Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Craftaholics Anonymous Handmade Gift Exchange

(This post was written last week but I didn't want to pop it up it until the parcel had arrived with my partner)

It is that time of year again. No, no, not just Christmas... it's the Handmade Gift Exchange time!

Thank you again to Linda for organising it. This year I left it til the last moment to sign up because with a new baby (Alexandra was born on the 10th of September) and a little girl (Hazel is 3 years old) I wasn't sure that I would have enough time to make something nice for my partner. In the end I decided that I would make the time somehow.

This year I drew another Stephanie; Stephanie from the Netherlands. Last year it was Stephanie from the U.S. and unexpected heavy snow over here made it difficult to get to the post office.This year the parcel went into the post on Tuesday morning with no snow to hinder me. As soon as I hear that Stephanie has received her gift, I will put up photos of what I sent here. Got to go; it's playschool time)

A little crochet bunny basket in honour of Tulip the rabbit.
A wool scarf in Stephanie's favourite rainbow colours. This was up-cycled using off-cuts from a woollen mill. It should help keep her warm biking around the city.

2 Hyperbolic crochet brooches with some beading. The purple with pink one is made with the same wool as the scarf was woven from.
And a little cross stitch mini-cushion. It could even be a large pin cushion.
Here's hoping she likes these bits as much as I enjoyed making them.

Merry Christmas and Happy Crafting!

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Am I strange?

In my family, Christmas was always a very special time, made more so by the unbridled excitement of my younger sister Lin. I have always loved the decorations and the music, the food and the presents so I am fairly sure that I am not a Humbug. But I don't put up any decorations or the tree until a week, maybe 10 days before Christmas at the earliest.
I am tempted of course, but I can't help but think that it would be torturous for my young daughter to build up her expectations and then make her wait another month for the big day to arrive.

Am I strange to want mince pies at Christmas, and not the rest of the year?
Am I odd to want to hear Christmas carols at Christmas, and not for 2 months before?
Am I peculiar to want my Christmas tree to be special, and not something that I need to dust and hoover under?