Folksy Friday - My Handmade Christmas...

With only 5 weeks left to go, those of us who are not ultra organised will be turning our thoughts to Christmas.  This year I have gotten ever more involved with the Handmade scene, and I am wanting to make it as much of a Handmade Christmas as I possibly can... I have been scouring craft sites and magazines for ideas, and already have a couple of projects on the go.  But, as ever, time is short and I know I just cannot do everything.  So what do we do in a situation like this? We cheat!
If you too would like a Handmade Christmas, but have either run out of time, or have two left thumbs, then there are dozens of wonderful people on Folksy who will do all the hardwork for you...
Here is my selection of Fifteen Fabulous Folksy Friday Finds for kick-starting your Handmade Christmas....

(click on the tag below each picture for more details...)

Peg Doll Angel

Glamorous Christmas Bauble

Christmas Bunting

Snowflake Candle

Christmas Wall Hanging Collage

Christmas Tree Decorations

Robin Scandinavian Christmas Tree Decoration

Fresh Holly Wreath

Nostalgic Christmas Lavender Sachet

Christmas Orange Pomander

Christmas Robin

Let It Snow Christmas Sign

Santa's Sleigh Christmas Stocking

6 Handmade Christmas Gift Tags

 Folk Art Button Christmas Tree

OK, so that's the decorations sorted... the place is looking a little more festive... now for my gift list...

                            Drop by next week to see what is on my Santa's shopping list...

Folksy Friday - Cushion yourself for Christmas...

All regular readers of my Folksy Friday blogs will know that I do love a good cushion - whatever the theme of my selections, one always seems to creep in there.  So this week I decided to dedicate my whole blog to gorgeous, cuddly, comfy, crafty cushions.  There are cushions for the lounge, cushions for the bedroom, cushions for the conservatory, even cushions for the kitchen... cushions for boys, cushions for girls, cushions for mum and cushions for men...  After all, you can never have too many cushions can you?

When I entered "cushion" as my search on Folksy, I was hit with 211 pages of gorgeousness - that's well over 2000 cushions for you to choose from!!  All are hand made and all are totally lovely.  Thankfully I decided to limit my choices to just 20 - and that was hard!  Otherwise we could have been here all week...!

(Click on the name below each picture to be taken to the relevant Folksy shop, and learn more about the seller.)

@Home Cushion

Organic Shapes Cushion

Patchwork Cushion with Pom-Poms

Bird Cushion

Cushion Cover

Vintage Rose Cushion

Smiley Face Cushion

Tea Time Cushion Cover

VW Campervan Cushion

"Cushion" Cushion

Funky Bird Cushion

Chunky Cable Cushion

Daisy Cushion

Dinosaur Cushion

Vintage Embroidered Cushion

Green Feather Print Cushion

Felt Cockerel Cushion

Union Jack Floral Cushion

Appliqued Cushion - Clematis Flowers

Sequinned Heart Cushion

Aren't they all gorgeous???

Are you, like me, wishing you had a bigger house to put them all in???

Folksy Friday - P...P...P...Pick up a Penguin...!

Friday has rolled around again, and I have had so much fun putting together my Folksy Friday collection this week.  As you have probably guessed it is all about penguins!  I just love penguins - gorgeous little cheeky chappies, they just can't help but make you smile!
I was concerned at first that I had chosen a theme that may not have many items in the Folksy shops - but I was overwhelmed when my search results brought up such a wealth of beautiful finds.  I had quite a hard job whittling down to a reasonable number; but here are my 20 (yes, TWENTY!) Fab Folksy Friday Finds...

(click on the name below each item to find out more about the seller and be taken to their Folksy shop...)

Fishing Penguin

Wooden Penguin Bunting

Phyllis the Penguin

Big Fat Penguin of Determination Painting

It's Chilly - Penguin Badge

Penguin Charm Necklace with Swarovski Elements

Penguin & Snowflake Bag Charm

Little Penguin T-shirt

Penguin Fleece Cushion

Percy Penguin Christmas Greetings Card

Penguin Bookmark

Patient Penguin Stud Earrings

Penguin Pillow Box with Matching Tag

Penguin Christmas Tree Decoration

Penguin iPhone Cosy

Penguin Suncatcher

Penguins Walking Signed Print

Glass Penguin Keyring

Penguin Christmas Ornament Kit

Penguin Pendant Necklace

So, if you love these little fellows as much as I do - p...p...p...pick up one today!