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

NEgirl

You can buy the bags of them, theyre usually in the ingredients sections of supermarkets where all the raisins etc are

Ive just uploaded the cut up pieces of Rocky road and i love how impressive it looks - tastes even better (i love Nigella - can you tell!!) :rotfl: It would be fab in little boxes as pressies and i would highly recommend Nigellas Christmas cook book for anyone

li'l_p

Does anyone know where I can get individual square drawer boxes. I want to make an advent calendar shaped like a tree, but instead of matchboxes I want to use square boxes and arrange them like this... http://www.metoyouonline.com/Details.asp?PID=5731&referrer=Froogle

Any suggestions?

scottishchick27

li'l_p wrote: »

Scottishchick27: How did you make the drawers/advent - are they matchboxes covered? Stunning.

The matchboxes are painted with acrylic paint. I'm really not a craft person and I found the instructions easy to do. Here is how to make it if you fancy it. http://www.bubblyfunk.co.uk/tracie-hudson-christmas-advent-a-39.html

scottishchick27

NEgirl wrote: »

I would highly recommend Nigellas Christmas cook book for anyone

Me too, it's fantastic. I cooked our turkey her way last year and it was fabulous. :j

li'l_p

For those that are better knitters than sewers:

Just browsing knitting patterns, and came across this pattern for a basic all in one doll. Sadly, there are no pictures, but looks pretty straight forward to do.... and apparently comes out like a "fat gingerbread lady"!!! :rotfl:

http://jillmc.tripod.com/index-6.html

I might have a go tomorrow and see what it comes out like, I would expect it would knit up quite quick.

Will let you know.

sethsgran

li'l_p check out these free patterns also for knitted rainbow dolls. http://www.jeangreenhowe.com/patterns.html

wheezysmith

I highly recommend the cranberry and white chocolate cookies from NEgirl - I ended baking loads of these last chrimbo because as soon as they were out of the oven the kids (and us) ate them. WIll try and make some this year for presents, if they last that long.

nannyboo1

CandyB101 wrote: »

Another poem for the wrapped toilet roll

Money is scarce and times are hard
So I'm giving you this instead of a card
Christmas cards are a bit of a farce
But this will be handy for wiping your .... nose

That's the one I saw in one of the threads and couldn't find - I loved that one it made me think of my dad and uncle (no longer here) as it is just there sense of humour.

nannyboo1

Sian_the_Green wrote: »

I don't suppose you want to adopt me do you? I'm 27 but I'm housetrained

Can you adopt me too - I'm a childminder but would work for free for all the baking lol xxxx

nikki2804

NEgirl that rocky road looks so yummy. I think my OH may be indebted forever if I make this (either that or I may be able to bribe him into doing the ironing :rotfl:)

I just wish my crafting skills were half as good as yours!