Happy Christmas!

Opened the last door on the Playmobil Calendar this morning. Father Christmas is now ready to go!

I hope you all have a great Christmas. Thank you for all your lovely comments over the last year. Jane x

HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

The best thing about Christmas for me has to be decorating the house.

Every year I add a few more bits to my collection either

homemade or bought.

1. Vintage stocking, tree stocking by Samantha Stas, Santa

by my little'un!

2. Tree decorations by Fisher Price-excellent!

3. Paper snowflake, vintage angel, stained glass effect angel I cobbled together last Christmas from acetate and sweet wrappers!

4. Playmobil Santa from this years advent calendar. I don't know who's more excited each morning, me or the children! This years lego Christmas decorations.

5. My gorgeous Little Wanderer by the brilliant Yoshitomo Nara dressed up ready for Christmas.

3 More Days to Go!

The String Shop will be closing for Christmas on

Friday 16th of December.

Order a print this week and receive a free pack of greetings cards!

I'm afraid I currently only deliver within the UK unless you

are Santa Claus!

Merry Christmas from Hubert and his friends!

Inspiration

Winter Wonderland

The New Nutcracker Suite by Ogden Nash and Ivan Chermayeff 1962.

The Happy Owls illustrated by Celestino Piatti 1965.

Two great wintery books.

I am usually feeling pretty festive by now but I'm struggling this year. I think it may be down to the unusually mild weather.

Illustration

Christmas Card 2011

For some reason I had the urge to produce a rubber stamp for my card this year. I'm now fighting the temptation to go out and by stamp pads in every colour under the rainbow!

Inspiration

It's That Hat Again!!

Nobody in our home is safe from a mini bobble hat at the moment!

This lovely ceramic figure is by a local artist Phil Lyddon.

Illustration

For Your Eyes Only!

I have been trying out ideas for my personal Christmas Card recently.

I liked this one but decided not to go with it in the end as I felt the front of the card wasn't Christmassy enough.

Not long to go now!!!