Merry Craftmas!

As its Christmas and I’m probably the most disorganised person in the world I thought I’d try and do something right for a change and get some presents together before Christmas day is slapping me in the face with its hand of shame!

Wait a second, I don’t have any money to buy all these precious gifts I so passionately adore L

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Never mind hey; am I going to let a little rain ruin Christmas? No way! As I sat at my beloved machine I pondered what I could create with pretty much no budget! I turned to my other love and said, ‘I’ve got no money this is shit’. After making googly eyes at me I managed to crack a smile and get back to work.

I started with a dignified rummage through my drawers…of fabric, and pulled out some delightfully large scraps of Alexander Henry’s Willow Grove. Just thinking about the prints this man creates makes me feel all crafty inside!

I picked out some complimentary colours to match and came up with these:

 

I love the pattern is identical across all three bags!

I had the idea to make little bags to fill with something instantly, but I went for the lunch paper bag style because I love the idea that my little bags will look like they should contain food in them, only they won’t; mine will be filled with tiny bundles of joy- yarn.

I went to my local yarn outlet and picked up some inexpensive but beautiful bundles of the stuff.

I trotted home with my canvas bag weighing heavy against my hip and I couldn’t help but feel pretty darn festive.

Once the last bag was made and the yarn was carefully placed, I stood back and actually felt  kind of pleased that this year my finances didn’t permit a good rummage through all those beautiful craft fairs, where one can find themselves giddy with excitement and eager to spend spend spend!

I just hope my ladies like them….

Merry Craftmas folks!

Mama Wolf
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*apologies for not being able to send you directly to the page in purlbee, but I actually can't find it now, but it is on there somehwere. D'oh!