So that was Christmas...

It's done for another year, and at the end of a particularly challenging year. Christmas is different for everyone, it can be a joyful time, full of anticipation and happiness, it can be a time of intense pressure, trying to get everything just the way it should be, it can also be sad and a reminder of loss. Jon and I fall into the latter category, and it's traditionally been a tough time for us, but we've been focussing on the creativity and crafting opportunities that come with the season, which is definitely what brings us joy!

We had a couple of Christmas themed pieces to do, a Christmas village tree display stand, and star hanger, which were thoroughly enjoyable projects. We do enjoy the challenge of devising the best way of completing a piece that someone has requested and seeing it come to life.

I also had some of my own, craftier, projects to work on, including a non wood based project, I do enjoy a bit of painting from time to time :) not to mention other craft pursuits (winter is always a lovely time for a bit of crochet!).

I also got this excellent T-shirt!

​So sometimes it's about doing Christmas your way, and making things is definitely a big part of how we do Christmas!