Santa Has Visited!

Just a quick post - to share with you the finished & full Santa Sack that I made for our little girl, Isabelle. She turned 8months this week and it's been fun & games with learning how to rip the wrapping paper from presents...

I finalised attaching a few of the rosettes this afternoon, and threading through the polka dot ribbon draw cord, all just in time for someone's very 1st Christmas! Well now the presents have been placed, the stockings are now full and the Santa Sack to the brim! [Like all parents around the world at this time on Christmas Eve/ Morn] I must put myself to bed before the excitement begins in a short while...

Here's to you & your very Happy Christmas... Take Care & Enjoy,

images by Sarah Verity - Verandah Home & Garden Living Solutions

Stars & Presents...

Detail of the Little Present Box applique for all  of
Isabelle's girlfriends!

Little Present boxes for the Girls...

Little Presents...



A 5 Point Star - Red/ White Gingham perfect for Christmas Time!



Boys' 5 Point Stars

All wrapped up for Isabelle's friends...

My terribly gorgeous model... Miss Isabelle.

You may have noticed that  I have been a little 'handy' lately with my sewing efforts...well not only is it a great way to creatively express yourself, there's a certain something that comes with giving a present that you have part or whole made yourself. Some of my friends and clients have been tuning into a show called 'Kirstie's Homemade Christmas' where many, if not all projects are hand made or bespoke by a local craft artist.

Well I certainly don't mean that these little gifts I came up with for all of Isabelle's friends from our Mother's Group are completely bespoke but there are hand embellished and made with love.... For each of the little one an special applique Christmas inspired top they can wear leading up to or on Christmas day. For the boys - a 5 point red & white gingham applique star a little tacking embroidery and for the little ladies - a gift box with red satin ribbon and red felt bows tacked with white contrast stitching. They all seemed to be a hit, thank goodness!

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Just a Few Wrapped Up....

A simple 'folkloric' feel ... red, white, silver & brown paper! Some 'creative' wrapping using both sides of a patterned paper, and brown craft paper as 'ribbon bands' around the gifts - helps to create colour variation, surface design & shape definition with out too much fuss.

Brown paper packages tied up in string - these are a few of my favourite things!

What can I say I just love presents, wrapping & giving and receiving & opening!

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Oh Christmas Tree...

A number of friends have been asking me to post some photos up of our tree and some of the presents I have already wrapped and there are many more toys for little girls, including for our Isabelle, to wrap yet!

Each year we have a 'live' tree - I can't go past the smell of the pine... despite some of the initial mishaps each year in getting it to stand up! We each have special ornaments with our names - a new addition is for Miss Isabelle, and each year since we have been married I have ensured to collect a 'year ornament' [i.e. 2010]. My mother-in-law loves Christmas and collects special ornaments from each city & country she has visited - there are a lot of pretty ones! 

This year I have coordinated some of my gift tags with my wooden heart ornaments to add a folkloric feel. None the less I'm very pleased with our little tree...Hope you like it too.

 

Images by Sarah Verity - Verandah Home & Garden Living Solutions