Hi there Christmas Eve is here. You probably already know by now that my Mum is German, and therefore we celebrate Christmas the German way. Which is today. The family will come to our house late afternoon, and we will prepare a simple meal: Bratwurst, Sauerkraut and mashed potatoes with onion gravy. Simple meal at a reasonable hour, clean the kitchen and then gather around the tree for gift giving. Then one of the kids will hand out the presents…
Hi there!Thanks for stopping by. Well, we’re off to have our Clarity Christmas lunch now, but before we shoot off for food and fun, here’s a Christmas video. An old favourite, with lots of tips and tricks. Hope you enjoy it as much I enjoyed making it!And if I look 10 years older, I’m not! It’s the lighting!!! Items Used: Claritystamp Noel Stamp Claritystamp Small Larch Tree Stamp A6 Clarity Card Versamark Ink Pad Detail Gold Embossing Powder Heat Gun…
Hi! Back again, but this time with a easy step by step stencil trick. In the lead up to Christmas, most will be too busy to think about making anything apart from sausage rolls! But there will be some who still really enjoy this brief creative intermezzo here, so I shall carry on undeterred! Right. Here’s a lovely stencil The Dove Heart Stencil There’s another one, which has the same feel, but comes with deer instead. The Deer Heart Stencil…
Morning all! Thanks for popping by. Thank you again for the great response to yesterday’s blogpost. You are certainly defining Christmas for me this year! Just want to let you know the winner of the £20 Gift voucher yesterday: Mrs B. So well done Mrs B! I shall be back later with a project but work meetings first. I look forward to it; hooking up with you – not the meetings! So do pop back later. Pop the kettle on…
Hello there!Thanks for popping in again. I want to thank all of you who left a comment on yesterday’s blogpost. It was a real turning point for me actually. After all my protests about Panic Saturday, and “I’m not stepping foot in a shop today”, late last night I went shopping after all! But not as you think. Took somebody’s suggestion, looked up local food banks and their needs, went to the supermarket, filled the boot with – as Wanda pointed…
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by on this busy Saturday. I was listening to the radio this morning, and apparently this day is being christened Panic Saturday. Really? What is going on? I mean, is it me or is the world going buying mad?? Black Friday, Panic Saturday, whatever next?? Skint Sunday. I understand that we have to buy things to create a demand which in turn creates work and so on – I really do. I run a business!…
Hello there! Friday’s blog a private peek… Thanks for stopping by on what must be the most hectic Friday of the year! Have you got your decs up yet? I decided last night was the night. Mostly because I couldn’t find my address book, so Plan A – writing Christmas Cards – was dashed. Plan B : Oh Dave! Haul the tree out of the garage and set it up in the living room pleeeease. And then climb up the…
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by. Advent Day number 17 and Blue Blog Thursday all in one… Well, yesterday’s blog with the car and snow could have worked well for today, so you can always pop back to the snowdrift if you missed it. I think I would like to show you a Gelli Plate step by step I prepped for the TV last time, but then decided it would take too long to attempt on Live Telly! I used…
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by. Wednesday already ! Oh boy! Christmas Eve is looming fast here, and I haven’t written a card yet!!! I am rubbish, I really am. What an ambassador for a stamp company! But this evening I shall get my act together…. Here’s a little Christmas offering, in anticipation of this Big Freeze which is supposed to be descending on us in January. Hands up who believes it…. Used a Deckle-edged die, which is very unusual…
Ho Ho Ho! Happy Advent Day No. 16! Thanks for stopping by on You Tube Tuesday. I decided to get out my favourite Christmas Jumper today. Believe it or not, this little Jumper set, designed by our Jim, was the biggest selling Christmas Stamp set of the season! We were knitting them like crazy!! The thing about Christmas Sweaters is you really can only wear them at Christmas, but this little number can be modified for all sorts of occasions!…