Out with the old...

Hello my lovelies! Well, this year is nearly on it's head, and I always find myself rather reflective as the days slowly drift into a new year. But, before we get to serious, there is always a little celebration to be had! Here are a few ideas and makes to brighten up a little (or not so little!) get together with loved ones. My motto...

Let there be sparkle and glitter!!!!

A pot of glitter goes a long way, and simple jars painted with glue, and sprinkled with glitter will look dazzling with a tea light inside...

New year is a time for goodbyes...and and a cheery hello...I turned this clip board into a little announcement for the party table...

I used black paint, glitter, sequence, feathers and a few wooden numbers...

And what about a photo wall? Everyone likes taking pictures to mark the occasion, and why not add some props like blackboards, with new year's resolutions written on them? The kids and I have already played with it!

A few more decorations...Cut-out hearts on fishing line...Tissue pom-poms...feathers dipped in gold and glitter to brighten up the table...twigs painted white, and adorned with more sparkle...Go to town!

This year we have decided to have some fun seeing out the old year, and welcoming in the new. I will share more snaps of our celebrations once they've been, but for now, I'd like to wish you and yours the very best for 2014. May you have a dazzlingly blessed year!

Tania ♥

A very merry Christmas to you!

Hello my lovelies! I know...it's been very quiet on here, hasn't it? Life is busy. Too busy. And it's only now that I have a few spare minutes whilst sitting in front of the tele on Christmas day, to write a little post to wish you all a merry Christmas! The festivities in our household have been very cheerful this year, and so it still continues, and I do hope that you are enjoying a time of love, laughter and joy with loved ones too. Merry Christmas!

A few Christmas snaps...
Sewing projects finished...

Home sweet home..

Oh Christmas tree...

All that is beautiful, good, wholesome and lovely, to you and yours!

Blessings, Tania ♥

Warm winter thoughts...

Rumour has it that it's going to be bitterly cold in the UK this winter, and as one news article put it, 'The coldest winter in modern times'! Well, I am bracing myself for the cold snap that is to come, and I fill my mind with thoughts of cosy evenings spent by candlelight, to banish any gloominess that might be induced by nights drawing in, cold, grey skies and shorter days...Of course, there will be food, and cocktails...

There will be project planning, and making...

In the mean time, little Christmas touches are slowly sneaking into the house... Too early? I think not!

I know it's been very quiet here, but it is a busy time for me and my trusty Elna. I am sewing up a storm, and I've had to close my order book as my fingers and sewing foot can't keep up!

I am making an army of these...

When I really long for more time to make more of these...

But, Christmas is coming, and with it hopefully a time of rest, peace and memory making with the kiddies...This year we'll be doing things a little differently, but more on that next time. For now, I wish you wonderfully warm winter thoughts!

Blessings, Tania ♥