Well, it’s well and truly November here in the UK at the moment. Cold, damp and the autumn leaves falling through the sky quicker than I can collect them up! Welcome to Autumn! Next month is December and Christmas will soon be upon us. Christmas is my busiest time of year for my Etsy shop and it’s started early this year. I don’t make many Christmas items as I leave that to others, but this year I have added a lovely selection of retro style aprons to my Christmas collection.
One of the aprons features an original Cath Kidston Christmas fabric, which I managed to get a small supply of. The other aprons feature a cute pink bows and a more traditional fabric featuring Christmas sayings and words.
I also make a few small Christmas bags which are ideal for stocking fillers and books etc. My favourite Christmas fabric of retro hostess ladies by Michael Miller is completely sold out and I cannot find it anywhere, however I do have a few small pieces which I think look lovely as a pretty gift bag. I have also made them into a lovely Christmas fabric picture.
I do love making bunting and for Christmas this year I have made a couple of Santa Claus fabric bunting garlands. Choose from red or green Father Christmas and I also have some cute Tilda fabric featuring angels available.
Aside from Christmas, this week I have embarked on a new project of making bookmarks! I have taken some offcuts of my favourite Cath Kidston fabrics and made them into pretty bookmarks. The bookmarks are laminated and feature a blue flower print on the reverse. Great for book lovers and completely practical as they are wipe clean.
I have also make the laminated bookmarks in my favourite Liberty of London prints. Again they are double sided and make such a pretty page holder.
All these items are handmade to order (it’s just me!) and are available in my Etsy shop. If you would like a specific fabric or different combinations of items, then please just send me a message on Etsy. Thanks for looking!
What I’ve been up to.
Reading: I am halfway through Shy Creatures by Clare Chambers. Set in the 1960’s in a psychiatric unit, this novel is gripping. I love Clare Chambers books, especially the description of everyday life.
Watching: Continuing my love of Welsh noir and also improving my Welsh at the same time, I am really enjoying the second series of Cleddau on S4C and BBC iplayer. Set in South Wales, two detectives seek to solve a long standing crime.
Doing: Sweeping up leaves. Sweeping up leaves. Sweeping up leaves. It never ends!
I hope that you have found some lovely things to read, watch, make or do.
I would love to know what you have been up to.
Rachel x
