Christmas Decorations for France

Amidst all the chaos of the usual

Christmas preparations

I've been sewing

decorations for

my daughters Christmas tree.

I found some vintage
Christmas images

that I love

and transferred
them on to calico fabric.

and then the sewing began!

 I chose calico/muslin,

and a red striped fabric

as the background.

Then the fun started
with embellishing,

using gold trims and thread,

and tiny pieces of lace
and ribbon saved
from other projects.

some red stitching

to circle a Christmas tree

Tulle, lace, pearls
and a little
gold bell

more lace
and a little
gold glitter!!!

gold thread and beads
for the carolers

The decorations have all
been posted to France
and should now be on their tree.

my favourite one

the Nativity scene

in the stable at

Bethlehem

where

Christmas

began.

Thank you to all my dear friends

for visiting.

We've only got 12 more sleeps!

Be kind to one another

Christmas hugs

Shane x