Feather your Nest Friday, 18th December, 2020.

 Here we are one week until Christmas Day!   It was a good and busy week.  Once again we had some rain. Half an inch!  This is amazing! 

Some of the ways I built up my home this week were:

I used lots of cherry tomatoes (from Wendy) to make pizzas.

I was able to buy 12 bottles of conditioner for a very good price and build up my bathroom supply cabinet.

This week I needed to go to the city as I had to go to the dentist.  I am glad that is out of the way.   While travelling I went to a couple of thrift stores.   I found two beautiful books for next years card making.  One of them was only 25c! 

Perfect for cards, gift boxes and gift bags.   Some of the images are like this one:

So already I am excited about next years crafts.  These will make gorgeous cards and other things too!

In the op shops I also found some cottons, fabric and beautiful ribbon.  With extreme luck I found one more roll of French Ribbon that I must have missed last time, along with everyone else apparently! 

I attribute this to the fact I sat on the ground and went though a whole box of odds and ends and there it was right at the bottom.  

I am working at every chance to build up my sewing pantry.  The wide blue satin ribbon is 25 meters which was $4!     Also I found two old velvet coats.  I have cut them up into panels to use for more bag making. They are the old thick luscious velvet!   

Mum and I visited Lucy and her family.  The girls were wearing the little dresses I made them. 

With boots mind of you. 

On my travels I found a little dog house.  I think it is gorgeous.  I was on my own and it was a struggle but I was not leaving it there on the road side. 

I am going to paint it up.  I am thinking it could suit some of many Bantams, or ducklings or who knows what.  But I love it! 

While in the city I did an Aldi stock up.  When I came home my car was pretty loaded up!

I managed a little bit of sewing.  I was making fabric gift bags.   Mum has put orders in for some as she feels done with gift wrapping!   So many remnants I have will become gift bags.

I have my Christmas gifts wrapped.  Cards done.  Everything was posted in the last couple of weeks. 

Now I need a day by day plan for the next week.  But I think it is going well.  

Laine's Letters have been doing me good. It feels just like old times.  I feel energised after reading them.  Laine and I are helping each other with a kind of pantry challenge.  We are building our pantries together.  I do well when working along side someone and I do well with challenges!   It is funny how are all all different and what works for one might not for another.  But if you know what motivates you it is a big help.  I can get ten times more done this way! 

The next letter from Laine is on Pantry Building.  

I hope you had a good week.  Lets work at making the coming days as lovely as we can. People have had a hard year.  We might have to be creative with how we do things since visiting might not be possible or wise.  But there are ways and we ARE creative!   As we bless others who need it we will find that beautiful Christmas spirit that is hard to describe.   So beautiful.  Little kindnesses really do go a long way and make a difference. 

How did you build up your home this week and how are you going with Christmas preparations? 

Have a lovely weekend. xxx

I almost forgot my animal photo of the week.   This is what I get when I say "who wants a biscuit?"