sunday snippets.

well hello there!
it's been so much longer than i'd meant it to be... but what a crazy time of year!

i've been super busy with work since getting back from our little roadtrip, and when i wasn't busy, i was trying to get ready for christmas! lots of knitting, and food prep...



a beanie for my bestie's hubby, a pair of socks for my cousin's littlest (don't ever try and take a photo of a dancing young lady) and my take on babymac's salmon stacks (so delicious!)

and of course, when there's lots to be done, there's always something i end up doing instead...



like organising projects i want to knit next year from my stash. naturally...

they may just be all bagged up, and labelled, in a basket ready to knit. there are lots of beanies in the works, as well as a couple of scarves, a pair of socks and my first shawl!
can't wait to get knitting!

how did your christmas go? are you already making plans for the new year?

oh christmas tree.

i've just gotten home from a weekend away at my parent's place.

we worked hard, getting the place looking great for the christmas AND boxing day events happening there this year.

one of the requests that my mum had, was a real christmas tree so dad and i went for a little stroll up to our bush block with a chainsaw to find one!



the one that we found, and dragged home on mum's little ride-on mower trailer, looked absolutely ridiculous in the house! way too big, and it just looked like a pine tree!
it does look pretty good out on the deck though :D

we'll get some lights and decos on it christmas eve and it should look amazing!

it didn't solve the problem of a christmas tree for the house though...



so i tied together some of the off cuts of the big tree.

it's not perfect, but it'll do :D

what does your christmas tree look like?

'twas the night before christmas

and the house is actually fairly quiet. not much stirring happening over here.
both bb and i are collapsed in separate rooms!

almost all of the giant, looming to-do list from yesterday is complete!
our house is looking very christmassy!

oh, and in between typing, i'm crocheting the final two squares onto my bamcal blankie!
it won't get finished tonight and be under the tree by tomorrow as i've almost run out of wool and this is a blankie that definitely needs an edge. i'm ok with it though, all the hard work on it is pretty well done :D



oh and the BEST news!?! bb is currently wearing his new pj pants! they fit! and whats more, he likes them!
yesterday, i dragged him to spotlight for some gingham to make a tablecloth with, and he pointed out the fabric i'd used, and said it was cool! excellent!
he did however, just find a pin in them... oops!

hope yours is a very merry christmas tomorrow, filled with happy, fun-filled times!
xo

christmas madness.

well there's just two more days until christmas... how are all of your christmas plans going?
i've made a little headway, but there's still a ways to go!

i got the kris kringle presents done i wanted to...

this was for my co-worker, and i managed to finish up the one for ncb too.
i can't share that one though as it's still waiting under my tree. i STUPIDLY left it sitting there when i headed off to the ncb christmas night! luckily, lyndel did the same thing!
we'll swap sometime soon :D

i've also made bb a little present too, these are now wrapped and under the tree!

i got my softie for mirabel done too!



i have this feeling it won't get to anyone by christmas though :(

my plans for the rest of the afternoon include finishing the last bamcal square (there are still 8 to be joined to the blanket, and the edge to do, don't think that'll be done before christmas!!), making christmas bon-bons, making a bauble garland (inspired by this clever clogs), hemming the edges of some red gingham i bought today for a christmas table cloth and then, maybe, i'll make a christmas tree skirt...

oh and in between, i'll do my 5th load of washing for the day and maybe clean the toilet.

ok i'm exhausted just reading back over that list!


how are your christmas preparationg going? is your list still a mile long?

and so that was christmas...

phew! i'm exhausted! how about you?
bb and i managed to get to 4 christmas dinners in just 2 days. 2 lunches, 2 dinners, 2 days, one heck of a lot of food! oh and a fair whack of driving too!
did you get caught in the storm on christmas day? we did a couple of times, once on the way to christmas dinner (thankfully bb's brother was driving in his 4wd, i think our car would've drowned), and then while we were waiting for dinner to be served (thankfully safe inside this time)



there was such lovely weather the next day. i spent lots of time sitting in the sun and hugging babies. boxing day lunch was pretty sweet.
boxing day dinner was quite the affair too, with spit roasted pork (well the whole pig actually...) and a very fun game of kris kringle, where we got the opportunity to steal other people's presents if we liked the look of them more. it turned out the boxes of chocolates we brought with us were a BIG hit.

