Warm and Bright

First of all..........Happy December Everyone!

 ..........these lovely bright flowers and berries were a present from my younger daughter rosie and her dh chris when they came to stay last weekend.......the vivid bouquet has been brightening the kitchen  beautifully and looks lovely in the glow of the fairy lights..........thank you for all the kind wishes for my husband's birthday, he was pleased to receive them and he did have a lovely time.............

 ............we have got the xmas decorations boxes down from the attic, and i have put up some lights and some candle bridges so things are beginning to look festive today...........

 .................i love the colours of this autumn blanket, begun last year and finished this year and inspired by the leaves and berries of autumn in the lake district...........lots of people asked about the pom pom or bobble trim......it is from clothkits and is very well made and robust......i just sewed the tape part on to the wrong side of the blanket border and it is wearing well, despite often being used by two small children and even occasionally one small dog..........

 ............the colours of the autumn blanket inspired me to make some wristwarmers...........

 ..............and the fabrics below are part of a new patchwork project i'm working on this week........

 ...............lots of bright warm colours to cheer up the grey cloudy days......though we have had sunshine too some days :)...........i showed my grandchildren how to make pom poms with the pom pom makers and they loved it so much it kept them absorbed for ages.....they took theirs home with them........charlie made an amazing orange and white one, and daisy made a sweet pink one :)

 .........because they were so keen on the pom pom idea i added four to the corners of charlie's stripy blanket.......he loved it, and daisy loved her sweet pea one which i showed two posts ago.....

 .............i made charlie a red, white and blue blanket....i have made this colour way before and knew he really liked it, reminding him of boats, the seaside and flags...........

 .............if the pom poms happen to fall off he can make some new ones as i am giving them their own pom pom maker as a little extra xmas gift ;)................

 .............i love all the bright berried plants around now too and wanted to get a picture of the holly tree that molly and i pass on our walk, but have discovered that it is hard to take photos while holding a small dog on a lead at the same time................maybe next week..........

 .............a little plant bringing the berries indoors...........and below is one of the baubles i've begun to unpack ready to dress the xmas trees.............always nice to see what is in the boxes again........

..............thank you for visiting me here in my little blog space dear readers, and for leaving such kind comments.............i wish you a warm and bright december and a happy cosy crafty week ahead......back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxoooooooooooooooooxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx