Christmas makes.....

I made our advent calendar many years ago, then lost it for a few years so made another better one, which meant of course that I then found the original as you always do. The early days of the month of December I always put the more secular decorations, then the items representing the Shepherds and Kings. The Donkey, Bethlehem, the Star and Baby Jesus in the manger are always the last four to be put on the Tree.

After 25 days

Close up of velcro backed felt decorations

More close up's

More secular decorations

Representing the Kings and Shepherds

Church Christmas Tree Project

I volunteered earlier in the year to take charge of decorating our Ward Christmas Trees and I really enjoyed making the decorations for them. On the main tree I wanted a red and white theme so several women from the Ward helped sew red and white felt hearts which we will add to by embroidering them next year. I found a dry couple of hours one Saturday to use my band saw to cut tree shapes from some MDF I already had. Later I drilled holes in them, sanded them painted half red and half white, varnished and decorated them. I decorated the tree at the end of November so it has been looking great all month. I was very pleased with the result and it went well with the red and white embroidered tree skirt that we made a couple of years ago together. The other tree was decorated in a 'Country' style with felt hearts and bird houses and gingham baubles. Soon be time to take them all down again!!!!

The final effect

Some of the decorations

MDF shapes

Two coats of white paint

Starting to decorate

Nice but still needs something....

Add ribbon and ric rac

Red and White

Easy to make gingham baubles

For the rustic tree

Made these a couple of years ago with friends

Ready to make baubles

Two coats of red paint

I love gingham

This will only blog sideways, it's upright on the computer

Fun with Natasha at the Christmas Fair

I love going with Natasha to help her at Craft Fair's. We did a Christmas one on Saturday morning over at Romsey and will do another one early in the new year.

The Raffle prize contribution