Homemade Christmas

chrissy59

i make wreaths for cemetery and they are fresh and last 2months. i use cuttings from my conifers in garden and collect some holly, ivy and anything else i can find. i sometimes put in some artificial christmas flowers and use a bow. last year my aunt and i made sixteen

Kinski

I thought I'd post one of the word art pictures my daughter made, this one is of a sheltie.

clickerty-click

Just managed to squeeze in the final part of my Advent Calendar project, no bin diving on this one just a bit of shirt recycling.

I am doing a give away of some craft tags and Christmas stickers that would be idea for anyone doing a a homemade Christmas, the deadline is tomorrow and there is a link on today's blog post just leave a comment to be in with a chance

http://snadralovesblogging.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/advent-calendar-count-down-is-complete.html?spref=pi

Kinski

Talking about the word art again (sorry ).
My dad is very very difficult to buy for so this year I'm going to do some of the word art pictures for him. Dad played football when he was young so the first picture will be a silhouette of a footballer with the names of all the people in his life then in it, the second one will be of a golfer as he played golf when we were young and all the names of the people in his life then will go in that one, the last one will be a bowler which he plays now again it'll be the people in his life now that'll go into it, grandbrats, great grandbrats etc. They're not that big so I'll have them printed separately and either get a larger frame or I'll put them in separate frames. I don't know if anyone is going to do one but I thought that the above might give you an idea if you were.

claire1a

I buy mine in a discounted grain and nut store (the ones where you they weight it out for you, weigh to gain style stores) but other good places are ethnic stores or Chinese supermarkets...

VfM4meplse

I can't belive that we're in December already, it just feels too mild (not that I'm complaining!). Just a reminder that Lidl sells UTZ-certified chocolate, and its on 1/2 price offer this weekend. I need to replenish my baking stash just in time for Christmas.

My first Christmas party of the year with old friends is scheduled for Friday week. HM chocolate goodiies is what they are going to get

As for the Carol Service the following Tuesday, this is where my jars of 10p RTC TTD mincemeat and rolls of 99p RTC TTD pastry will come into their own. A dollop of thick cream with Cointreau won't break the bank.

Then its back to chocolate goodies for friends from the Wednesday onwards until Christams Eve. The added bonus being a free chocolate-y smell in the house for guests (I have gone right off it myself ).

clickerty-click

Congratulations to Tracey Worswick the winner of the gift tag give away

http://snadralovesblogging.blogspot.co.uk

:xmastree::xmastree:

clickerty-click

Did anyone see Kirsties Homemade Christmas? I must confess that I was rather disappointed, i was hoping for a bit of inspiration.

candygirl

clickerty-click wrote: »

Did anyone see Kirsties Homemade Christmas? I must confess that I was rather disappointed, i was hoping for a bit of inspiration.

I found it all very pretentious, and totally unachievable for us normal beings lovely cakes though

Hard_Up_Hester

If you are worried about a wreath lasting, you could try making a rag wreath, I made some a few years ago they have survived.
If you google Rag Wreath you will find instructions, all you need is a metal coat hanger and some fabric scraps.
Hester