THE FIRST SUNDAY IN DECEMBER

 

" Good King Wenceslas last looked out on the feast of Stephen , when the snow lay round about

deep and crisp and even " 

I do love a good carol and also a good choir singing them, is even batter than my warbling away on sometimes the same verse again and again with some added humming of the tune !

The days heading towards Christmas are of course passing rapidly , while I carry on as if there is all the time in the world ! I did actually make a start on buying some presents but I have not even looked at writing out or sending any cards yet ! 

What I have spent some time on is making a few kilts for my dolls and for presents. 

The hardest part is getting the pleats to be uniform ! But for that they would have been all done in no time, instead of taking ages. 

 

Eventually they were finished, I had thought using this checked fabric would help with the pleats but it didn't in the end. So before I started the kilts a couple of weeks back, I came across a small bag of multi coloured safety pins that I had bought years and I do mean years ago to use for the dolls.

I made the mistake of . . . . .  yes that's right ! putting them in a safe place , so after searching for them, I gave up and ordered some from Amazon yesterday ,  well they arrived today . . . .. . . .

Yes invisible safety pins !! However I wanted ones that could be seen, tiny gold ones but it would seem 

despite much searching I could not actually manage to pick up one of the invisible pins , so messaged Amazon, whose AI asked if I wanted to return them? Well I'd love to waste their time sending back an empty box ! I chose to speak to someone and a refund was set in motion and I went back and ordered safety pins from a different business on Amazon. 

They should arrive tomorrow ! But I know these people are busy , unless it was a robot that selected my goods, but surely you'd just take a second to check if the box was meant to be empty ? 

So Martha , wearing one of the new kilts, is still waiting on her pin ! But I am very pleased with how they have turned out since I have never made one before, so I have sorted out some more fabric to hone my skills on. Expect to see a few kilts going on sale on the sales page if I can do a good enough job.

I did actually start on changing over the dresser China from the blue and white to the Emma B and some pieces of Spode. I have quite a few pieces now, built up over many years, that there is now too much to display it all. I did suggest to Paul that maybe I need another dresser to go with this one, his reply was NO , Less is more !! ( using my own mantra back at me ! ) 

However I did have another idea, which he asked when I returned from my doll studio carrying it, Your not going to put that on there ? Well of course I was or why would have have gone to the trouble of emptying it out and carrying it in ! foolish man ! 

My Sasha doll's kitchen dresser has come into the house to be part of the dresser Christmas display ! 

It is still a work in progress , so I will show both dressers off later in the week once they are both finished. Mind you having the little dresser here means I need to get some more of the Sasha's and Gregor's back in the display cupboard but due to recent purchases , I don't think they will all fit ! 

On the doll front a few bits and bobs have sold along with a baby. But unless someone is after a Christmas present for themselves, I expect it will all go quiet from now on.

So on that note I will be off to find somewhere for the Sasha's to stand, clear all the blue China off the table and out of the dishwasher and put it away until January and the change back. The rest of the dresser dressing can wait until tomorrow because I do need to get some more squares made for my blanket for the big sofa along with maybe cutting out some fabric ! 

I hope that life is treating you all well and that the coming week is full of warmth and happiness for you all.

Dee