Renewed Christmas Wreath

Over a month ago, I started volunteering in a charity shop. After a couple of weeks of being there, donations of unwanted Christmas decorations, trees and wreaths were brought in. So the Christmas decorating had begun!

One of the donations was a wreath. What was on it was certainly... interesting... but apparently, the oranges, cinnamon sticks, fake vegetables and heck knows what else, were all traditional wreath decorations.

That in mind, I pimped up the wreath!

The wreath I bushed up, the whole dried oranges I gave a light coat of bronze paint, the cinnamon distributed in even bundles (that's a fun word to say, bundles...) and glittery pine cones also added.
I must admit, it looks a hell of a lot better!

Done and Dusted!

Here they are! The 2 knitted place settings I promised you all (the light brown is Shreddies inspired!).

Sorry for the not-so-brilliant images. I'm clearly not a photographer!

Woolly Christmas cards

For a change, I made my Christmas cards differently this year. I knitted them! Well not literally, I took pictures of my mini knits and they went down a charm! Here are the 2 I made...

Excuse my signature, copyright reasons and all that...

First half of a knitted Christmas finished!

Wow has the past couple of weeks been busy!

First off, I finished the first place setting, yay!

Secondly, I've started the second...

I promise you my fellow moment-eers, a picture of both place settings will be up soon and more posts of my creative shenanigans are to come, you have my Christmassy word!

And if you don't hear from me, have a very Merry Christmas and a Splendid New Year!

The knitted Christmas has officially begun!

On Sunday, I started the knitting of my sisters Christmas present. I plan to make 2 place settings. Here is my first design...

The pattern is very simple, though, it isn't when you are knitting it! I have however, managed to get to grips with it and it is going quite well.

The second design will be of one colour but made up of different stitches. Hopefully it will look like a giant Shreddie! Or at least inspired by one.

Better get back to it then!

And the knitted Christmas begins!

I bought the coloured wool I needed the other day, bring on the knitting!

Wooden bowl

Back in college, I spun a wooden bowl. It's incredibly simple to do when you know how to use the lathe and at the time, I was chuffed I spun it without any assistance!

It has been about 4 years since I made the bowl and I'm still pleased with it. I know I will be able to spin much better pieces now but it is a piece I will never part with.

Plus it's holding loads of pine cones so it has an important use!

And talking about pine cones, I have noticed that some Christmas decorations being sold in shops this year are glittery pine cones on a pea stick. the are as little as £2 for 5 but why buy them when you can make them for a fraction a the price?! I know I'll be making them!