Whoops, it's the end of January already!

I've joined Annie the felt fairy's challenge to do a make a month during 2011. As I normally make things for others I'm going to take this opportunity to make some things for myself & cross some things off my want to make list.

So in January I have crocheted a mini flower wreath.

A chunky cowl.

I've also crocheted a face scrubbie & a dishcloth in 100% cotton to try out before making some for my stall.

If you head over to Annie's blog using the link above I do believe you'll find a list of other participants & I'm going to crack on with February's makes as after all it's a short month, maybe something heart themed I think.

Frosty mornings.

Our walk to school this week has been in bright sunshine but at the same time it has been very, very cold & everywhere is, yet again, white with frost.

This reminded me that I hadn't put up the photos that I took just before Christmas when we had an amazing hore frost, which lasted a week.

But in the garden the snowdrops are just starting to open, Spring is on it's way.

Better late than never.

Reading on FB & Twitter today about people taking down their Christmas decorations reminded me that I hadn't even blogged mine so here goes. First a few cushions that I made this year.

In the middle of December I went to a wreath making demo in the village all where we were taught how to make a wreath then provided with the bits to make our own. The evening was great fun & we also had mulled wine & mince pies all for the princely sum of £3. It's so easy to do that I've made 3 more since perhaps I'll do a tutorial for next Christmas.

We took L on Santa's steam train and visited his carriage grotto, which she enjoyed although I was sure that Santa had had one too many Christmas beverages.

Some of my decorations.

Last minute iced cake trying to attempt Kirstie's polar bears :)

We also had a brilliant evening at the Eden project with a lantern parade, music by a shanty band & a shadow puppet theatre not forgetting the very yummy cups of chicken chilli & ginger stew and the chestnut, parsnip & cranberry stew.

A few of my presents.

I'll be back very soon with my Christmas makes.

Happy New Year x

Happy Christmas

Just popping in very quickly to wish everyone a very Happy Christmas and a good New Year.

A thrifting show & tell.

Yet another rag doll abandoned & saved :)

1958 Singer book, 260 pages covering practically everything.

This is a metal tray with legs. A man selling old tools was using it to carry them on, I asked him if he'd sell it & he let me have it for a £1. It took a lot of elbow grease to clean it up & still has some rust marks but I like it.

I love this large bowl made in Staffordshire.

A friend of mine sold me this cupboard, which is huge & now houses lots of my fabric.

This is a pink Lloyd loom bedside cabinet. Sadly the fabric is quite water marked as you can see, I cleaned the glass but I haven't attempted the fabric yet. I was sold this for £6 as it didn't have a door knob luckily I already had an old china rose one that fit perfectly. The seller gave me the cot decals too.

Very cute book given to someone on Sept 24th 1955.

And finally some more June rose Pyrex to add to my collection, unused too!