Christmas is a great excuse for making time for crafts and I was busying myself for months with presents for various friends and relatives before the big day. Here is a sneak peek of a few...
I sewed up some of these patchwork Christmas robins using this bird pattern from the clever people at Spool Sewing in Philadelphia.
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I love wrapping presents... It's is possibly my favourite pastime ever! Hand printed gift wrap is a great way to make a gift even more special. I printed this aeroplane gift wrap using brown parcel paper, a stamp I cut from foam and poster paint. Easy squeezy! (Look out for more block and screen printing in the New Year!)
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I have been a fan of Amigurumi ever since I stumbled upon Beth Doherty's stunning creations over at Gourmet Amigurumi. I have made various creatures for friends and family over the years (always by trial and error and not from patterns) and here is the latest, a little Christmassy crochet bear. His name is Wilfred and I am rather pleased with how he has turned out.
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This Dahlia flower pattern cushion was a bit of an experiment since I wasn't sure how fiddly it would be to complete but I love the finished product. It's a brilliant way to use up tiny fabric scraps and this will definitely become a regular on my sewing table. This is a very special present for my Grandmother since she has not been well this year and I wanted to make her something to thank her for being such an inspiration to me in all things craft; teaching and encouraging me to do knitting, crochet, embroidery and patchwork. My fabric stash wouldn't be half as big if it weren't for her!
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Last but not least, most of my lucky friends and family received yummy homemade food hampers for Christmas this year so me and my man have been frantically making gift boxes, baskets and bags for all the tasty treats to go in! Putting together personalised hampers was so much fun because you can create themed hampers for people who love Italian or Indian foods, buy weird and interesting foods that would otherwise be overlooked and also make things like Christmas cakes or homemade fudge. Best of all, no matter how much you seem to put in them, they will always cost less and have a lot more personality and meaning than if you bought a prepackaged, mass produced hamper.
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I got some amazing art and craft based gifts for Christmas this year but I will post more on those later, when I've had a chance to play with them!!!
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