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

ariarnia

The only thing I've gotten finished as yet is my cones - 22 of them to date. Spoon one's have cinnamon coffee for the adults, and the candy canes have hot choc with cinnamon for those that don't like coffee and for the kids. I have a load of the amaretto biscuits left and am at a bit of a loss what to do with them. I've been thinking about making some fridge cake with them perhaps?



It's a tad tricky to see, but they have sugar cubes in the hot choc, and mint chocs in the coffee, with amaretto biscuits in each cause I had so many of them.

whoopidoo

Mmmm they look delish.

ebaybaby

ariarnia wrote: »

The only thing I've gotten finished as yet is my cones - 22 of them to date. Spoon one's have cinnamon coffee for the adults, and the candy canes have hot choc with cinnamon for those that don't like coffee and for the kids. I have a load of the amaretto biscuits left and am at a bit of a loss what to do with them. I've been thinking about making some fridge cake with them perhaps?



It's a tad tricky to see, but they have sugar cubes in the hot choc, and mint chocs in the coffee, with amaretto biscuits in each cause I had so many of them.

Where did you buy your cones...they are gorgeous!

ariarnia

got them from a seller called jjcm0312 on ebay (if you want to search for them)

listings were called

25 Medium Clear CONE Cello Bags Party/Favour cellophane £2.89
25 clear/pattern cone cello bags £2.99

the clear one's are inside the patterned and I saved the top off cuts for on top of some of the jars of pickles that I intend to make.

Was really impressed, they were fast and well packed with my other stuff from him, and with a good postage discount - though I did pay about £40/50 in total

vgbear

mary-op wrote: »

Love the cup cake cards but think they'd be too fiddly for me to do.........no telling what I'd end up with:rotfl:

Well, while doing my wrapping -well more like the clearing up after - I found two pairs of womens socks, grey and black stripes I forgot I'd bought.........now just have to think of a way to wrap them to make them look better than just pairs of socks and decide who's having them.
Finished off sons girlfriends sketchbook I'd covered -managed to find enough of the letters I'd got to put 'sketches' on the top..............now I seem to have mislaid a notebook I covered with fabric:eek: and the lightbulbs blown in the spare room :eek:
Time to down tools I think till tomorrow.

What about sock cupcakes, they make just a pair of socks look very pretty.

mary-op

Shortie - the socks would make a lovely sock monkey but sadly my poor old fingers aren't that nimble...........:rolleyes:
Might have a go at making them as cup cakes.........have to make a case though thats the right colour............:rolleyes:

Keep telling myself I've finished 'buying and making'...............lol:rotfl: but maybe not..............:rotfl:

edit - just had a thought............wonder what the socks would be like if I sewed on a santa or snowman or something and filled them with sweets to be hung up christmas eve ?

ariarnia

I actually tried this a while back and wasn't happy with the way they looked cause there was to much elastic in the socks and they just looked a but bulgy. I was moderately happy with them when I put some stuffing (the other sock or cotton wool) in the toe and a empty toilet roll in the ankle as it made them look like 'stockings' and still left me space to put things in. I want to try them this year with a satuma(sp) in the toe, but I think it might be a bit heavy.

mary-op

Wondered about that just after I'd added to my post...........maybe mens socks would be better for putting things in...............might bear that in mind for next year.
These two pairs..........well I might end up just rolling each pair up and tying a ribbon round them..............maybe -think I've got some black ribbon somewhere with snowflake pattern on

starmummy_3

ariarnia wrote: »

The only thing I've gotten finished as yet is my cones - 22 of them to date. Spoon one's have cinnamon coffee for the adults, and the candy canes have hot choc with cinnamon for those that don't like coffee and for the kids. I have a load of the amaretto biscuits left and am at a bit of a loss what to do with them. I've been thinking about making some fridge cake with them perhaps?



It's a tad tricky to see, but they have sugar cubes in the hot choc, and mint chocs in the coffee, with amaretto biscuits in each cause I had so many of them.

Wow these are great well done
Love the little spoon can i ask where you got these please?

qwiksave

If anyone needs polystyrene/styrofoam balls to make those cupcake thingies (they seem a lot of work to lazy me! ) you can get some here:

Craftmill

(Although no doubt there are cheaper places).


qs