Reusable flat packed wooden Christmas trees!

I always wanted to buy a small tree that I could use over and over again, without having to buy a plastic or real tree, which would not easily fit in my small home. I could not seem to find anything suitable at a reasonable price, so I thought I would create my own, and share the idea in my shop, here.

If you are looking for an alternative to a real or plastic christmas tree then this could be it! These locally made laser cut plywood Christmas trees are designed to be decorated and used year after year. Small enough to fit on a table or counter top you can decorate these trees with small decorations and lights to create a festive atmosphere. You could even paint the tree to fit in with your festive colour scheme.

The trees are supplied flat packed and can be disassembled easily and stored away for use next year and many years to come. They are very easy to slot together and directions will be provided.

 

Christmas Characters in tiny jars

I bought these tiny jars a while ago and I couldn't think what to do with them, and then I got the idea to put some tiny characters inside of them and make them into christmas tree decorations. (They are very small, the jar opening is about 10mm) I think that next time if I made more I would use jars with a larger opening! That is why the snowman has somewhat stumpy arms haha! 

I made the characters out of white Milliput and then I painted them. Milliput is ideal because it's air drying so it would dry in the bottom of the jars to create the snow, and its super hard so it is easy to paint.

 

  

 

Polar Bear Felted Christmas Jumper

I thought I'd share with you my hand decorated Christmas Jumper which I made for this Christmas. I wasn't going to make one this year but I remembered I had some soft white wool fluff, and I found the perfect jumper in a charity shop so this is what I created!

I drew out the polar bear shape and then resized it and cut it out of white normal felt. Then I needlefelted on some layers of white fluff onto the flat felt until the bear reached the right thickness. I was able to create some depth to the legs and ears when the felt was thick enough. I added a simple black bead for an eye and some brown wool for a nose. Quite simple and hopefully tasteful!

(Apologies for the images, my house is very dark! )

Origami Paper Folded Christmas Decorations

In the summer I learned how to make these lovely Origami folded paper decorations, courtesy of Origami Est at The Handmade Fair. Its very easy to do and quite relaxing! Really pleased with the way these turned out, I used some lovely Christmas foiled paper by Dovecraft, Time to Sparkle, in 6 inch squares. You can see how to make these in Origami Est (Esther Thorpe's) book, Paper Home

or online here.

Happy Sprout Christmas decorations

Just thought I'd share these cute happy sprouts that I crafted out of Fimo :)

Hand sewn Christmas cards

I thought I'd show you my Christmas cards for my friends and family this year (only special people because they take quite a while!!).

I used white embroidery board by Paper Poetry from Rico design, it costs about £4 for 10 sheets which are 17.5 x 24.5 cm. I painted the board silver, black and gold, though I think you can buy it in different colours.

The card is perfect for stitching and embroidering into so I decided to sew some Christmas images which I drew onto squared paper before sewing properly. This card is really versatile and you could use it to create all sorts of interesting projects.
I managed to get hold of some two fold cards with windows which were perfect for mounting up the images, ready to give people for Christmas!

 

Screen prints available for Christmas Gifts!

If you're still looking for a gift for a loved one this Christmas, why not get them a unique screen print from my online shop? There are limited numbers left of all the bicycle screen prints so get in there quickly to avoid disappointment! You can buy from my Folksy shop here :)

Snowman Christmas Screen print

A special Christmas screen print by me - A Snowman made up of little snowflake shapes, printed in metallic silver and pale blue ink. This print is available now from my Folksy shop now at £18.00, hope you like it!

Felt Christmas Baubles

I made some cute Christmas decorations from bits of felt, beads and ribbons. My sewing machine skills are still not as great as I'd like but these were good practice! The idea and the patterns came from Samantha Stas in this month's Mollie Makes Magazine.

My Screen printed Christmas cards

I created these two cute characters especially to feature on these screen printed cards :)
These happy Robin and Snowman dudes will definately stand out against all the other boring Christmas cards!

You can buy one now from my Folksy shop if you like them or contact me directly. They cost £2.70 each and the postage is 60 pence, no matter how many you order!

Christmas Characters now available!

My Christmas Characters now available to buy from my Folksy shop here and more Christmassy goodness will be added soon!

Christmas Robins and Snowmen!

I know it's a long time till Christmas but I'm getting organised whilst I have some time on my hands! Here are some Snowman and Robin tree decorations made from Fimo that I've been working on. They are for sale so please do get in touch if you would like one, they cost £5 each + £3 p+p in the UK (£3 for as many as you'd like). The snowmen measure around 50mm tall and the Robins around 35mm tall.

Robin decorations

Snowman decorations

Another Christmas Wreath!

A blue, pink and green Christmas Wreath for my friend Laura :)