La la la!

New work uploaded on to The Birds Online exhibition.  Pop over here for a closer look.

It is, my friends, 3 weeks until Christmas.

Breathe deep.

Shopping must happen sometime soon – though I have no idea when – and by trying to stick to the’let it happen’ chill-out plan – I am hoping that child-free windows will magically appear for the benefit of all.

My kids are desperately excited (me too to be honest), which is lovely in the extreme, but I am feeling – for the first time in a long time, the pressure to perform as super-event person and make it magical.  eeek.

After tossing up the pros and cons of christmas trees (we always, always have a real one), and wondering if it is perhaps more sound to purchase a (shudder) fake one for posterity – I have decided that is sits better with me to get a real one (since they are farmed), indulge in tradition and aroma and relax knowing it goes back into the earth in an environmentally friendly way.

The present fiesta is a different matter though…… It is hard enough to find the right things for the people I love, so the expensive part of it will have to be on the side of my principles.  I’ll make as much as I can – feeling good about the love that has gone into these gifts, and buy what I can’t make.

Ideas for making so far include:

Big canvas market bags (excited about this)

Restored dolls crib and quilt

Lola (charlie and lola) doll

Fantastic Four costume

Simple clothing – perhaps hats or pyjamas…..

If anyone else has any great ideas, please share them.  I have to get busy real soon.

PS: Thanks for all the sympathy re haircut. I’d tie it back but it’s too short for that, and I’ll hold on tight to my fashion-leader status and think of Anna Piaggi.