First Christmas...

A merry Christmas to you and a very happy new year

last minute christmas gifts...

when you only have a day left and no money left in the bank...

For the kids...

jet pack via pinnedit

For the adults in your life ...

A homemade gift voucher for 

cuddles/kisses/

...something more?!

dinner cooked by you

A massage

A girls night in

with manicure/pedicure by you

A houseclean by you

An night of ironing for them

(Use your skills and imagination! )

Or if in doubt make them something edible (if you can cook!)

Still not finished wrapping. Might need a couple of these 'vouchers' myself.

Advent Calender for the non crafter!

Surely a dog in mittens could make this? Simple is good.

Via nooshloves

Christmas to do list

Cards to distant friends : tick

 Tree up: tick

Nativity from last year out and already bent and trashed played with: tick

Christmas kitchen bouquet

Pussy willow and Red Berry

Reminds me of when i was a child on my way to school. I love how soft it is. Like stroking a teeny tiny pussycat!

Advent Calender...just in time

I finished this last night.

I couldn't even begin to tell you how i made it. Trial and error and lots of unpicking!
But just in time for today. Literally! I 've put the days in number order (except Christmas Eve) as mine are still little and learning their numbers and i thought it might help them remember their order visually seeing them like this.

Not sure what i am going to fill them with yet. I'm thinking I'll just add the treats a day at a time so they are not raided all at once by little fingers! Maybe some stickers, Christmas colouring pictures, biscuits and chocolate buttons or maybe a card with something we could do that day, like put up the Christmas tree. Great ideas other than just chocolate, after being inspired by the ideas over at Green is the New Black. They have the cutest Advent Calender.

Green is the new black