Christmas is coming! Decorate pt1

I love to make felt christmas ornaments. They are so easy to make yet so effective. I usually use my cookie cutters to get the shapes I need, which are usually gingerbread people, stars and christmas trees. I use an array of felt colours, but usually use red, green and brown the most.
I think for this year I'll be making some red stars with white nordic style snowflakes stitched onto them, ginger bread men with french knot buttons and eyes, and some round baubles in pale blue and pink with geometric patterns around the middles.

Everytime I've had these at a winter sale they have flown off the stall and I've wished I'd made more. And you don't have to stop at christmas themes, I've also had great success with sequined fish and pac man characters! Here is a link to a page of felty inspiration, http://www.shelterness.com/50-diy-felt-christmas-tree-ornaments/

I saw this and thought of you pt2. Something for your bookworms.

The other day I saw this episode of Kirstie's homemade Christmas on repeat on one of the channels. I thought this would be an awesome present for the writers and journal keepers in your life. Just wish I had a bit more time to knock a few of them up!

http://www.channel4.com/4homes/how-to/crafts/how-to-bind-a-book

I saw this and thought of you pt1. Fashion forward present for your sister.

Do It Yourself: Baroque Necklace

Whilst I was looking at some pretty awesome stuff on Tumblr I saw this and thought of you lot who were stuck for something a bit different to give your design student sister. Here is some inspiration.

Don't you just hate it when blogs have huge gaps?

Sorry about the massive gap in my posts. All I can give you as an excuse is the fact that I've been pregnant ill. I'm feeling much better now, but it's only five days to EDD! So a whole new set of reasons to not be blogging will come along soon.

Since we last spoke I have been manically knitting tiny cardigans for the new arrival (pattern here). The fact that these cardigans are tiny means that I can afford to splash out on beautiful wool. There have been a few done in soft cashmere and a few in fluffy lambs wool. I have slowed down now and all projects are on hold whilst I gather my strength for the days ahead.

At the beginning of my pregnancy I was bought the starting material for a changing bag, it is safe to say that I haven't even gotten the material out of the bag it came in. I doubt I'll get the chance to for some time either. Maybes I should use the material for clothing for my DDs and enjoy it in other ways.