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Becs A

@bereccanz.bsky.social

Running late making Christmas cards this year- the (self-imposed) pressure is on & crafting is starting to feel like work. Might have given myself RSI stenciling 11 backgrounds today. Only 1 made it to a card, the rest are tomorrow's job.

multiple pieces of cardstock with festive greenery & berries stenciled on them in inks in shades of green, blue, and red.

December 6, 2025 at 5:36 AM

Becs A

@bereccanz.bsky.social

And so the wait begins...
#SecretSantaAoNZ
(I've already convinced myself I've probably made an error in the address & the parcel is going to get lost 🫠)

December 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM

Becs A

@bereccanz.bsky.social

Blooming pohutukawa +stormy weather overnight = walking the red carpet to the bus stop this morning

A stretch of footpath coated in red threads shed from pohutukawa flowers.

December 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM

Becs A

@bereccanz.bsky.social

Trying to kick start some Christmas spirit by adding a festive pen to the rotation at work #SecretSantaAoNZ

three Legami erasable pens on a wooden desk top. ones is orange with tiger stripes & a message saying "grrreat adventures ". one is white with a panda face on the end & a "hug me" message. the third is blue with a snowflake pattern, a "ho ho ho" message & a Santa figure on the end of the pen.

November 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM

Becs A

@bereccanz.bsky.social

well that's the price I pay for coming out of the shadows & actually participating in one of these things

Screen shot paused on description of my horror movie role as "The one nobody likes"

October 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM

Becs A

@bereccanz.bsky.social

my craft desk now looks like a bomb site & I found a random piece of tape stuck to me when I came up for lunch. all signs of a great morning!

a craft desk featuring a green cutting mat piled up with various tools & paper scraps

a wrinkly hand with a small strip of blue tape stuck to it

June 7, 2025 at 1:17 AM

Becs A

@bereccanz.bsky.social

Caught up on the feed after a break when the muse struck! #MWSecretSantaAoNZ has been good for getting a head start on making this year's Christmas cards. I got inspired by the wrapping paper on my gift, and I used a few of my new stickers to embellish

a hand-made Christmas card using some green wrapping paper cut with a zigzag edge, topped with a black die-cut sentiment embellished with tiny snowflake stickers

a hand-made Christmas card featuring a panel of green wrapping paper with a tree pattern, and a gold embossed sentiment

June 7, 2025 at 1:17 AM

Becs A

@bereccanz.bsky.social

Thank-you Santa, such a lovely haul! Enough chocolate to fuel my crafting for a day or two 😉, cute pens & stickers, & a funky card. #MWSecretSantaAoNZ

3 blocks of Whittaker artisan chocolate, two pretty pens in shades of blue, and four packages of cute stickers featuring butterflies, toy sheep & wintery images.

a Christmas card with a silver foil sentiment saying "tis the funky season" and an image of a dog wearing Christmas tree glasses & a Santa headband

June 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM

Becs A

@bereccanz.bsky.social

My cute new wallet arrived today. Thanks to @thesewphist.bsky.social for upgrading my card storage with some of my fav chonky birbs 😍

a small wallet made of pale blue fabric printed with kereru birds and ferns

May 27, 2025 at 7:41 AM

Becs A

@bereccanz.bsky.social

Yay, it's here. Thanks to my efficient Santa! 7 June feels like a long way off...
#MWSecretSantaAoNZ

courier package addressed to my bluesky handle

May 12, 2025 at 6:05 AM

Becs A

@bereccanz.bsky.social

we know how to rock a Saturday night here at my place. I built Lego pandas while watching a Mission Impossible movie.

mother & baby panda with bamboo plant, all built from Lego.

May 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM

Becs A

@bereccanz.bsky.social

which flower stamp & what color ink? what embellishments & where to put them? some days it's easy, but today it felt overwhelming. but I did get something finished eventually 🤷‍♀️

greeting card featuring a purple card front with a stitched background pattern, layered with a die cut green vine with purple flowers, and a silver glitter "happy birthday" sentiment

May 10, 2025 at 5:23 AM

Becs A

@bereccanz.bsky.social

No pets of my own, but pics of my sister's dog in Melbourne always brighten my day. Jack just wants you to play with him 🥰

a black & white French bulldog is holding a blue plastic ball in his mouth on a tiled patio. He looks up at the photo-taker, imploring them to play with him.

February 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM

Becs A

@bereccanz.bsky.social

Cute pens & pastel highlighters help to make Monday just a little cheerier at my desk.

Two cute pens, one blue hippo themed and one multi-colured llama themed, and a packet of 6 pastel highlighters (yellow, purple, pink, orange, aqua, green) on a blank, lined notebook page.

February 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM

Becs A

@bereccanz.bsky.social

So the DVDs don't get taken off the shelf very often these days, but they are handy for displaying the chrissy cards!

A wooden shelving unit full of DVDs, with Christmas cards on display in front of the dvds.

December 23, 2024 at 4:31 AM

Becs A

@bereccanz.bsky.social

even my bus home is getting in on the festive mood!

interior of bus with blue & gold tinsel & bell decorations on the upright poles.

December 12, 2024 at 3:45 AM

Becs A

@bereccanz.bsky.social

I'm not very active on here, but I am here. Inspired by posts encouraging people to share what they make, I just wanted to say I'm pretty pleased with how my Christmas cards are coming together this year.