Jikana Damaru: 12/29/09

Fern's Birthday Bunting

I'm baaaaack! But did you even notice I was gone? This last week has been Chris-crazy and I feel like I am only JUST surfacing for air. It's been a whirlwind of family and friends, the (odd) shopping jaunt, pressies, waaaay too much Christmas cake and pud, and planning Fern's first birthday party which is now a mere 4 days away.

Whilst everyone else is madly planning their NYE celebrations, I am gluing, sewing, labelling, cooking, wrapping and generally flapping about like a woman possessed. I am supposed to be going to a party tomorrow night (I found a babysitter! What were the chances?!) and I am wondering when I will decide on a costume; normally I would have decided weeks ago and bought something special for the occasion. No time now!

Anyway, I am very proud of myself because we managed to finish Fern's birthday bunting! Here it is, strung quickly outside so you get a preview:

and a closeup of Fern's name:

I also did a practice run on Fern's cake today... and just as well. Let's just say there are a few small details I will need to get my head around prior to the day. No sneaky previews; you'll just have to wait and see!

Have a great NYE, how will you celebrate it?

~ The Table ~

My Christmas Day table turned out lovely.

Black, white and silver was the theme. I used some lovely card stock for the place cards -

I used Seleta's lovely idea of listing three traits about each person on the inside of each place card.

My jars looked great and I filled one with red lollies and the other with silver balls and black and white ribbon.

Candles and a new silver reath at each end.

And of course white linen and white crockery.

Our new table was the perfect length to seat 11 adults.

christmas day delight

Hand made sugary Christmas tree decorations

To go with my bought Christmas tree decorations I made some Fimo cookie shaped ones using cookie cutters. I baked them, varnished them and added a sprinkling of white glitter!

Have a sweet day!