Festive food.

 

Cocoa with chocolate squirty cream after Midnight Mass

 

Marzipan-ned and fruited Christmas Cake. I forgot to take a pic of the pudding before we ate it!

Merry Christmas!

Very best wishes for a Merry Christmas!

 

 

Enjoy a lovely day!

 

Getting ready . . .

I have learnt two new skills to decorate the tree this year!

Needle felting with the lovely Jane at Tea and Crafting at Camden Lock:

( http://www.teaandcrafting.co.uk )

Easier than I thought, and great fun, and I only stabbed my finger twice!

And with Poppy Chancellor, ( http://poppychancellor.com/papercuts/ ) after seeing her demonstrating on Sunday Brunch on television, paper cutting at Selfridges.

 

 

Again, easier then I imagined, and no injuries!  I just need to get myself a nice sharp scalpel!

 

One cake ready - for Mummie.

 

Hope you are having a lovely Christmas Eve!

Christmas Fayre at School

On Friday evening we had a jolly Christmas Fayre; persuaded Mr Rooke the Chemistry teacher to be Santa, and had mulled juice, mince pies, carols, tombola, raffles and games.

I had my Rainbow Crafts stall - here is a little selection of goodies I made. (Plus six jars of peach jam, which I forgot to photograph!)

 

 Aren't these sweet! Mummie gave me the pattern from the Operation Christmas Child Boxes appeal we support. They only take me about an hour to make. 



 

We popped some stripey tiny candy canes in as well.

 

And some cards as well, which sold out really quickly, and I had a commission to make 10 more! I will show you them as a gallery on a separate post.

 

We raised over £1100 for school PTA funds, ultimately the children will benefit from subsidised school trips, etc. Jolly good show, girls! 

Advent Sunday

As we get ready for Christmas, time to make the cake! Fruit soaked in spiced rum and tropical fruit juice overnight.

Two hours in the oven, and then feeding with more rum, marzipan-ning and topping with fruit just before Christmas!  

 

I shall spend this evening making Christmas cards and finishing a few things for our school Christmas Fayre on Friday: show you when they are finished.

30. The End

Well, as this month draws to a close, so does the Blog Every Day in November challenge.  I have managed to do so, often late at night, as I have taken on the responsibility and would not shirk! It has been fun, got me out of my comfort zone by having to blog about all sorts of topics I wouldn't normally cover, and has still attracted some kind comments, so many thanks for those, dear readers!

I take my hat off to bloggers like my dear friend Riitta in Finland, who posts at least once a day. Catch up with her gorgeously colourful and cheerful blog at: romulyyi.blogspot.co.uk Always a delight to look upon!

I shall aim to blog more regularly now I have got into the habit, but not daily, and return to the familiar territory of things I have made, played, sung, seen or discovered!

In Winchester today with Mummie, so here is where I have been,

 

what treasures I found in charity shops,

and what I made on the journey!

 

And a very Happy St Andrew's Day to those of you with Scottish ancestry, especially Liz in Greenock and Kirsti in Inverurie if you happen to visit!

29. All I want for Christmas

Gosh, I can't think of  anything I desperately want or need. I always love anything I receive, as the giver has put such thought and consideration into the choice of gift. My girls at school present me with chocs or stationery or things for the bath - always gratefully received and shared (choc) and used enthusiastically (bath things and stationery). Of course anything musical, crafty or a book is always a bonus! My family get me lovely quirky presents, and if it's handmade then I am doubly excited!

I enjoy excellent health, as luckily do those I love, so I would wish that that continues.

I made a felted bauble at one of Jane's fab Craft Nights (teaandcrafting.co.uk) yesterday, of which I am most proud! I will show you on another post, but on the way home, I saw this sign, which raised a smile!

What do you want for Christmas?