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Part St. Pat, part St. Nick

• this wool-wound and
  felt-fl owered wreath is
  glorious in its simplicity. It’s
  the work of Vicky Barone,
  whose motto is “Celebrate
  Everything”. She’s off to
  a good start with this design.
  Contacts: Web: http://www.
  vickybarone.com; Blog:
  blog.vickybarone.com;
  Instagram: @vicky_barone.

Handmade, but a machine!
Betz White’s felt sewing-
machine ornament speaks
volumes about her Christmas
craftiness. Contacts: Pattern
available from the Etsy store:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/betzwhite.

Dreaming of a white Christmas? Anabelia Craft Design can help

with that, with instructions for making these wonderful crocheted

six-pointed stars – link directly through at anabeliahandmade.

blogspot.com.au/2014/11/diy-how-to-make-crochet-stars-christmas.

html. String them together, then string them up! Contacts: Blog:

anabeliahandmade.blogspot.com.es; Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/

AnabeliaCraftDesign/?ref=hl; Instagram: @anabeliacraftdesign.

XMAS 2:

SHAMROCK

WREATH

XMAS 3:

SEWING-

MACHINE

ORNAMENT

XMAS 4:

CROCHETED

STAR

GARLAND

WOOLLY BUT WINGED

Have you noticed how few sparrows there are bobbing about

your garden these days? They used to be everywhere, and they

always looked sweetly cheery and preoccupied with the

business of being a bird. Well, if you can’t have the real thing,

here is the perfect substitute ... a little lookalike crafted from

leftover yarn. It is the work of Craftbits, and you can link

through to the how-to at craftbits.com/project/cute-bird-

made-of-leftover-yarn or email staff @craftbits.com.

AND WHILE WE’RE

TALKING OF BIRDS ...

Isn’t this a lovely idea? A little wire

bird feeder full of yarn scraps that

your local winged wonders can call on

to ‘feather’ their nests. It’s just one of

the oodles of great ideas from Sarah,

from Repeat Crafter Me. Link straight

through at http://www.repeatcrafterme.

com/2014/05/yarn-scrap-bird-feeder.