Memories of the Christmas Star

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‘O star of wonder, star of night

Star with royal beauty bright

Westward leading, still proceeding

Guide us to thy perfect light’

I remember as a child when I would look out of my bedroom window on Christmas Eve..not looking for Father Christmas but pressing my forehead against the cold glass to try and catch a glimpse of the Christmas Star….

The notion of Father Christmas and his sleigh never really caught my attention at Christmas. It was magical yes…but for me the magic and wonder of Christmas was of something I more mystical than that. A star..a guiding light, and a baby, born that special night. How wonderful I always thought that a child be so loved, so wanted, so waited for, so celebrated. This is the magic of Christmas for me…a magic we all feel with the longing for and birth of our own children.

In this months issue of the Handcrafted Year, you can make this wonderful wet felted mat and Christmas Eve Star.

I honestly can’t wait for advent, for my children to choose a place to put this mat, and to journey slowly and intentionally through advent to Christmas!

Join me crafting this month and for the next eleven months with my subscription (link in bio)

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Issue 001 The Advent Spiral

✨ Issue 001 of the NEW Handcrafted Year is available now ✨

The Advent spiral issue contains full patterns and instructions for the Holy Family and on the 5th November I will be dropping a FREE festive supplement in the dedicated Google Drive folder all purchasers have access too. Think 🎅 and a 🌲

It has brought me SO MUCH JOY making these dolls and mat and making a pattern so you can do the same! I want everyone to find pleasure in handwork as I do and to make it their time to slow down and connect the next twelve months.

Join me on the journey and subscribe via my site! Or if you want to have a go first purchase single issues from my store..subscribers get a free mini make each month as well as Q+A session access.

Watch out for more crafts this month

⭐️ The Festive Supplement to Issue 001

⭐️ Decembers Scene ‘Mini Make’

Happy handcrafting

Free. The Seven Ravens Window Silhouettes

This week it's #fairytaleweeks and we have been looking at the Grimms Brothers 'The Seven Ravens' a tale about three disobedient brothers who are cursed to spend their days as ravens until their sister goes searching for them.

As part of my first craft for this week I wanted to share some Raven window silhouettes. They can be found in my store to download for free. To see how I used them and created this display in more detail visit my reel https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cj0EdysoGwN/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

I would LOVE to see how you use these silhouettes and they would make great window decorations for Halloween. Don't have a decent window. I had a chat with a lovely friend on Instagram who cannot use things on windows, why not try putting it on a large mirror instead!

Enjoy and happy crafting

K x