Primitive Christmas blog hop 2015: my turn!

Hi everyone!! Welcome to my blog and my day! For those that don't know me, I live in Melbourne, Australia and am so happy to be a part of this wonderful blog hop with THE most wonderful designers!!

Here is my project: a little candlemat (or perfect with a little bowl of chocs in the middle!)

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We don't have any snow for Christmas here, usually it's quite warm (although it has been known to rain and ruin our game of cricket!!)

We do however still have all the trimmings (well my family does) and I am currently searching for our tree so that I can put it up and start the decorating!! And of course I have loads of stitched decorations, wall hangings, stockings etc..

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I love Christmas and love all the yummy treats that come with it!!

Here is the recipe for cranberry and choc bit brownies…..you can put anything in though!!

my whole family love this!

RecipeGail

125g butter

1 1/2 cups caster sugar

1/2 cup cocoa

2 eggs

1 cup selfraising flour

1/2 cup choc bits (more if you like!!)

1/2 cup dried cranberries (craisins)

Just remeber the temp is in CELCIUS!!!

Visit Stacy everyday to get the links

Don't forget to visit everyone else….I have already downloaded BOTH the projects so far…I hope I can keep up!!

Dec 4 * Woolen Willow Designs
Dec 5 * Ali Strebel Designs
Dec 6 * The Cottage at Cardiff Farms
Dec 7 * Blackberry Primitives
Dec 8 * Wooden Spool Designs
Dec 9 * Heartspun Quilts
Dec 10 * Notforgotten Farm
Dec 11 * Kathy Schmitz
Dec 12 * Crabapple Hill
Dec 13 * Primitive Gatherings
Dec 14 * Buttermilk Basin
Dec 15 * Special Guest
 
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
 
Gail!!
 
PS: you could leave it out all year if you like!!

 

67 thoughts on “Primitive Christmas blog hop 2015: my turn!”

  3. Thanks for the gorgeous project Gail- I’ll definately make it- and the brownies too. Merry Christmas 🙂

  6. Love it! It will be perfect for the small table in m living room 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
    I hope to find the book of yours, with Christmas projects to start. I love making Christmas stuff during Christmas holidays, it gets me in the mood for stuff like that :-):-):-)
    Hugs

  7. Hello Gail! It is beautiful… hope I get the chance to stitch it before Christmas…. if not I’ll stitch it anyway and keep it out all year as you have suggested!! Thank you! 🙂 xx

  8. Gail – another wonderful design, and my favorite theme – birds!. Thank you for sharing it with us and for participating in the blog hop. Merry Christmas!

  9. How wonderful to be part of this great blog hop Gail. Just love your candlemat, thankyou and those brownies sure sound delicious

  10. You’ve done it again girl! Another wonderful project I can’t resist. I’m already stitching a couple of your projects from your book for pressies and now I ‘need’ to make this one too. Hmmm, may need to make one for myself and one for someone else. Thanks again for sharing a beautiful design . Hugs.

  11. Thanks GAIL,
    As Always your Little bird is so cute and I have to begin perhaps to-night-nothing at TV and a stitchery is always better than everything else
    Louise D

  14. Awesome Gail! Thanks for the recipe! I can’t imagine Christmas without the white stuff…will take some pictures of the outdoor lights to post for you to see my world at Xmas! So much fun having friends in far away places 🙂 C.

  15. I LOVE your little sweet birds! They are going to find there way under our candy dish this year! ??❤️ Merry Christmas!

  16. As always, I adore your little stitchery! And your brownie recipe is a MUST make! Thank you so much for sharing and for taking time to be a part of this blog hop. HUGS… and stitches

  22. My dear Gail! This is so lovely and I’m hoping to have time to stitch it before Christmas! You are so very talented! Love and hugs to you this Christmas season!

  24. love this little mat! it’s so perfect! Thank you for sharing. I’ve shared the recipe for the brownies with a work friend as I don’t care for cranberries (even though I grew up on Cape Cod, a part of New England where there are cranberry bogs everywhere!). She’s home today and promises to bring some in tomorrow – I’ll eat around the berries ’cause what’s not to love about chocolate!

  25. So cool to visit someone so far away. Thank you so much for the adorable stitchery mat. I love it.
    Have a wonderful holiday!
    Karen M
    Omaha, NE

  27. I am all showered up and smelling good…now I can sit down a read…and, you have included 3 of my favorite things…stitchery, cranberries and chocolates!!! I am in heaven 🙂

  34. Thank you so much for the pattern and the cookie recipe. I don’t have time to make them now but maybe in the future. Love your designs!

  37. Thanks so much for your “lovely” Red Robin candle mat stitchery pattern!! Just so sweet & perfect done up in Redwork too! And will try these yummy sounding brownies…who doesn’t love cranberries AND chocolate?!!
    Have a Merry-Merry Christmas!!
    Diane D.
    Harvard, MA (USA)

  42. I love this pattern, thank you! I have a little red bird similar to yours that will match this wonderfully.
    On a separate note what is the pattern on the top of your blog? The Christmas one in the blog banner? It’s gorgeous!

  43. Thank you for sharing this gorgeous pattern,another lovely one to my ever growing collection of your wonderful patterns – my favourites! Have a wonderful Christmas 🙂

  45. What a sweet little mat!!! I love the wing and tails on the birds!!!! 🙂 thanks for sharing!!

  46. What a nice gift to all of us. I can’t wait to start this one–I think I can get it finished in time for the Christmas holiday.

  47. Thank you !! This is adorable!! I LOVE your book–bought it asap! Thank you for sharing your talent…I can’t wait to get started on this!

  49. Hi Gail,
    Thank you for the gorgeous pattern and recipe, hoping to make both before Christmas!
    Best Wishes to you and your family for a Happy Christmas and look forward to catching up with you next year! xx

  51. I love this little design – thanks so much for sharing! And what can be better than chocolate and cranberries, right?! Merry Christmas.

  55. Love your mat & the colors you used. Very Adorable! This hop is so fun and introducing me to new designers. Thank you.

  57. Oh, thank you so much Gail!!! I love it…and that Caramel staring at me from the bottom of the bowl is lookin pretty darn good too. I’m not a huge chocolate fan, but I cannot resist caramel, LOL. Once again, thanks so much. Big, Big Hugzzzzzz

  58. Thank you so much for your pattern, very cute! I love the birdies. Hope you have a Merry Christmas across the world!

  62. Thank you Gail for sharing this gorgeous pattern and recipe. I will definitely make both of them. Merry Christmas.

  63. Just love your design. Those birdies are wonderful. Printed it this morning. Thank you!!!

  64. Having a blast going to different blogs, and see new things and meeting new people. I was wondering if there is a different link to today’s blog? I have gone to her page several different ways and it always takes me to a sales page. Just wondering if there was some other way to see what she is blogging about.
    Thanks for all the fun,
    Vicki

  65. I have made 5 so far, for my girl friends (who don’t sew) for Christmas love them, thanks

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