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12 Days of Christmas 2019 – 5: String Wrap Bauble

Last year in the Crafty Lass ADVENTure advent calendar, there were a few things I wasn’t totally sure what I would find a use for, and one of them was the polystyrene ball… I wanted to make a string wrap bauble for the tree in red and green, as these are the colours we tend to go for in the living room at Christmas.

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In the end I took inspiration from some of the handmade decorations we have on our tree, some of which were made by Stu’s Grandma! I kind of like the amount of memories and mementos on our tree.

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Blogmas 2018 – Lanhydrock at Christmas

Last weekend we headed to Lanhydrock at Christmas, one of our favourite of the places we visited this year; with a festive touch!

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Throughout this year we have visited a number of National Trust properties; thanks to having couples membership. It seemed only right to go again this month, before it runs out in January, especially at this most pretty time of year.

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Blogmas 2018 – Made in Cornwall – Truro Christmas Market

I look forward to visiting the local Christmas market here in Truro every year; it’s always great fun and a great chance to see some wonderful handmade products made in Cornwall. I always try to do a bit of my Christmas shopping here; and there are usually some cheeky samples to enjoy too!

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While I was having a wander, I thought I’d take some photos of some of the brilliant handmade products around the market! There were SO many stalls I didn’t get a chance to take photos of; as it was extremely busy, but here are a few things I loved!

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Blogmas 2018 – Christmas Hoop Art *

Hoop art, is definitely more popular now than it was a few years ago, and it is a great craft for making a gift, or even decorating at Christmas, there are SO many great Christmas fabric designs which are really good fun for many projects; and it is nice to have a different use if you’re not big on sewing, as I wasn’t up til a couple of years ago!

This post contains items which I have kindly been gifted * All opinions are my own.

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Christmas fabric is also a great eco friendly alternative to paper for wrapping! Especially for those harder to wrap gifts!

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Blogmas 2018 – Festive Christmas Tree Garland *

This Christmas I really wanted to show how you can get creative with decotrating! Thanks to the lovely people at Hobbycraft, I have a fun Christmas Tree Garland to share today!

This post contains items which I have been gifted*. All opinions are my own.

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I have several handmade decorations I get out every Christmas, and there’s something so nice about having something completely unique, which is why I wanted to share this fun handmade decoration kit!

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12 Days of Christmas 2017 – Easy Decorating Handmade Style

It’s December, and if you haven’t already started, why not try some easy decorating, with a handmade twist! These are great for beginners or experienced crafters, most importantly, have fun!

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Christmas is getting ever closer! So coming up, 12 Days of Christmas, with some winter warmers, last-minute stash busters, oodles of cards, gift ideas, one finished project and festive how-to’s and inspiration too!

To start, today I’m going to share five quick decorating ideas, to give your home and so especially your Christmas a bit of handmade flair!

Grab a hot chocolate, get comfy, and take a break from the festive chaos…

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