Tuesday, 18 December 2012

12 Days of Christmas: Day 6


Fabric Heart Decoration

These can be hung anywhere around the house and not just on the tree. Also you can make lots of them in lots of different fabrics to match home decor for the holidays.

Materials Needed:
2 x colours of fabric - 1 pattern/1 plain works best
Merry Christmas Ribbon from Next
Needle and Thread
Stuffing


Monday, 17 December 2012

12 Days of Christmas: Day 5


It's all in the wrapping!

No matter how small or big the gift is, always put extra effort into the wrapping.

Materials Needed:
Christmas Tissue Paper
Twine
Brown Tag
'Jingle Bells' stamp - Hobbycraft

Sunday, 16 December 2012

12 Days of Christmas: Day 4


Musical Note Bauble
Another tree decoration for you to feast your eyes on today and its soooo simple to make.

Materials Needed:
Clear Bauble
Strips of musical note paper
Stickles Glitter in Platinum

Saturday, 15 December 2012

12 Days of Christmas: Day 3


Snowflake Decoration

These decorations are so easy to make and you can use up old bottle tops in the process!

Materials Needed:
Snowflake decoration - we found some in TK Maxx
Bottle Cap
Small vintage picture cut to fit inside the bottle cap
Glossy Accents - can buy at Craft Obsessions
Stickles Glitter in Platinum
Trimmings

Friday, 14 December 2012

12 Days of Christmas: Day 2


I'm sure we have all started handing out some Christmas cards but why not make a few of your own for that extra special person and show them how unique they are.

Materials Needed:
White Card
Christmas Pattern Paper
2 x small doilies
Snowflake embellishment
Vintage Christmas Image
Poinsettia and holly leaves embellishments
Metal Christmas sentiment

Have fun!



Thursday, 13 December 2012

12 Days of Christmas: The Countdown


Hi bloggers, the big countdown to Christmas is on its way with only 12 days to go. So I thought I would get a little creative and post a bit of creativity each day to get you inspired and maybe you can save your pennies and make some gifts this year. There will be a range of cards, decorations and home decor for you to check out everyday and if you see something you like, please leave some festive comments!

Starting things off is this adorable cute stocking decoration.
Materials Needed:
Some of your favourite fabric, could be festive, floral or plain, whatever you fancy
Festive trimmings - I used some that I found in Next, approx £5 for all 3
Lace
Needle and thread
Scissors
Stocking Template

What pressies have you made this year?




Saturday, 1 December 2012

Holly Jolly Christmas Workshop Day

Hi bloggers, today was our Crafting for Christmas workshop at home and it was super christmassy and lots of fun! We had a great turn out and some excellent wreaths were made. I love seeing everyone's creativity and the different results people come up with. As promised there was lots of Christmas music, cake, tea and lunch which helped feed the hunger of our dedicated crafters. I took lots of pictures so sit back and relax to enjoy the photos of the day.
Books of Inspiration

All set up and ready to craft

Here's one I made earlier


Our crafter's busy at work



Jen's Wreath



Cathy's Wreath


Joanne's Wreath


Beth's Wreath


Jane's Wreath


Dina's Wreath


Elle's Wreath


Cora's Wreath


Jean's Wreath



Today has been the perfect start to December and the countdown to Christmas has definitely begun. Time to get out all the Christmas decs and put up the tree! I hope to be blogging up until Christmas but if reality of university kicks in then I may not be blogging until the new year, in which case Merry Christmas bloggers and a Happy New Year!