Is anyone else in
shock that it is the 1st of December today! This year I am more organised for
Christmas than I ever have been before but I still have a lot to do over the
next 25 days. The one thing I have definitely sorted out for 2014s festive
season is the Enjoying Today Christmas Series, which will have a new installment every Sunday from now until Christmas Day.
For number one I
thought I would talk about things that you need the most time to do- Crafts! I
have three Christmassy ideas and two tutorials, including the much anticipated
ribbon wreath tutorial.
First up- Mini
Christmas house/ sweet holder.
Each year at work we
are given something really obscure and are told to make something festive out
of it. This year we were given strange wooden blocks that used to hold felt
shapes. They are only about 10x7cm, but we were allowed to have as many as we wanted.
After much pondering I opted for a Christmas House in a winter wonderland, with
just 10 days, a scrap bucket of fabric and a £3 maximum spend budget this is
what I created!
I used Vialine
Buckram (not sure on the spelling, apologies if it is incorrect) for the roof
and two short sides with the long sides being the wooden blocks. The Vialine
Buckram is iron on so I just ironed on some fabric that had a wood paneled pattern; when you iron it, it can be bent into shape, so I folded the roof
section in half so it stood up and left it to cool in place on top of the
house. I didn't attach it to the house itself so that I could use it to keep
sweets in, the roof over hands so that it can sit on the top of the house quite
comfortably.
I used some scrap
fabric on some Vialine Buckram and cut out two penguins and a Santa to stand in
the front garden and finished it off with a felt Christmas tree.
The loved making
this project because there wasn't really any plan. I could have probably done
better in places but for a limited budget and time scale I think I did alright!
So as promised I
have also posted the ribbon wreath tutorial, click here to read it. I have also
made a mini present sack with card holder pocket, click here to read that. Both
are really quick and simple, they will definitely get you in the Christmas spirit!
Also don't forget to
come back on Sunday for 'the Ultimate Christmas gift guide!'
Merry Christmas
Claudia
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