Monday, November 26, 2012

Busy, busy

Well I've had a busy few weeks. We went up to York and met with Hannah, Ron and Carter for a day of Christmas shopping and a meeting with a Star Wars Storm trooper.


I've been busy knitting and have made several different styles of woollen hat for the winter. I've also made the table centres for the church coffee shop tables - ready to go out in December.





They are cheap and cheery decorations using sock snowmen in decorated jam jars.

Reindeer noses to sell in the church.


Label found HERE



Saturday, November 3, 2012

Christmas Wrapping.

I'm determined to be more organised this Christmas. I'm wrapping presents as I buy them so spent a pleasant hour or so looking for ideas for Christmas present wrapping.

Some of the nice ones I found.


 http://pinterest.com/lesleya/wrapping
/The Enchanted Home: 35 amazing ways to rock a Christmas present!!!!!!

The Enchanted Home: 35 amazing ways to rock a Christmas present!!!!!!

The Enchanted Home: 35 amazing ways to rock a Christmas present!!!!!!

 The Enchanted Home: 35 amazing ways to rock a Christmas present!!!!!!

christmas

christmas wrap

paper holly  for packages

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All above images from pinterest
http://pinterest.com/lesleya/wrapping/

Sweet package...

Beautifully wrapped
http://pinterest.com/arlineah/ribbons-and-bows/
Wrap Gifts in Burlap - Send your guests away with something thoughtful to mark the occasion by wrapping a simple vase in burlap. Tuck in some holly and Star of Bethlehem for added Christmas embellishment, and display them by the door or gate so that friends can pick them up as they depart
http://pinterest.com/barboo/that-s-a-wrap/

Friday, November 2, 2012

Travels

What a hectic few weeks. We had a busy but restful holiday in Scotland visiting Oban, Staffa, Iona, Mull and finishing off with a few days at my sister's cottage in Lochgoilhead. We stopped off at my mums in Edinburgh on the way back, then stopped again at York to visit my daughter and family. The next week Hannah came to visit and we had some girly time shopping and chatting.

Also another excuse to go on a carousel - one of the many joys of being a grandma!!