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Laura's adventure with Flannel Reindeers

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  • kacy1988
    kacy1988 Posts: 217 Forumite
    irishgirl62 wrote: »
    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    I've got enough bells, pom poms,eyes and pipe cleaners to make 50 reindeers! whoops! :rolleyes: it worked out cheaper in the long run to do it that way.
    I only have about 8 people to make them for. if i stick the rest back on ebay i can make some money back or keep them and make some next year and the year after that and probably the year after that! hey i could start a tradition!! :rotfl:
  • threelittlepigs
    threelittlepigs Posts: 696 Forumite
    kacy1988 wrote: »
    I've got enough bells, pom poms,eyes and pipe cleaners to make 50 reindeers! whoops! :rolleyes: it worked out cheaper in the long run to do it that way.
    I only have about 8 people to make them for. if i stick the rest back on ebay i can make some money back or keep them and make some next year and the year after that and probably the year after that! hey i could start a tradition!! :rotfl:

    I would gladly buy bells and pom poms from you
    as i bought pom poms that were too big:rolleyes:
    and completely forgot about bells
    are they the tiny bells?
  • laura2481
    laura2481 Posts: 4,305 Forumite
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    edited 14 October 2009 at 9:41AM
    Right- I have now got all the materials I need- just need to sort out my handmade bars of soap and away we go! Had a trial run of folding a flannel today and it seemed ok. So all, I need to do is sort out the soaps! :)
  • sazzyb
    sazzyb Posts: 229 Forumite
    For anyone in the West Midlands - Wolverhampton area, I've just been to Hooty's (Willenhall) and picked up pom poms (mixed colours but loads of red ones suitable for reindeer noses) and bells (various sizes - silver & gold) for 79p each - I'll post pics tomorrow for you to see. They have loads of craft items there and at (imho) really good prices.

    I'm so excited at the prospect of making a lot of the crafty things I've seen on this thread - these gorgeous reindeers included!!
    MARRIED MR E - 22nd Dec 2010 - technically now sazzye!:j
    AIMS FOR 2012: LOSE WEIGHT/GET FIT! PREPARE FOR BABY-TRYING! OVERPAY MORTGAGE BEFORE MOVING HOUSE, DO UP HOUSE TO MOVE, SAVE SAVE SAVE - SOLICITORS FEES, STAMP DUTY ETC ETC. :eek:HELP HELP HELP!:eek:
  • shezza
    shezza Posts: 127 Forumite
    I did these reindeers with my Brownies last year, and the kids loved them. they are soooo easy to make and they look fab (even when a 7yr old makes it :rotfl:), I also made flannel yule logs for some of my friends which were really effective.
  • sazzyb
    sazzyb Posts: 229 Forumite
    Does anyone have a rhyme they use with flannel reindeers?
    MARRIED MR E - 22nd Dec 2010 - technically now sazzye!:j
    AIMS FOR 2012: LOSE WEIGHT/GET FIT! PREPARE FOR BABY-TRYING! OVERPAY MORTGAGE BEFORE MOVING HOUSE, DO UP HOUSE TO MOVE, SAVE SAVE SAVE - SOLICITORS FEES, STAMP DUTY ETC ETC. :eek:HELP HELP HELP!:eek:
  • giggles_alot
    giggles_alot Posts: 665 Forumite
    shezza wrote: »
    I did these reindeers with my Brownies last year, and the kids loved them. they are soooo easy to make and they look fab (even when a 7yr old makes it :rotfl:), I also made flannel yule logs for some of my friends which were really effective.

    When I first saw this thread I instantly thought about making them with our Brownies. After reading your comment - its confirmed, these will be part of the christmas crafts this year.
    Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass,
    it's about learning to dance in the rain.
  • kacy1988
    kacy1988 Posts: 217 Forumite
    sazzyb wrote: »
    Does anyone have a rhyme they use with flannel reindeers?


    I'm looking for a rhyme or poem too.
    anyone clever enough to write one for me? please :D
  • daisychain36
    daisychain36 Posts: 4 Newbie
    Everyone loves this time of year,
    All the laughter and good cheer,
    A season that is full of hope,
    And a reindeer thats a flannel and a bar of soap.
    :o
  • mary-op
    mary-op Posts: 3,605 Forumite
    daisychain - thanks for that. I'm not doing many this year but think I ought to put something on to let folk know what it is...............last year my son phoned up to ask me................lol
    I would be unstoppable if only I could get started !

    (previously known as mary43)
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