'Christmas fun!'.

Hi everyone!

Monday has come round rather quickly. The start of another week. Hope everyone's weekend was enjoyable.

I would just like to say at the start of the week how much I'm enjoying chatting to you all. Receiving your comments really make my day on Flickr. I can't believe I have loaded 831 photos in 6 months and I've had 7,751 views! I've also been blogging since September and I'd like to thank all my loyal friends and new Followers! 45 in all. I still can't quite believe people want to look at my photos and read my blog!! Yes, Kate http://www.thegardenbell.blogspot.com/ we have come a long........way since starting blogging more or less at the same time. So thank you all so......much!

November is passing us by and before we know it we will have Christmas upon us. I went into the Garden Centre last Saturday to pick up a new Christmas tree I had reserved, but they told me they had a break-in two nights before and they had 'nicked' all the trees and reindeers the ones that light up. (Shame!) Fortunately, the police were doing a routine check on the retail park and they caught the two chaps red-handed! You'd think in that case they would have recovered the goods. I'm waiting for a phone call to say that they've managed to obtain one for me. The tree I have had for the last 5 or 6 years has now come to the end of it's life. It's a twig tree with lights wired into the branches. I just can't face putting it up again this year, as I have to tie the ends of the branches with rubber bands because the branches have dropped because the hinges have broken. I'll let you know when I have some news (that's if you're interested!) ha.ha.

I don't know whether you ladies on Flickr have Sarah London Textiles as one of your contacts, but her blog is really worth looking at. She's got a pattern there for a Christmas Tree which really is 'easy peasy' and some lovely little Christmas decorations. So please take a look http://www.sarahlondon.wordpress.com/

Also I'd like to give Kim a plug. http://www.kimblesathome.blogspot.com/ She has a beautiful Snowman Garland hanging in her home along with other Christmas decorations she has made. It's well worth a visit because she is sharing a tutorial.

I'm thinking of Christmas today and the fun I had a while back making these mosaics from Big Huge Labs. If you haven't already tried making them I suggest you do. Here's some of my Christmas Sewing. The Mosaics are really easy to make.