours perfectly represents the season or the location, and reach for your paints or your watercolour pencils? I have to say never. I can’t draw,…