A sort of final unveiling!

Apart from a squirt of MSC and a fringe-iron, Number 3 is finished!

She's got a hint of eyeshadow now and decided that the best blush colour was the one I wear on a day-to-day basis...

I think she's whispered her name to me. We'll see.

Winter Warming

When you're off out on a frosty walk, you need your warmest coat. Happily, our warmest coats are also our newest and smartest.

Glittery hairbands are FESTIVE

Aspen's coat is made in red cotton twill, finished with black velvet ribbon for the collar.

...where'd that Reindeer come from? 

The coat pattern is I think from a Dolly Dolly book, although I purchased it as a PDF from an unscrupulous Etsy seller who appears to have scanned it and is passing it off as their own. I've since reported them (although doubt that's going to make any difference).

O HAI DEER

Melchett is modelling a herringbone wool version, which is made from the fabric that keeps on giving. I purchased 3m on evilBay and I've got a dress and two skirts for me, a cushion and now a Makie coat out of it, and there are still scraps left!

Admire my beautiful back end

The back pleat gives an active Makie room for Mischief.

This is what we technically call 'posing'

Melchie, stop faffing about.

Taa daa

Blergh

Yup. The coldbeastie well and truly has me. Given I ache from top to bottom and am coughing and sniffling and really don't want to give it to my patients, I'm spending today in bed.

Definitely a good opportunity for a bit of Christmas sewing. Aspen and Melchett are happily immune to human bugs, so they're joining me as fit models.

Unfortunately, Bagpuss came too.

O Chrimbly Tree, O Chrimbly Tree!

Hey Guys.

Hooray for Boyfriends that retrieve large boxes from attics!

Come to help with the tree? Okay. Pull those branches out for me.

No, pull out the branches, not show off. 

Check the lights are still working.

Plink contemplating hooking Melchie up to the mains. 

Melchett, gravitating towards the noisiest ornament, as usual.

Jingly bells; ornamental as a well as alerting us to feline climbing attempts.

Plink's got her favourite too.

Shinies!

Ack. No worries. There's always one casualty.

Bother.

Taa daa!

I shall spend the next week rearranging the ornaments.
That owl's already been shifted!

Number 3, now with chalk...

I'm really so pleased with how number 3 is progressing. Chalk pastel face-ups are HARD WORK, but we're getting there.

Here are the latest progress shots: she's going to need a name soon :)

Jinglybells!

Yay, December!

Despite having attained the venerable age of Twenty-Mumblemumblemumble a month and a half ago, I still enjoy prepping for Christmas. This year, the Makies are determined to join in, so I find I've got a helping hand or two... or three... oh dear... and some tentacles... I guess I shall have to rely on the Blythe troupe to provide common sense.

In any case, whether your Christmas preference is for the traditional...

Better than a chocolate one, I reckon :)

...or the unbearably kitsch...

I call this the most epic reindeer ever.
The boyfriend calls it an Abomination Unto Nuggan.

...I hope you'll enjoy plodding along with us. You can look forwards to cooking, dressmaking, tree-trimming, a tutorial or three and a grand countdown to the new year. So keep watching this space!

Tiny things

Tiny buttons, tiny shoes...