Christmas 2011 Wrap Up

Apart from most of my family being sick with

a strange out of the blue Christmas Eve cold,

we had a quite but enjoyable Christmas.

The day went too quick. I spent most of

the day in the kitchen but i enjoyed this

as i like spending time cooking and especially

cooking for my family and all their favourite foods.

I rarely get surprised but i did on Christmas day

when i opened a gift and received something i

didn't expect, a Big Shot. Thank you.

You know who you are you naughty Christmas Elf.

So i hope to be showing you alot of projects

 using my new Big Shot machine soon.

Gemma sent me this beautiful card.

I received this card from Denise with a forest full of Christmas Trees.

2011 Christmas Bag

It would not be Christmas without making

a Becky Roberts handbag for a gift.

The colours are very traditional and

i am sure the young lady will love it.

I have put an Itunes gift card and

a small bag of chocolates inside.

Christmas Gift Bag

I made this gift bag to carry a small gift i made for a dear friend.

I made the little box using the Envelope die,

just four envelopes joined together.

It makes a sweet little box.

I hope you are all finished shopping

and can enjoy the excitement before Christmas

with a champagne or two.

Oh Christmas Tree

I have joined the Inkspiration Challenge this week,

http://inkspirations-challenges.blogspot.com/2011/12/inkspirations-challenge-100.html

if you have time you should have a look at all the other entries.

 

After making the Christmas Wreath i had the bug so i went

ahead and made this oh so cute Christmas Tree.

I cut different size strips and rolled the ends and

used more pins to put the strips into place.

I also added some pins with pretty colours to depict

Christmas lights on the little tree.

I also gave the tree a spritz of gold glitter and

added a few pearls and beads at the top with a hat pin.

 

Christmas Wreath

I have joined the Inkspiration Challenge this week,

http://inkspirations-challenges.blogspot.com/2011/12/inkspirations-challenge-100.html

so pop over there and have a look at all the great Christmas fun.

Each Christmas i like to add to our home made Christmas decorations.

This year i have made a few things but the major project being

this Christmas Wreath. There are approximately 300 strips of paper

and pins. I must say i am just getting over having a very sore finger

from pushing all the pins in but it was so worth it.

I am really pleased with how it has turned out.

It has a gold shimmer to it and will be a lovely addition

to our decorations each year.

On a different note i met the lovely Julie Goodwin today.

I loved watching her on TV and use her cookbooks constantly.

I have always felt she is a kind hearted person and now i know she is.

She really does have a special glow about her

and it was a special experience to have time with her.

She has some fantastic Christmas receipes on her blog,

http://www.juliegoodwin.com.au/blog/.

Gingerbread Fun

We spent the day with our Nephew and had lots

of fun making a Gingerbread house.

I did think we were going to run out of sweets

at one stage but we had enough to cover the house.