Christmas with Mandy

Some of you will know Mandy from Dandelion Designs, with her lovely patterns and brilliant books, so I am sure you will welcome her back to Cowslip. Mandy will be inspiring you to make wonderful Christmas decorations with a New England feel for the tree or home, last year she made little lampshades which were delightful she uses wool and stitching to wonderful effect, a return visit not to be missed.. mandy is then staying on for the Christmas @ Cowslip.
 
Requirements list:

Sewing kit containing scissors, pins and needles, threads, etc.
Sewing machine.
¼ each of red checks, gingham or dots, cream linen or calico.
Calico. Fat 1/4 tea dyed.(Pop in a bowl with hot water and three or four tea bags soak for an hour)
Scraps of different linen type fabric/tea towels
1/4 of fusible webbing.
Small bag of polyester stuffing.
Red, green and pearly buttons, bells and small black beads.
Red, green ribbons, East of India tapes. Red and green ric rac.
Embroidery threads: cotton a broder: red /taupe, raffia, brown string.
Floristry wire.
Pigma pens brown and black red.
Red, green beige or brown felt.
Scrap of old cream blanket/cotton wadding.
Freezer paper.
Glue gun and sticks