Last year, Mom decided to sort out a day, just before Christmas, to do some crafting, with the grandchildren. We all had such a good time, that we decided to do it again. Today's the day for Christmas Crafting with Nanny, 2009.
Mom had sorted out some gingerbread coloured felt, and cut out shapes using gingerbread cutters for the kids to sew up and decorate. The biggies sewed their own - in fits and starts, but the littlies had their's sewn up for them. Although little Miss H did give instructions as to how hers should be done, as befits a 4 year old...
Lots of tv watching and playing went on amongst the kids - then they finished off the day decorating masks. Cats for the big ones, and a dog and princess for the littlies. Lots of glitter, feathers and felt.
I spent most of the time (after sewing gingerbread decorations...) hooking a Christmas wreath. Mom had done a class with her WI, being taught how to "hook". She bought Helen and I a kit each, to make our own wreaths. Helen and her girls have already made theirs, and in fact, Helen completed a second one, as she has double doors to the living room - so needed two. They have all been made using the same instructions and fabrics, but they all look different. Mine is quite large, thanks to Amber's cutting, but it's just right for the back of the front door, where it hides the back of the wreath decorating the front door, if that makes sense...
Each of the kits included a hook, used for pulling the fabric through - but we also used one that Mom had, that belonged to my great-grandmother! This crafting thing must be in the genes! Don't you think? One of the differences being, that grandma (as we called her) used to use fabric from jumble sales, whereas ours came from the Rag Market. Although, Helen and I think that we could make wreaths, or possibly hearts, from the girl's outgrown pyjamas...
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