This Year's Giveaway Gift ...

Hello my dear friends,

I think this "being late" thing has become a permanent thing for me now. I should have shared this post weeks ago now but life was just busy.

Several weeks ago I had mailed the gift to the winner of my this year's "Christmas To Come" giveaway. It arrived safely and with good time before Christmas which I was so happy about.

And this is what I had picked as my gift ... 

I had chosen one of my Winter/Christmas Pumpkins.

I am so happy to say that she really liked it which again is so lovely and what I was hoping for.

To all of you that had taken part "Thank you". This is what makes me want to do this and because of that ... I will be holding a "Christmas To Come" giveaway in 2019 again! I will post about it here on Todolwen so keep an eye out in February for the post that will announce it!

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind.

Have a peaceful and creative day,

Wishing You All ...

Hello my dear friends,

I would like to wish you all ...

... a very Merry Christmas!

Many hugs,

Bit By Bit ...

Hello my dear friends,

bit by bit I will be letting go of most of my creations which I made when I started blogging.

This now includes my three Christmas/winter scenes that I made in old cigar boxes. They were made in late 2011 and early 2012 and I can actually remember when I made each one of these boxes. I had been so fortunate to find these some small pewter/cast animals and trains and some old Monopoly pieces at an antique market. They were beyond perfect to us and make these lovely creations with. They have brought me so much joy over the years and now it is time for them to find new homes so I have space for new creations and for them to bring some one else joy too.

I have taken some new photos of my Winter scene boxes for those of you that haven't seen my them before and for those of you that might have forgotten what they look like.

And this is box  No.1 ...

"Oh, my little Christmas tree ..."

Memories of being a child and waking up on Christmas morning, all excited to find that Santa had left gifts under the Christmas tree brought this creation to life.

Box No. 2 ...

"Winter Time" ...

This reminds me of my childhood home and seeing the houses on our street covered in freshly fallen snow at Christmas time.

And last but not least ...

 Box No. 3 ...

"My Very Own Winter Wonderland" ...

This creation came to be after I saw a little rabbit sitting in our garden. There it was,in the  freshly fallen snow near our Christmas tree and I just feel in love with what I saw.

All three of my boxes are now listed for sale in my Etsy shop and I am planning on listing a few more things hopefully in the next few days. So ... if you are interested, why not pop over and take a look.

Thank you for stopping by today, it is always so nice when you do.

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind.

Have a peaceful and creative day.

Pine Cones ...

Hello my dear friends,

I just love pine cones!

 Small ones, big ones, light ones and dark ones, fat ones and skinny one, long ones and short ones! 

I have bowls filled with them in our home all year round because I think that they are just such a neat creation from nature.

 Recently I had found some little metal pine cones by Tim Holtz at Michaels, that I ended up using one some of my little felt mittens and stockings. I did like them a lot but now I am in love with some other ones that I had discovered on Etsy and they are so very beautiful in my eyes! Again they are again made from metal but quite a bit larger than the first ones I used and I just couldn't resist ordering them. I did so mid October but with the rotating postal strike we were having here in Canada and because they came from the other side of the world, I only received them a few days ago. Seeing them up close, I don't mind the wait that much anymore because their beauty makes up for the time it took them to get here.

And these are the pine cones!

Aren't they just stunning?!

Of course I just had to order them in antique silver ...  

 ... and antique gold and I am beyond happy that I did.

To give you an idea of their size I put them next to a quarter. Not only love their look but also love their size too! Each pine cone measures approx.1.5 inches in length. 

I don't think that I have ever made a Winter themed pincushion since I have been blogging but that is about to change now. I am already working on my newest creation using a few of these pretties and will be sharing it soon with all of you.

 So ... do come back again some time and see what I have been up too.

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind.

Have a peaceful and creative day.

Do You Remember This Creation? ...

Hello my dear friends,

I am not sure if many of you remember my "A Little Christmas Miracle" creation. 

I made it in 2015 and it was and still is one of my favorite things I have made over the years.
 It came to be after I had found some big pearls at Michaels and had made a snowman out of said pearls and it just went from there. Shortly later this lovely Christmas scene was done and I loved it.

 For some reason I tend to find it hard to let go of some of the things I make, especially when it comes to Christmas creations. This lovely piece has been with my the last three Christmases and now I am ready to let it find a new home so it can bring some one as much joy as it has to me. It is a one of a kind piece and I will not be making it again.

And this is it! ...

If you wish to see of it or read a little more, here is the link to original post ...

A Little Christmas Miracle

This creation is now listed for sale in my Etsy shop and I am hoping to list a few more of my older creations over the next few days. Why not stop by and see what is looking for a new home.

Thank you for stopping by today, it is always so nice when you do.

I hope you are well and life is treating you kind.

Have a peaceful and creative day (dusted with a little snow).

My Favorite Ones ...

Hello my dear friends,

I just love making my little white felt mittens and today I am sharing my newest set of them which I think is my favorite one so far. They are just like my other ones, simple and delicate but there is just something about them. A little rustic, a little elegant and glittering and just so lovely in my eyes. 

I used that ever so soft yarn I have, just like I did with my little stockings but in a different color. It is a delicate shade of brown that reminds me of the softest animal I have ever stroked. I combined it again with a few strands of  white yarn and it looks perfect together. Last but not least a little metal pine cone dusted with fine white glitter for each one and they were done and I am loving them.

My newest set of little white felt mittens are now available in my Etsy shop and this is what they look like ...

Thank you for visiting me today and I hope you have enjoyed my newest creation.

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind.

Have a peaceful and creative day.

Little Hanging "Socks" ...

Hello my dear friends,

this last Sunday evening I made myself take the time to sit down and make little white felt stocking.

I used the same double felted white wool felt and the pattern from my Advent calendar tutorial for the stockings which was perfect. Now my newest creations are done, a set of four little hanging socks and I am buzzed to share them with all of you today! 

When it came to embellishing my stockings I had "found" this beautiful and softest ever pale grey yarn in my yarn chest and just had to use it for this creation.

I wish you could feel just how soft this yarn is ... so so lovely!
I combined it with the neat white textured yarn from Europe and it was meant to be and I love the look of them together.

Of course something special was needed for these little white socks and that I found in one of my drawers in the shape of small ornate silver stars. I had purchased them several years ago for a different project that never came to be but now the have found the place they were meant to be.

And this is one of those little little white hanging socks ...

As with other creations of mine, diamond glitter seams to be a must for me at Christmas time. because I am in love with the "kissed by the frost" look so much.

Again the simplicity is what I love so much about my newest creation ... delicate, light and so lovely!

This set of my little white felt stockings are now listed for sale in my Etsy.  

Right now I am busy making two new sets of mittens as I am writing this post. I am thinking of maybe using red and white with of of them but that is to been seen if it will actually happen. When it comes to using colors I am never sure if I will like it in the end. I guess again you and I will have to wait and see if it happens in the end. If it works, they will be here on Todolwen once they are finished. The other set will be made with the so very soft yarn that I used with my little hanging socks, just in a different beautiful color and I am excited to make them.

 So ... if you have a spare moment or two, why not stop by some time again and see what I have been up too?!

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind.

Have peaceful and creative day.