It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas ....

It's been a busy week here, the Christmas panic is setting in and I've been getting up at the crack of dawn! But looking on the positive side the tree, the decorations and the outside lights are all up at last. I've even started to write cards and have wrapped half of the presents.

The lounge.

Tomte village- I got addicted to making these last year.

The kitchen.

My christmas decoration swap has winged it's way to Monique in the Netherlands and I'm eagerly awaiting my parcel. Monique requested white/silver as her colour scheme so I made some decorations from white felt using silver thread and beads to decorate them. I then made an organza gift bag roughly using the tutorial from Penny at sewtakeahike.

I've also sent my December swap to CTC at the shabby chic cafe - some felt ornaments in another organza gift bag, a cinnamon flower fairy sachet, a peg doll fairy, a crochet brooch, my first crochet snowflake (which I forgot to stiffen!) some candles and a chocolate santa.

I've finished my vintage stockings, Tara thinks they're horrible but Lily loves them, lol. I've also done a felt garland but I still haven't finished my wallhanging probably because I keep crocheting different snowflakes! And I did do 2 hours of ironing yesterday so I now have an empty ironing pile, well until tomorrow when the washbaskets will be full again!

I received my prize from the November members draw at Debbie's English Treasures, I was able to choose any cup and saucer from the site and was so pleased with my choice:

And bless her she even added a little something for Lily a rabbit in a basket. Lily is so delighted with it and carries it around like a handbag, thankyou so much Debbie and Alan of course.

Now I'm off to look through these as I have to plan my christmas menus and my grocery shopping for tomorrow.

And then these just in case there's anything else that I must make before Christmas, I don't want to get bored now do I!

And if all else fails I'll just have to crochet some snowflakes while I catch up on a bit of Fanny Craddock's Christmas, I adore this programme the woman is an absolute legend, so so funny!