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

NEgirl

Im finally getting somewhere with the craft fair goodies - its fab once you get a little production line going (cut all the pieces, glue them all, then spend an hour or so watching tv while you stick them all together - the good thing about that too is you suddenly go from 0 completely finished items to ALL of them being finished!) :rotfl:
These are the mini star albums - theyre 5x4 inches and every other page inside has a place for journalling and is decorated - the circles on the front cover are the papers used on the inside.

These are all the cards i made with the offcuts of the papers left over from the above albums

Hope its ok to pop this on here but i know some of you visit anyway and you could get some freebies to make more fair goodies - Theres a giveaway of some Bo Bunny goodies on my blog and a link to the BB blog to enter another giveaway for the new range of papers

jamtart6

NEgirl they are AMAZING!! Well done you! How have you kept the pages together on the star journal? X

NEgirl

I threaded a strand of ribbon down the back of each page - the star albums have one layer inside then another layer of the paper so the ribbon slots inbetween the pages. Fasten in a knot at the top and pull tight then fasten another knot at the bottom. They make fab little brag books for grannies etc to carry round pics of the kids

jamtart6

they are brilliant! all of them are gorge! i love the papers! I mass produce cards and agree it is much easier (but more boring) to do a batch of them

NEgirl

Heres a pic of the way its all fastened just incase i was as clear as mud! :rotfl:

rainmac

NEgirl, they are fabulous, wish you loads of success with your fairs xxx

ariarnia

whoopidoo wrote: »

You're very welcome. I do hope this thread starts up again next year as I've left it so late this year.

I'm hoping to make my girls a fairy in a box each using Fimo or something similar and making a little chest out of the Dove hinged soap boxes. The only thing stopping me is the wings. Does anyone have any idea at all what I would make them out of? Something delicate but sturdy enough to be handled and attached to the body?

I picked up a really cheap butterfly hanging thing with plastic glitter covered wings. It was on ebay and if I don't use all the wings I might be able to send some out. I'll make my thing then post here how many are spare.

irishgirl62

wow ne girl beautiful work!!

I started what was supposed to be a simple quick project this morning and two hours later I feel like throwing my BIA out of the window:eek:
everything is made but I can not seem to get the knack of lining up the tags in the Bia so that it would sit in front of the advent calender to flip over the days till christmas

off now to get dressed and hopefully after a shower i will get a lightbulb moment!

whoopidoo

That star album is just gorgeous! Thanks for the wing ideas - never played with fanasy film before will have to take a look - the tights and wire idea I could have a play with too. Thanks ariarnia for your idea as well - VERY intrigued as to what you are making

NEgirl

irishgirl62 wrote: »

wow ne girl beautiful work!!

I started what was supposed to be a simple quick project this morning and two hours later I feel like throwing my BIA out of the window:eek:
everything is made but I can not seem to get the knack of lining up the tags in the Bia so that it would sit in front of the advent calender to flip over the days till christmas

off now to get dressed and hopefully after a shower i will get a lightbulb moment!

ooh im dithering over the BIA - ive never wanted one...........until now!! :rotfl: