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

ab7

little_miss_moneysaver wrote: »

Ok here goes, it's a book called Homemade treats for Christmas by Fiona Eaton. It's called Herbal Potpourri.

You need
1 tbsp ground orris root (What is this??)



LMMS

Fixature for most perfumes and has its own lovely smell, should be in some health food shops I think as its used for home made toothpaste found some on ebay as it can be hard to source - wont let me post link though so just search it seller is geordie256 that I found
just make sure it is the powder you use as they actually let the root dry out for 5 years to let the smell ferment and ensure stickiness :eek:

hth

irishgirl62

I made wee bags with tags of the poem chocolate limes

A little treat for you at Christmas Time
I`m sending you 12 Chocolate Limes
Each one comes with 12 hugs and Kissses
Each one gives you a month of Good Wishes!

little_miss_moneysaver_3

irishgirl62 wrote: »

I made wee bags with tags of the poem chocolate limes

A little treat for you at Christmas Time
I`m sending you 12 Chocolate Limes
Each one comes with 12 hugs and Kissses
Each one gives you a month of Good Wishes!

They're gorgeous!!!! My mum loves chocolate limes too!!

Just returned from Tesco and got 12 bags of chocolate coins, £1.20 each but on BOGOF. No signs of candy canes yet tho

dori2o

I've lost my bookmarks and the link to the thread about making christmas sweets, can anyone provide the link, thanks

greenpixey

dori2o wrote: »

I've lost my bookmarks and the link to the thread about making christmas sweets, can anyone provide the link, thanks

Chistmas Sweet Recipies (merged)
Making sweets as presents
Very Easy Christmas Sweetie
Home-made sweets
Home made Christmas Sweets
Easy Sweets for Christmas

mary-op

Bit creative today (well I thought so...........lol)

Memo board I got from charity shop last year that was still kicking about is now transformed a bit.
I covered one half with a sort of coffee coloured linen texture paper and on that half put a coaster calender and a coaster with a post it note pad on it.........the other side is plain cork.
At the bottom I used two old photo pots (the sort you get a film in) covered them and have put a selection of little pens and pencils in one and the other I've covered the lid as well -thats for drawing pins. Hope grandson likes it..............:rolleyes:

maria_and_the_imps

mary op- that is a fantastic idea i have a memo board that i was hoping to jazz up must remember that idea gona start making a note of ideas and the post number so i dont lose track of them lol

mary-op

maria - know the feeling............been so many ideas about I forget where I've seen them..........:rotfl:so when I find them again I shove them in my 'favourites' or print them out.

furrypig

irishgirl62 wrote: »

I made wee bags with tags of the poem chocolate limes

A little treat for you at Christmas Time
I`m sending you 12 Chocolate Limes
Each one comes with 12 hugs and Kissses
Each one gives you a month of Good Wishes!

they are lovely Irish girl!!

Were the little bags easy to make?? Were they from a kit?? Not sure if I could make them from scratch!!

irishgirl62

furrypig wrote: »

they are lovely Irish girl!!

Were the little bags easy to make?? Were they from a kit?? Not sure if I could make them from scratch!!

I cut it out on the cricut but there is loads of easy templates to make one

http://familycrafts.about.com/library/projects/bltemplfrbag.htm

or you could adapt the sizes of this one
http://chicnscratch.typepad.com/chicnscratchlive/2009/08/mummy-candy-bar-holder.html