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

rainmac

pavlovs_dog wrote: »

bit of faith in yourself rainmac - you have a good 11 months to learn :j

Thanks My mum has a sewing machine, I could ask her to get it out of the loft and have a go couldn't I?

sethsgran

vickyjayne wrote: »

if you dont mind i think i will join you all this year, give me more pleasure knowing i have made gifts myself

The more the merrier join in everyone who loves to craft. Think I will be knitting some gingerbread men for my grandbabies, free pattern in simply knitting last month to make finger puppets/men, gingerbread men that is I don't need to knit a man I love the one I have;)

rainmac

princesspoppypop wrote: »

Ive probs got loads more bit, but still sorting out, I used to make cards but have moved onto textiles and altered art now... Hubby said we must de clutter- although I`m the one with all the stuff!! hehe x

How about selling it on ebay? You could declutter and make a bit to invest in your newer hobbies

craftyfox

have been thinking about half aprons made from old jeans and trimmed with some nice flowery fabric and using the legs of the jeans to make hot pads or demin rose broches - so on the lookout for a couple of car boot sales and hopefully pick up jeans for about £1 a pair :T and still on the lookout for a simple ragdoll pattern

she_grinch

http://www.santaspostbag.co.uk/christmas-wellington-boot-rudolf.shtml

Does anyone else think this is cute, I love it, no practical purpose but extremely lovable lol

caledoniaquine

Very cute, not sure if it would look so good close up though

sazzyb

Julie_H wrote: »

Can i ask what the loo rolls idea was

Wrapping up a loo roll with ditty found on the ditties thread about times being hard and money scarce...ending with wiping your...a*$e!

Very well received!

she_grinch

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y161/sarawhe/d87c78b0.jpg
http://www.craftsayings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16477
These are a simple idea for a baby gift to jazz up a hamper of bath products or towels.

MRSMCAWBER

Morning all

I sorted out my wool and crafting things yesterday :T then made a list of what I want to get done :eek: ... luckily no-one got scarves etc at all this xmas, and I have never made them for anyone...so the list is something like this :-

1. 10 scarves -on my 2nd one
2. 5 hats -to go with the mens scarves
3. 4 bags -to go with girls scarves -just need to sew up my 1st one
4. 1 snood/hood
5. 1 poncho like top
6. some pretty socks -for my mum in the house

then I want to try and finish a huge x stitch hawk I started for hubby and a lady one for mum

Oh and using up some of my bead stash Im going to make hand bag charms to go on the bags -*and breath*

On top of this I was hopping to get xmas decorations made :eek: ...so Im not sure Im going to get time to eat :rotfl:
My plan is to do 1 item for everyone first then start on everything else -so everyone has at least something-in case I run out of time
So I MUST keep focused...problem is I look at all the lovely links folks post and get distracted
right off to get something done

sandy2_2

I want to start making some of these beaded snowflake decorations, but I want to use thicker wire for them as my beads from my recycled necklaces have largish holes. I'm a complete novice on wiring beads, so can someone please tell me which wire would be thicker than the 28 gauge (.3mm) that the pattern suggests and perhaps even a supplier who would post to Spain.
Thanks
http://kayray.org/crafts/snowflake/