Posts Tagged ‘christmas’
candy
Pattern: Candy bear by Susan Hickson at Mary Jane’s Tearoom Yarn: Brigantia 100% wool DK, Adriafil Carezza Angora, Artesano 100% Alpaca DK, Posh Yarn Emily 4-ply, Rowan Tweed 4-ply. Needles: 2.75mm and 3.25mm. Such a cute knit. Candy is a Christmas gift for my niece (fairly sure she doesn’t read the blog!) The pattern is […]
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stockings are hung
So just how did we get to Christmas eve so quickly???? It seems just days ago that the first whiff of Christmas crafting starting filtering into blogland, and now here we are with just hours to go. I dare say there’ll be a few bloggers pulling an all-nighter tonight with last minute gifts, but thank […]
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Tags: christmas, cross-stitch, knitting
Nice mice
I love these little Christmassy people. They are Dickensian mice that my mum made for me a few years ago. Check out the one in pink. Isn’t she just full of mischief? See how she’s trying to unbalance the skaters with her snowball. The skaters do have the use of a frozen pond in their usual but […]
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Baking day
Another girls day in here today. We’re making the mincmeat for Christmas mince pies (not sure if these are UK exclusive – do you eat them in the US?) When it’s cooled we’re going to make some Mincemeat shortcake. It is soooooo cold here at the moment. Dave has taken Joel and his friend to […]
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It’s creeping up….
Christmas that is. In the air. In the shops. But most of all, it’s in the blogs. I love the weeks leading up to Christmas. Especially in blogland. Although I don’t start trimming the house until mid December, I’ll admit to being a bit obsessed with the lead-up and creating a cosy atmosphere. And this is where bloggers come into their own. […]
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Tags: christmas, pudding, recipe
