Advent Blog Along # 4 - She's making a list, checking it twice.

Today I went out and finished my Christmas shopping. YAY ME! Now it's the final bit, which is the handmade components. I must admit I scaled right back with handmade stuff this year because I just don't have the time.

So here is my list of what I still need to do:

Felt Christmas Tree ornaments (Started - just need to attach the baubles)
Applique initials on 4 x facewashers for nieces and nephew
6 x rice hot packs
6 x felt bookmarks
3 x mug rugs
Secret squirrel project (about 2/3rds of the way through)
Menu for Christmas Day
Decide what to bake for Christmas and Christmas gifts.

Every few days I will repost this list along with my progress.

And to finish, Christmas isn't Christmas without Frank Sinatra.

2010 is almost here!

I've already put in my project lists for 2010, but you may have noticed I have a counter of how much I spend on fabric. This year, I have said I am planning to use my fabric stash and scraps and save as much money as I can - to help pay off the swimming pool we recently purchased for my boy's therapy.

So.....

Will be interesting to see what I can do with what I have - and how little I can get away with spending.

I will be forking out for some fabric for 3 quilts - 1 is for my Milly and the other 2 are dear friends who are having babys. But hopefully that will be it.
MIL gave me a Spotlight gift card for Christmas - :) this will help! I also have a $25 gift voucher that I won recently for a quilting store - :) So far all is looking good!! I'll have to keep an eye out on fabric give aways on people's blogs as well!

I'm looking forward to the challenge of penny pinching in 2010!

So here is to a creative, crafty year filled with lots of finished projects and inspiration!

A 2010 project.

So.
I had a massive surge of irritation.
This usually happens the day before a certain ladies thing arrives.
I was looking around my very messy craft room. I'm a messy creator. I create, and I also create mess, then when the project is done, I clean up and start again.

In my irritation I saw a cardboard box and another small box filled with scraps.

That irritated me. So I tipped Milly's toys out of one of the plastic storage tubs, and nicked another one - and started to sort. Big scraps, little scraps. Flanelette scraps - mate I had heaps of these! Scraps, scraps scraps.

Then I had a brain wave. Because 2010 is going to be a financially horrid year for us, because we are paying for stuff that will help my son, I'm going to use what I already have. I'm going to make a big quilt out of my scrappy bits and pieces. All I'll need to buy will be the wadding. :)

I think I'll enjoy this. :)

So what WAS a burst of PMT, turned out to be a challenge for 2010 that will save money, and keep me busy! I'm looking forward to it!

I'll be posting my project lists for 2010 soon.