In my third year at university we were on a very tight budget when it came to christmas … This led to a lot of inventive ideas ! We all really wanted a christmas tree but couldn't quite bring ourselves to buying one, as none of us were there for most of December. So I collected a few large boxes that had been left out for recycling by our uni shop, and hand drew to large christmas tree shapes that slotted together. We bought a £1 pack of bubbles which we pinned onto the cardboard and some £2 battery light. A £3 Christmas Tree ….

I have drawn a little pattern to create your own cardboard tree ... This can be scaled up or down ...

What you need ....
Free Pattern 

5. Stitch down the hat to the main body.

6. Hand sew around the circle and gather around the cardboard, creating the base.

7. Sew base to santa’s body, hiding the cone opening.

8. Finish with pom pom, eye and mouth details. I also added the little star on the beard for christmasy sparkly ! And final with a pink pastel pencil to create rosy cheeks.

Get your Christmas Jumper on … These are some of my favourites this season …

Festive Jumper - Joules 

Deer Roll Neck Jumper - Fat Face 

Sausage Dog Jumper - Dorothy Perkins

Robin Jumper - (Joules) John Lewis 

Reindeer Flashing Jumper - Tescos 

Penguin Sequinned Jumper - H&M

I wanted a super easy and effective christmas card this year ! So I designed this reindeer and have made a super cute pom pom! This is the Download, if you want you have have ago …

1m Christmas Fabric ( I used four long quarters)

Contrasting fabric for number 

1m Facing 

1/4m Bondaweb 

5m bias binding 

Bunting Pattern 

Firstly I iron of facing to the just the christmas fabric before cutting out the triangles.  

 Next I cut out the following ...

24 x Large Triangle in White Fabric

24 x Large Triangle in Christmas Fabric ( I mixed up four different fabrics )

24 x Small Triangle in White Fabric

24 x Small Triangle in Christmas Fabric ( again I mixed up four different fabrics )

(If you don't want to cut out your own number paper chase have theres great felt versions.)

Once I was happy with the line up, I ironed they number all in place.

Next I stitched around the numbers in a small tight zig zag stitch.

I then stitched the main small triangles to the white small triangles along just the top, to make to pockets of the advent calendar and open out to pressed.

I might be a little late to this trend … but isn't it always the way once you notices something you see it everywhere ! Flamingos have done this to me over the last few weeks . It started with where staying at my friends and she had the little Ikea glass ! These are my favourite finds …

Wash Bag      Necklace     Jumper    Wallpaper    Glass

After waking up this morning to pouring rain ! I thought I would upload a little photo post about the lovely weekend I have at the Bristol Balloon Fiesta and reminisce about the gorgeous sunshine and Pimms ! The Fiesta based at the beautiful Ashton Court Estate and we headed up Saturday afternoon and found a spot to watch the Mass Hot Air Balloon Launch and the Nightglow. 

 Mass Hot Air Balloon Launch

After a lovely evening we had come to the conclusion that we would attend next years fiesta but with a few extras …. Picnic Blanket … Picnic or BBQ … and a cool box !

#FlyPengins - My favourite Balloons