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

Rummer

You are all so creative! I am going to get my thinking cap on and see what things I can make for xmas!

butterfly2001

Laura D i love the vinyl bowls so fun!! what kind of thing you thinking of putting in it?

s_michaels

:O) I bought some bits to make presents up with today so I am feeling slightly more organised!

Got one of those compartment boxes with just for girls on, going to fill with pink sweets, bought a lovely photo album that says memories on the front and is all flowery and purple, and bought a bag of shrimps and nanas for the pink sweets. All from the £1 shop so I am happy :O)

whoopidoo

Claire_Bear wrote: »

I've posted instructions a couple of pages back in this thread I think. They're easy, you just put a record over a oven proof bowl, put it in the oven until the plastic is bendy then shape it how you want. The temperatures and timings are in my original post My local charity shop sells old records for 20p each so maybe worth looking around? I really want to make one but honestly can't think what I'd use it for or who I'd give it to as a present

Doh! Would you believe I looked back as well! :rolleyes: Sometimes I don't see things for looking! I think they are brilliant - wouldn't mind one myself - was just saying today to OH I needed to make a key bowl. At the mo we chuck them all in a flask cup. Not very pretty

donna73

phew- finally caught up with this thread, i've been spending time on the flylady thread and trying to get my house in order, but i really really must get cracking with this crafting lark. i've made lots of presents for birthdays etc this year but nothing towards xmas yet.
dd starts full time school next week so i think thats when i'll make a start, i suppose i better make a list. Having read through all your great ideas my head is buzzing!!

s_michaels

does anyone have a link to where I can get the cone bags from please??

would like to buy some as cheap as possible

thank you :O)

scottishchick27

s_michaels wrote: »

does anyone have a link to where I can get the cone bags from please??

would like to buy some as cheap as possible

thank you :O)

These ones look quite reasonable. http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Wrappings-and-Bows_Cello-Bags_W0QQ_fsubZ1206906018QQ_sidZ191451808QQ_trksidZp4634Q2ec0Q2em322

threelittlepigs

s_michaels wrote: »

does anyone have a link to where I can get the cone bags from please??

would like to buy some as cheap as possible

thank you :O)

last year i got mine from here

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/50-Medium-Clear-CONE-Cello-Bags-Party-Favour-cellophane_W0QQitemZ390094291299QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Crafts_PapercraftTools_RL?hash=item5ad36e8163&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

also lakeland do disposable icing bags think they are about £5/£6 for 50 i think

s_michaels

thank you :O)

Laura_D_3

butterfly2001 wrote: »

Laura D i love the vinyl bowls so fun!! what kind of thing you thinking of putting in it?

Thanks Butterfly, thought I'd start on an easy project to get the creative juices flowing and boy was it simple :j

The following are the potential ideas for them so far;

• We've got quite a few friends who are mad crazy on music so I thought it could be a music themed hamper with some music trivia cards and I've also fallen in love with these guitar ice cube makers http://www.giftideas.co.uk/gifts/cool-jazz-guitar-ice-cubes.html
• Then the other half thinks plant pots are the way forward, I saw it mentioned to drill a few additional holes if you were going to do that
• Then my mum who loves all things creative suggested if we could get the bends to be more creased and flower like it could be a pen/ stationary holder
• Also my mum thought they'd make brill clocks as they've already got the hole for the fixture to go through which she has been and bought already in her excitment
• My mum has a love heart shaped bowl so I may try making a more heart shaped one next as I love all things heart related

I'm sure the list of things you could do could go on forever :j