It's starting to feel a bit like Christmas...

We have a busy day in store for us today.

We're off to the farm this morning to pick up some fruit, vegetables and some meat to tide us over until Christmas, then we're off to get photos taken with Santa and THEN we're coming home, putting up the tree and hubby will start on the griswolds monument decorating the house in lights.

So we're pretty much getting our Christmas on.  Aren't those bakerella cupcakes gorgeous?

Yesterday I sewed instead of cooked - yes I know I think Corrie is having a crafty influence on me - this week I was at spotlight to escape the rain and get my wreath supplies when an assistant pointed at the girls' raincoat and told us to wait before shortly returning with a bolt of the same design fabric in a drill.  Well how could I just leave it there?  So I bought some with some contrasting fabric and got busy with Corrie's dress pattern.

Here's the result!

Promise I'll be back with results of today's efforts!  What are you up to?

Oh lovely, it's Friday

I'm a bit out of regular routine today - but ironically in my house we're all back in routine and it's wonderful.   I'm have a bit of a sewing frenzy at the moment, which is great because after making 19 possum tails last month with fluffy fur that covered my whole house and the innards of my sewing machine I feared the machine would never forgive me.

Corrie has inspired me a lot - I'm sewing more and she's baking more (well not right now as she's in hospital with her newest bubba) and I think I'm going to make the girls some dresses this summer based on her pattern.. can't wait, spotlight look out!

First things first though. I'm making the girls some Christmas stockings.  I don't generally do the traditional green, red and gold christmas here and hence our stockings (one made by my sister and two bought from $2 shops) don't really 'go'.  Yes, I'm anal.  You knew that right?

This is the Christmas colour scheme at our house

So after saying I was going to do it for about 3 years now I'm finally making them!  I bought some great fabrics and bits and bobs and am even giving applique a go!  (I hope I don't sew my fingers together).

Cute huh?

I have some other projects planned too.  Do you get crafty at Christmas?  Do you have a colour scheme for Christmas?