December 7th

Aren't these Christmassy?
They're traditional German biscuits, sort of a cross between a macaroon and a meringue, the original recipe has cinnamon in it, we can't stand cinnamon here, so I'm thinking with nutmeg they might be nice.

You can find the recipe here

December 6th

I like my food, in fact I more than like my food, I love really good food!
I also like my sweets, but I'm quite fussy about them, I'd rather not eat chocolate than eat rubbish ones!!

And these happen to look like very good ones.



You can buy them from this Edinburgh based Etsy shop- ZukrBoutique

December 5th

It was around this time last year that I ended up snowed in for nearly a week...

The snow combined with a chest infection meant that I went a little stir crazy stuck inside. Every year I make paper snowflakes to stick on the window, but this year maybe I'll change it up a little and make some paper chains.

December 4th

Both an idea for a make if you're crafty, or a place to buy it if you're short on time.

Rice filled fleece pockets, you put them in the microwave for 25 seconds, and you have re-usable handwarmers, perfect for keeping your hands warm in chilly weather. If you're handy with a sewing machine these would be dead quick to make, if not you can buy them for a really reasonable sum here

December 3rd

Making an entire large scale Christmas Stocking on this short notice might be pushing it a little, however, stockings on this scale would be very do-able.

You can find the pattern, by the lovely coopknits (Rachel Coopey) here.

December 2nd

This will be the view from my workshop next year, it's looking across our valley on to the hillside opposite. It's a pretty typical winter view, with that half light you get when the sun never really rises very high in the sky.
I am so very lucky to be surrounded by beautiful scenery, some of it will be inspiring my fibre club in the New Year, it might be a few more months before I'll be prepping the fibre in my new workspace though.

December 1st

Long time readers will know I do this every year, for the next 23 days there will be a post a day slowly counting down to Christmas. There'll be a mixture of things, pretty pictures, tutorials, shopping ideas, recipes....

How about a little Christmas Mouse? Handmade in the UK, he'd make a lovely keepsake Christmas decoration.