thechristmasprojectdiary

This Christmas themed tray was a recent find in a Charity Shop. How cute it is, with its delightful canine characters all decked out ready for Christmas! This little tray with its happy imagery and bright, joyful colours was a delightful find. It was also interesting to discover on the back of the tray a…

Ingredients: 480 grams Icing Sugar, (Sifted) 3 Tablespoons Meringue Powder 10 Tablespoons Water Method: 1. Put the icing sugar into a clean bowl. 2. Add meringue powder. 3. Add water and mix to combine all ingredients. If the mixture proves to be too thick, add additional tablespoons of water as required. If mixture proves to…

Ingredients: 540grams Icing sugar (sifted) 2 egg whites 1/2 tsp lemon juice Method: 1. Place the sifted icing sugar into a clean mixing bowl. 2. Add the egg whites one and mix the mixture until stiff peaks are formed. 3. Add the lemon juice. Mix thoroughly. Please note: When the royal icing mixture is not…

Music is very much part and parcel of our usual Christmas time experience no matter where in the world we are. There are now so many special songs and carols that we are all accustomed to hearing and associating specifically with the season of Christmas. For each of those songs and carols there is a…

Another repurposing project has finally been completed….. the tartan tablecloth and its matching napkins! The plan is to use this table linen when we have our Scottish Christmas themed Afternoon Tea Party. This too was a sewing project that came about after finding a reasonably priced duvet set at a local Charity Shop. It just…

The final Christmas apron I managed to created from the single duvet set has been completed. This was such a rewarding project. There is something very rewarding about taking something and making it over into some new and different. The duvet set, which included both a single duvet cover and also a matching pillowcase, was…

I have begun working on the third Christmas apron that I was able to cut out from the Christmas themed single duvet set. In the process of cutting it out, I have had to do a bit of extra careful planning, in order to make the most of the actual print on the fabric. I…

I have been spending some time sorting through items to do a bit of a declutter. I have involved other household members in the decision making where and when it is appropriate, and the overall goal is to keep what we need and pass on (either selling or donating) that which we ourselves no longer…