Merry Christmas to all

Last month there was a Christmas card idea in a magazine involving paint chart strips so I picked up a few on my travels and made some. They looked naff. So I cut the paint strips lengthwise, made rings of them and created  a paper chain with them. Friends who saw them gave me the clear impression they also thought these were naff too. So, here am I today, trying to tidy up for Christmas and I come across the few of these charts I have left. About to throw them in the bin I stop.... because last week, Jane posted about some little gift boxes her friend made for her and I made a couple and thought it was a great idea to mentally 'park' for the future... but it suddenly occurred to me this morning that if I made some small boxes with the strips they might look like Christmas trees.... well, ta da! here they are, small but perfectly formed and ready to put on a tree as an eco friendly (i.e. free) idea. Jane had chocolates in hers but I'm afraid these might only hold a few Smarties or a malteser or two but it's the thought that counts... right? Thank you Jane for passing on a fab idea.

Thanks also to  you all for your comments on the last post and all of my ramblings throughout the year. I appreciate all of them and wish you all every best wish for the season. Merry Christmas! God Bless us, every one!