I spent a lot of tonight going through all my magazines and putting post its on all the designs for cards and decorations that I liked. Obviously more Christmas type magazines are going to come out before December, so I'll have to have a gander through them too, but already I've found some lovely things.
So here's my Christmas make it list so far.
- 8 Xmas cards.
- A wreath.
- Christmas ornament for my mum.
- Cake skirt I'm getting free in Cross Stitcher next month.
- Christmas cake (nice Delia Smith one, and a chocolate one too because Donald doesn't like fruit cake).
- And, as many Christmas decorations as I can make between now and when our tree goes up. There are so many I want to make, so I'm just going to try and make a lot of them.
I've said my mum wants a Christmas ornament, and she has requested a rose. My Gran's name was Rose, and she died last November, and my mum would like something to remember her by. I think I'm going to make something like the picture below (but not a ring). I found a few tutorials online, so I'm quite excited about this.
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| Image via http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/felt_rose_ring |
Now...wreaths! I've never made a wreath before. My Gran used to make proper ones, and use clips of holly and berries and stuff and they always looked really nice. I'd like to make a wreath I could use every year. Currently I'm torn between these three.
I like them all, but I think the jigsaw one is the coolest!
If you want to have a look at all the other Christmas stuff I have my eyes on, why not check out my lovely Xmas pinterest board (I'm sure a lot more will be added in the coming weeks).
My last stage in Xmas planning (apart from actually starting to make things) is to write a shopping list of everything else I need. Hopefully I won't need too much, though I would like some nice Christmas ribbon. I think I'll need some felt that I don't have the colours for though, and defiantly some wreath supplies.
Anyone else EXCITED!
Im SO excited!!!As you well know!i likethe jigsaw reef!! Xxx
ReplyDeleteNext year I am defo starting earlier than this, stress is getting to me like and I've not even started anything yet! Cross Stitcher is out next week too and I know there's gonna be loads in that I want to make too!
ReplyDeleteI KNOWWWW! I feel under so much pressure (from myself!), although have now started commuting on a train so hoping to be able to do some on the train! Brilliantly I was going to write that in my comment! As i'm a subscriber my copy will be on my door mat when I arrive back from Bristol this weekend, the thought of it being there makes me feel like I'm behind!Do you know what I mean? So i'm now desperately stitching the decorations from this month because i'm determined it's finished before I start the next one!!! xxx
ReplyDeleteThe one thing I would say though, is that it's saving me money by stopping me going out! I meant to ask, have you added up how much it costs u per gift?I keep meaning to, to work out if it's expensive or not. I also m eant to tell you, I went utterly mad on felt last week, buying a meter of red, blue and green (!!!!). xxx
ReplyDeleteHa ha wow, that is a lot of felt. No I've not added it up, mainly because I have like all the stuff so I'm not really having to buy much right now. Yeah any pressure if defo coming from myself and nowhere else. I think its because the mags have had xmas patterns in them for like 3 issues now, it seems like I should have been doing stuff for a lot longer. I'm going to try and make the houses over the weekend, but it's my boyfriends bday on Monday and I'm stitching him a couple of gifts, so obv need to get those done first. Eek!
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