Crafting for gifts-2009

mary43

Remember the Dammit Dolls from the 'crafty for christmas 2009' thread

http://www.craftbits.com/viewProject.do?projectID=2216

http://www.craftbits.com/viewProject.do?projectID=1141

I made one from the second link.............the very basic one, so easy even I could do it................lol
Gave it to my son in his shoebox of birthday bits the other week, complete with dreadlocks on account of his own hair..............he was thrilled to bits with it.
So, that gives me the green light to go make some more............:j

rainmac

mary43 wrote: »

Remember the Dammit Dolls from the 'crafty for christmas 2009' thread

http://www.craftbits.com/viewProject.do?projectID=2216

http://www.craftbits.com/viewProject.do?projectID=1141

I made one from the second link.............the very basic one, so easy even I could do it................lol
Gave it to my son in his shoebox of birthday bits the other week, complete with dreadlocks on account of his own hair..............he was thrilled to bits with it.
So, that gives me the green light to go make some more............:j

So well done mary, I wouldn't know where to start with one of those. Who is your next one going to be for?

I'm talking myself into doing a craft fair in August so need to get my thinking cap on about what to make to sell. Feeling nervous about it and it's only April :rolleyes:

Sian_the_Green

Good work Mary
I have managed to finish the sock monkey for my nephew's birthday next week, he is made from a man's sock and I don't think the proportions are quite as good, I'd like to make some mini-monkeys but all the socks I can find are either really boring colours for boys or have characters on so would have the design upside down.
I am a bit sock monkey obsessed now though

CandyB101_2

Right, get your crafty making lists out :rotfl::rotfl:

I have just come across this craft idea site (with instructions )

I fancy having a go at this apron (I always spend more time hunting for my tools that ive put down somewhere!!!)
http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/crafty_tool_belt

and loving these pincushion ideas
http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/category/toys/plushies_and_friends/food/treats

So go and get a large cuppa, sit down and enjoy .....'happy hunting'

mary43

rainmac - honest, dammit dolls are so easy -they have to be for me to do them - mind you I did use the second link - much simpler than the first..............lol Next one is for grandson for christmas I think.........:j

candy -thanks for the links

If any of you go over to the Freebie Board there's a thread for free curtain samples..........you can have 6............ordered mine. Be handy for cards and a few other bits I think

sian - sock monkey is way beyond my capabilities I'm afraid. I love them but just can't master them

Palm_Centro

I can't remember what I was looking at yesterday.

Anglea

Candy I love that site with the food treats, there were some lovely things to make. Thanks for posting it.

Lucy_Lu_4

Hello everyone,

I have stumbled across a site whilst looking for something else, it has so many crafting ideas, it's amazing. It says the makes are for children to do but I don't see the problem in us making them and I don't know about anyone else but I need simple to follow instructions and I don't have the technical ability to make anything difficult!

I have tried to post the link but it says as I am a new user I can't in order to stop spammers clogging up the site, even though I've posted links before?! The site is i love india.com / homemade-crafts (all one word) but be warned, you may get lost in the site for ages like I did! If you click on each topic heading it takes you to even more ideas!

Lucy x

Lucy_Lu_4

Thank you for the heads up about the free curtain samples Mary, I've requested some and can't wait to receive them!

I would post the link but it won't let me, ggrrrhh! The company is natural curtain company.co.uk/samples

mary43

Lucy - if you look on the Freebie Board and type 'fabric samples' in the search box there's a couple more.
I ordered from them and got them fairly quickly.