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

ali.b.123

Only missed today but seem to have missed loads of fabulous makes. Irishgirl are you pleased with your wheat bags after all the hassle??
Clairebear - any news on your craft fair??
NEgirl - you have some lovely things on your blog - if you do a craft fair will you let us know where??

irishgirl62

Thanks NE girl... I cos i had been "collecting" stirring sticks from ikea every time i have a coffee there and now have a tub full of new stirring sticks! :eek:

JPWhittle :Twell done on getting two craft fairs !

stressedmum what about pint glasses? filled with either black socks or black flannel and white flannel to make it look like a pint?

irishgirl62

ali.b.123 wrote: »

Only missed today but seem to have missed loads of fabulous makes. Irishgirl are you pleased with your wheat bags after all the hassle??
Clairebear - any news on your craft fair??
NEgirl - you have some lovely things on your blog - if you do a craft fair will you let us know where??

Yeah I am! although my craft room stinks of lavender now:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:and, my DD went to hospital today with a sore foot and they told her that she had tenditus and she is roadtesting the wheat bag right now!!

Kevie192

irishgirl, I think your wheat bags are excellent!!! I have just been looking through your blog and all of the stuff on there is amazing. You have made me want a sewing machine now to make sock monkeys and wheat bags!

Kevin x

ali.b.123

Irishgirl - lol!

Kevie192

princesswoo wrote: »

DONT use oils desgned for candles there not cosmetic and will damage the skin or worse, you need to get essential oils that are suitable for cosmetic use, do an ebay search there are 100's for very little money in 100's of different scents.

That's not technically true.

Fragrance oils, the types used for candles, are mainly cosmetic grade. This means that they will not harm the skin and should be fine for use in wheat bags etc. If in doubt have a look at the seller and that should tell you. You can get excellent synthetic copies of most essential oils in a fragrance oil nowadays so there is no need to spend so much on essential oils.

Essential oils are more expensive and are the true extracts of the plant. If it is aromatherapy claims you want to make on your products you would need to use these but sice making such claims requires certificates and such I think you would be fine with fragrance oils.

There is a HUGE range of fragrance oils out there and there are some really lovely ones that you just can't make with essential oils. 'Christmas Spice' is a firm favourite

Kevin x

Welsh_Poppy

What are robin breakfast pots...that got my mind wandering...still came up blank though:-)

sunrise27_2

Welsh_Poppy wrote: »

What are robin breakfast pots...that got my mind wandering...still came up blank though:-)

yeah I wondered that as well lol

hob

random question dose anyone have a christmas stocking sewing or kniting pattern. nothing girly tho i have some fabric so i could get started tonight if i can find a pattern.

mary-op

robin breakfast pots.........shortened version of 'robin redbreast's Christmas breakfast............lol
OH's idea when I was trying to work out what to do with some little plant pots I'd been given for seeds.........six were red then OH found some terracotta colour ones in the porch.
General idea is to cover the hole at the bottom....put bird seed in, cover the top with perspex (must be fairly tight fit) and stick a robin on the top -=the sort you get for cakes - and its 'robins christmas breakfast'
Wanted to add it to little grandsons christmas eve box all ready to put out on Christmas morning -loads of adults are getting them as well...............lol:rotfl:
Just waiting on the robins now.
I'd put a piccy up when they're done but haven't got a digi camera