More Christmas Placemats - Printable to Colour-In!

You wanted more Christmas Placemats and so here they are...!

Click here for Christmas Placemats

The Nativity Scene by Gustav Dore (in Public Domain) is shaded, so just lightly colour it in, so the shading comes through - or you can leave it as is and just colour in the lettering!

The Poinsettia flower in the second Placemat is known here, in the UK, as the Christmas flower. As it is a plant that grows in warmer climates (common in Zimbabwe and South Africa) it has to be grown here in heated greenhouses, ready for the Christmas season.

Poinsettia Greenhouse

Have fun preparing for the Christmas Season!

Christmas Placemats - Ready to Print and Colour-in!

These are 2 x A4 Christmas Placemats for you to Print

and then colour-in.

Click here for the Christmas Tree Placemat

Click here for the Christmas Candy Placemat

Extra Ideas...

Cut around the edge with pinking shears for an attractive finish.

Stick on sparkly stars or stickers to give them a bit of bling!

CLICK HERE FOR MORE CHRISTMAS PLACEMATS!

Christmas Stocking Decorations - Printable Pattern



Christmas Stocking

 

Here are are two ideas, for you to make with your groups for Christmas!

Above, using the larger pattern, you can make a small Christmas Stocking to hang on the tree or on the mantlepiece. 

Either just as a decoration or fill with chocs and candy or any other small gifts. If making more than one, attach a little gift tag to identify them - or cut out an initial and stick it on the stocking!

And here with the smaller pattern - I used pinking shears to cut out the felt and little gold pegs and ribbon to make Christmas Bunting!

(You can also use card, instead of felt, for your bunting)

Here is the Printable Pattern for the Christmas Stockings and Bunting

To make the Christmas Stocking you will need...

Felt

Embroidery thread and needle

Polyester Wadding (about 1inch x 9inches) ( 2.5cms x 22cms) to stick around the top as "fur" or any other suitable trimming.

Double sided tape to attach the "fur" (or use double sided pads)

Decorations (I used buttons, foil stars and a flower)

Fabric Glue to stick on the decorations if not self-adhesive

Ribbon - about 8inches (20cms)

To make...

Print out the pattern (link above) and cut out 2 of the larger stockings from your felt.

Leaving the top open, join the two pieces together with blanket stitch or just use a running stitch if you prefer. Before you finish off, slip in the looped ribbon and attach the ends inside the stocking at the top back edge.

Attach your "fur" around the top, with double sided tape.

Stick on your decorations and hang it up!

Merry Christmas to you all!

Calendar December 2011 - Printable Template!

English Country Church - December Calendar 2011

Here is your printable calendar template - December 2011 - the last month of this year! Hope you have enjoyed having a monthly calendar to print and paint...

Do let me know if you want me to continue in 2012!

Mersea Island Beach Huts

Traditional Beach Huts

 

Newer Beach Huts



Same Again!

We visited Mersea Island (Essex UK) this week. Was a rather dull day, but it was soon brightened up by the rows of both traditional beach huts and then the newer versions that stretched along the beach front - like a Dulux Colour Chart! 

What fun someone must have had choosing the colours when they were first erected!

Being November, the beach was deserted except for the odd dog walker, so we didn't find out when the newer beach huts were built. Anyone know?

Two very happy dogs on Mersea Island!

Enjoy the fun at Halloween!

End of October so it must be Halloween! 

This is something, that here in UK, has taken a bit of time to catch on - long popular in the USA!

We are now catching up and each year we see more Halloween stuff on offer in the shops and more Halloween Parties being held...

So have fun and get dressed up...!

My photo is of two little Munchkin Pumpkins (only about 4 inches wide and 3 inches high!) that are now being grown here in England in Cambridgeshire. We had one of them last night for supper (with salt beef, mashed potatoes and green beans and lots of lovely gravy) and it was delicious - sweet and creamy yellow pumpkin!

Here is your printable November 2011 - Calendar!

 Here is your November 2011 Calendar...Download it here and print out the template.

Get out your paints or felt tips and colour in Hansel and Gretel...





Maybe the folk in your group (old or young!) would like to hear the age-old story while they are colouring in the picture.

Here it is! (The ultimate wicked stepmother story...!)

Click here for Hansel and Gretel - the Story! 

Have a Happy November!

Two New Bookmarks to Download and Print!

Two printable bookmarks which can be coloured in - I have also included a "Blank" so you can design your own bookmark or just decorate it with stickers and write your own messages!

Best if these bookmarks are printed on thin card - most printers will accept this. If not then print on paper and stick onto card.

Punch a hole in the centre top and decorate with a loop of cord or ribbon.

Makes a lovely personal gift - time to start looking for Christmas stocking fillers!

Enjoy...!