Crafting for Christmas 2009, let's begin again.......

chocolate.orange_2

mary43 wrote: »

Cheap and easy pressie to do:

Cobweb Chaser (least thats what I call it...........lol)

http://www.allfreecrafts.com -not sure this link will work -anyway if you go on there, click the turqoise tab along the top that says Free Craft Projects, then on the list that comes up, click Homewarming than scroll down to 'Garden Glove cobwebber'

On the same site:
http://www.allfreecrafts.com/mothers...h-wrapped-soap

Its under the Mothers Day section but would be lovely as a little added christmas pressie.

I'm not stalking you honest :rotfl:

Heres the direct link for the cobweb chaser
http://www.allfreecrafts.com/homemade-gifts/cobwebber.shtml

mary43

Found this -flannel snowmen:j

http://www.allfreecrafts.com/christmas/washcloth-snowman.shtml

(hope that link works ok.........I c**p at this techie stuff)

x_raphael_xx

Help me please all you brilliant crafty people

My OH collects spoons (the kind you get in gift shops with a resin covered pic or model on the top of the handle)
As luck would have it I found a spoon the other day (a naff PO ferry one) and had the idea of putting my own design on the end.
I managed to get the naff ferry thing off the end by soaking it in hot water & desolving the glue.
I'd like my pic to have the same hard clear resin on the top (to look proffessional) but have no idea what would work?

Any ideas please

P.s. the space for the pic is about the size of a 5p coin.

C_J

You can buy clear resin casting kits (for preserving biological specimens in, or for making your own paperweights) such as this:

http://www.ecfibreglasssupplies.co.uk/store/water-clear-casting-pack-p-634.html

£11.25 is quite expensive though. I wonder if a tube of ordinary epoxy resin from a DIY shop would work just as well?

x_raphael_xx

C_J wrote: »

You can buy clear resin casting kits (for preserving biological specimens in, or for making your own paperweights) such as this:

http://www.ecfibreglasssupplies.co.uk/store/water-clear-casting-pack-p-634.html

£11.25 is quite expensive though. I wonder if a tube of ordinary epoxy resin from a DIY shop would work just as well?

£11.25 is expensive but I suppose I can make other gifts (like paperweights) too?

I think the main problem is going to be the size. Maybe I can just glue a picture to a clear glass bead and glue that on?

mary43

Another snowman - hope this link works (not good at techie stuff)

http://www.allfreecrafts.com/christmas/coffee-creamer-snowman.shtml

Its basically making a snowman from a coffee mate jar or something similar.
I'm doing one (or will be) and filling it with marshmallows as snowballs.
My jar is already white and for the hat I'm making it out of felt.

newbielou

x_raphael_xx wrote: »

Help me please all you brilliant crafty people

My OH collects spoons (the kind you get in gift shops with a resin covered pic or model on the top of the handle)
As luck would have it I found a spoon the other day (a naff PO ferry one) and had the idea of putting my own design on the end.
I managed to get the naff ferry thing off the end by soaking it in hot water & desolving the glue.
I'd like my pic to have the same hard clear resin on the top (to look proffessional) but have no idea what would work?

Any ideas please

P.s. the space for the pic is about the size of a 5p coin.

Look in your local craft shop, if it sells docraft products theres a clear glue called Anitas Clear Gloss (or something like that) its about £2.75 a bottle. Just cover the surface you want to cover and it dries hard and completely transparent, I use it to cover glitter letters to stop it getting everywhere.

Hths x

sethsgran

Hi would this work as a glaze for you?http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Craft-Glue-Judikins-Diamond-Glaze-Dries-Crystal-Clear_W0QQitemZ270401453207QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Crafts_Cardmaking_Scrapbooking_Glue_Tape_EH?hash=item3ef52ebc97&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1688%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

maytaurus

Free Christmas Crafts to Make :rudolf:

http://www.christmascraftfreebies.com/

x_raphael_xx

newbielou wrote: »

Look in your local craft shop, if it sells docraft products theres a clear glue called Anitas Clear Gloss (or something like that) its about £2.75 a bottle. Just cover the surface you want to cover and it dries hard and completely transparent, I use it to cover glitter letters to stop it getting everywhere.

Hths x

sethsgran wrote: »

Hi would this work as a glaze for you?

Thanks for all your help, I've solved the problem now, I found some clear plastic pebbles that are the perfect size, so going to glue one on top.