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Can anyone recommend a place to buy Rhinestones.
sorry if this is in the wrong place. I wondered if anyone could recommend a good website to buy Rhinestones. There seems to be loads of sites to choose from. Thanks
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Posh tea party for 10 year old girls.....
I'm organising my niece's birthday party and though it would be a good idea to have a posh tea party theme. Does anyone have idea ideas as to food and drink. There will be about 10 girls and I don't want to go overboard: I was thinking Schloer drink tea french fancies sprinkled with edible glitter scones, clotted cream and…
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Help with gift ideas please!!
I am looking for some ideas from you clever people. I have decided not to buy the usual unwanted gifts this year, i have 3 grown up kids and their partners, a 12 year old and 2 grandkids. I have decided to make hamper/baskets for the grown ups and am really struggling with two of them. Son in law likes walking on Dartmoor…
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Craft Fairs / Local Craft Fairs in the South West
Hi all, Just wondering whether anyone knows of any good craft fairs / xmas craft fairs in the Bristol / Somerset / South-East Wales areas?! Have been searching high & low and can only find tiny village halls that are already fully booked. I have found one in Bath but they require liability insurance which takes my total…
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Poem for tiny xmas card
Hi, I am hoping one of you fab poets may be able to assist me. I am hoping to make a small box with two lindor chocolates in it for christmas (to use as table decs or tree decs) I had a flash of inspiration and thought i'd make some tiny xmas cards to put inside the box and give out instead of standard christmas cards. I…
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sewing query
hi ive found my daughters old gingham quilt and curtain set ~(she now has double bed so single is redundant) Im keen to make it into bunting pe bag and throw for her bed does anyone know of any good sites that will give ideas, i thought i could wash and starch it after for bunting, id like to embrioder her name on the…
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Stocking Fillers for 14m old
I've pretty much got all the 'big' presents for my little boy who will be 14months at Christmas but would like to fill his stocking with some things. I'll put in some little chocolate coins and a satsuma but does anyone else have any ideas for this age range? Thanks
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What is a sensible sized cellophane roll?
Hi all, I'm doing hampers for Christmas for the first time this year, just wanted to ask any seasoned hamperers some advice on what sized cellophane roll to get. I've got some baskets with lids so those wont need any cellophane but also have 10 hampers to wrap of which 2 are quite large (50cm x 30cm ish) and the rest are…
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Ideas needed for indoor beach party
My son's birthday is looming - he'll be ten. We're going to offer him the choice of taking a few friends bowling and then maccy d's or having an indoor beach party and inviting everyone he knows. I think he'll go for the latter. Getting a room's no problem but what activities to offer? Thought about a big sand pit, limbo…
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Does anyone know where to buy Smoothie/Milkshake cups from?
As the title says I am looking to make a movie hamper for my friend and her son and would love to put a couple of smoothie/milkshake cups with lids in the hamper as you would in the movies. I only need a couple and when I googled it Ebay and google all seem to sell in packs of 25 or more which I dont want to buy if i dont…
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Popcorn holders
Hi I've been inspired by the idea of a movie hamper based in a plastic popcorn holder, to include dvd, popcorn, drinks, cinema voucher etc. I can't find any large plastic popcorn holders anywhere online, they all seem to be small. Does anyone know where I could get hold of a couple? Thanks:o
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photo upload christmas cards
hello, I am looking for photo upload christmas cards im looking price wise under £10 and im trying to avoid vista print Any ideas? thank you.
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Can I make bread sauce and cranberry sause etc
Hiya I'm planning on being ultra orgaised this year and want everything done asap.As we get back from our holiday on the 23rd Dec :eek: When is the earliest I can make things like bread sauce and cranberry sauce to freeze it? Also what about mince pies and sausage rolls? I'm planning to do the christmas cake in the kids…
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Have an advent 'book' for my daughter but what about my son?
A few years ago in Jan sales I picked up this hardbook advent calendar. As you open it it has inside 24 individual mini books that each tell a mini story of Christmas, eg it has an extract from Little Women or tells the customs of Christmas in other countries. Each book then has a thread on it for it to be hung on the…
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Hampers
Magic freebies were advertising this site: http://www.hampergifts.co.uk/ I'm not going to buy anything, but I thought it may be a useful tool for anyone wondering what to put in their own hampers!
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writing...placecards and invites
Posting here and on wedding board as i think the crafty people (in the artistic sense of the word ;) ) check in here Im going to make our stationary (or im gonna try!) I understand that i can print menus, order of service etc but on the invites and name cards -where i need to put individual peoples names, has any one got…
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Free photo Albums
Hi guys, I know ViSTA print is doing a free photo album WOOT anyone else doingt his right now? I generally manage to get 3 -4 calanders or albums for free (great gifts for grandparents)
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star trek hamper
ok, looking for more ideas this time a star trek hamper, so far I have found a book that covers the original series and a enterprise bottle opener, any more ideas, nothing too expensive, present is for my FIL
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Present for sister in laws boyfriend
Christmas is coming up and my SIL has a boyfriend for the first time that I've known her. They don't live together but they do live in each others pockets. It occured to me that we're going to have to get him a Christmas present. When it was hubby's bday the present he got was from both of them so I imagine they'll do the…
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HELP!!! Black tie 21st Party on a budget
Ok so it's my 21st in december and I'm going for a black tie formal thing. Food and cake is sorted as my sister has just started a catering business (very handy!) My parents are hiring a hall. You are not allowed to eat in the hall, there is a separate smaller eating room. The hall is a smallish sports hall, the modern…
