Christmas ? Are you serious?

When Kerryanne asked me to join her 'Simply Christmas' at Shabby Art Boutique I had to put my thinking hat on ! In light of yesterdays craft disaster its probably good that I prepared this tutorial a little while ago.

This wallet, made of PVC and paper is a really really quick make.Right now, my guest post and links to this tutorial are up on Kerryanne's Blog. Pop on over and check it out and have a look at Kerryanne's lead up to Christmas, there are giveaways, tutorials, guest posts and all sorts of handmade and home baked Christmas ideas.

and because its getting close to Christmas, its time for a giveaway. Miss Lilly is looking for a new home. If you think there might be someone at your place to lover and care for Lilly all you need to do is a leave a comment - that simple....

(and just so you know, Miss Lilly hates peas but loves jam. She hates spiders but loves ladybugs, she talks a lot and sings a lot and asks approximately 5 billion questions a day.)

winner drawn randomly next Wednesday.

December squint

What do you mean they don't look like Christmas presents yet ?

Maybe it would help if you squinted?

Rockin' the handmade Christmas

Whilst Miss Grace took center blog-stage last week, I worked away on little gifts so this is a bit of a catch up post.

Firstly Connor's room is done ! The carpet is in but the door needs to be trimmed and rehung. This was the design he chose for above his fireplace.

I have made some Gocco stationary for some friends at work- It is great that more than one person has the same first initial.

Other people are getting little PVC toiletry bags (still unlined but getting there).

And I made these cute little decorations from the Softies book. They are so easy and I have cut out heaps, they are so quick and heaps of fun- a great way to use up scraps. I have some more owls on the way as well, for those people who may turn up their nose at a little girly frock on a tiny wee hanger....

This is part of my gift for my Kris kringle ( secret santa) at work. A vinyl pencil-case for the school nurse. I have her name on the back in vinyl letters. Her favourite colour is mauve and purple and she will probably get the little mauve dress as well.

This is not to suggest I haven't flopped one or two gifts as well - I have...... but funnily enough I didn't bother to take photos of those!

Handmade christmas progress - for my neice-next post is 100-GIVEAWAY!!!!

Hello, I'm Violet and really I am awake but I am just pretending to be asleep so I can stay in bed.

I like staying in bed but I don't like going to sleep . I like beds best when I am awake in them and I can look out the window and look at all the day happening.

Then I get up and I ask mum what time is it and what are we doing today and is it a going out day or a staying home day and can we visit someone today or maybe we could buy a pet today because Grace at kinder got a pet and it was a chicken pet but it flew over the fence and now it is someone else's pet and at kinder there is boy who says poo all the time and he has to sit in the naughty corner. This is my favouritest red dress that feels nice and cosy and not scratchy at all.

Mum doesn't really like my favouritest red dress for going out days. On going out days I wear my next favouritest dress which is actually also red because that is my favouritest ever colour in the whole wide world and Grace at kinder, well her favouritest ever colour in the whole wide world is green.

So because it is a going out day I will wear my red dress and my spotty cardigan that is soft like a kitten with spots on the front. Grace doesn't have a cardi like mine because hers is pink and she doesn't like it because we both are not fans of pink at all.

Mum says I need to wear a coat so I have to take off my spotty cardi that is soft like a kitten and find my best ever but not quite red coat which is pink because mum says pink is almost like red just not reddish enough but i am not a fan of pink at all like Grace, and then we can go. But I think the park is long way and I need a drink and a book and toy and I might get hungry so I think it would be good to take some snacks and we could put them in bags and we could write our names on them so mum doesn't eat my snack by mistake because I want chippies and mum's snack will be a banana. I think we should take a snack for Grace because maybe she is at the park or someone else who will be hungry or maybe whose mum has no snacks left at her house because the place is wreck . Mum says our house is the only wreck and all the other kids can organise their own snacks and if I am taking all that stuff to the park I can carry it myself and she will not carry it home for me when I am tired no matter how much I whinge.

We are going to the park right now this minute , or not at all says mum.............