It's beginning to look a lot like ...

 

Christmas!

 

This weekend we made a trip out to Penrith

to the AAA Christmas Tree Farm.

Such choice!

The final decision made, Man O' Mine

donned his tree cutting and carrying shirt

and set to with saw and muscles

to bring home the perfect tree.

 

This is one of our traditions.

I try to embrace it, even though driving for over an hour

to look for a Christmas tree is totally against my practical self.

I struggle with Christmas preparations when it's hot enough to wear

a bikini and drink icy cocktails,

and not be wearing a woollie pully,

wrapped up in a scarf, sipping cocoa.

I go for the Nutcracker, meets the sea

and manic crafter tree theme.

Each year new bought and handmade ornaments are added to the tree.

This year The Fairy decorated the tree with her Da early on Sunday morning.

 

Did I mention the house is covered in lights

and lit up like, well, a Christmas tree?

We are truly the Griswalds.

 

Carmel

x

My Creative Space

 Phoff! Where did the week go?!

I've pulled my fabric stash apart
and gathered together some ingredients
to make some Christmas stockings.

My inspiration came from this Christmas Things pattern,

picked up at the Op Shop the other day.

My challenge will be making at least one by Christmas Eve

 

Loving hessian at the moment.

It brings memories of holidays in the Greek Islands flooding back.

It's the espadrille connection - the smell and texture.

Scary how my mind works, I know.

I rescued this piece off the top of a friends' skip,

due to travel to the dump the next day.

I was as happy as Larry.

This was used on a special project that

someone asked me to work with them.

All to be revealed in the New Year.

Having served its purpose in one piece,

it is now destined for other things,

which include the string crochet flowers.

I'm looking forward to this one.

This project is a commission I will be parting with,

but I will be making more for me if it turns out how I envisage

Tune in here for some clever clogs.

Carmel

x