It's going to be a lengthy post today as yesterday I couldn't load photos for some reason, so this is Friday's and Saturday's blog post in one fell swoop. I woke this morning to the grumbling of the central heating firing up for the first time this autumn. That's not a pleasing sound. I mean, I like to be toasty warm as much as the next person, but - oh! - the heating bills. I'm not looking forward to those this winter. Anyway, on to cheerier matters. I've got a couple of 'makes' for you today, the second being especially speedy to do. First off, here's a Christmas decoration to make well ahead of the festive season. It was fun to sew, but next time I'll probably use felt instead of velvet. Much easier to handle, and less prone to shedding bobbles of fibre that scatter over the carpet and have to be hoovered up. What you'll need in terms of materials: Two small pieces of black velvet (or a similar fabric if y...