A card a day for Christmas countdown

Candle and gum blossom

Baubles and Buttons

 My button tree card - recycled paper and buttons.

Christmas bauble with quilled fringed flowers and matching red bling to hang on a tree.
Good news for me is I have finished my present shopping for the family and once presents are wrapped and put away I can concentrate on organising a baby shower for my daughter.

Christmas card

Just letting you know I have drawn a winner from Poland for my blog hop give- away and I will be mailing it on Monday.
Meanwhile this is just one of my several Christmas cards I have made recently.I used metallic paper for the flower and leaves.

Anniversary card

 A card I made on Saturday for a celebration on Sunday.
  Sometimes inspiration comes just when you need it.

Hello to all my new followers, nice to meet you.

Sweet Leaves Blog Hop

Thank you for blog hopping around the world and stopping by in Australia.  Hope you enjoy your travels.

The leaf I choose to feature is the variegated holly.
And as I love wreaths and it is close to Christmas, I decided to make the wreath below.

I have a lovely old book published in 1950 called "A Wreath of Flower Legends" by Rose Sydenham Dugdale  for inspiration and it has a Norse legend  about the holly.
There are many  legends surrounding the holly and its red berries.  Quite often in various stories, the vivid berry is depicting blood.

Thanks to the 
http://sweetspotcards.blogspot.com/ 
 for organising the blog hop.
If you would like to be part of my give-away( it will be a surprise quilled Christmas ornament)
please leave a comment.
Now continue on your merry way and view all the blogs you have yet to visit.

Bronwyn

  

AFRICA
Jacquline	http://cutekipepeo.blogspot.com
ASIA
Syaz	http://syazcards.blogspot.com/
Suganthi	http://papercraftss.blogspot.com/
Anastasia	http://anastasiaw.blogspot.com/
Lin	http://azlina-lin.blogspot.com/
Thusitha	http://craftsimagery.blogspot.com/
Miez	http://miezam.blogspot.com/
Amna	http://alfardh.blogspot.com/
EUROPE
Cristina	http://cristina-funquilling.blogspot.com/
Suzana	http://quillingwithfun.blogspot.com/
Finnuala	http://quillingowo.blox.pl/html
Pritesh	http://quillingmesoftlee.blogspot.com/
Philippa	http://quilliance.blogspot.com/
NORTH AMERICA
Jennifer	http://www.creativequilledcreations.blogspot.com/
Paula	http://chillinwithquillin.blogspot.com/
Linda	http://www.myquillingnest.com/
Shruti	http://eenzybeenzy.blogspot.com/
Melissa	http://sleeplesswonder.blogspot.com/
AUSTRALIA
Bronwyn	http://quillme.blogspot.com/
SOUTH AMERICA
Regina	http://regina-ribeiro.blogspot.com/
Natilde	http://natiquill.blogspot.com

Looking Ahead To Christmas

I am busy getting ready for the blog hop  Sshhh I cannot disclose what I am making until  it all happens on November 4th.  It should be very exciting.   Meanwhile......
It is never to early to get ready for Christmas.  I have cooked 2 fruit cakes so far - one is a present and one is for church cake stall.
And this is my first angel for the year. I have also started on some gift tags and cards.

Birthday Card for 80 Year Old

My Mum is turning 80 this week.  She is a 'young' 80 year old and has many activities she is involved in.
I think I will add some lettering to this card I have made for her.