Yule (b)Log

I love crafting around Christmas but my favourite part is putting the stuff up when it's done! My pudding is on the tree and Liam's car is on their tree!

This year I made snowflakes, both as presents for others and for our own window. I used Attic24's crochet snowflake tutorial but as I wasn't using wool, blocking wasn't an option. I got around this and managed to add some glitter by experimentation. I ironed the snowflakes til they stretched out and went floppy (you have to be careful doing this with acrylic, it works brilliantly but if you leave it too long you will end up with a melted mess) but then I needed to make them stiff again.

Cue hairspray.

I opted to do it outside because the glitter and hairspray were messy. I didn't just use a bit of hairspray, I saturated those snowflakes. I looked and smelt like an Essex girl by the end but it was worth it. 

It was pretty cold out there... That's solid ice.

Throw some glitter on, squirt a lot of hairspray, flip it, do it again, mop up any extra glitter and hairspray from the plastic bag and lay them out to dry (preferably not inside, the hairspray smell will kill you).

Et voila!

Merry Christmas!