Now that December is upon us its all about deadlines - fun deadlines but deadlines just the same. Some things cannot be done to early, like the nut brittle and others (less perishable) need to be out of the way. There are times when I forget which way round things should go. Like the year when I had all my presents wrapped but no cards made let alone written. My big problem is that I like the sewing, baking, cardmaking so much that I overstretch myself. It doesn't help when I accidentally get lost online when I should be in the real world.
Still first deadline has been met - letter to New Zealand written, photos printed, card written, present wrapped and all parcelled up and posted.
I have several projects on the go. A couple of my laminated bags to make, the first one to be finished by thursday. Some Christmas fragrance sachets to make and fill with all things Christmassy (cloves cinnamon and orange should do the trick) I have the thinly sliced peel of an orange drying out by the fire, it should be ready to mix with the cloves and broken up cinnamon sticks tomorrow then the bags can be filled. This is the first time I have tried to do a mixture. I have tied little bundles of cinnamon sticks together before and used them as decoration and one year I made felt and lace Christmas trees and filled them with cloves ( they kept their fragrance for years it was lovely opening the box of decorations because of the smell).
The Christmas tree and decorations are going up at the weekend, there is the marzipan to go on the cakes, cards to write and other ideas to pin down and get done.
See sometimes hard work but such fun.
