ta-daaaaaaaaaah! after all those posts about christmas decoriations, finally, our christmas tree!!

filled with 8 knitted christmas balls, 4 handmade felt balls (tutorials here and here), pom-poms, lights (ofcourse) and tiny ornaments.

my mom gave me these cute wooden decorations, i think they are older than myself... 

they are all different (angels, snowmen, horses,...) but santa is my favorite:

 these ornaments were found in dille&kamille... loved those little felt hats.

 it's also christmas in london... see:

 and, since my boyfriend went way overboard with the pom-poms (he made almost 100 pom-poms!), they are all now over the place:

i still have to figure out where to put the crocheted snowflakes and felt balls... 

but i'm feeling quite christmassy already! :) have a nice sunday!!

two more weeks and we are setting up the christmas tree! we already bought the lights and also some cute decorations, although i know that's not what i planned, i just couldn't resist... :)

time keeps ticking so i'm knitting like crazy!

last weekend my boyfriend helped making these felt balls and pom-poms...which were fun and quick to make using a pom-pom-maker!

so, after this quick update i'm going back to my knitting.
doing the dishes and laundry will have to wait until tomorrow!

i finished my first christmas balls! they turn out quite big (note: i do have tiny hands) but that's a good thing, cause we're planning on having a big christmas tree. :)

 here are 2 finished christmas balls, one ball waiting for stuffing and one being knitted. i'm really getting the hang of it, each ball looks better and better!

i also went treasurehunting at the fleamarket this weekend, this is what i bought:

 buttons, as usual.i looove the pink and purple ones, so cute.

and yarn!! i definitely have enough yarn stocked up, but i couldn't resist buying some more skeins as the colors were extremely nice! now i only have to figure out how to get rid of the musty smell... :)

i always said that, when i have my own christmas tree, i'm gonna decorate it with only handmade things. (except for the lights ofcourse)

i'm going for the traditional red and white-theme and i'm making knitted and crochet ornaments... i'm quite curious about how it's gonna turn out in the tree! we'll see in a couple of months!

crocheting some hearts and snowflakes here...

and knitting christmas balls here... i might design a few myself, too... something with letters and fun patterns. :) are you already thinking about the holiday decorations, too?