The Third Day of Christmas

On the Third Day Of Christmas...

My friend gave to me, two beautiful miniature bags that are just what I've been looking for.

When I was small I remember everyone used to have crocheted bags, I loved them and we had one that we used to pack with things when going to the park, the cream bag just reminds me of it... happy memories.  The purple one is going to belong to the Vivian the DH doll who will be moving into my caravan very soon, she's going to love it!!

I'm still in awe of how tiny and precise the stitches are.  Love my beautiful bags, thank you again Virginia.

To see what gift Virginia has opened today pay her a visit here 

http://miniknittings.blogspot.co.uk/

Don't forget to leave a comment.

See you tomorrow. 

Second day of Christmas

On the Second Day Of Christmas...

My friend gave to me, not one, not two, but three pairs of teeny, tiny bootees!! Yay!!

Thank you Virginia... you know I LOVE these so, so much...  I always mention how cute they are and now I have my very own and more than that I have THREE pairs!!! WOO! 

I don't know how she does it but the stitches are so small and I love the white ones with the pink trim.  I also love the bows, how does she tie them so small?  Must be an inside fairy job!!! ;)

Here they are with yesterdays gift.

So very tiny!

I put a pen in the pic so you can see just how small they are.

I just love them!!

To see what gifts Virginia has opened up why not visit her and follow her blog.  Don't forget to leave a msg to let her know you paid a visit.

See you all again tomorrow. 

First Day Of Christmas

On the First Day Of Christmas...

My friend gave to me, a really, really cute little knitted doll, that I will love forever!

Just a quick blog today I think because after all that present buying, wrapping, dinner cooking and everything I'm exhausted but I had to let you see my first little pressie.  He is just darling with his fantastic little hat and his cute little outfit, SO MUCH DETAIL... I adore him!! He must have taken ages... I don't know how she does it but I'm glad she does.  Never expected to find this little guy, sooo lovely and sooo tiny too!  Thank you Virginia xxx

Here he is...

Here is a close up.

 

This should give you some idea of the size of this little man.

Ah I'm so lucky I am :)  See you all tomorrow for number 2 

Pink pushchair and the CHRISTMAS SWAP

Season's greetings...

Hope you are all ready for Christmas and suitably excited about what lovely miniatures Santa will stuff into your stocking this year.  The great thing about minis is that because they are so small you can fit a heck of a lot into one stocking :)

As you may already know my lovely friend Virginia and I are doing a Christmas swap so I'll give you more details on this in a moment but first... here is a picture of a little pink twin pushchair I created recently.

The Christmas Swap

First I'll tell you a little story.  I love miniature knitting, a LOT, but it is something I can't do, I mean maybe I could manage a scarf over the course of a year if well supervised, no in fact I'd probably not even manage that lol.  Well being quite unable to knit myself I decided to hunt out someone who does have this gift and that's when I found Virginia.  To cut a long story short I bought some mini knitted cardigans from Virginia and she bought a pram from me... through this we worked out that we live just round the corner from each other which is lovely as I don't know many mini enthusiasts that live near me.  Well we both have blogs and so Virginia suggested that we do a Christmas swap, fantastic I thought, let's do it!! And here we are...

So a couple of days ago Virginia popped round to my house to do the swap... we each have made 12 mini gifts and wrapped then up, the idea being that we open one a day for the 12 days of Christmas.  Virginia went all out and numbered hers while I had a bit of a nightmare deciding which ones to  number what so decided I would leave the decision of which to open first down to Virginia.  I am SO, SO EXCITED!!!! It's such a lovely idea and I can hardly wait to see what I've got... I told Virginia she would probably hear the screams of delight from her house.

Here are the 12 gifts from Virginia...

Here are the 12 gifts I made...

Every day I'll be opening a gift and I'll be showing you what I got and Virginia will be doing the same so here are some links so you can follow us and see what surprises lay in store. 

Blogspot

http://miniknittings.blogspot.co.uk/

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/teenytinythings.miniatures.1?ref=tn_tnmn

https://www.facebook.com/ginia.miniknits?ref=ts&fref=ts

Well it is Christmas eve so I'll take a moment to wish each and every one of you a very 

Merry Christmas and have a wonderful New Year.

See you tomorrow.

Gill x

The Mini Christmas Swap is imminent!

Season's Greetings my friends,

Well I have almost completed another twin pushchair in pink but more importantly this month is December and I am about to do a mini Christmas swap!  My lovely friend Virginia of Ginnysminis Miniknits and I have created 12 mini gifts for each other to be opened up over the 12 days of Christmas which will start on Christmas day.  I have no idea what Ginny has created for me and likewise she has no clue as to what I have made as we've managed to avoid the subject and keep our ideas close to our hearts.  We have yet to set a swap date but it will be closer to Christmas so I don't get tempted to peek lol.  I'll let you know when we've set a date and once we've swapped mini gifts we'll keep you all updated on the their opening so watch this space and don't forget to join Virginia's blog too so that you can see her opening her mini gifts too. 

Now for a little history on the twelve days and the song...

From 1558 - 1829 the practice of Catholicism was outlawed in England and it is said that the song we all know and love (and forget the last few lines of lol) was created to stealthily teach young Catholics the tenets of their faith as each gift represented a truth of the faith.   Below is a list of the gifts and their interpretation:

1 partridge in a pear tree = Jesus Christ, the Son of God

2 turtledoves = the Old and New Testaments

3 French hens = the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity

4 calling birds = the four gospels and/or the four evangelists (Matthew,Mark, Luke, and John)

5 golden rings = the first five books of the Old Testament

6 geese a-laying = the six days of creation

7 swans a-swimming = the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit and/or the seven sacraments

8 maids a-milking = the Eight Beatitudes

9 ladies dancing = the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit

10 lords a-leaping = the Ten Commandments

11 pipers piping = the 11 faithful disciples (minus Judas, who betrayed Christ)

12 drummers drumming = the 12 points of doctrine in the Apostles' Creed

I love a bit of history!

Now for some mini pictures, here are a couple of Virginia's mini makes...

this is the cutest fairy ever!! 

Ginny made these two tiny cardigans for me they are just divine!

Hopefully next week I'll have a pic of my latest twin pushchair for you and then closer to Christmas I'll be posting all about the mini Christmas swap (don't miss it) and after all the festivities have died down next year I intend to do a few little tutorials for you.

So till next time, big mini hugs

Gill x