Another wonderful week is drawing to a close, with many successes making me happy. I've been busy working on mmmCrafts ornaments:
These are so enjoyable and easy to work on. I have quite a few I'd like to get done before the big day. Some more for little Mary, and also Amy, plus some that I'd like to send to far away friends. They'll have to be next on the list to ensure they get there in time.
And I did manage to quilt and bind the first of the Scrappy Star Stitchalong quilt tops:
I do really love a plaid binding, I have quite a few different colourways to suit different quilts. I think I'm mad for plaid in general, I'm always drawn to it in clothing stores and pretty much everywhere! I have some other things to work on for a bit, so I may have to put the second top on hold for a little while. Let's see how many hours I can eke out in the coming week.
This past Wednesday I went shopping with a lovely friend in search of something I have been seeking for YEARS!
I have wanted to get a Christmas Pickle ornament from David Jones for the longest time, and I'd never manage to get there in time before they sold out. Well this year I was determined to get in early and found one. Can I tell you that in store they only had 5 left already! Apologies for the blurry 'instructions' card, but you can see why the pickle is special. DJ's always have the most glorious selection of ornaments, so I got a few more things ...
Of course I purchased the Kitchenaid Mixer ornament, and the macaron ornaments too. They're so me. I know it's early to be talking about Christmas for some folk, but I needed to shop early to make sure I didn't miss out. Also, tomorrow is the day for the Adelaide Christmas Pageant, so it's traditionally the day I'd put our tree up. I'm going to wait a couple of weeks this year, as I need the space free in the lounge for a bit.
And the last Christmas themed info for this post: I've popped one of my finished tree skirts in my Etsy store if any of my sweet readers are interested. I really like it, and hope you all will too:
Please let me know if you have any questions about the skirt, I'll be happy to help you out.
I'll sign off here, there are still a number of things to get done today, and they day is disappearing, so I'll chatter soon! xox
5 comments:
I had not heard of the Germany pickle ornament tradition
Never heard of the Christmas pickle before. Glad you got one. Pretty tree skirt.
i've seen the pickle ornament before but never knew the background story....oooh lots of pretty ornaments to pick from...
There is a big Christmas pop up shop in Geelong, we saw a pickle in there and wondered why??? Now I know !Lots of great ornaments there. Lovely tree skirt.
Dear Tazzie, you do just wonderful things, and your crismas tree skirt is a real masterpiece. Is that the same technique that was called "crazy patchwork" at the end of the 19th century? Alla
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