WOYWW -Day 5 of advent

Good morning all - a double purpose to my blog post today.

I am trying to blog each day in the lead up to Christmas so check back at the other festive posts, if you are interested.

 

I have had a big clean up in my sewing room and my table is empty so I thought you might like to see what I have been busy with instead.

Annie gave me a pattern for a little fabic gift pouch so I gave it a go today.
I used old gold silk and some cream satin for the lining.
I am using it to pop a little scrapbox angel in ready to post to a special friend.
I think it looks OK - it turned out a bit soft and floppy and Annie said it needs to be stiff - erm... ladies!!!!
Yes - I should have used a crisp craft cotton but I quite like the softer look.

 Next is my first attempt at a Christmas card.
I just can't get going with them this year.
This one has a little photo of snowdrops printed onto linen and then mounted over some tartan fabric with a little lace trim.
With a little more effort, I think it might be OK








And lastly - on funday Monday, Annie and I made a few more Christmas mice and I popped them in the blog shop - we sold all the others this week!

That's it for today.
I hope you all have lots of lovely Christmas ideas for me to snoop as I blog hop around the WOYWW desks today.
Thanks for calling in here - please leave a little comment and then I can zoom over to see what you are up to.

x Jo
PS _ Just added my name to Mr Linky and read Julia's post.
Then I popped over to check out Santas Challenge - I think I will be donating - such great work going on there and such a gorgeous little girl called Alya and her Mum Caroline, who many of us know through this lovely blogging family WOYWW. Check it out -!

Stocking fillers

 Day 4 of my advent blog, countdown to Christmas

 What do you like to pop in Christmas stockings?

I always try to find a few little gifts to pop in Maxine's stocking - she still likes a stocking full of tiny surprises even at her age!!

We have lots of gift items in Sisters Crafty Creations blog shop.

Just in case you are looking for tiny gifts - how about these.......

Brooches in all shapes and sizes made from felted wool and embellished with beads, embroidery, buttons etc







Little poppy "dumfling" mounted on red board mount.
This is one of Maxine's - leave me a comment if you would like to buy this one. Or check out the lovely felted pictures and mini felts in the blog shop.






Tiny teddies - all with their own little poem.
Even some little Christmas teddies to hang on the tree.

How about a "Hang about" for popping your crafty bits and bobs in whilst you are crafting in your armchair. It will also sit on a table edge to catch all the scraps as you work.

Little Rose is one of Annie's little needle felted animals.


Go on treat yourself to a little window shopping over at Sisters Crafty Creations!!



AND if you want to see some lovely Christmas stockings - check out
http://boxoftrix.blogspot.co.uk/

More festive cheer for WOYWW tomorrow!!
x Jo

Angel day

 Day 3 of my advent blog, countdown to Christmas.

Three beautiful leaded glass angels made by a friend of a colleague.

I take them out of their box and pop them on my hearth each Christmas and remember that colleague each time. Sadly she is no longer with us.

Three little angels collaged onto satin in a Christmas card made by Maxine - when she had time for crafty activities.

And little angel Phoebe - she was with all the other scrapbox dollies in the blog shop but my good buddy wanted her for a little Christmas gift, so she has flown off to bring a little bit of peace and joy elsewhere.

There are still plenty left on the Scrapbox dolly shelf in Sisters Crafty Creations!

See you tomorrow

x Jo

Christmas Robins

Day 2 of my advent blog, countdown to Christmas.

 

We all love robins don't we?

This is a little needle-felted picture that I made.

 

 

Last year I printed some of my photos of this picture onto linen and created a little Victorian style Christmas card.

If you want to see some more of my needle felted pictures follow the link to the blog shop.
Sisters Crafty Creations.

See you tomorrow.
x Jo

Countdown to Christmas

Gina of Fan my flame is hoping to do a blog post every day leading up to Christmas and asked if anyone wanted to join her.

I thought I would give it a try.

So I am posting a little Christmas picture/item every day until Christmas Eve - or whenever I run out of steam!!

Today I am posting a little Christmas mouse.

I have been making these for the last 40 years.

Annie made some for the craft fair and I think there are a few left if anyone wants one. £2.75 plus postage. They are about 3 inches tall. They have a little stuffed head and the rest is a ribbon/fabric skirt  with lace and felt trimmings. Cute isn't she.

We noticed several folks scrutinising them at the craft fair - I nearly offered to give them the pattern!!! 

Well that's it.

Short and sweet or I will never manage a post a day!

See you tomorrow.

x Jo