Category Archives: Christmas

Last Minute Christmas Makes

Posted on December 22, 2015 by craftycreeky

I finished my last piece of Christmas sewing last night, it’s got to be my last piece as my sewing table will be carried down stairs and eaten off on Christmas Day! A couple of weeks back on facebook, someone … Continue reading →

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Christmas Foliage

Posted on December 22, 2015 by craftycreeky

At Christmas I like to have a lot of natural foliage in my decorations, I cut holly and ivy from the back lane and various evergreens from my garden, such as osmanthus and eunonymous. The Christmas season starts with an … Continue reading →

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Christmas Icing!

Posted on December 21, 2015 by craftycreeky

This week end I finally decorated our Christmas cake, I made it a couple of months ago and I’ve been occasionally feeding it with sherry ever since. My sister feeds hers a lot, to the extent that one year she … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Wreath

Posted on December 13, 2015 by craftycreeky

A few weeks ago a very talented lady called Serena posted a photo on Pat Sloans  facebook page of a beautiful wreath in autumn colours. Isn’t it stunning! Facebook went crazy for a few days as everyone wanted the pattern, unfortunately … Continue reading →

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A New Dress for the Christmas Fairy

Posted on December 6, 2015 by craftycreeky

We have a fairy on the top of our Christmas tree, apparently according to tradition it should be a star as our first born was a boy, but I like fairies, so that’s what we’ve got! Our fairy was beginning … Continue reading →

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Handmade Presents

Posted on December 6, 2015 by craftycreeky

I’ve been busy hand-sewing some Christmas presents this week, two bookmarks to be precise. We’ve got a big family Christmas this year (Fourteen on the day!) with family coming over from Australia, Germany as well as other parts of England. … Continue reading →

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The Christmas countdown begins

Posted on December 1, 2015 by craftycreeky

Well the countdown to Christmas has definitely begun, as I mentioned  on Sunday I love the build up to Christmas from  all the Advent traditions. Today the Advent calendars came out. I made this one nearly 20 years ago. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Christmas Present for Mum

Posted on December 1, 2015 by craftycreeky

My mum doesn’t read my blog, I don’t think she really ‘gets’ blogs, so I’m safe sharing her Christmas present! Last month I made a cardigan from some lovely cable knit fabric, it was one of my first forays into … Continue reading →

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First Sunday in Advent

Posted on November 29, 2015 by craftycreeky

Today is the first Sunday in Advent which in our household heralds the beginning of the Christmas season. We’ve always ‘done’ Advent in a big way, although more so when the children were little. We had a pile of Christmas … Continue reading →

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Teeny Tiny Zipper Purses

Posted on November 25, 2015 by craftycreeky

I had a couple of evenings this week when I couldn’t crack on with my quilting as I was waiting to buy some batting, I didn’t really want to start another big project, so I decided to make some Christmas … Continue reading →

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