My Dollarville village has been set up in many different ways over the years. The majority of the little houses came from dollar stores, thrift stores, and chain stores, hence the name. At the beginning it was set up on … Continued
Snow is pretty when it covers the trees and shrubs but it is prettier when it is inside decorating some red dogwood branches. I’m sharing a simple pattern made with plastic canvas (clear or white) and some white yarn (plain … Continued
What better time than than the first snowfall (in my part of Ontario) of the season to share my pattern for making bigger snowflakes from plastic canvas and yarn. Feelings about snow change through the years, from exciting when young, … Continued
Here is a quick and simple idea to make some reindeer candy cane holders and use them as gift tags, an addition to a gift or to tuck inside a stocking. This is my own version of the holders. I … Continued
Several years ago I made a crochet tree skirt to go under the Christmas tree. The pattern is based on one from Lion Brand for a shoulder snuggle. When laid flat it was perfect for under the tree. It was … Continued
I love trees of all sorts so it is no wonder I have a selection of trees for decorations and ornaments over the Christmas season. The first is a nice simple stitching project using green yarn, plastic canvas and sequins. … Continued
Inspired by the snow we have had recently I am working on some embroidered felt snowflakes for my stitching this week. I experimented with the patterns, first creating my own patterns on paper and then with the erasable pen. I … Continued
I’m continuing with some early Christmas gifts to make. Here is a cute little project that uses up bits and pieces of Christmas coloured yarn and turns them into wine bottle hats or cork cozies. A perfect little gift to … Continued
It is never too early to start Christmas crafting, but it can be too late if you keep putting it off. Using a pattern from Cutsey Crafts I stitched a Christmas piece of embroidery. This is in a 4 inch … Continued
The twig trees have some new sea glass tree ornaments added this year. The wooden discs were cut from dried branches. Each is about 5.5 cm across. The dimensions will vary according to the branches you use. I don’t like … Continued
The 12 Days of Christmas song is always a favourite that is sung around Christmas time but the 12 days of Christmas actually starts on December 25 and runs through till January 5. These photos are from my files … Continued
When Decem-brrr arrived the decorations inside the house changed from Autumn to Winter and Christmas. The first change was in the front hall, where the urn of Autumn decorations has been replaced with 4 large branches slightly covered in snow. … Continued
I’d like to introduce you to Pep and Salty … the shaker people, the latest addition to my snow folk. They are creations from dollar store purchases and bit of left overs (some call it junk) from other projects. They started … Continued
The camera is always on hand to capture the feathered lens friends in the garden, down by the bay or driving along. Christmas carols are being played everywhere now and just to shake things up a little bit I’m … Continued
~ I love trees of all sorts and decided to create a Nature tree in the corner of the dining room last year. I have previously made one in the entrance hall using parts of an old Christmas tree, but … Continued