Sunday 16 December 2012

My Christmas Decorations

You will have gathered that I like to indulge in my Christmas makes.  I think that Christmas decorations allow for so much more play and creativity and fuss than my normal style and that's what I enjoy so much about making for the festive period.  It seems to unleash my inner child.  This year I added the ultimate Christmas make to my collection - my Comfort and Joy quilt.

Gratuitous pic just to show it off again!
But I thought I'd show you some of my oldies - makes from years long past that predate my quilting days.  I'm going to say very little (are you relieved?) and just let you see the Christmas items I have created for our home.

Cross-stitch advent calendar - have lost the wee doodah that's supposed to hang on the date.

Cross-stitch banner

Knitted snowman

Noel Cross-stitch banner

Gift Sacks and Christmas Stocking - made from guess work before I knew
what I ought to have been doing.  Don't think I'd heard of applique
stitching at that time - these are all just bondawebbed in place - eek!

Santa and his Mrs

Normally I hate clowns, but this one just appealed to me in my knitting phase.
The postbox is my favourite though!

She is an angel, NOT a fairy OK?!


Would I make all of these again today?  No, probably not, but would I part with them?  No way.  These makes have history, reasons and sentiment attached no matter how lovely, tacky, twee they may be.

Bet you all have some of those too - you can't all just have cool Christmas decorations! (Please tell me I'm not alone.)

My favourite Christmas decoration is not something I have made myself though, and it's not colourful or "festive", but is what it's all about after all -



And, just so you can see my very latest Christmas creation ...


Customised slings anyone?


PS - Watch out for something special in this space on Tuesday!

7 comments:

  1. Oh no! What has he done??
    Love looking at all your Christmas makes

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  2. whoops!
    New decorations are fun... the memories that go with the "old" ones are so much more fun though xx

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  3. Lovely decorations. I have an old appliqued one, that I made about 40 years ago!
    It doesn't fit into the whole decoration scheme, but I have to put it somewhere. I cannot not use it!

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  4. Ah memory lane is a good place to go down once a year. What have you done to that poor boy? He doesn't look impressed to be decorated! Di x

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  5. Love the festive sling! And your knitted toys are flippin amazing!!! As is your cross stitch! Is there no end to your talents woman?! Jxo

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  6. Oh noooooooooooooo! Poor wee bairn. How on earth will he open his presents? Though somehow I am sure he will manage. ;-)

    I love how you have a cross stitch phase and a knitting phase. The angel is my favourite.

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  7. You decorated his sling, how fun is that! I love all your decorations, thank you so much for sharing.

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