Making Christmas Gifts Part Three

I've finally pulled out the sewing machine, found all the bits and fixed the tension on it...

At least I think the tension is fixed.

One can only hope!


Anyway, this is the cast of characters for my homemade christmas gifts.

Dried flowers, a stocking template, lace and organza.

I saw this really cool idea in a book, christmas stockings filled with potpourri, hanging from a light fitting.

It looked really pretty!

And really easy.

Watch this space...

Slow Down Attempt Number One

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WHOA!!!

Handmade gift overload!

And so many many things I want to make... I could spend an absolute age browsing this list - and wishing for more fabric.

Sigh.

Time to pull out the sewing machine and look for all it's attachments....

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And for those of you who were slightly alarmed by last night's Facebook status, I'm fine, this happens, it's common and a direct result of having far too many 'nesting' ideas and not enough energy.

The Man has expressed concern and I have resolved to start to take it easy. And curb my enthusiasm.

I realise now that plotting another veggie patch and double-digging the garden may not be wise...

But you sit when you sew, right?

Cinderella Kids

Cinderella Kids: Skirts

My friend Madelein makes the sweetest little girl clothes!

Classic styles in the cutest printed cotton!

I've just spent the morning helping her set up her blog where she is just starting to list her current stock. Great fun!

Please head on over and take a look at what she's created - I wish I had half her sewing talent...

SO glad that baby-number-three is a girl.... ;)