I LOVE Christmas!

Yes yes I know!  It's only October.  But ......... I LOVE Christmas!  hehehe
I love the anticipation, the colours, the sparkles, the spicy smells, the candles, the lights - everything!  I love visiting the garden centres and seeing all the new grottoes with all the different twinkly lights and decorations.  They can't put those up early enough for me!
I leave our strings of lights up all year :O)  They are wonderful night lights, especially when you're up really early and can't face the full glare of the top light in the kitchen.  Or now that the nights are drawing in earlier and earlier - they are very cheery to come home to.  I have them strung along the outside of my Studio and inside along the back hall.  Which reminds me - my husband needs to check out the electrickery candle array I have on the shelf, as I think the fuse has blown again ...... ;o)

 I bought more tinsel on Friday.  I found some lovely bright peridot and  dark green stuff at the garden centre.  I confess - I debated about getting it - but not for long.  I learnt my lesson last year - I'd found some really pretty garlands but was talked out of buying them as it was *too early to get that stuff* ....... of course - when I went back - they'd all gone :O(  Sooooo ...... this year - I bought it when I saw it!!
Any guesses about the colour theme for my decorating for 2012?  hehe

As you can see - I've been working on a few more of the little tree ornaments.  I'm making those into kits to sell - bells, stockings, Tree, little birdie, an angel .......  I have a table at the Ashburton Christmas Fayre on 24 November so I want to get a few things ready to sell there.  Watch this space ....... :O)

Fun Fun FUN ..... :O)