This year was the first Christmas that we have spent in our house. We didn’t have much in the way of decorations, and we particularly wanted a beautiful wreath for our front door. I saw so many lovely ones around the shops, but with the price tags in the vicinity of $50 and up, I thought I could do a bit better by making my own. As luck would have it, by the time I got around to it, many Christmas decorations were already on sale (yes, this was still 2 weeks before Christmas!). In fact, this would be a great project to make now in preparation for next year, what with all the lonely decorations still hanging around in stores with their little 50% off stickers! I put this one together for around $20. Continue reading
Month: December 2013
Salt Dough Christmas Ornaments
I’m baaack!
Merry Christmas everyone and sorry for the unintentional blogging hiatus! I’ve been on holidays from work for the last couple of weeks, and I didn’t realise how much I rely on work to get me in a good routine! Anyway, I have a whole bunch of things that I have been working on that I can’t wait to share with you. :) Continue reading
Joyous Gingerbread
Well it’s finally the time of year when I can start baking gingerbread without people looking at me strangely! Feels good :). Continue reading
D.I.Y. Christmas Card Display
‘Tis the season for receiving Christmas cards! We have received a couple already, much to my delight, and I really need to get into gear and send mine out too! Continue reading
Gilded Christmas Pinecones
Happy 1st of December everyone! Only 24 sleeps ’til Christmas! It’s been great doing recipe month, but I am really pleased to get back to crafting! :) Continue reading