Festive Paper Garland

Oh dear, I haven't been feeling too excited about our Christmas tree this year over the last few days.
We have beautiful decorations that I've been collecting for many years now and they are mostly silver, shiny, mirrored etc....but for some reason this year, the tree just looked lifeless and flat so I decided to spruce it up with some colour on the spur of the moment and I'm pleased to say it's now looking so much more vibrant!

Red and pink felt garland

I bought some really cheap sparkly and colourful decorations at the supermarket today (and mixed them with my more precious ones!) and then added a felt garland I made a few years ago that was hanging in my bedroom.  


Then I decided to make a paper garland combining the colours of the decorations.





The paper garland honestly took 15 mins to make and I used scraps of paper I had (I never throw away anything!)  I drew around a little tub of sequins, about 3-4cm diameter and then folded and cut about 4 circles at a time in various colours.  Then you just start sewing, leaving a little gap between the circles. 

Here it is!  How easy is that!

The tree is looking better, but it's still work in progress, I think maybe some paper pom poms will be next or I'll see if I can get some bargains in the sales.  Will I stick with colour or be back to classic silver next year?

Merry Christmas!!

Christmas Felt Decorations

My exciting new plan a few weeks back was make 24 little felt decorations (one for each day leading to Christmas) that could be hung on a little Christmas tree and brought out year after year.  

But reality kicked in and so far I have managed only seven....oops....and they still need a couple of finishing touches and ribbons attached for hanging.

I'm not too worried though as I only started midweek and I'm sure I can play catch up over the next couple of weeks.  It's a great excuse for actually sitting down at night with my sewing box and watching a bit of TV.   Don't I sound like an old lady!         

So here's what I've done so far.....they're simple and colourful and hopefully not too tacky?

The main problem is I have only sketched ideas for 19 so I still have 5 to dream up.  Any ideas would be most welcome!

Just finished another two...a snowman and a bell!

Higglety Pigglety Houses

I keep seeing little houses like these on Pinterest and just think they are so sweet so I thought why not have a go at making some myself? 

They're great for using up little bits of leftover scraps and the possible colour combinations and shapes you can make are endless.

I also wondered about filling them with lavender from the garden next time too or maybe making some Christmassy looking ones.....This could become quite addictive!