okay, I've accepted it now..

..that Christmas IS just around the corner..and I've started getting my
act into gear..now that the shopping is finished I'm certainly feeling more
in the spirit..which is just as well, because the lovely Christy has passed on
this award..thanks Christy!  Pop over to Sweet Tidings for gorgeous ideas! :D

 

Christmas Spirit Award rules:

• You must be a true Christmas lover to receive this award.
  
• The person to whom you give the award must also be in love with Christmas.
  
• You must link back to the person who gave you the award.
  
• You must list 5 things that you love about Christmas.
  
• If you can't limit it to 5 things, then keep going till you run out of space!
  
• Pass the award along to as many people as you like.That can be 1 or 45; it's up to you.
  
• You must pass it on to at least one person in order to keep the Christmas cheer going!
• Let your recipients know that you have tagged them by leaving them a comment.

So here are my 5 things:

1. Baking sweet treats with the girls
2. Wrapping presents..I have always loved to do this!
3. The Christmas lights tour on Christmas eve..being daylight savings here we don't start
until about 8pm so the girls are nice and tired when we return and sleep through Santa's visit!
4. The food!..need I say more (also a drop or two of sparkling wine!)
5. Watching the kids enjoying their pressies on Christmas morning..for the last
2 years we've all played with the new lego..last year we built Hogwarts School :D

I'd like to pass this award on to:

Pat from Mille Fiori Favoriti
Beth from Blossom Cottage
Annette from In this Life
Mel from Day to Day
Karin from Ute och Inne



I made the above ornaments from paper scraps using the great tutorial on
Design Sponge..they slowly spin around when hung from the ceiling :D



I also did a wonderful free Doodling Class on the Boxx, run by the very talented
Leeann Pearce.and it was heaps of fun..and nice to get the old watercolour
pencil and paint brushes out..something I'd love to do more of soon



this is our new advent calendar..it's beautifully made and I found it  at the
Oxfam Fair Trade Shop earlier this year..the pockets are tiny though so
if the gifts don't fit I just peg them onto the front :D

I'll be back soon with some more Christmas fun to share..happy Saturday all Gx
p.s I felt like a different blog look...not sure if I like this one more..time will tell,
it might have changed again the next time you visit :D

Comments

[One Crafty Mumma]

Thankyou so much for the sweet award Gina :)
I really adore the scrapbook page with all that doodling and the advent calendar is gorgeous!! Thanks for the oxfam link, going to check that out now :)
Melx

[Christy]

Hi Gina, thank you for sharing your favourite things about Christmas! I love your Christmas doodle page and that advent calendar is gorgeous!

Have a lovely holiday weekend. xx

[Karin]

Dear Gina, thank you for the award and for sharing your Christmasfavourites with us. I love the food and the baking too. On Monday I'm baking with my mum and cousin. Can't wait! :) Lovely things you've made and the Christmas calender is great looking. Have a wonderful weekend!

[cindy]

oooo lots of goodies here. Congrats on the award! I love the ornaments, what a great way to use your cool paper scraps! I also think your watercolor "doodle" page is wonderful. You have so many talents Gina, I didn't know you could paint too:) Your new advent is adorable, so colorful. Sometimes our pockets are too small too so I put a note inside with a clue about where to find the goodie. Happy Weekend Gina!!

[Firefly Hill]

Hi Gina,

Wow, I love those ornaments! I wish you all a wonderful Christmas season...

annie

p.s. We saw Neil Young last Monday night in New York. Need I say that he is totally awesome? Love him...

[Rhonda Smith]

Gina,

Congrats on your award and sharing your favorite Christmas things! Love your ornaments made from scraps--pretty cool. You are so creative!!!

Rhonda

[Pat]

Your new blog look is very modern, Gina! A nice look for your summer season :-)

Thanks so much for the Spirit of Christmas award -- it will be a very wonderful one for us as we celebrate it with our first grandchild!

Merry Christmas!

Hugs, Pat

[Annette Hanigan]

Hey G, thanks for the tag, i have done it :0) love the new blog look, looks like what i imagine gingerbread land to look like!! Merry chrissy to you and the girls, thnks for your friendship in 2008, look forward to sharing 2009 Axx :0)

[M.Kate]

Hello Gina, love the ornaments :) and the doodling too.

[Gina]

Thanks for your lovely comments Annie
Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas :D
So envious of you seeing Neil Young..he's an incredible performer..even as an 'old man' lol
Gx