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

whoopidoo

Did any of you watch Kirsties homemade Christmas on Channel 4 tonight? Loved the hamper and the chutney. Also loved the dangly beads on the parcels - nice to keep for the following years tree I thought. She's making candles tomorrow.

pammyj74

mine have been drying on the side since sunday :rolleyes: think I'll try the microwave one next time, seems you need more flour and use hot water to mix

Sian_the_Green

whoopidoo wrote: »

Did any of you watch Kirsties homemade Christmas on Channel 4 tonight? Loved the hamper and the chutney. Also loved the dangly beads on the parcels - nice to keep for the following years tree I thought. She's making candles tomorrow.

I do like Kirsty but some of the stuff is pretty random. And when they show you something that will take 6 weeks 3 weeks before Christmas (soap!) it seems a bit daft. Chutney is a great gift but not an economical one, more expensive than buying it unless you have grown the fruit and veg I think. I did like the bear but that was a true labour of love!

sethsgran

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.craftbits.com/project_images/0001/0336/2321_f1_patternstarORNIES.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.craftbits.com/project/tree-ornament-aged-crackle-star&usg=__UoyeGl37EZCnem2Fu9q8FMJV9H4=&h=286&w=306&sz=11&hl=en&start=72&um=1&tbnid=M0hCcUJYUGhiCM:&tbnh=109&tbnw=117&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcraft%2B6%2Bpointed%2Bstar%2Bfolded%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D60%26um%3D1 I am making stars similar to these with my grandson today, he is 3 so I guess he will do the glitter etc. I make mine using a compass and ruler, like used to make at school. I plan that he will glitter them etc and then they will be hung in his room to decorate it.

susan946

Sian_the_Green wrote: »

And when they show you something that will take 6 weeks 3 weeks before Christmas (soap!) it seems a bit daft.

I agree. I loved the soap but it's more relevant for next year than for this! The ribbon roses were gorgeous and I must try these although to my traditionalist mind these are not particularly Christmassy, but would be lovely, as they said, for a corsage etc or for decorating a birthday present. I'm sure you can get wired ribbon more cheaply than the price she mentioned!

whoopidoo

I think you can get a lot of the stuff she mentioned cheaper - even the hamper basket I would have haggled at £8 At the craft shows you get really good deals on ribbon. I've managed to wrap nearly all my presents this year with the 3 £1 each bundles of ribbon I got at the Alexandra Palace show in September.

eta: Talking about the corsage roses. I saw a gorgeous purple velvet one in Dorothy Perkins the other day and was seriously contemplating hinting to OH for it for Christmas. It was either a fiver or £8 I can't remember! Now I've seen how to do it I'm going to have a go at making one myself I bet I can find some purple velvet for cheaper than that Good pressies in their own right too!

MrsLove

Ok now lets see if this works.....

End of the Rainbow Jars

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Pix and Mix Jars

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Oh and one of the Christening cakes I had to make too



Can anyone see these?

sethsgran

Not yet

PepPop

Hi all, Can I ask if anyone is making their own sweets and if so when do you make them - don't want them to go funny before handing them out just before Christmas? I made truffles years ago but it was for Christmas Day buffet - this time I want to be organised with different types and wrap them in boxes etc. Does this make sense

I loved Kirsties homemade Christmas last night - got sooo excited. Just wish I could wind the clock back about 6 months to make all the things I want. There's always next year :rolleyes:

whoopidoo

Yep I'm already jotting down ideas for next year PepPop