17 Days to go! Merry Christmas

Just wanted to post a photo of my beautiful children I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year. We are on the count down in the house. Have a beautiful day Lisa XoXo

1st December tree trimming

This glass baubles has been filled with English rose petals, they started as table decorations and then we put them on the tree.

This is my new christmas ornament for 2008!

This is the tree complete it really looks better in real life.

Stage one!

stage two!

Hello all, well yesterday was the first of december and we have our christmas tree trimming with our parents and children. Each year My daughter and I put up the tree which takes about an hour then my Husband puts the lights on and then we all as a family with christmas music going decorate the tree. I also cook a beautiful dinner and make fruit mince pies and rum balls for desert. I alway have a beautiful table setting, it's just a beautiful family tradition we have, and Wow the christmas tree this year looks just beautiful I hand make all our ornaments and this year I have a vintage theme for the tree and table. Have a beautiful day everyone. Lisa XoXo

Pay it forward

Hello everyone, this is the first time I have joined in a swap!

I really love this idea, I have join in with bek from beksshabbydreams.

This is based on the movie "Pay It Forward", where acts of kindness are done without expecting anything in return.

Passing it on, hoping that the people that you pay it forward, pay it forward! And so on.

I need to do add a PIF symbol to my blog and a link back to bek of www.beksshabbydreams.blogspot.com.

The first 3 people to visit my blog and leave me a comment saying they would like to be join in will receive a handmade gift from me within 365 days of joining .

You will need to send me an email to confirm your spot.

These 3 visitors must have their own blog, place the PIF logo on their blog and link it back to me.

Then you must be prepared to offer the same, to the first 3 visitors to visit your blog.

Follow the above steps as I have done.

Have a beautifully pink day Lisa XoXo

Christmas Rum Balls

Hi all, well I am counting down the days till our family tree trimming on Monday the 1st December and thought I would share one of my recipes with you that I love to make at Christmas - Rum Balls there are a lot of different recipes out there but I love this one as I don't like to add fruit they are more like a truffle.

1 1/2 packets plain chocolate biscuits I use Scallywags (Gollywogs)

1 Can Nestle Skim sweetened condensed Milk 99% fat free

3 tablespoons desiccated Coconut

1 1/2 tablespoons Rum

Crush biscuits into a fine mix I normally do this in a food processor Combine all ingredients together in a bowl and mix using a teaspoon shape into small balls and roll in coconut and refrigerate. I have problems keeping up with a supply for the family as soon as a batch is made they are gone! Hope you enjoy

Jenny Loves Benny Handmade Mohair Bears

New Category Jenny Loves Benny Artist Bears I have them in the shop so I thought it was about time to add them to the website. I also have some patterns so you can make them yourself I have just started making Mohair bears over the last couple of months and Love it so much they are all handmade stitched and all handmade you will just fall in love with them. I also have a link that you can go to Jenny's site and check out what she does. Have a beautiful day. Lisa XoXo

Christmas is coming

Well I am getting ready at home to decorate for christmas the tree will not go up till the 1st it must alway go up on the 1st. I thought I would share a photo or 2 of the tree at the shop well one of the tree's I have two I just have to get around to decorating the second one.

Have a beautifully pink day! Lisa XoxO

Some of the things I love

Well I am still at home sick at the moment so I thought I would share some photo's of the things I love and have in my home. Have a beautiful weekend all. Lisa XoXo