CHRISTMAS 2026 IS UNDERWAY

Hi Everyone

Apologies once again for my lack of posting .. .. .. still lots going on in my little world, but I have been crafting whenever time allows.  I have been working on trying to perfect something I have never tried before .. .. .. .. but more about that another time as it will culminate into quite a long and picture heavy blog post I think  LOL!!!

But as I need to get my head into very serious Christmas mode what better place to take the decision of where to start than the Christmas Kickstart Challenge where they would like to see our reindeers.

So here I am with this lovely little cutie (I quite like it when an image includes a sentiment too)

This used:

Image:  Whimsical Funny Reindeer Clipart from NesaDesignCo (via Etsy)
Backing Paper:  Dovecraft 12x12 Christmas Basics (very old and still very loved but not much of it left)
Red Foil thick paper

Corner Rounding Punch
Spellbinders Circle & Scalloped Circle Dies

Ribbon
Glossy Accents for the shiny nose
Tea Tree ProMarker to ground the reindeer
My Trusty Sewing Machine

and this starts my serious Christmas journey for 2026!

Apologies if anyone found my previous post to be too much for a crafting blog, and thank you so much to everyone who left such lovely comments. I must admit my blog has also slowly turned into quite a journal of personal life events too.  Special happenings quite often get a mention and then with the use of the search button at the bottom of my blog I can backtrack.  You wouldn't believe how useful my blog has been over the years when folks say "what year did such and such happen" or "when did we go to such and such a place".

I love my blog and would be really gutted if I ever lost it.  I often backtrack and use it to go down memory lane.

Anyway, back to more Christmas makes and I will hopefully be catching up with everyone soon, though my reading list hasn't up-dated in over a week!  Is anyone else having problems still?