...Happity happity happ happ happy new year.....

....to you all, my dear bloggy friends.....some of you only up the road and some of you way way way over an ocean...

 

 

....Huggy hugs and pixie sprinkles to you all....

 

 

....I love New year....can you tell, i love a fresh new start, i have to say that i have always felt that Christmas (winter solstice) is a bit of a gloomy time, the last knockins of the year, and every thing seems all a little bit tired and flagging, i mean don't get me wrong there is a wee bit bit of sparkle and glow at yule time, but give me New year any time.....

 

....And for the first time in about fifteen years i am staying in in my p.js and watching crap on the telly....this suites me just fine, Mr pixie i think was a bit miffed at my bah humbug at not going out so he went out on his own with the understanding that he has to be back by midnight to give me a kiss....

 

 

....So i thought with this quickety quick happ happ happy post i shall simply show you the assortment of hand made pressies that i made for various members of my little family this Chrimbo.....

 

 

....Here goes....

 

....Of course you probably remember these two little chaps that i made for my Grand children Lily and Oscar.......they were delighted....

 

 ....A super warm and snuggly man cowl for my son Sam, who i am pleased to say has worn it most days since getting it......this is me sporting it by the way and not doing a very good modelling job of it....

.....so incredibly simple to make, simple garter stitch all the way......

....then of course the super chunky nighty night socks, also for Sam who has worn them non stop too....

 

 

 .....long long legged sock monkeys, one each for the boys....

 

....Crocheted bunting, that i have to say,i really wanted to keep for myself as i was just so happy with how it came out, i made up the pattern myself and new that i wanted to give these to my daughter inlaw Samantha,  i am most DEFINITELY going to make some more, i think i may even put some in my little 'nook shop'....

 

....then i made some pretty crocheted hangers for the grand mothers, who were most pleased too....

....i love crocheted hangers and my cupboard is full of them, they make all your outfits look so special....

 

....remember the wristies i made back at the start of Autumn, well these went to my daughter inlaw too....

 

.....well there you go, a little gallery of crafte nook makes, I'm sure there was some other things but i cant remember what they were now, it all now seems ages ago.....

 

 

.....I have some more things in the making at the moment, but more off that later on, i shall just leave you with a wee snippet....

 

 

 

....Pixie....

x

 

see you in 2014

 

 

 

 

....Winter solstice blessings to you all....

....to all my dear bloggy friends i wish you all a peaceful and wonderful yule time.....

....and to meet up again in the New year.....

.....thank you to every one of you that has visited my little nook space, and has taken the time to leave me a comment and a little message, thank you again from the bottom of my heart for being there, and for sharing in this crafty life.....


....Hugs hugs to you all.....

...the presents are wrapped...

....the paper stars are hung...

...Molly has her tinsel on....she loves tinsel...

....about to start baking....

....the creatures are set....

....the paper pom-poms are hung...

....special cards are displayed...

....always room for more stars....

....the banner is up....

....the fairies are twinkling...

...and off course the stove is lit...

 

....Merry Christmas and a happy winter solstice to you all...

 

Mr and Mrs Pixie

x

....Something quickety quick....

....a quick trip to Anthropologie in London.....

 

....a new plate to add to my little collection, and an adorable owl pen for work....to put a bit of joy into my working day....

 

....isnt he cute.......just look at that little face....ahhhhhh....

....this is a beautiful collection, i think there are four designs in total.......think i may have to get the others, i cant have that poor fox all on his own, when there are others out there...xx

 

 

....See you soon....

 

Pixie

....Itty bitty bunny...

....remember the weird shaped bits of crochet i showed you a couple of posts back, the ones that looked like an apple and a pear.......well.....its not an apple OR a pear.....

.....its an itty bitty bunny...

.....so cute...i think Oscar my grandson will like this very much....he has a thing for bunnies....

 

....the pattern is from issue number 2 of 'Simply crochet' if you want to have a go, i crocheted him in lovely warm Alpaca with a size 3 hook.....come to think of it, it may of been a 3.5 hook, i cant remember now....goodness my memory these days....x

 

 

....Pixie...

x

 

....At this moment....

....mmmmm that's better.....

....hope your warm and cosy wherever you are....

x

....Amigurumi....

.... Hello all....

....and goodness, where oh where does the time go?, the weeks just seem to fly past, one minute i had months to finish making my presents for the coming celebrations and then all of a sudden i am panicking that i wont have things made in time....

