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A wrapped present.
Some Christmas morning blini.
Felt corsages made as presents. I talked about the first one I made here. This time I made a few adjustments. I think they work better without a stem and with only 1 one leaf. They feel more sturdy and are a bit easier to wear.
No snow unfortunately so, although I was dreaming of a white Christmas, it didn't materialise.
I made these three using the Little Birds soft tree pattern.
They are really easy to make, versatile (and slightly addictive). Check them out on flickr. There are so many different variations.
Like last day of may I have to confess that my presents are not all handmade this year. Christmas crept up on me yet again and I just didn't have time, despite vowing last to start earlier this time. I shamefully only managed two, which I'll write about after Christmas so as not to ruin the surprise.
All done and dusted. I got there eventually. I carved some mistletoe leaves.
and a noel stamp.
And then used a mixture of white, gold and green embossing powder to stamp the mistletoe. I finished them off with some mother of pearl buttons as the berries.
No I just have to write and sign all of them!
Sometimes ideas are so clear in your mind that they are hard to let go of when the reality isn't as successful as you imagined. I usually consider my endless list of things to do/sort out/tidy ... while I'm waiting to go to sleep and on my commute to and from work. Frequently reading gets in the way of this method as books I'm enjoying tend to take over. I have a VERY bad habit of reading as I'm walking down the street.
The folded card was ready and waiting.
As were the buttons.
My plan was to sew the buttons onto the card with red silk, spelling NOEL. I envisaged a restrained, Scandinavian inspired design. Guess what, it didn't work. As demonstrated here.
One to let go of - a rethink is in order.
