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Christmas 2015

Happy Sparkle Day

Friday, December 25, 2015
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! x ...

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A particularly delicious Christmas Craft: Hot Chocolate Jars

Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Everyone loves hot chocolate, right? Right.  Especially at winter, brr.  And in Autumn.  And in Spring.  And, well, let's be honest, just about any time of year.  And what could be better than an enormous jar of your favourite hot chocolate, topped with chocolate chips and eeny weeny mini marshmallows?  I made these as stocking fillers for the children in our family for...

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Christmas 2015

Handmade Christmas Monogram Ornaments

Tuesday, December 22, 2015
I'm really pleased with how these little gift ornaments turned out. I have a huge stash of wooden discs, cut from large branches (!), that can be made into all sorts of wonderful things. You can make them yourself from found branches I'm sure, but I don't have the space for tools (other than my trusty dremel of course!) so I buy them...

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Christmas 2015

Christmas Knits Roundup

Monday, December 21, 2015
I was determined to make many of our gifts for giving this Christmas. There have been gingerbread men, hot chocolate pots and handmade ornaments. And, just a handful of Christmas Knits. Here's a quick roundup: Giant Pom Pom Hat for Amelia (Raveled Here) Amelia, Isla's very best friend from nursery, loves pom poms. Like, loves pom poms. So, she gets a giant pom pom hat....

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Christmas 2015

Christmas is here!

Sunday, December 20, 2015
I can hardly believe that it is December. Mid-December. Just five-more-sleeps-until-Christmas-December. Where has the year gone?! It's all very sudden. Work has been very demanding in the last six months, taking over from sensible (read: craft) activities and any kind of artistic expression. Have you noticed that this blog has been much neglected? I have. *embarrassed*. Still. Here we are. It is the...

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