12 Days of Folksy Day 12 ~ Believe

No matter where you are, what your beliefs are or who you're with I hope you all have a little bit of magic at this time of year.

Wishing you all a magical time


Jan x

12 Days of Folksy Day 11 ~ Winter Wonderland

It's day 11 of 12 Days of Folksy, today it's all about a Winter Wonderland, when I think of a Winter Wonderland I think of Perry Como singing and beautiful snow scenes. I'm not a big fan of snow, I'm more a hot chocolate in front of  a roaring fire while watching the snow fall from the comfort of a warm room.

But I must admit that it looks ever so pretty, so when we do get snow, (which isn't every year) I like to wrap up in a gazillion layers and pop out with my camera. 

These pics were taken a few years ago, all within 10 minutes walk from my house, I'm so lucky to live in a such a beautiful area.

Here's a bit of Perry Como singing Winter Wonderland, of all the singers who sing this song I love him the best, some artists sing this quite slow but good ol' Perry is quite upbeat, have a listen....

 I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Jan x 

12 Days of Folksy Day 10 ~ Twinkle

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

 "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is a popular English lullaby. The lyrics are from an early-19th-century English poem by Jane Taylor, The Star. The poem, which is in couplet form, was first published in 1806 in Rhymes for the Nursery, a collection of poems by Jane Taylor and her sister Ann.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.

When the blazing sun is gone,

When he nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.

Then the traveller in the dark,

Thanks you for your tiny spark,
He could not see which way to go,
If you did not twinkle so.

In the dark blue sky you keep,

And often through my curtains peep,
For you never shut your eye,
‘Till the sun is in the sky.

As your bright and tiny spark,
Lights the traveller in the dark,–
Though I know not what you are,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.

Jan x

12 Days of Folksy Day 9 ~ Nutcracker

Todays prompt for the 12 Days of Folksy is Nutcracker
My first thought was the wonderful book by  E.T.A. Hoffmann, the Ballet and the Sugarplum Fairy but I put Nutcracker into the Folksy search bar and these three wooden items for the home caught my eye.

links for the shops are:-

A simple contemporary design by ~ Bluebell Woodturning

A timeless bowl and Nutcracker design by ~ Woodturned Concepts

A beautiful rolling pin depicting The Nutcracker by ~  Boon Homeware


Jan  x

12 Days of Folksy Day 8 ~ All the Trimmings

I don't wrap many gifts but when I do I like to keep All the Trimmings simple and eco friendly, plain brown paper, string, ribbon or a bit of lace from my sewing stash and cute little cones from my garden. The greenery, I pick last minute from a evergreen shrub so it's nice and fresh.

Cones on the tree in Summer

 Cones on the tree in Winter

Happy Wrapping Everyone

Jan x

12 Days of Folksy Day 7 ~ Star of Wonder

Crochet is not my thing, I love it but can't do it. I have tried to learn in the past but keep on messing up, maybe it's time to try again because I'm in wonder at the ability to take a little hook, some wool and turn it into something wonderful. So for Day 7 of the Folksy Challenge I choose these Stars.

All these can be found on Folksy.com

The individual shop links are:-

Miss Jennie
The Crafting Cow
Whichcraft Designs
Cornish Creations UK

I hope you like them as much as I do.

Jan x

12 Days of Folksy ~ Day 6 Secret Santa

I've just come across this wonderful shop on Folksy.com  called Cocoapod Chocolate it's full of yummy chocolate that can be personalised with a name or message.
As todays prompt for the 12 days of Folksy is Secret Santa, this fits in really well...

For those who want a Secret Santa

       A gift of Chocolate for those who want a Merry Xmas

And even for those who are a bit Bah Humbug but still love chocolate

You can find the shop here >> Cocoapod Chocolate


Jan x

Folksy Challenge Day 5 - All is Bright

All is Bright over on Folksy.com

A colourful selection of  Hand painted Hanging Decorations and Fairy Doors for Christmas

Folksy Video

Jan x

12 Days of Folksy Day 4 - Wish

On the 4th day of Folksy my true love gave to me.... there are lots of things over on Folksy.com

Today's Folksy Challenge is Wish, my Wish list is not a long one, so I thought I would showcase a few wishes on Folksy.com

links to the shops where you can find these items are:-

Personalised Ceramic Christmas Star      

Charlotte Hupfield Ceramics

 

Wooden Star                                             

Handcrafted by Picto

            

Small Art Diorama in a Vintage Box       

Finger Pricking Good 

   

Dandelion Pyrography Pendant              

Sarah Designs

                         

Real Dandelion Seeds Necklace              

Wishes on the Wind 

             

Silver Wish Necklace                               

Silver Birch Jewellery 

         

Wish Upon a Star Paper Cut                  

Gemma Bullen Designs       

Jan x 

12 Days of Folksy Day 3 - Comfort & Joy

When we think of Comfort and Joy at Christmas time we usually think of the hymn God Rest you Merry Gentlemen, but what does Comfort and Joy mean to you? Language across time changes and evolves and Comfort and Joy will mean something different to everyone.

Comfort can be contentment, relaxation, warmth and cosiness, Joy can be happiness, merriment, delight and wonderment.

My Comfort is spending Christmas at home. My Joy is being with my family.

I asked people close to me what it meant to them, these are just a few of the replies.

The comfortable feeling of having family gathered together.

The joy of having a break from work.

The ability to snuggle up and watch feel good festive films.

The closeness we feel by receiving cards and being remembered.

Whatever your take on the meaning of Comfort & Joy I hope you can all

Chill Out and have Fun 

12 Days of Folksy | Day 2 - Decorate

Do you decorate for Christmas? I love seeing the twinkle of lights on a Christmas tree or festooned across the town and city streets.

These days I am a bit of a minimalist decorator but I do have sparkling lights all around, I also have a few special decorations that are brought out every year, my all time favorites are this lovely Santa riding a white horse

and this selection of Hanging Decorations that I painted myself.

I'm looking forward to seeing all the other Folksy Folks Decorations.

Tomorrow is Comfort & Joy.

Jan x

12 Days of Folksy Day 1 - 'Tis the Season

Today is the first day of the Folksy Christmas Challenge for 2019, you see the prompts for each day on the poster.  A post will be posted each day using the prompts as inspiration.
It's a great way of supporting Folksy.com as a seller as well as getting the word out to potential buyers about the wonderful array of handmade crafts here in the UK.

The first prompt is 

You will most likely hear or read the phrase "'tis the season!" as Christmas approaches. The phrase ’tis the season is often used before many activities around Christmas time, such as ’tis the season for wrapping presents, ’tis the season for mistletoe, ’tis the season for chestnuts roasting on an open fire and ’tis the season for Santa Claus and the Grinch.

Most people believe that the source for this phrase is from the lyrics to 'Deck the Halls' Christmas carol. The carol contains the words, "'Tis the season to be jolly, Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la."
Enjoy the music from this You Tube Video.....

Deck the Halls 

 
'Deck the Halls' is taken from the old Welsh tune Nos Galan, a New Year’s carol.  Most people sing Deck the Halls in the plural but it was first written as Deck the Hall in the singular. A great song to get you in the mood for this wonderful time of the year.

Pop over to Folksy.com to support the small crafters and artists in the UK


Jan x