In a flash

It's over. Christmas is like a wedding. You prepare for weeks before hand and then in a flash it's over. At least we can do it all again the following year and not gather any more husbands.................lol.

Boxing day was the great 'sports championships' day. A good way to burn off that Chrissie Pudding.

A fun two days had by all.

Jules

Merry Christmas

To one and all a very Merry and safe Christmas. Have a lovely day and enjoy the little things. Take in the New Year with great anticipation for all the dreams you make that I hope come true for you.

Jules

My little girl drew and stitched this cushion for her grade 1 teacher. It has taken her 6months but she did it. I had to sew it all together for her but she chose the colours and decided it should be a cushion. It is a shame she is giving it away. It is her first project.


This is my big baby boy at his leaver's dinner with his beautiful partner. They decided in grade 8 they were going together and they stuck to it. Of course I cried................

Thank you to all those who have left comments on my other posts. I am sorry I haven't had the time to get back to you all. Tis the silly season and I can't wait for the holidays so we can all just chill out.

Jules

The ugly side of quilts

Now I have decided to share this quilt top with you but you need to know why I think it is ugly. I had never pieced before so I decided to join the 'quilt along' that the lovely Amandajean was running. Since I had to follow her fantastic instructions alone, I thought I would use all my old fabrics incase I mucked up. I actually didn't do a bad job but now I have an ugly quilt...............lol. I have decided to finish it anyway. It will be a project for after Christmas and it may have to visit a lady down the river for quilting....................I am going to do another pieced quilt in nice new fabrics. My tastes have changed which is why I didn't mind using my old fabrics to muck around with.

Jules

Oh it's addictive!

Well I have the bug now. I have decorated the house in my taste of Christmas. Not over the top but way more than I usually do which was just a tree and a couple of decorations under it.

I made this wreath over the weekend. Of course Kerrie and I went to Calico Cross Roads to buy more items. I bought the bells for my wreath. I made the little plum puddings which are so quick and easy. The wreath is made from a weed which grows in the bush over the gum trees and kills them, so hopefully I have saved a tree.

Jules

The tree is up!!!!!

Well I did it. I got the Christmas tree up on the 1st of December. I burst a couple of bubbles with the kids because they weren't here but they got over it. They still hung their own named decorations up. We don't have an angel for the top yet because we are waiting on little one's angel she made at school. It is hanging in the 'Faraway tree' in her class. I was waiting on the angel before I posted a pic but I found out last night that the angel comes home on the last day of school.

These are a couple of dolls I made last year and the santas were painted years ago but they come out every year. This year though I decided to group them together under the tree and they look much better. Kerrie I think you have converted me.

Jules