Happy New Year!

2016 was quite a year. I'm intrigued to see what 2017 will bring! Happy New Year, Everybody!

All my best wishes,

Katie 

Happy Christmas to all, and to all a Good Night!

Christmas eve is tomorrow and the excitement is setting in. That's how it was when we were little - with the anticipation of stockings in the morning, a mighty feast, and looking forward to sharing it all with family in the days after. To be honest, not much has changed even though there are new people and new traditions each year.

To me, a lot of it is in the lead up and the days that follow - in the weekends of Christmas craft fairs, the decorations, the music, time spent in the countryside, and celebrating it all with family and friends.

I've enjoyed it all and I am looking forward to everything merry that is still to come.

Happy Christmas to you all!

Katie

CubFest

Earlier in the year I was invited to have a stall at CubFest - TheWildest Promise Party Ever - an event to celebrate the 100^th Birthday of Cubs - and last Friday I went along and joined in the fun.   

While I knew some of what PACCAR Scout Camp had planned I didn't know what to expect so it was really great to see it all come to light. Gazebos around the edge of the field boasted activities and their Christmas Market stalls were strung with coloured lights - I've never seen my table of offerings glow in quite the same way before! I am a sucker for lights at Christmas time so I was in my element! With food, coffee and live music too, I was happy.

I think part of it was because I was a Scout. Almost ten years ago I went to a camp to celebrate the Scout centenary and I can remember wandering around with my friends like it was yesterday. So with a little bit of nostalgia, it was really nice to see everyone’s excitement as they arrived and as the evening went on - Such a great atmosphere to witness and be a part of.

Hope you had a good day!

Katie

Happy Advent!

The count down is underway! I can't quite believe it is December already but I will embrace it with open arms. I am ready for all that it brings - festivities, food and togetherness to name a few.

With Christmas on the horizon, I've been to most of my craft fairs of the season and I've really enjoyed them. Each one was a little bit different with stand outs ranging from mulled cider in Goring to live music at World's End.

I still have a couple of events left but this week I've been concentrating on custom orders. What is nice with some of my greetings cards is that I can adapt colours and certain parts of the design to create a personalised card for someone special. Just like this Cat and Dog card.

Happy Advent! Have a lovely evening.

Katie