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

janeym8

dizzytina your chocs look lovely and the coloured noses on Pooh are fab idea oh and i looked at your hampers on your photobucket-nosey me -sorry and they look great-im always amazed at how people can get everything to sit in hamper at an angle-mine are looking very plain but ive bought some cheap tinsel to put in bottom of basket to help me-not quite finished yet but i will hopefully show the pics when i do

kacy the exploding box is looking good- i tried to do one last year but gave up at making a template stage-thought id do this as i had planned to make one for everyone for last christmas and template sounded best way to go for me anyway

yesterday I
- finished my journal jars and notebooks
-made some small boxes for some scented tealights im adding to my pamper hampers-pleased with myself as never made boxes before and dont have any of the boxmaking boards that are available-look like milk carton shapes as punched a hole in the top and tied with ribbon
-made 3 sock cupcakes -was pleased with 2 of them but couldnt get the 3rd one right-making own cases for them-may try again if i have time

have not taken any photos of the above as daughter whom some things are for came home from work and i craft in her bedroom

janey xxx

npsmama

Please could someone recommend a website on how to make jewellery/

i have a docrafts jewellery kit but ti came with no instructions.

thanks

hollyandmatt

here is one of 4 sweety flowers I have made.. pots were 39p each, tissue paper, whams, liquores, chocolates eclares, candy canes and choc coins. there is a wham or choc coin inside each flower also.

have not finished get, plan to decorate around the pot and put a bow around pot.




then I have made 6 of these.. pot of gold
choc coins, choc eclares and a scratch card. i love my label! hehe


and i made about 60 of these... reindeer food.. sold about 45 rest for family and friends..



same with snowman soups.. sold all but 4 of these!



flannel cupcakes



memory boards... done about 12 of these, all different..






what you think? family be please with their gifts? i am quite proud of them, esp as they were all made with a just 2 year old running around!:rotfl:

qwiksave

:T:T:T They look great hollyandmatt. I have a couple of questions:

How did you make your £10 note label and what did you make your noticeboards out of?

I'm sure they'll be well received.

hollyandmatt

i looked up the picture on google images.. then wrote the text pot of gold on it on paint brush! i really like them. the cupcake labels are my fav though.

memory boards... i got really cheap off cuts of mdf and chip board from b and q.. they normally have an area with broken bits etc..you get 5 cuts free...

so i think all my mdf for all of them cost about £6!
then i used a staple gun to staple wadding to it, then covered with fabric, then ribbon crossovers, staple at each meeting so its very tight.. then glue gun ontop of the staples at meeting points.. was really fun actually!
thank you!

li'l_p

You can put your (or someone else's) photo onto money here.

hollyandmatt

li'l_p wrote: »

You can put your (or someone else's) photo onto money here.

oh love it! hehe, may make some up with mickey mouse head or something for kids to gow ith their choc coins!

mary-op

hollyandmatt - brilliant stuff..............love the money label...................lol What a good idea:T

I've been playing around with scraps of material to do some 'primitive' hearts and things to drape across my dresser. Cut one out in felt first but didn't look right but the scaps of material are much better.........colours more subtle and even OH approves...................lol (he said he doesn't know why I didn't do that in the first place.......:rotfl:)

claffys

Hello

Omg is time running too fast or what. Have half finished projects all over he place :eek:
This isn't finished but wanted to show you all my second attempt at a match box advent clendar.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3344570&l=0fc03f96ac&id=585526055

This was my first go and is a bit of a mess but hubby has claimed it so it will do for him lol

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3344570&l=0fc03f96ac&id=585526055

Have so much stuff to get finished and my dd is 2 of the 3rd of Dec too omg lol

I am going to start earlier next year

claffys

hollyandmatt wrote: »

here is one of 4 sweety flowers I have made.. pots were 39p each, tissue paper, whams, liquores, chocolates eclares, candy canes and choc coins. there is a wham or choc coin inside each flower also.

what you think? family be please with their gifts? i am quite proud of them, esp as they were all made with a just 2 year old running around!:rotfl:

I love your boards :j they are fab :T

Know what you mean about the 2 yearold. I have one too have to try and squeeze as much intot he weekend as poss.

Will have to try and get some mdf but think they will be birthday/mothersday presents now time is running out :eek: