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Awful Weather

 

It’s HORRIBLE here at the moment. Windy, Rainy and cold cold cold.

I’ve been crafting up a storm – 3 finished objects since I last blogged but sadly none I can show you. They’re all for friends who might possibly look at my blog so I’ll be able to post them when they’ve all received them.

The great news is that I am so very nearly done! We have some cash to get out of the bank and a few bottles of beer to buy next month and that’s it.

Well, and a load of bags to sew but who’s counting those? I managed to get all of them cut out today and 4 more sewn for a total of 7. Only 9 more to go, but now the tricky part is done I’m aiming to sew 2 or 3 a night which should mean I’m done by the end of the week.

Just so this isn’t a pictureless post I’ll show you two hampers I’ve made up for Christmas. This one is for Rhys’ Nanny G. It has Shortbread Biscuits, Posh Tea, a Foamburst shower gell, Scented Candle, Hot Chocolate Syrup, 2 knitted facecloths, a sewn bag, some fancy hand wash, a body puff and 2 small bottles of her favourite wine.

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And one for my Gran. 2 crocheted face cloths, a sewn bag, some fancy hand wash, hot chocoate syrup, Chocolate shortbread, fancy tea, scented candle and two balls of wool.

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All presented on some tissue paper in a nice basket. I’m just waiting for 1 more thing for each basket and then I’ll be finishing it off with some cellophane and it’s ready to go!

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