Winter Has Arrived!

Brrrrrr, winter has well and truly arrived in Cumbria. The nights are drawing in, the days are becoming ever shorter and it's now not possible to leave the house without a thick winter coat on (unless you're my daughter who seems impervious to the cold)! 

However, all clouds have a silver lining and with the end of the summer and outdoor season, I’m looking forward to spending more time on my various furniture projects, as well as taking photo's of Carlisle in the frost and snow. Carlisle looks fantastic in the snow, but even if we don't get any, the frost should make for some nice pictures!

Aside from the usual furniture projects that I seem to be continually doing, I have decided to have a go at decorating picture frames for possible Christmas presents for people, as well as having a go at making my own cards for all my family and friends this year. This will be the first truly homemade Christmas as I have virtually no money and lots of time on my hands. I will of course be buying my children gifts, but everyone else will be getting something homemade. I’m also considering making some of my own Christmas decorations as the ones I have stored in the attic are getting quite tatty and need replacing.

I will post pictures of anything that I make on this blog and, if I create something that I think works especially well, I will also make sure to add some step-by-step instructions.