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

stardrops42

sheyo wrote: »

Hi everyone - another question about dammit dolls - do you fill the bottom of the doll with anything 'weighty' or is it just stuffing?

Hi I just used stuffing in mine

stardrops42

I think they look great:T very professional

shaz_mum_of__2 wrote: »

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/10-x-20ml-Plastic-test-tubes-150-x16mm-Caps-Shots_W0QQitemZ110437550494QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_BOI_Medical_Lab_Equipment_Lab_Supplies_ET?hash=item19b697499e&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262

would these be ok for the reindeer food ............................like this



from http://chicnscratch.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/11/12/holiday_class.jpg

would work out 37p each but would use much less contents and only need a tag adding

how much do people who do fairs sell the food for

shaz_mum_of__2

wasn't my work stardrops i have put the link to the original source

think i will buy some tubes as they will be good for beads and buttons too if they are no good for reindeer food

fedupandskint

Just come back from Wilko's and bought the matchboxes

10 matchboxes in a pack for 39p x 3 packs to try the advent calender.

Only problem is I have noticed they are a little shallow in depth and I am not sure what will fit in them!

Was thinking of splitting up a tin of Quality Street or Roses (eat the rest and use the tin for storage!) but the boxes don't look deep enough to fit a choccie into now!

savingholmes

Hi everyone -Asda are doing £1 600ml kilner jars at the mo and this is what I've done with some of mine...

This is nighlights in a jar - approx cost including jar £3 or less. The nightlights I have had year or two so TBH it would be good to see them given away :rotfl:I just put them in the jar to give you an idea... Instore / Poundstretcher sell them cheap



Jars of mallows - £1.20 ish

Choccie jars - heros £3.50ish, Quality street £3.50ish incl jars

Terry's orange segsations - £3.50 ish incl jar

mary-op

fedupandskint - maybe there's a few really small 'toys' you could get to put in the boxes ?(depending on age) Or are there any really small sweets about ? Not done one of those so I'm not a lot of help...........

Well, my door knob hangers came this morning so managed to get my friends almost finished...........they're a bit bigger than my mousemat attempt so had to start from scratch -just waiting for wallpaper paste to dry then I can put embellishments on (I'm sure I used wallpaper paste last year!)
Nearly finished friends scrapbook.........just need some little gem things for the centres of the flowers.

While I've got the paste mixed I might get around to covering another shoe box tomorrow.

love the nightlights in a jar..............now why didn't I think of that ??

fuzzymoneymonster

I made these yesterday:

a double sided beer mat calender that stands up on a desk


A journal in a jar that I made for a notebok swap on another forum.


I used a plastic jar as I had to post it and wanted to keep the costs down.

savingholmes

they look very nice - Like the beer mat calendar idea too

mary-op

Love the way you've done the beer mat calendar to stand up.:T.......wish I'd thought of that...............maybe next year ?

polkadot

cbsexec wrote: »

Hi ladies

admiring all your wonderful crafting - I need to get started!!!

Could anyone help? I read about home made soap on mse somewhere - I think it was on someone's blog - Can anyone help? I think it was using normal soap bars as the base. Hope someone has a better memory than me!!

I think you may have been referring to Eagerlearners blog here.
I use her soap recipes (mostly castille as a base) and have become quite addicted to essential oils because of her (I cant live without my lavendar roomspray anymore)

HTH

eta: just scroll to the bottom of the linked page for her goats milk cleanser which links to loads of other recipes.