Christmas lights and Christmas crafts

A few days ago we had a visit to a garden centre which was all done up for Christmas (it seems to come earlier every year!!)

They have an area filled with all kinds of lovely lights and light displays which you enter through a lit up tunnel.

I especially loved the Toadstool lights 

and the shabby chic style lantern

the polar bear and penguin display looked lovely and my mum couldnt help herself and went and bought a little penguin.

first time I have seen a donkey wearing wellie boots

while I was there I couldnt help but pick up a few bits and pieces for Christmas

A few days ago I bought a bundle of felt and some other bits and bobs from the felt fairy 

http://thefeltfairyuk.blogspot.com/

I have been busy making a few different bits and pieces 

Shabby chic kitchen

Recovering stacking stools.


One of my projects that I have not finished yet is sanding and repainting old stacking stools we found at a charity shop. I am on the lookout for a wooden gateleg type table. It would need to be solid wood because I want to sand down the top and paint the legs to match the stools. In an ideal world I would have huge table in my kitchen but having a teenie kitchen means this is not possible. my mission is to find one of these tables at the charity shop and not have to pay a fortune for it.


The stools are covered in cath kidston oilcloth.