Only five more sleeps...

And I can't wait until Christmas! I'm feeling unusually prepared this year, having bought all my presents in time and not feeling the pinch for a change. Well, ok, I do actually have just one more to buy but I'm worried I haven't left myself quite enough time to get it all together! Decorations went up late last week which is pretty early for my mom who normally likes to leave it as close to Christmas Eve as possible, so the house is looking twinkly and festive :) we started making preparations for food this weekend gone so there's a lovely waft of boozy, fruity mincemeat carrying around the house too.
I've got a couple of photos to share after painstakingly rolling dozens of tiny little white icing snowballs to decorate my mom's traditional Christmas cake with yesterday so here is the finished result and I love it! Unfortunately the tiny slice of carrot used for their noses seems to have melted away a bit of the surrounding icing but I'll be biased and say it adds to the homemade charm :)

Enjoy the rest of the snow and happy last-minute Christmas shopping!
Miss Cooksey x

These two little cheeky chappies enjoy a snowball fight whilst our backs are turned...

Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree...

 With everything blanketed in snow, my crochet hook's been kept busy over the last week and it's got me feeling festive. So to celebrate, I've crafted my first Christmas cards for sale on Folksy - so excited to finally see my online shop up and running! Alongside these I've also been crocheting Christmas tree ornaments (the first of which should hopefully be listed on Folksy tomorrow night), crafted from ordinary wooden curtain rings, a selection of brightly coloured yarns and fine ribbons for added finesse :)

I wrapped up warm and used the cold weather to dress up the trees and bushes with my festive gear and spent ages taking photos and the results are too cute not to share...

Keep warm! Miss Cooksey x

This is my first crochet covered button and I'm so proud of it even though it's so tiny, I can't wait to make lots more using different techniques and yarns...

 These cute little stockings can't go without a mention to the Little Cotton Rabbits blog, which is full of quick and easy mini knits. These have been part of an ongoing project stemming back at least two years ago now - the plan is to eventually have 25 of these to hang across the mantlepiece during Advent.

 I couldn't resist dressing this bush up; the orange berries looked amazing next to the frost-covered branches!

 My handmade cards are currently for sale online on my Folksy shop in packs of 4 and I'm currently working on designs for Valentine's Day

Lastly, my crochet Christmas ornaments. Made from wooden curtain rings, these are so original and I can't wait for these to join my cards online very soon!