Laura's adventure with Flannel Reindeers

laura2481

Hi
I'm thinking of making bars of soap for people for christmas and thought it would be nice to wrap them up in one of those flannel reindeers. Please could someone point me in the direction of an idiots guide to making these reindeers. I've searched and found lots of lovely pics of people reindeer's but no destructions..
Thanks in advance you marvelously crafty lot

I will, I will, I will finish this project!

Materials check list:

• [STRIKE]10 standard-sized washcloths, tan/brown [/STRIKE] £2.90 (29p each!)
• 10 bars of bath-size soap- will make these myself!
• [STRIKE]20 wiggle eyes[/STRIKE] £1.75
• [STRIKE]10 red pompoms[/STRIKE] £1.60
• [STRIKE]20 brown pipe cleaners[/STRIKE] £1.30
• [STRIKE] 10 rubberbands - will cheekly swipe these from work. I'm on the look out for red ones- I have 7 so far...[/STRIKE] Found enough
  
• [STRIKE]60 tiny jingle bells[/STRIKE] £1.99
• [STRIKE]Decorative cord or ribbon[/STRIKE] £1.75
• Velvet ribbon for bow (? Maybe use same ribbon above)
• [STRIKE]Tacky glue[/STRIKE] Got
• [STRIKE]Blush make-up for cheeks[/STRIKE] Got. In a variety of colours :rotfl:

rainmac

Here you go Laura...

http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/ys/CRAFTS/Ratrein.htm

laura2481

rainmac wrote: »

Here you go Laura...

http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/ys/CRAFTS/Ratrein.htm

Fab, i should be able to handle that

laura2481

Have just ordered THIS ribbon for my reindeer. Hope it will be ok

irishgirl62

laura2481 wrote: »

Have just ordered THIS ribbon for my reindeer. Hope it will be ok

the ribbon is gorgeous laua!

laura2481

Hopefully it will be ok. Reasonable price too... I don't want to spend a fortune on these reindeer as they are only a little gift to go with everybodys 'proper' gifts. I have about 10 to make. 5 for ladies, 5 for men.

Total spent- £1.75
Current cost per reindeer- 0.17p (i'm going to try to keep track of it so I don't start spending silly money on a 'little' gift )

laura2481

Some advice please regarding the flannels. I have found THESE on ebay.
I'm not sure if the brown looks a bit too dark- or the latte looks a bit too pale!!

What would you choose?

Can anybody think of a cheaper stockist?

These would work out at 69p each...taking my total cost per reindeer to 86p and that's only 2 items bought!! ..:o and I haven't even got as far as the cost of the soaps to go in them

laura2481

Will check out wilkos tomorrow- their website says they have some packs of 3 for £1 (but postage is silly so hopefully they will have them in store!) This would give me a more reasonable cost of 57p per reindeer (so far) Also going to the craft store tomorrow so will look out for googly eyes, red bobbles for noses and pipecleaners. Oh, and bells! Quite a shopping list!

rosekitten

if you can get to a Primark they are 4 for £1.47
or 39p each in Homebargins.

laura2481

rosekitten wrote: »

if you can get to a Primark they are 4 for £1.47
or 39p each in Homebargins.

Thanks I will check 'em both out tomorrow!

I would have never have though of looking in those 2- how daft am I?

Think the homebargains one would work out cheapest if they have any and the right colour- the primark ones I'd have to get 3 packs which would be £4.41, where as wilkos would be £4 and homebargains £3.90. Fingers crossed homebargains comes up trumps!

Unless anyone has any further offers on £3.90?

laura2481

Ok- I know I'm being really needy now but I don't want to fork out for stuff and it be wrong-

Does anybody know roughly what size bells you need? How 'tiny' is 'tiny'. Would 8mm be big enough? Or would THESE be big enough? They seem like a good price but look very tiny next to that 5p!

I just don't want to mess up as I am making so many, and making the soap myself too, I'm expecting they will cost at least £5 each at the end of the day. £50 is a lot of money to make a fudge of it!!