Christmas Things.

Friday 25th October 2013
Well I am on my way to being organised in time (fingers crossed).  I have made the mincemeat for the mince pies, made and steamed 6 Christmas puddings and have all but one gift that still hasn't arrived from the catalogue people.  What did we do when we didn't have the internet to shop with?  I can remember fraught days of Christmas shopping when the children were still at school, rushing home and hiding what I had bought and hoping No. 1 son didn't find them before I had time to wrap them.  Lists in those days seemed long enough to use as wrapping paper but somehow the money stayed unelasticated so disappointment was always on the cards somewhere.
These days the lists come from the 5 Grandchildren but the money remains the same.  Anyway.  Now I can say to their parents. "You get it for them and I will give you the money" or, "Where will I find that on the internet".  Yes I think Christmas has caught up with the times.  Just think how much time we must save Father Christmas.
Last Christmas No.1 son left some Whiskey and a mince pie for Santa and a Carrot for the reindeer.  Fetching the vegetables in to help Daddy, Hayden (aged 3) turned round and said  "The cheek of it.  The reindeer took one bite of the carrot and put it back in the veg basket."
I decided this year to make only one or two Christmas presents. Here they are.  Hope you like them.

This is a shopping bag that folds up

This is the bag folded

This shows the inside of the bag.

My friend has a bright red Fiat Panda car that is fondly called Kung Foo Panda.  Looking on Keepsake Quiltings site one day I found this fabric in the sale.  The rest is history as they say.

 

 

 

A cushion cover for No1 son's computer chair.

My eldest son used to run a pub and when I saw this one fat quarter of fabric on ebay I had to have it for him.  His birthday is on 23rd December so we are careful to make two days of celebration.  My birthday is on the 16th and when I was a little girl in the '50's I used to share my fathers' birtherday on July 2nd because all my relations bought me one present for birthday and Christmas.  Money was even more unelasticated then!

Oven gloves and pot pinchers.

Again it was the fabric that brought about the idea for these.  Peter's sister lives in Scotland and they keep hens.  The fabric fitted with them perfectly.
Well, time is marching on and I have a few things left to do before I huddle under the bedclothes and hopefully sleep through the wind and rain.  Perhaps it will be sunny tomorrow.  Another day nearer finding our Secret Santa partner.
Goodnight All, sleep tight.God Bless.
Bronwen