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

she_grinch

not really a craft but such a cute idea for cupcakes http://boingboing.net/2008/12/11/howto-make-melted-sn.html

rufusdog52

Just as I emailled Kemps to find out where my parcel of wool was the postman knocked with it so very happy. Know what I will be doing this weekend.

Thanks Soblivion for the link to the talking things.

stardrops42

shezmit wrote: »

Can anyone sew me some sock monkeys please, i will provide the socks etc,

i would like to use these to raise funds for premature babies and babies that sadly don't survive

thankyou

Hi shezmit

I have a sock monkey already made up if you want it, it was one of the first ones I ever did but its still quite nice. Sorry but all my pics have vanished off my photobucket account so can't show you a pic but its a pink, grey and white striped one. Let me know if you want it and I will post it out to you:D

ETA : Just found another one up in the bedroom if you want that, it's all black with a white bum,white head and white mouth with a knitted red hat and scarf set.

ETA: Here's a pic of them Shelley, hope it works

Sian_the_Green

mary43 wrote: »

I want to make some christmas decorations as well out of felt to hang across the dresser (snowmen, mittens, gingerbread mean) will I have to put some kind of thin foam or stuffing in them ? Can''t quite imagine them hanging right if they're just a piece of felt.

Hi Mary, I made a little gingerbread man for a friend's baking hamper and I just stitched together 2 layers of the felt using a contrasting thread with a little fold of ribbon sewn in at the top for hanging it. It was pretty stiff when I was finished but I think a little stuffing in it would have looked cute too

Sian_the_Green

shezmit wrote: »

Can anyone sew me some sock monkeys please, i will provide the socks etc,

i would like to use these to raise funds for premature babies and babies that sadly don't survive

thankyou

Shezmit, this sounds like a great cause, however, given the time it takes me to make one I would rather give the money than make one to sell, one of my friends said I should think about a craft business but given the time it takes to make anything I would end up earning about 50p an hour, it's a labour of love though

mary43

JailhouseBabe - thanks. I think I'll put some stuffing in mine. Shouldn't think they'll need a lot.

she grinch - brilliant links -love the bear with the pocket

sian - thanks. A little bit of stuffing sounds like it might be needed but I'll see how it goes.

Think I'd better double check my list of 'stuff to do' and make a start otherwise it'll be christmas 2010.............:rotfl:

grace1990

Anyone had problems with artymiss? I have used them twice and will never again they are totally incompetant and their customer service department seems non-existant!

craftlady

Went in to Mr S today and they had nice gold and silver wine boxes (tubes with lids) reduced from £2.50 to 10p each!! So............I bought all of them - 21:o . Dammit!!!!!! Now I really have to make those Dammit Dolls:rotfl:

JailhouseBabe

craftlady, that's brilliant! :T Why do I never find such great bargains? :rolleyes:

mary43

craftlady - bargain ! Well done. I've got three empty (well soon to be empty) twiglets tubes so I'll cover them with paper, the rest I'll make smaller and pop into gravy granule tubs