After an extended pause, I’ve taken delivery of my Christmas box of goodies from Trimcraft. Well, actually they are now Craft Label and over lockdown have created their own online retail store. There you can find all the Trimcraft brands such as First Edition and Dovecraft, as well as Crafters Companion, We R Memory Keepers and a large Cricut department.

It’s a distinctly Christmas theme with a lot of goodies, including paper pads, decoupage (both paper and 3D) and embellishments. There’s also a couple of clear stamps thrown in too:

I’ve also received 6 balls of bright coloured ombre yarn – the first thing I could think of to make with that is winter socks! I’ve started, so I’ll finish, but they’re looking more like a pair of boots rather than socks… Colourful though!

Here’s my first makes with the kit, a couple of quick and easy baubles.

Start by tearing a strip of First Edition Christmas Deco Mache Decoupage Paper (Sentiments/Snowflakes). Next, peel off the protective film from both sides of the acrylic bauble, then stick down the decoupage paper onto both sides of the bauble with First Edition Deco Mache Decoupage glue. Try and get the paper positioned so that it hides the glue on the other side. I used sandpaper to gently sand any overlapping edges of the paper for a smooth finish (quicker than cutting). Finally, glue on the sentiment and add the embellishment, mirroring the positions on the other side if both sides need adorning. I used Simply Creative Basics Glittered Poinsettias, Simply Creative Christmas Wooden Sentiments Merry Christmas, Simply Creative Basics Christmas Sentiment Toppers and Simply Creative Christmas Mini Gift Bows in gold and silver.

Craft Label offers free p&p if your order is over £15.