Happy New Year Everyone

Happy New Year to everyone, friends new and old and ones waiting to be made
I hope you get everything you wish for

I meant to update my blog before now but over christmas my hubby got suspected swine flu so he was pretty ill but after anti biotics hes now alot beter

My lovely son made me a bracelet

My lovely son Scott made me a lovely bracelet at school. He gave me it in a lovely little bag.

So i thought i would put it on my blog so you can see how lovely it is.

Thank you Scott xxx

2 more preserve baskets for christmas

These are the other 2 baskets i have made up of my homemade preserves along with some crackers biscuits etc and of course some sweets and long handled spoons.

The top basket is for my friend and the bottom basket is for my mum and dad.

small preserve basket for friends

I made up a small basket with 3 different flavours of homemade jam made by myself with some roses to give it some colour. I then wrapped it in some lovely foil paper and wrapped it in cellephane with some curling ribbon a homemade tag and a couple of little balls

My friends Preserve basket for Christmas

This is my friend marys christmas present. I have been very busy making different types of chutneys and jams and wanted to make something personal for my friend so i made up this basket with about 10 jars of preserves, matchmakers, oatcakes, crackers and shortbread.

I also put in 2 long handled spoons to reach the bottom of the jars so that nothing is wasted.

I also made a pair of lovely blue stone ear rings and i made a red beaded bookmark which i wrapped up so she has a couple of more pressies to open on christmas morning.

The basket was a nightmare to wrap i wanted to wrap it in cellophane but i didnt want her to be able to see what was in the basket so i wrapped it in christmas paper first then wrapped it in the cellophane.

I added as couple of bows, gold ribbon which i curled and added a couple of baubles . I then made a couple of homemade labels using my bookatrix board and that as they say it that.

Now i have one for my parents to do and one for another friend.....not looking forward to them as they are longer baskets

ear rings for a friends xmas

Just sitting here trying to wrap pressies and thought i would make a pair of ear rings for my friend mary to pop in her basket of preserves for xmas. I also just finished a bookmark for her too which i will wrap seperately and pop into her basket. I made Mary a basket of all the preserves i have made over the last few months along with some crackers and sweet etc. I will post a pic when i eventually get it wrapped....not going to be easy.

4 pandora style bangle

I have not done pandora at all before

I got the lovely beads and bangles from hong kong and attempted to make some bangles

What do you think of them?

Anyone interested?