did you make any presents this year?
this year was the year of the soft-toy ... this year I made some animals for my nephew and nieces :)
this little fella is for my nephew Sam ... I really love how he has turned out.
and the pink pony is for my oldest niece, Kara ... I was a bit worried while I was making it how it would turn out as it has a weird shape body, but it worked out ok in the end :)
and this sweet little dilly-dog is for my other niece, Natasha ... I LOVE it and may have to make some more as surely everyone wants a dilly-dog!
I would love to see anything you have made :)
year 3 week 17
:: sleepy ::
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I bought this bracelet (or is it an anklet as its a weird length) a few weeks ago from the YMCA charity shop for 99p. It managed to get buried on my very *cough* tidy desk but I just found it again ...
I think I will take it apart and use the flowers to make something else.
Please pop over to MissieLizzie's blog to see more great bargains and links to other MagpieMonday's.
and todays Christmas tea ...
24th December
:: mulled spice ::
I so wanted to like this tea ... it smelt soooo lovely and Christmassy ... Dilly didn't like it though turned her head away everytime I put it near her! .... but I didn't like it that much ... I really wanted to like it though as its Christmas Eve!!!
If you would like to join in you can link up on our AdvenTea blog or facebook page.
If you have joined in with AdvenTea, I hope you have enjoyed it :)
After all the work I put into it all I didn't want to just throw away the tags I had made for the tea bags, so on my set, I added some wire and curled it ... they are now little hanging tags ... all I need is to find a lovely branch over the next year, ready for next year ... and each day I can hang the each days tag on :)
... and I can use the AdvenTea tin to store them in! If you want to do this with your tags, the wire I used was approx. 11cm long.
So I hope you all have a lovely Christmas Eve and a magical Christmas day ... and remember ... Christmas is about Love x
week 25
:: perspective ::
Croft Castle, Herefordshire
next weeks photo is something that tells a story.
and todays tea ...
23rd December
:: sunshine grey ::
I wasn't expecting to like this tea as I am not really an Earl Grey tea fan, but I had this without milk and I quite enjoyed it!
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22nd December
:: rooibst with strawberry and vanilla ::
this tea smells sooooo strongly of strawberries ... milk was optional, but I decided not to add it and I let it draw for a long time. I was lovely. Not sure I could taste more than strawberries, but it is a tea I would like to have again!
If you would like to join in you can link up on our AdvenTea blog or facebook page.
Didn't really like this tea ... milk was optional and I did add it but it may have been better without it. Sorry Darjeeling, you are not for me.
and here is a little Christmas fun from Dilly-dog and me!
year 3 week 16
:: stacked ::
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and todays tea ...
20th December
:: wild berries black tea ::
This tea smells divine ... but the flavour wasn't that strong ... I left the tea bag in for a while, but it still needed to be longer. What I could taste was nice though.
If you would like to join in you can link up on our AdvenTea blog or facebook page.
19th December
:: chai ::
I
didn't enjoy this ... it was smelt surprisingly Christmassy which I
wasn't expecting, but I didn't really enjoy it ... or even finish it ...
sorry all you chai lovers, it wasn't for me :/
If you would like to join in you can link up on our AdvenTea blog or facebook page.
I got round to putting the tree up yesterday ... one of my favourite jobs of the year ... I LOVE white fairy lights
There is now a star on top too :)
and todays tea ...
18th December
:: camomile and spiced apple ::
this tea smells lovely ... I quite enjoyed it, but it did go cold so I didn't finish it. I am not really a fan of camomile but the spiced apple was yummy!
If you would like to join in you can link up on our AdvenTea blog or facebook page.
I have also been knitting with ribbon ...
I bought it when I went to the NEC in November and have been dying to have a go!
It comes out a bit like a caterpillar doesn't it!
17th December
:: pu-erh ::
this tea has quite a scent to it which I thought would put me off as I am not big on 'scented' tea, but I managed to drink most of it and enjoyed it ... I only didn't finish it as it went cold. I am not sure I would buy this tea to drink again though.
If you would like to join in you can link up on our AdvenTea blog or facebook page.
week 24
:: something with a pattern ::
frost on the sunroom roof
next weeks photo is perspective.
and todays tea ...
16th December
:: english breakfast ::
this is a lovely every day tea that I really enjoyed ... not really got anything else to say about it!
If you would like to join in you can link up on our AdvenTea blog or facebook page.
have a lovely Sunday everyone!!
15th December
:: rose garden ::
I have been looking forward to this tea, roses being my favourite flowers ... and it was quite nice :) I didn't add milk, which was optional, and it was quite nice ... it would be nice with milk too. The rose flavour was very subtle and so was the scent.
If you would like to join in you can link up on our AdvenTea blog or facebook page.
14th December
:: lemon and ginger ::
my dad drinks lemon and ginger tea and although I was willing to try this tea, I kinda knew I wouldn't like it ... I am not a fan of ginger like this and I only managed to a couple of mouthfuls ... don't think I will ever like this tea even if I add honey like my dad does :S
If you would like to join in you can link up on our AdvenTea blog or facebook page.
I am an English girl married to a lovely Welsh man with a couple of little wild boys. We live in a cosy log cabin high up in the Welsh hills with or gentle wolf, crazy puppy and a wild cat that lives in the wood pile!
I love all crafts, reading, dreaming, selling pretty things and cups of tea. I am trying to live a more healthy, holistic and green life.