Planning

It's been a busy couple of days here , mainly taken up by making presents, family days and of course the usual tidying and putting up of decorations that surrounds Christmas! 

All in all I've been feeling pretty good apart from I think I'm getting a cold, lil knitwit caught it from nursery , he gave it daddy, daddy gave it me! I'll probably give it back to daddy and we'll probably carry on like that thought Christmas, well at least that's what we did last year.... 

In other news , my new self drafted item is nearly ready and so far I'm chuffed, it's a bit more complex than what I've drafted before and the finish is looking great. 

And my lovely sister have me this magazine yesterday , 

Basically because she has two subscriptions to magazines (mine and hers) the company offered her a free magazine in hopes of getting her hooked on another one! 

She chose crochet because she knows I've been trying to learn and it came with this super cute calendar! 

Which I'm not going to use!! 

I'm going to save it so I can hang some of the pictures as soon as we move and I have my own sewing space! (Please god let it be soon!) 

This ones my favourite ! So yeah I've already been looking at ways I can store things and tbh I'm just looking forward to having my own space! Provided we can get a house with the extra space! If not I'm guessing I'll be dining room bound again! I guess if that happens the least I can hope for is that it's separate to the living room! 

So yeah I'm crying out for space! Especially since loads of stuff has been piled into the dining room because of Christmas! 

It's worth it though when our fireplace looks so Christmassy!!! 

Much love Frankie

It's beggining to look a lot like..... Don't even say it!

I was reliably informed today via Facebook that there is 139 days till Christmas! And that Selfridges has already opened there Christmas department! I couldn't quite believe it until I thought about all the things I need to do before Christmas. Ideally I'd like to make some more things for around the house, specifically a calendar for the boys.

 

 

I can't find the source for this image but I think its a good base for the sort of thing I want to try, my idea is to buy a large set of blocks something like this.

 

 

And to put a few blocks in each pocket every few days and sweets in the other pockets so that the boys can build it together (and yes when I say boys I do mean Little Knitwit and Mr Knitwit).

 

I think it'll be cute and they'll both enjoy doing it.

 

I try to make something for us every year, last year (or the year before?) I made these,

 

 

I brought blank stockings from Hobbycraft (I can't remember how much they were but I do remember they were very reasonably priced) and put our names on them using self adhesive felt letters. I also embellished each stocking with bits of trim and bells! I'll try and get better pictures of these when they go up in about 109 days?  

 

I think I might get started early on crafting this year seen as our tradition seems to be, to all come down with some horrible bug the week before Christmas. Last year it was horrible head colds, Mr Knitwit got rid of his early but me and Little Knitwit felt awful for days. Although Mr Knitwit did become poorly again on Boxing day, we were suppose to have a nice roast with family but ended up having a KFC which I collected in my onesie. We are a classy bunch!

 

Much love

 

And remember 139 days and counting!

 

Frankie

 

xxx