Christmas Hearts!

it's nearly bed time here...

i had a slow start to the day,

you know how it is

when it's a little cold

and sleep is interrupted,

then in the morning

it's just hard to get started.

then this afternoon

i went out for coffee with a friend, crystal,

it was a bit warmer

and the coffee perked me up.

then in the early evening mr m and i did a bit of grocery shopping.

of course it is getting late now,

but after my slow start

i'm fully awake now and don't need to sleep!

still...

in a few minutes

i will drag this body to bed

so that tomorrow

i am not even more perversely affected

and end up staying up all night????

i recently thought

that instead of sending my local friends cards,

i would make hearts for them...

christmassy ones

that they could hang on their trees

or their door handles

or on their walls...

what ever.

these are quick and easy to make...

several can be made in a couple of hours

and are lots of fun too.

fussy cut the fronts...

you don't have to be as precise with the backs...

&

add a couple of vintage buttons to the centre,

they will disguise where the ribbon goes into the heart

where sometimes there will be

a little pucker

where the ribbon doesn't sit quite straight.

using zig zag stitching

around the outside of the heart

just gives it a bit of a tweaky look

&

finishes the edges nicely.

i've attempted a couple of mug rugs too

but i'm a bit of a novice

when it comes to the borders

&

i'm not entirely happy with the ones i've completed so far.

practice makes perfect

so they say...

if kootoyoo will have me

i'm joining in,

so come 'n see

what others are doing

and have a lovely day!

naturally Carol xox