Its Beginning to Look a lot Like......

Its beginning to look a lot like...... dare I say it? No!

It is the last day of November, we have all been bombarded with those adverts since the day after Halloween, but its not really the season until I hear 'All I want for C-------s is you' on the radio.

 ( * a quick disclaimer* I am not a Mariah Carey fan at all but there is something about the introduction to that song that makes my insides fizz - instant festiveness!)

However, tomorrow is the first day of December and so the 'DECEMBER DAILY' begins and I am just a little bit excited!!!

If you don't know about the December Daily then have a look at Youtube or Pinterest, you'll find loads of examples there. It is basically an album to document the month (or up until the 25th) you take a photo every day and write something about it and at the end you have a journal of your lead up to that thing that we can't mention yet.
I made one in 2013 but last year I didn't get around to it , which now makes me quite sad as they are so lovely to look back through. This year I am actually quite organised (I know, not like me at all!)
I have made a monster of an album, the spine is 3 inches wide and it has taken ages! I used 'North Pole' papers by Trimcraft - they are a little unusual, all red and blue, no green but I loved them for the airmail stripe paper!

 You can never have enough space in these things so I have paper bag pages attached to the main pages.

Look at that Airmail stripe, I love it! - it reminds me of the letters my Dad would send home from the Gulf when I was small.

The spine so far.... I'm pretty sure more stuff will get added before the month is out.

 My friend Sally gave me this box recently and it was perfect for keeping all my bits ready for embellishing - its amazing what you can find in your stash! The numbers are from a 'Simple Stories' collection pack, I covered them with glossy accents to give a little shine. The small banner style numbers (in the bottom left corner) came from a free printable on Pinterest, I just glittered them up a bit - you can find it here.

 The front of the album is plain enough - I keep them on the book shelf so the front and back covers can't have any bulky embellishments.

I'm going to the Create with Kate party on the 12th (all details in the link, I have free seats in the car if anyone wants to go!) I never get any work done at these things,too busy chatting and catching up, but just in case i'll bring it along.

I'm all set now - all I have to do is remember to take the photos!

Polly Dolly kits:

Each kit contains:

A printed image from one of my hand painted original designs

A long piece of fabric to make a flower

Two leaves, a button, ribbon and a small piece of embroidery thread to attach the button.

To make the flower:  

Fold the fabric length ways, right sides out.  Sew along the open edge with a running stitch; gently pull the thread until the fabric forms a rosette and sew onto your project.

Here are a couple of ideas for using your Polly dolly kit:

                                                         I used it for a cushion:

                                                                   And for a tote bag:

                    I hope you enjoy making your Polly dolly project, get creative and have fun!