Last part of Golden Fall

Hi all :)
Let me tell you :Getting old sucks ! Oh , it definitely got its pros as well ,but the creaking, aching bone thingy is not funny. Yesterday I woke up and my neck hurt a little. Not to worry, I have just been sleeping wrong ...it happens. But by evening it had gotten worse and I could barely move my head without pain.
What happened to ageing gracefully, ripening like a fine wine? This is definitely not what I signed up for :)
So I'm sitting here , one of those reheatable rice filled microwave things around my neck, covered with a scarf, a fleece hoodie and warm velour bottoms , wrapped up like going on a trip to the north pole. It's gradually getting better (I think) and it better be gone by Tuesday when I have to be back at work. I'm an active girl. I cycle and walk every day. First these colds and now this. Give me a break, please !:)
On the bright side, the day before I put up my Christmas decorations. I stuck to the " plastic bauble free" theme.

Yes, the tree is artificial. there is a 10 year old tinsel string in it, but everything else is natural.

A mini wooden nutcracker, straw stars, orange slices...

 ...macramé trees...

...pine cones...

and a macramé star.

Little gnomie here got a lick of gold paint.

And my Amaryllis is in full bloom. What a beauty :)
Anyway, let's get to the last freebie part now.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/kg9919z4kahuwz1/srgf_elements5.zip/file

Next post is the start of a new Freebie again. Until then ...stay crafty :)
Hugs Snowy

Nightshift lag for new parts :)

Hello ,
yes, I'm a day late again...I call it nightshift lag. That , and the fact my son believes in sharing and has given me his damn cold ! Believe me , it's no fun to sit there, having to stay awake all night with a stuffy head , coughing and your bones aching.
Needless to say I came home and fell into my bed, half comatose as soon as my head touched the pillow.
So with that going on I had no energy to do much.
But there's light at the end of the tunnel for me.... one more night tonight and then I have 6 wonderful days off. Time to rest, recover from nights and cure myself of this cold.
The annoying thing is as usual that I have so many things I want to do, which will have to wait a few more days.
But I got some projects done before the bacillus attack hit me :)

This macramé star is made entirely from leftovers/cut offs from previous projects. I don't like to waste the macramé yarn , so I kept the cut offs in a cardboard  box and used up quite a few on this project.

 And another macramé star (number 3) , this time made of half square knots and I added a tomte ( Norwegian gnome) . Why so many stars?  One will be hung on my door, the other 2 will be window decorations. Still sticking to my " no plastic " natural themed Christmas decoration plan.

And I managed to get this crochet project completed as well.

I did get busy on the laptop as well and started to design a new kit , but so far I only have a few backgrounds done. I'll show a bit of the fit once I have a bit more done.

Talking of crochet: I have added another project on the Patterns page. It's a lovely blanket in 8 parts I found and I posted the links for you. It really looks gorgeous and I'm putting it onto my to-do list for later.

But now to the next two download links for you.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/81pdqbps91d66xb/srgf_elements2.zip/file

http://www.mediafire.com/file/b4jy67bi92lz09p/srgf_elements4.zip/file

One more link next post , and then another freebie again.
And now I have to get ready for this last nightshift.
PS: Your comments are always much appreciated :)
Until next post , stay creative :)

Hugs Snowy

More Freebie parts again

Hello :)
I'm actually posting a day earlier this time. It's my last day off , tomorrow, on Sunday my shifts start again. So I thought it's best to post while I still have the time :)

And I've been creative again !
We're coming up to Christmas time soon , so I have been busy to make some decorations. My aim is to have no plastic decorations. Only natural and environmental friendly materials. I don't need plastic and harmful tinsel to have a cosy and festive home.

Talking of cosy …..

….my blanket is finally done ! It took me just over 3 years but I'm glad I stuck with it. So worth the patience and work :)

This is also an "old " project from the back of my shelf. It sat there a few years and now I have finally completed it. My Tatty Teddy Advent calendar.

 It's all cross stitch , with little pockets to put some sweet treats in.

Cute , hey?

I made this Macramé Christmas tree this morning. I saw a similar picture on Pinterest but there were no instructions with it. No problem....I made my own instructions and I'm very happy how it turned out :)

And lastly - Whenever I do a Macramé project I have lots of cut offs. Now this yarn isn't cheap, so I don't like wasting it by throwing the smaller pieces away. I actually have a cardboard box where I keep them in.
Today I used some of these shorter pieces to make some hanging tree decorations.
2 slices of dried orange , in-between the macramé cord and a string for hanging, glue together and ready are my new decorations :)
They also smell really good ! And if the smell fades , a drop of orange or mandarin essential oil on each slice will bring the smell back .

Oh yes, I promised to show some vacation pics....

...well , here is one I used in a layout. Or rather 2, because I used the Autumn tree pic and faded it into the background. I also used a warm filter on the main picture to give a real autumn feel to it. Kit used is the currant freebie "Golden Fall"
That's my mother and me during one of our walks on a lovely warm day.

And now to the freebie links

The second folder of backgrounds
http://www.mediafire.com/file/qd59swh6ts4kbuj/srgf_backs2.zip/file

and more elements
http://www.mediafire.com/file/816bb66q4d8yr3p/srgf_elements3.zip/file

Enjoy :) That's all for now
Stay crafty
Hugs Snowy

New freebie kit "Golden Fall"

Hello :)
I'm posting rather late today after spending half of the day in bed. I only finished my nightshift at 7 am this morning and needed my beauty sleep :)
Apart from work I have been pretty busy since my last post.
I sorted through my stash shelf and found an almost finished project I had forgotten about. So I got busy and finally got it ready.

A crochet shoulder Boho bag. I love the colours of this variegated yarn 💓

I'm in love with Norwegian gnomes, the "tomte" . I've been browsing the local shops , but could not find any in this town. So I decided to make one myself.
I browsed a few tutorials on Pinterest and here he is. Very happy how he turned out and I will definitely make a little friend for him as well. :)

Then it was a day of wreath making. This is my macramé autumn wreath ….

….and my Macramé Star wreath .

Here a close up with the beautiful pink silk rose I added for decoration.

And lastly , one of my Instagram friends published her first book. It's a 30 day workshop with lovely projects inside.

Of course I had to get my paints and brushes out and get started. I opted for the Diamond made out of lines , but changed the colours to metallic gold and bronze tones. It's a fun way to practice straight and thin lines.

Okay , now to the new freebie and lots of previews for the new kit "Golden Fall"

This has never been published before and is quite a large kit with 7 zip files in total.
Here more detailed previews...

And here the first 2 links for you :
Backgrounds
http://www.mediafire.com/file/3tyijrn7jznag3g/srgf_backs1.zip/file

and Elements
http://www.mediafire.com/file/la99vismvl7c556/srgf_elements1.zip/file

I normally wanted to show some more pictures from my trip to Germany but I think this post has plenty of pictures already , so I'll save those for another post and might even make a few layouts with them :)

So that's all for now . I need to catch up with some more sleep and get back to normal day time routine in the next few days , before my early shifts start again. And of course squeeze plenty of crafting time in between shopping ,cooking and the usual catching up with housework on my days off .

Till next post
Hugs Snowy