Christmas crafting

Christmas crafting is in full swing here. With growing numbers of teachers, aunties, nieces boyfriends, hockey coaches etc in our lives, 'handmade' is not only the most fun way to make gifts but also the most frugal!
The 'honey lady' at the saturday market sold me some huge sheets of bees wax so we've been 'rolling our own' and cookie cutting candles, which smell fantastic, even before they are lit.

Last year I kept all the christmas cards we received, which was a lot.  This isn't a tradition that seems to be very popular in France, but 'back home' in the UK, it seems to be as popular as ever.  So this year I have been cutting them into rounds, punching holes around the edge and simply crocheting with fantasy yarn, through the holes.  These then double as gift tags, and as I have left a long loop on them, can also be used as christmas tree decorations. 

As usual the boys have made their Papy Tatoo (my father) their very own special card, this year it was a joint effort involving pop-up snow men.

Yesterday evening I planned on making play dough and felt trees, but the boys were having so much fun with the pink glittery cinnamon smelling dough that we didn't have time for anything else.  It was meant to be a deep christmassy red but despite using up a full tube of food colour it stayed pink.

CHC - Chamonix Hockey Club

I'm having a bit of trouble with 'red' at the moment.  I went to the 'bonbon' shop in town on wednesday in search of  red and white peppermint sweets to make peppermint bark but came away with this mix of colour, which the salesperson informed me, included peppermint.  Smells very strongly of clove to me.  Never mind I'm sure they will do just fine.

So this weekend, somewhere in between ice-hockey practice and ice hockey matches, I'm going to be taking inspiration from passengers on a little spaceship, and cutting and snipping and glueing to my hearts content,
and making a few more mince pies as these ones got eaten up very quickly indeed!

Oh, and knitting off course!!

Cowl for m.i.l christmas present.

Almost forgot - linking up with Linda for Creative Friday.