How about a dusting of sugar? Lollishops is a treasure trove of a sugar kissed, sugarplum Christmas!
The shop opened its door in January 2008 and at that time, I was making and selling felt food or other items made with felt. Then I started sewing a bit, especially when I bought a new machine in February 2009. I discovered the pleasure and joy of free-hand embroidery in the autumn of 2008 and I made one of my favorite embroidery projects, an embroidered cushion cover.
On the shelves of Cozy Memories shop, you will find a lovely collection of gifts and treasures made with Sonia's love, care and attention. There are fragrant lavender filled strawberry sachets the lavender of which is handpicked and dried by Sonia herself. For those who love making kitchen gifts, the shop offers special French country handmade jam and honey jar covers. Meanwhile, crafters would adore Sonia's beautiful French pincushions made of natural linen, Liberty of London fabrics, crocheted trims and vintage buttons. Sonia also regularly re-stocks her shop with other handmade lovelies such as embellished Moleskine cahier journals, linen bookmarks, wrist cuffs and door hangers. After the holiday season, the shop will resume accepting custom orders.
What's your favorite Christmas tale and character? I love The Snowman story and I enjoy collecting snowman figurines and toys- store bought or handmade! 
I'm sharing a pattern of a dad and son snowman. They would look so charming sitting on a window sill or a mantel. This project is from the Country Living Handmade Christmas book. It's a must-have Christmas craft book!
Dad snowman pattern
Son snowman pattern
Say hello to Miss Raggedy Ann Candy! My very sweet and talented friend Raggedy Sandy made her for me for my birthday! Isn't Miss Candy so sweet, pretty and darling? She is perfect in every way and I love her! She is now my new craft room friend. Together we'll make wonderful, whimsical handmade creations!
Thank you so much Sandy! You are the sweetest!
This week's sponsor giveaway is from ETSY shop Tea and Ceremony. Based in Manchester UK, Tea and Ceremony offers delightful retro Scandinavian folk inspired paper and stationery gifts as well as holiday themed paper cut cards. The creative gift giver would love the sweet assortment of products featured in the shop such as folksy and papercut greeting cards, handcrafted notebooks and gift tags. Tea and Ceremony paper products can also be found on Welcome Home. The catchy name of Tea and Ceremony is inspired by the song "Ceremony" by New Order and "Tea" for the shop being quintessentially British.
I’ve managed to whittle myself down to just two creative personalities with regards to my Etsy shop – folk inspired illustration and paper cut pieces. I’ve always liked retro Scandinavian folk prints and have struggled to create designs in a style that both incorporates this but is also my own, something that I am just learning to do now.
I have always had a strange fascination for silhouettes, pop-up books and paper cutting so came up with some 3D cards that brought these things together. I actually designed and made the Winter Wonderland cards last year and they were popular but I couldn’t keep up with demand due to the time consuming method of making the cards. This year I have a more efficient method to make these cards and was featured in one of Etsy’s Storque articles with one of the designs. I have already sold a good few of these in October and they are currently definitely my most popular item.
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