thechristmasprojectdiary

The verdict with regards to the completed gingerbread Christmas tree cookies? Yummy.

Today we had fun icing the gingerbread Christmas tree cookies. It took a while to master the art of using royal icing, particularly when it came to learning firsthand about the ins and outs of flooding icing and doing borders….. but we got there in the end, with the aid of a Youtube video or…

Further progress has been made on the small cloth angel dolls. There are still a number to be fitted with arms and legs, however it is encouraging to see this group ready now for the next stage of being dressed. Step by step a little progress is being made, as this is a good project…

Before the day even started today I sensed it was going to be a bit of a challenging day. None the less, this is when one has to dig deep into one’s emotional and mental toolbox and put your big girl pants on, right? So today, out came most definitely a Christmas T Shirt and…

I have been reading “The Joy of Gardening” by Lynda Hallinan which was a Christmas pressie from my children this year. It is Lynda’s latest book and I am thoroughly enjoying being able to pop my feet up every so often and escape away into the pages of this book, to visit for a time,…

The book about Christmas traditions, the one I ordered via Book Depository, arrived in the post. It has been an interesting read so far, with each chapter exploring a different component of Christmas. Traditions such as why we erect Christmas trees, have Advent wreaths and calendars, why we even celebrate Christmas on the 25th December…

Gingerbread Christmas tree cookies were made today and I again learnt a thing or two in the process about the art of gingerbread making….. and there is indeed a bit of an art to the making of it! I discovered that crumbly gingerbread is NOT a good thing. I found the key to not having…

I have found a gingerbread recipe online that looks rather good AND we have got a jar of molasses. Gingerbread making will commence very soon!

A trip further afield in the late half of this week allowed me to do a bit of opportunity shop and charity shopping in two towns, and I was delighted to find two Christmas themed hospitality recipe books in rather lovely condition, for very reasonable prices. I have been sitting enjoying thumbing through the pages,…

It has begun. I have started the initial filming and editing steps required toward launching a couple of videos on the sister Youtube Channel that will accompany this very blog. Will there be interest in videos about any & all things Christmasy post-Christmas? Will my approach to presenting what I find to be of interest…