....I haven't been showing you my little makes just in case some members of my family see, and then they will know what to expect Winter Solstice morning, so i shall show you after the celebrations have finished.......however  there is one little make that i can share with you right now, and this is...

.....Elsie.....

 

....isn't she cute....Elsie is my first attempt at Amigurumi, i have never really been drawn to having a go before, and then i saw this little doll in one of my back issues of Mollie Makes, and thought ,ok, lets have a go....and do you know,  i really really enjoyed making her, in fact i have orders at work from some of my colleagues to make some for there Grand children.....my head is full of ideas to maybe re-adapt the pattern a little, perhaps make her a little longer limbed......lots of ideas forming....

 

....she does have a little mouth, in case you were wondering if there is one there, it just hasn't shown up in the photo....

 

...i added a little bow to her hair which wasn't in the pattern, made from beautiful soft 4 ply Alpaca yarn....

 

 

 

....Ahhhh little Elsie, you are so cute....

 

 

....i like here curly wurly swizzly hair....

 

 

.....and here's the new yarn that i have bought, i got some intentionally for crocheting flowers and butterflies etc for using as decorations on things, and most of these patterns call for 4 ply yarn....

 

 

....yummy...

 

 

....so after i finished Elsie, i just needed to start the next one, so here it is so far....

 

....and no....its not an apple or a pair before you ask....

....i will show you what it is when its all finished....

 

 

.....and in between all this Amiguruming, i have still found oddments of time to make more squares for my blanket.....

 

 

.....oh i am loving this blanket so much.....

 

.....lots of Granny square loveliness....

 

 

 

 

 

.....i think this one will definatly be going on my bed when its finished....

 

.....cheery bye for now....

Pixie

x

 

 

 

.....A day trip to my most favourite part of London....Brick lane.

.....And a stop off first at The wonderful 'Renegade fair'....

.... i was very lucky as i had a wonderful opportunity to stand and chat with 'Emma Cocker' who makes the most incredible fabric characters, do go and check her blog out 'Here'........i wanted to take them all home with me.......i think she is exhibiting at The Selvedge winter fair at the end of the month, perhaps its time for a 'me' treat again....eek.

....i loved Faye Moorhouse illustrations, i bought one of her paper mobiles which now hangs in my bedroom....

 

 

....There were so many stalls, at least a hundred crafters selling there amazing makes, i should of taken more pictures but i was too absorbed in the atmosphere and forgot....sorry, but do go and have a look at the website for the fair, there are lots of pictures there.....

 

 

 ....i picked up some wonderful business cards as i was wandering around, i wish i had grabbed more, there little bits of art in there own right....

....Debbie Greenaway....illustrator and print maker...

....again another lovely simple little sketch by 'Faye Moorhouse....

....Clara Francis....

....viktor ilustrations....

 ....Lovely Emma Cockers business card....

.....and off course 'I like cats'......that goes without saying...

all things cattified....

 

.....after the fair we headed up the road to the huge Spittlefields Saturday craft market...

 

....this is really big and so so much to see...

 

and then a wander about, i thought i would show you these houses, i love this road in London  ( Fournier street )and a dream of mine would be to own one of these amazing homes, i love everything about them and love the colours that they are painted in.....and the window shutters, and high ceilings, in fact everything architectural about them.....

 

 

 

 

....i know Dan Cruikshank lives in one of these, not sure which though......i think i ponder this every time i walk down this road....i imagine myself knocking on his front door and him answering and inviting me in for tea and cake and showing  me into his incredible front room to listen to his calming voice as he talks about history and all the places he's been........you never know! it might happen.

 

 

.....there probably not to everyones taste, but they are very unique and also very expensive.....that's why it will always remain a dream for me....

 

 

.......

 

i liked this board too outside a little cafe....

 

 

....there's also a very well known Deli that is very high on my list of favourite shops......its called 'Verde and co'

 

 

....such a shame it was such a wet day, when the sun is shining the front of the Deli has flowers outside and produce....

 

....

 

....when it was time to head back to the station we stopped off at Summerset house to see a 'Stanley Spencer exhibition, and outside the front they had erected a huge ice rink....

 

 

....plus Reindeer...

 

 

 

 

.....well that's it for now friends, i am making a nest in my favourite armchair today, crocheting and taking it easy, my legs ache after yesterday....

 

....see you soon...

pixie

x