and what did santa bring you this year? i was very spoilt as bb somehow managed to read my mind. there were two different perfumes wrapped under the tree and a delicious bottle of wine. my parents gifted us with choice, a gift card to spend on what we want!



we also received a truly ridiculous amount of chocolate and bb received a beer making kit from his mum (i'm not sure why, but i'm really excited about this...) and a kindle from his dad (also, quite excited).
overall, we're two very spoilt little kiddos!

did you get spoilt? and spend lots of time with your family?
and generally have a really great, albeit exhausting time??

merry christmas all!!!

day 24.

'twas the night before christmas and all through the house,
not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

well no stirring from mice here, but bb is baking a ham. his first, well our first really. i've never baked one either. he keeps asking me what to do, not realising i have NO IDEA!




and me? well i'm wrapping presents. i have some done but bb got some last minute shopping done while i was at work today and now there are even more to wrap!
i'm trying really hard to get them all wrapped tonight so that i can have a super relaxing morning tomorrow!



after our super relaxing morning, we're heading off to my aunt and uncles for lunch and then to bb's mums for dinner. need to make sure i go for a biiiiiiig walk between meals i think.

what are your plans for tomorrow?

day 23.

on the 23rd day of christmas, i spent a little bit of time baking.
but after a long day at work, all the baking i could muster was dipping things in melted chocolate...

chocolate coated christmas pudding. i bought a christmas pudding, rolled it up into balls and dipped it into chocolate.



and chocolate bark. i used the left over melted chocolate and threw in some macadamias and mixed berries. i have no idea how it's going to turn out :S




throw into takeaway containers with a few extra bits and pieces and, voila, instant last-minute coworker presents :D




so my christmas organisation has turned into last-minute panic. how are you going with everything?

day 22.

oops. a day behind again, lucky i'm good at playing catch-up!
yesterday, the 22nd, was a pretty massive day. we left home at 9.30 in the morning and didn't get home until after 11 at night! many drinks and many laughs helped along by some beautiful weather :D
i do have something christmassy to show though...




the stockings that i was working on on tuesday are all done (and full to the brim after some very hectic lunch break shopping on tuesday).

i'll be back tomorrow to finish catching up... i am so in denial about tomorrow being christmas eve! are you?

day 21.

On the 21st day of Christmas, I made some Christmas cards!
Well technically I actually made them last night... I took the photo this morning though, that counts right?




I've put these cards together because the large majority of gifts we've bought this year are vouchers, not handmade gift as I would've liked. This is the compromise I've made with myself due to a ridiculous lack of time (or pre-planning), gift vouchers with a homemade touch :D


How are your Christmas plans coming along?

day 20.

on the 20th day of christmas, i put the finishing touches on the christmas stockings i mentioned yesterday...



embroidering names and sewing on the hanging strings. i got the stockings cut out and sewn together last night at stitch and yarn. i mayyyyy have been there a bit later than normal...


what did you get up to today?

day 14.

on the 14th day of christmas, i received a lovely christmas gift, and my first christmas card!



i love this beautiful ceramic ring. this lady knows that i love me a peacock. i'm so lucky!


also, have you entered my giveaway yet? you could win a very nice hand-knitted cushion! all you have to do is leave a comment on that post! easy as pie!
i also extended the deadline because i mayyy have forgotten to draw it on sunday. still time to join in :D

day 12.

i thought i'd share another of our christmas decorations today. or multiples of them...
bb and i bought these little tinsel trees just after we moved in together, in the post christmas sales.



i'm pretty sure we payed something ridiculous for them, like 50 cents a piece, but they're the perfect way of spreading some sparkly christmas goodness throughout our whole house!
this year they've taken up residence on the dining table, the bathroom shelf, the hallway table and our bed head.

also, have you entered my giveaway yet? you could win a very nice hand-knitted cushion! all you have to do is leave a comment on that post! easy as pie!
i also extended the deadline because i mayyy have forgotten to draw it on sunday. still time to join in :D