Long time no see - my Christmas

Christmas is over for another year -

it's time to take down the tree and put way all the decorations.

Here you can see some of my favorite Christmas ornaments.

Mostly gifts from people I love or crafty friends - 

my son made the green paper tree about 20 years ago.

I place a string in my kitchen window and place all the ornaments there,

so I can see them every day in December.

This lovely holiday time - my favorite time of the year -

has been a bit different this year.

In fact the past 6 months have been different and sometimes stressful,

because we have illness in the family.

I try to be mindful, but I often forget myself and my crafty life.

During the past week I could feel my sewing mojo moving -

what a joy! I haven't been sewing since May.

So much has happened the past 6 months - good things too!

I have missed you all, I have missed blogging -

I'll try to start again and see, what will happen.

(.....can anyone tell me, why I'm unable to change font, colors and more in blogger....?)

Scandinavian Christmas

this year I was invited to join the

Scandinavian Christmas series over here 

- I accepted the invitation

I decided to write about advent calenders

and I found my first advent calender made by my aunt

every little stitch is made by hand

...do you have the christmas spirit..?

advent sunday #1

 

..yes, I have the christimas spirit

 

especially after I met this wonderful tiny garden gnome in my kitchen

he is my faourite christmas tree seller

 



lucky me - he made me smile right away

 

who cares, that the family think you are a bit crazy.....



x-mas tags

 

making tags with crafty friends

on a rainy november sunday

that's what I call a peachy sunday

 





 

small bags with a set of 4 wood x-mas tags

 

PS: when I need a break, I visit Sanna Fyring Liedgren

- enjoy the lovely videos and the music

(try some of here recipes, they rock!)

 

pink and green

 

....I know, it's a bit early,

but it's my saturday doing

 



 

planning xmas stockings for gifts

changing ribbons in my new xmas trees

 

what are you doing this lovely saturday.....!?