Friday Chat Day

Hello friends

Happy Friday and fasten your festive seat belts

because I'm full throttle Christmas mode for this week's chatter!

Garland progress:  

It's up! But unfinished.

I've still got berries and holly to add and possibly more pine cones

but happy with the progress. It is a far cry from the piece of string 

it started out as.  I'm also making a smaller garland for the fireplace 

with leftovers so that should be featured next week.

If I had to be truthful and added up what I've spent I definitely

could have purchased a nice garland but it isn't the same.

I've loved making it and shopping around for all the items.

So, with the garland up it was time to put up the tree. 

Here it is in all its pinkness! 

(Confession - since taking this pic I've added another 24 baubles - pink!)

Do you espy something somewhat unusual on the top of our tree?

I would dearly love a star, a fairy, an angel but NO, we have a ...

moose!  Family tradition and the boys insisted and actually - 

don't tell them - I'm really quite fond of him.

(In fact he's called the 'Loose Moose' 

because of his wayward legs - RUDE!)

Bella was absolutely no help whilst all this festive decorating 

was going on....

And a little purchase from B and Q for outside the bay window.

I've been in a bubble of Netflix and Hallmark Christmas movies this 

week, there is loads of them and after a while they sort of blend 

into one and even the actors all look the same! 

They are chewing gum for the brain but permissable at this time of year.

Let me steer away from Christmas and catch up with some 

other bits and bobs.

I've had my organised head on and made a storage basket

at home for cables and chargers.

I threw a mini tantrum this week at not being able to find 

things so I took time out and came up with this idea.

It's not perfect but already making things easier.

(Just need to remember where I've put the basket!) 

Crochet - The Tranquil Waters Blanket is finished.

I struggled initially with the bobble border but sat down 

with time and got the hang of it.

I'm glad I did as it really finishes it nicely.

This blanket is now in my cabin which has already proved

useful with the arctic conditions this week.

For details of this blanket check out my Yarn tab.

The future...

Last week I mentioned that I had been thinking about 2020 and

I can confirm one decision and that is...

Charity Kits will return.

The kits first started in June 2013 and the first item was this little tag book.

The response was overwhelming and I remember
enlisting the help of my entire family to frantically die cut!
Elliott posting them.

The full blog post is here along with this photo of us all looking much younger.

I received a lot of messages when the kits stopped so I'm hoping 

they will be warmly welcomed back.

I will have more time to create each month and I'm looking

forward to coming up with some new ideas.

Like before, kits will be announced on the first Sunday of each month
starting next year, so please mark your diaries - Sunday 5 January 2020.

I will be reverting back to how it was at the very beginning - 

PayPal purchases through my blog.
More details to follow.

This pretty much wraps up this Friday's natterings.
This weekend I'm in St Ives Cambridgeshire on a craft workshop
with Craft Box, messy mixed media!
It is going to have a Christmas theme, I'll be sure to share.

Today, please look out for the weekly website offer
announced via email and on Facebook.
Offers are valid all weekend.

Take care friends, have a wonderful weekend and thank you
for stopping by.