Little Roo is here ...

Little Roo finally made his grand entrance into the world (10 days late ...) on the 6th December and he is absolutely gorgeous. A wonderful Christmas present for us all and Flopsy Bunny is a besotted big sister.

Needless to say, blogging and making things have taken a back step. Although I did manage to get this done before Little Roo arrived; a stocking present for Flopsy Bunny. The pattern came from Little Cotton Rabbits blog. I love the rabbits that Julie makes and was very excited to see that she had posted a pattern for Christmas tree decorations. This mini bunny was quick to make, but a little fiddly as it is so small, but I am really pleased with the results. A very cute bunny for a very cute little girl!

So here's to a happy and healthy New Year to everyone and I hope 2009 will be a creatively inspired one!

Life goes on ...

So I'm still waiting for Little Roo to make an appearance. This baby is obviously not going to be rushed and wants to make a grand entrance to much cheering and whooping. After the first few days of feeling annoyed that things were not happening, I have now become quite calm about the whole thing and resigned to the fact that I have no control over when this baby will come.

Instead I am getting excited about Christmas. Flopsy Bunny has been opening doors on her advent calendar and dancing to Jingle Bells on our Christmas CD. I am in full swing making chutney to put in our family Christmas Hamper. I always like to make up a batch of jam, relishes and biscuits to give to family at Christmas. Not least because it helps with any glut of produce we have. This year we were given a whole lot of cooking apples which have been made into Spiced Apple Jelly and I've just finished some Pumpkin Chutney. I've recently found a great blog - Gerwerken, which has lots of lovely tips for a green and budget conscious Christmas. Ideas include receipes for making candles and soap as well as other crafty ideas - well worth a look if you want some inspiration.

I've also been busy knitting and have made Flopsy Bunny's doll a hat and scarf for Christmas - another stocking present which uses up left over wool! I was really pleased with the hat which I think has come out well. I had several attempts at getting the shape and size right. I've also finished my sister's bag - whey hey! Slightly disappointed that the light green wool dyed a little darker in the felting process but still love the shape and the way the colours blend together. Fingers crossed she'll love it too - although I must remember that it's me who has the bag obsession not her!