Countdown 2019 89 days to Christmas - Collecting Fir Cones and Twigs
One of the things I thought of to start this conversation was to collect items from the countryside around us and make something out of nothing with a little expenditure, a little creativity and a lot of thought. This is both for practical presents, decorations and Christmas packaging. I am talking about collecting fir cones in various sizes, twigs, herb stalks, and items that can be used in various projects There is a lot to do. Lots of things to sort out especially now that I am to be working full time. I do choose my moments. So I need to get those important aspects of Christmas sorted out however little, small or unimportant they may be in the greater scheme of things they all play their part. What you may not be aware of though is that I keep in-house a very large roll of brown paper, and I use this for packaging parcels for birthdays and Christmas. Equally I also keep in a roll of lining paper for the same purpose. Brown and white pape...