New Thrifty Gifty - Organised for Christmas and all ocassions 2010- Santas Challenges

Anglea

Mary - what are we going to do with you? It's one thing after the other. Going downstairs like that might be a good workout, but please take care.

mary-op

Hello all :j
Angela - I'm a disaster zone I really am...............lol

Still, managed to get a bit done today............decorated green egg box retrieved from recylcing bin.......piece of pretty paper on the top to cover the tears up and a few little flowers to dot on the other bits that were a bit rough .........ribbon round the top and filled it with easter tree ornaments -painted easter eggs with ribbon attached that I got from the charity shop.........popped a chicken in as well.
Thankfully mobile phone now working after a week :mad: and BT man is on his way to try and stop the land line buzzing so I can't hear anyone when they phone............felt cut off from the outside world I have.
Upgraded my phone as well so need a degree to work that out........................lol

Savvybunny2009

I love the egg box idea Mary-op, sounds lovely. I might give this a go myself if you dont mind me pinching your idea. We have Fox's garden fruits sweets here that no one likes so I might bake up some biscuits with the swets in the middle and varnish for hanging decorations. Might even make some Christmas ones whilst Im at it

G;ad you're mobile is working and the phones to be fixed soon, nothing like losing contact with the outside world!

mary-op

Hello all :j

Not a happy bunny - mobile phone worked yesterday but today its hit and miss -more miss than anything.
Getting the feeling its time to cancel my contract with this useless network and try the one my neighbour has - doesn't help when the network e mail saying 'nothings wrong -very strong signal in your area'............he's got to be having a laugh..........:mad:
So they can have the upgrade one back (blessed if I can send a text on it and what on earth do I want with 'juke box' on a phone ???')

Have made little red pointy hat for big ears egg cup for son at easter..........3rd attempt -the ears keep getting in the way..................lol This last one will have to do...............lol
Now need some blue felt to do hat for noddy egg cup for the other son.............lol

Pips_Mum

Hi all!

Heres a little Easter pressie idea Ive been making:



They are so easy to make and I have been using up odd balls of wool, although I have ordered some fluffy yellow eyelash yarn to make some more.

The pattern is knitted in one piece of garter stitch (just ordinary knitting!)

• Cast on 26 sts.

• Knit 28 rows in Garter stitch

• New Row – K2 tog, all across row.

• Break off yarn leaving an end long enough to thread through remaining stitches.
• Cast off onto the piece of yarn.

• Pull up remaining 13 stitches tightly and fasten off.

• Stitch with a back seam then thread a running stitch through at this point to form neck.

• [FONT=&quot]Stuff head then pull up thread at neck and fa[/FONT][FONT=&quot]sten off tightly.[/FONT]

I have used stick on goggle eyes that I had but you could easily just stitch them on. I also used some leftover felt to make beaks.

Mine are quite big, large enough to put a small egg under, you know like a buttons one or something liike that. You could scale it down to make them smaller so for a cadburys creme egg

Pips_Mum

ooooh sorry they are so big!

Anglea

Hi all

Pipsmum - those are really gorgous those expressions! Aaaaahhhhh

Mary - You need the mobile jukebox for all your Chrsitmas tunes LOL

Pips_Mum

Anglea wrote: »

Pipsmum - those are really gorgous those expressions!

You would have an expression like that if you had an easter egg shoved up your bum! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

raven-333

those are really lovely pips mum. i cant knit myself but am thinking of giving it a try.

elysia2003

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:


Seriously though, Pip's Mum - they are lovely. Well done you. :T:T:T