Farewell to 'the year that shall not be named'

In many ways, the less said about 2020, the better.  At the risk of wishing our lives away, it's a year many of us are glad to see the back of, and 2021 is bringing a new year with fresh hope.

Despite all the extra time spent at home, I seemed to have been less productive and more procrastinated.

As we wave goodbye to 'the year which must not be named' here I am having my usual annual stumble through the past 12 months of crafting. 

My sincere thanks to those who've crafted with me this year.  Again I've noticed falling comments, so for those of you who do leave a short note, I am always grateful and I read everyone one. 

So, brace yourself for a photo-laden farewell to 2020.  As usual, I've selected my favourite creation from each month. 

In the meantime, I wish you all a happy, healthy and creative 2021. 

January 

Despite not being a fan of yellow, this bright springtime card for my Auntie was one of my faves.

February

A simple card for my Valentine!

March

Unfortunately the intended recipient of this card had to delay her retirement plans due to the events of 2020, but hopefully will get to enjoy her well-earned retirement this year instead.

April

This is one of my favourite Lee Holland images.

May

Sticking with the giraffe theme, this cutie was one of my fave crocheted creations of the year.  I'm hoping to do a bit more crochet next year.

June

I really love making these oversized tags for special gifts.

July

I've never really used stencils much, but actually really liked how this card turned out when I dabbled with a new stencil in July.

August

My favourite bear. I loved how he turned out on this card.

September

I made a couple of journals this year for my longest standing crafting buddies. They took quite a bit of thinking and time to plan out (oh, the irony!!!) and this is the front of one of them.

October

Sometimes I am in a clean and simple mood .......

November

.... and sometimes I'm in full and fussy mode ...

December

... and sometimes I decide to just make life difficult for myself with a fancy fold too!

That's all Folks.

Happy crafting, and Happy New Year! 

Let's hope 2021 is an improvement on its predecessor.

Annette
xx