Immediately after the craft fair last Saturday, Mr C and I began our Christmas preparations. For us, this involved wrapping all of the books for our advent calendar for the children. We had made the most of an offer at The Works and ordered 10 new ones to replace old/broken books and those which were…… Continue reading Book Advent Calendar 2017
Today’s WIP Wednesday is kind of a fib, as only one thing is actually a WIP. The advent calendar was completed last week, with a touch of embroidery at the top to finish it off. I was aiming for chain stich for the text but the thread was too fluffy and kept catching so I…… Continue reading WIP Wednesday
As well as the sewn advent calendar (the big reveal is tomorrow!), we have a book advent calendar. Last year was the first year of us doing it (having been inspired by Pinterest), and as we were on a fairly tight budget we started buying early. Basically our aim was to find 24 Christmas/winter themed…… Continue reading Another (Bookish) Advent Calendar
There is only one WIP this week, the advent calendar. The end of this marathon is in sight and I seem to be picking up speed now. I also seem to be developing sore fingers as the backing fabric is so thick. This week I have managed to attach the rows of pockets, sew on…… Continue reading WIP Wednesday
These weeks to Christmas seem to be flying by, but luckily this week I have managed to do a bit of crafting amongst other things. The advent calendar is coming along nicely. All four strips of pockets have been sewn together with border strips attached. I’ve ironed the bottom edges up ready for sewing to…… Continue reading WIP Wednesday
I thought I’d share this week’s progress, particularly since it includes a sewing project. Wednesday seems to have come around very suddenly this week. Luckily I’ve had quite a bit of craft time as MrCraft has been working overtime so I’ve had some empty evenings. The mermaid tail I started last week is coming on…… Continue reading WIP Wednesday
It’s October, so it’s OK to use the C word in a prolific manner, right? Earlier on this year I found a bargain advent calendar kit and thought ‘ooh, I can get that done for next Christmas easily.’ Today I removed it from it’s packaging and discovered it was lacking instructions. I’ve decided maybe today…… Continue reading Christmas Craft is Stepping Up a Gear
