Wishing you a very Happy New Year A sad announcement Having run this Christmas challenge blog for twelve years, I've been thinking it's time for a break .... this hasn't been an easy or quick decision, but one that has been on my mind for some time and recent family situations and life in general has made me realise that this is the right decision. I've been through difficult times during those twelve years and have never missed a challenge. So this week's challenge is the last one. I've been so grateful for all those who have been on the design team over the years, including, of course, the p ..read more

Wishing you a very Happy Christmas A sad announcement Having run this Christmas challenge blog for twelve years, I've been thinking it's time for a break .... this isn't an easy or quick decision, but one that has been on my mind for some time and recent family situations and life in general has made me realise that this is the right decision. I've been through difficult times during those twelve years and have never missed a challenge. So the challenge next week will be the last one. I've been so grateful for all those who have been on the design team over the years, including, of course, the ..read more

A sad announcement Having run this Christmas challenge blog for twelve years, I've been thinking it's time for a break .... this isn't an easy or quick decision, but one that has been on my mind for some time and recent family situations and life in general has made me realise that this is the right decision. I've been through difficult times during those twelve years and have never missed a challenge. So the challenge on 31 December will be the last one. I've been so grateful for all those who have been on the design team over the years, including, of course, the present ones - also for the m ..read more

A sad announcement Having run this Christmas challenge blog for twelve years, I've been thinking it's time for a break .... this isn't an easy or quick decision, but one that has been on my mind for some time and recent family situations and life in general has made me realise that this is the right decision. I've been through difficult times during those twelve years and have never missed a challenge. So the challenge on 31 December will be the last one. I've been so grateful for all those who have been on the design team over the years, including, of course, the present ones - also for the m ..read more

A sad announcement Having run this Christmas challenge blog for twelve years, I've been thinking it's time for a break .... this isn't an easy or quick decision, but one that has been on my mind for some time and recent family situations and life in general has made me realise that this is the right decision. I've been through difficult times during those twelve years and have never missed a challenge. So the challenge on 31 December will be the last one. I've been so grateful for all those who have been on the design team over the years, including, of course, the present ones - also for the m ..read more

Thank you so much for all of your wonderful festive designs shared last week. We look forward to seeing all of your lovely festive crafting this week - as we're now into November we need to think seriously about getting things done ready for Christmas. Every CHNC challenge is 'anything goes as long as it's Christmas', which will, hopefully, encourage as many crafters as possible to join in with their festive creations. However, there will always be an optional theme, which this week is 'use some glitter'. I want to stress that this is purely optional. Challenge 621 anything goes as long as ..read more

Thank you so much for all of your wonderful festive designs shared last week. We look forward to seeing all of your lovely festive crafting this week - as we're now into November we need to think seriously about getting things done ready for Christmas. Every CHNC challenge is 'anything goes as long as it's Christmas', which will, hopefully, encourage as many crafters as possible to join in with their festive creations. However, there will always be an optional theme, which this week is 'something beginning with the letter H'. I want to stress that this is purely optional. Challenge 619 anyt ..read more

Thank you so much for all of your wonderful festive designs shared last week. We look forward to seeing all of your lovely festive crafting this week - as November begins during this week we need to think seriously about getting things done ready for Christmas. Every CHNC challenge is 'anything goes as long as it's Christmas', which will, hopefully, encourage as many crafters as possible to join in with their festive creations. However, there will always be an optional theme, which this week is 'make your own background'. I want to stress that this is purely optional. Challenge 618 anything ..read more

Thank you so much for all of your wonderful festive designs shared last week. We look forward to seeing all of your lovely festive crafting this week - it seems impossible that we are now well into October .... there aren't too many weeks to go ... still time to calmly get things done before panic sets in. Every CHNC challenge is 'anything goes as long as it's Christmas', which will, hopefully, encourage as many crafters as possible to join in with their festive creations. However, there will always be an optional theme, which this week is 'add a flower or two or more'. I want to stress that ..read more

Thank you so much for all of your wonderful festive designs shared last week. We look forward to seeing all of your lovely festive crafting this week - it seems impossible that we are now in October .... there aren't too many weeks to go ... still time to calmly get things done before panic sets in. Every CHNC challenge is 'anything goes as long as it's Christmas', which will, hopefully, encourage as many crafters as possible to join in with their festive creations. However, there will always be an optional theme, which this week is 'include a stocking'. I want to stress that this is purely o ..read more