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

JailhouseBabe

sandy2 wrote: »

In one of our local florists, they had something you might like, it was a washing line of 'string' draped/looped across the top of the door with Santa's washing..boots, sox, long johns, red coat, hat, mittens, trousers. the coat was about 3inches and the rest of the stuff was more or less in scale, the pegs were those small ones you use to hang cards ups. It looked so cute. I suppose if you were making your own you could add Mrs Claus clothes and even some belonging to Santa's little helpers, perhaps even some little knitted things

That sounds like some xmas cards I made. DD bought me some little sets for my birthday (santa coat, trouser hat and boots). I don't know where she got them from, and it took me ages to figure out what to do with them. In the end I fastened a piece of string to cards, 'hung' the clothes on with tiny pegs and stuck down with foam pads, then wrote 'Santa's washing line' across the bottom of the cards.
I wish I'd taken a photo! In fact, that will be my New Year's resolution (better late than never :rolleyes:) - photos of everything I make. At the very least it should give me some inspiration at those times when you just can't get any ideas.

she_grinch

http://www.kristy-tom.com/index.php/2008/05/chapstick-lip-balm-holders/


found these for stocking fillers too, for all you crochet fans out there

sethsgran

My friend has saved her favourite christmas cards and has now, using a cutter, cut them into strips about 1/2" wide. They will then be stuck on a blank card with the lengths reducing to create a triangle, something like this.... http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://stampinmama.typepad.com/stampin_mama_a_mama_that_/images/2007/10/07/dscn4381_2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://stampinmama.typepad.com/stampin_mama_a_mama_that_/cards_without_stamping/&usg=__zScpyrVc07lVKm0G8dl8Vw3Vm_8=&h=540&w=372&sz=94&hl=en&start=7&tbnid=lFtnJgiHcDGKyM:&tbnh=132&tbnw=91&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dstrips%2Bchristmas%2Btree%2Bcards%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den

Scroll down to see the christmas tree card then click on the link

Great way to use your old cards

Trudy_Grapevine

I have just started a Christmassy cross stitch picture which I hope to have finished for next Christmas, I don't know if I will manage it but it's something to aim for anyway.

We can't really put up decorations as we have 2 bengal cats who are totally bonkers so it would be nice to at least have a picture to put up.:D

LittleAnna

I am worried my DH will leave me if I spend any more time on here.I cant find flannel muffins or flannel reindeer on last years thread.Pretty plse

MRSMCAWBER

Hi there littleAnna

Just put them in the search and got this -

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=622943&page=93&highlight=flannel+muffins

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=622943&page=92&highlight=flannel+muffins

but im affraid you will have to rummage in the thread for details.. hope it stops the possible divorce

OK -this one might be better for instructions -woohoo

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=622943

donna73

thanks she grinch and jailhouse babe for your fab sock poems i'm spoilt for choice now so many clever people on here, always amazes me how no matter what question you ask someone always comes along to help.

Sian_the_Green

Sian_the_Green wrote: »

This seems to be the place for flannel gifts!

Sorry to quote myself but when you see a blue word in a post it normally means a link, I wasn't trying to be difficult in making you look for it yourself, I did put a link in

she_grinch

http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-make-a-match-box-holder-card-219345/

These are a really great make for easter but by changing the cover to a christmassy theme you could enclose a tree choc (the flat kind) or a 10p bag of sweets from tesco or any other small treat, another stocking filler.
These could even be given to school friends and teachers for very little cost

JailhouseBabe

Thanks she grinch. Another item bookmarked on my laptop! I don't know how you find all these things - I just can't wait until this semester is over so I can start some serious crafting