Christmas Tree Skirt

I thought my Christmas Tree looked a little bit strange sitting straight onto the carpet - it needed a skirt around it.  I cut out a circular one from Christmas patchwork fabric but it looked odd because the pattern went all one way, it didn't come out from the centre of the circle to the edge.  So, the only way to get an authentic looking skirt was to make it in the same authentic way by which real size patchwork ones are made. As I cut and stitched and glued the pieces together, I kept hopping across to the sidebar, writing up the tutorial at the same time so I wouldn't forget what and how and why I did things in a particular way.
Check out the tutorial under my list.
BTW the patch on the wall next to the cupboard is a reflection from the mirror on the side wall of the room box - you can just see the frame on the left side of the photo. It looks as if I've had a go at stripping the wallpaper.  It is fine in the flesh!

I think that corner looks complete now, the tree and presents are sitting on a Christmas tree skirt.  An added advantage of the skirt is that when small pieces of  "snow" or glitter fall off the tree, they now land on the skirt and not on the carpet.  Well, that's the theory anyway.

Sideboard with Runner on top

I knew something was missing from my Christmas Dining room and this was it.  Let's face it, there is no way that anyone would put a full bowl of punch and a sloppy trifle straight onto the polished wooden top of the sideboard cabinet.  So here is the sideboard again, complete with the extras so that if tiddly guests do slop punch as they refill their glasses, no harm will be done..........there is a tutorial to making the runner at the top of my sidebar.
BTW, my daughter wants to become mini so she can going into the room, eat the food and open the presents!!