Christmas Crafting Ideas by Flyingpig - Its Good To Share.

flourgirl · 12 November 2010 at 2:42PM

craftygranny wrote: »

It certainly is i feel like i'm going backwards even when i don't stop. lol

:rotfl::rotfl:

My desk is rapidly disappearing beneath a mountain of papers and card :eek: I had to clean the house today but never quite got as far as my desk!! DH did me the bathrooms, he is a wiz with an e cloth

I must have taught him well:rotfl:

Next job is to cut 100 bits of paper for the CDM's :eek: I may be a while

Mmmmmmm yum.... just 99 to go lol

Europa_2 · 12 November 2010 at 2:47PM

For anyone still looking for the 2" scallop punch and 1.5" circle punch - I have just ordered mine from Grafton Crafts and within an hour they had been dispatched. Can't believe how quickly they processed my order. I would highly recommend to anyone. Been looking for the punches for a while and couldn't find anywhere.

Link is www.graftoncrafts.co.uk

Also ordered my wobbly eyes and a scoreboard! Oooops, spending money I haven't got again! You lot have a lot to answer for lol xx

Hollie84 · 12 November 2010 at 3:05PM

flourgirl lovely boxes

wen-tom · 12 November 2010 at 3:15PM

lindens wrote: »

I actually like the thread you used, makes it look rustic. But embroidery thread is also a good idea as you could experiment with different number of strands.
I was going to make a trio of these for DS, GF, DGS but how on earth will I fit "Charlotte" on it lol. I have been meaning to get a letter stamping kit so maybe that would be easier for me!

thank you

I was going to do them for more people but Izzy is the only one with a short name :rotfl: I would never fit her full name (Isabella) onto it

I'm going to do some more shapes (hearts/tree's etc) so I can experiment with the different threads before I do more men.

Back to the christmas cards for now although I am going to work in 1 hour and my dining room table looks like a bomb landed :eek: DH will wonder what happened when he comes home!

Keiss_21 · 12 November 2010 at 3:39PM

Just a suggestion wen-tom, if you are able to do the names in cross-stitch, then you can make the letters small enough to fit onto the gingerbread people!!

You could either stitch a panel and sew it on, or use waste canvas, whch you attach to the material/felt, then remove it once you have stitched it, leaving the cross-stitch work directly on the material.

If you need some help with this, hop over to the cross-stitch thread. You can get free alphabet charts here to give you some inspiration, just click on the Alphabet numbers, and see what there is. You can print out the ones you want then have a play with some squared paper and design it all out.

Right, had my break/lunch, so now back to washing done DS2's room...why is it always bigger than you think!!!

wen-tom · 12 November 2010 at 3:41PM

oooooh that is such a good idea :j

I used to do cross stitch many years ago so although I might be a bit rusty I will hopefully soon pick it up again.

I'll have to have a proper look at this later after work - Thank you for the suggestion - I would never have thought of that :T

warez22 · 12 November 2010 at 3:43PM

Hi there,

I am looking for the picture that crafting pig posted that had the wish bracelets on a card.

I have been through the whole thread and cant find it - I also went on crafting pig's website and cant find it there - can anybody point me in the right direction as I am going to have a go at them.

Your help would be GREATLY appreciated.

dizzytina · 12 November 2010 at 3:56PM

Flourgirl i love those boxes do you have any instructions as i'd love to give them a whirl.

Lil'p that si fantastic news:T. i am too scared to put any pics on my facebook or mention at work incase everyone who knows me thinks my makes are rubbish:o

Here is what i have made today

I designed the tags using picnik (i am seriously getting obsessed with the software!) and if anyone wants me to send them a copy of the tag just let me know.

This bag was made using a plain red value gift bag from Tesco (20p each 3 for 2 at the moment)

genieuk · 12 November 2010 at 4:15PM

Love the dog treat bag dizzy I might do that something similar for my animals this christmas. Flourgirls your boxes are lovely, are they from a template.

pointofnoreturn · 12 November 2010 at 4:31PM

Thanks for the pretzel bag links - have just ordered some! I also ordered a 2 inch Scallop punch yesterday with I will use with my smaller scallop punch!

I got these in Hobbycraft the other day reduced to 49p a packet

I will glitter and gem them up and make fridge magnets

Also got these in a pack of 6 for 49p

I have been jazzing them up to sell as bookmarks - abit of stickles, gems and Anitas 3D Gloss and they come up lovely!!

Christmas Crafting Ideas by Flyingpig - Its Good To Share.

Comments

Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply

🚀 Getting Started

Categories

Is this how you want to be seen?

Get our FREE Weekly email full of deals & guides - and it’s spam-free