Happy New year Everyone! I hope your holiday break was an enjoyable one. I had a particularly fun packed Christmas period. I spent Christmas day with family then flew out to the Caribbean boxing day till new year’s day! Phew! Busy, busy, busy.
Anyway, Christmas day was spectacular I felt so blessed to receive such thoughtful gifts. For my lovely man with glasses, I handmade a “mini me” of him in the form of a cloth doll. I had been researching how to make one for some time, receiving advise from my upcycling class tutor and the internet. I took about month and half to make (I started him early November) so by Christmas I was bursting for him to be seen. It was pretty tricky doing the arms and legs. The cotton had a tendency to come loose at the edges and got marked easily. But I loved stitching the little tattoos on his arms and perfecting his tiny glasses. I had an old checked shirt that I cut up for clothing and used felt for his black jeans. I did a backstitch for his eyes and a thick wool for his hair. I was pretty impressed with myself.
I received from a kind friend a copy of ‘Mollie Makes Christmas’ much to my crafty delight. I had already made a heart shaped Christmas decoration in my upcycling class but now I can add to next year’s festivities with other handmade goodies!
I got so many amazing treats I am still going through them now!
