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Online Shopping Adventures
Post-Christmas it can be quite tricky locating Christmas themed fabric and clothing, I have discovered. However, I am delighted to finally have had some success shopping online, via Trade Me, and I will soon have some Christmasy T Shirts coming my way. I am still on the hunt for Christmas themed fabric as I would…
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Angel Making Continues…
I am still plodding away, step by step, at completing the small Christmas angels. I keep trying to remind myself that each small step is a step closer, and that I will eventually surely get to thoroughly enjoy the satisfaction of seeing a good portion of my collection of UFO’s (Un-Finished Objects or projects as…
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Yay!
I received notification today from Book Depository that the book I purchased about Christmas Traditions is on it’s way. Yay! Double Yay! I am really looking forward to it’s arrival. I am also looking forward to when the gingerbread house cutter kit arrives as well. I hope it is also on its way, travelling across…
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Christmas Trifle
I cannot remember if I shared about this year’s attempt at Christmas Trifle?? So here it is, photographic evidence of said traditional-ish Trifle, that was made for the season of Christmas 2021 ……….Ta da! Sponge Cake and Cream purchased from the New World Supermarket. Canned Boysenberries also purchased from the very same supermarket. Homemade custard…..…
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A Little Bit of Bling
Okay, I had a bit of fun shopping at the local Variety Dollar Store. So here is a bit of a Show-and-Tell of the Christmas themed earring bling that was discovered, purchased and it is now on hand, ready to be enjoyed should I desire to go all out, dressing-the-part, as a crazy Christmas lady…
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Oh Dear!
I have yet to determine how to best fix this unfortunate mishap. It is going to take some figuring out what would be best. Superglue? Hot glue? As it appears to be made of glass, I will have to give it some careful thought. This lovely angel is one of those very special ornaments my…
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So Begins the Gingerbread Trials…
I have started and launched today what I am deeming “The Gingerbread Trials.” There appear to be a number of recipes out there for gingerbread, and I thought it would be totally in keeping with this Christmas themed blog to carry out my very own gingerbread making, baking (and therefore eating) trials. A year long…
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Seeking Knowledge
One of the key purposes behind this very blog is to have an outlet to share what I hope to learn this coming year about Christmas traditions practised across the globe, both past & present. I shared recently with a visiting friend about launching this blog and she kindly told me about several resources she…
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The Promise of Gingerbread
Several years ago we made gingerbread houses as a family Christmas activity. Sadly, I have not been able to locate the kit we originally used all those years ago nor have I been able to purchase one locally, so I have had to look online to purchase another one. It has not been at all…
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Step by Step
It feels like incredibly slow progress on the Christmas angel completing front. The summer heat (yes, it is summer here in Aotearoa New Zealand) at the moment is not helping, as it is quite suppressive and rather energy sapping. Still, I am trying to tell myself that even just one small extra step towards getting…
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