Crafting for Christmas 2010, lets begin again......

sams247

Things to learn..........

How to blog (love looking at all the blogs)
How to load photo's (enjoy all the photo's)
How to avoid pushing pins into fingers instead of fabric

It's raining, and I am stuck at work when I could be by my fire stitching my quilt. Such is life

CraftyCarrie

karren wrote: »

Ive had a thought, For mates birthdays I could personalise a bottle of wine, Ie soak the label off and make my own, but this is where im unstuck, how can I make it look nice! anyone wknow of any sites???

Karren,

I wish i could post links!!

I add rhinestones to bottles and they have become so popular i know get orders for them...

My blog is:- http:// carriescraftyadventure .blogspot.com/

I am sorry that i cant give you the actual link but i cant post them yet... a picture of the bottle i done is on there!

Hope this helps you!

Carrie x

CraftyCarrie

Hello all,

Havent been around lately but have been trying to catch up with everything on here... i have finally managed it today! No doubt by the time I log on tomorrow i will have even more pages to get through!

I have got loads of ideas and inspirations and have become followers of quite a few blogs! My notebook is filled with websites, ideas and inspiration now i just need to start on the actual gifts i want to make!

Has anyone started making things or are you the same as me and are too busy keeping up to date with this thread and jotting down and saving all the things your going to make!

Honestly am all prepared but no actual work is occuring! Oh well... lol

I am sure I will get round to it, lets hope i dont leave it until November this time!!

Take care everyone and thank you for all the inspiration!

xxxxxxx

in-the-beach-hut

sams247 wrote: »

Things to learn..........

How to blog (love looking at all the blogs)
How to load photo's (enjoy all the photo's)
How to avoid pushing pins into fingers instead of fabric

It's raining, and I am stuck at work when I could be by my fire stitching my quilt. Such is life

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:I love this post! Am chuckling to myself as I too have a lot to learn (not least of all how not to stab myself with pins!)

whoopidoo

CraftyCarrie wrote: »

Hello all,

Havent been around lately but have been trying to catch up with everything on here... i have finally managed it today! No doubt by the time I log on tomorrow i will have even more pages to get through!

I have got loads of ideas and inspirations and have become followers of quite a few blogs! My notebook is filled with websites, ideas and inspiration now i just need to start on the actual gifts i want to make!

Has anyone started making things or are you the same as me and are too busy keeping up to date with this thread and jotting down and saving all the things your going to make!

Honestly am all prepared but no actual work is occuring! Oh well... lol

I am sure I will get round to it, lets hope i dont leave it until November this time!!

Take care everyone and thank you for all the inspiration!

xxxxxxx

Um... yep... jotting down ideas but nothing actually made yet!

sams247 wrote: »

Things to learn..........

How to blog (love looking at all the blogs)
How to load photo's (enjoy all the photo's)
How to avoid pushing pins into fingers instead of fabric

It's raining, and I am stuck at work when I could be by my fire stitching my quilt. Such is life

Honestly blogging is SO easy and addictive, if I can do it then really anyone can :rotfl:I use blogger which really does walk you through it. And if you type free blog backgrounds into google it will show you sites to pretty up your blog. Or go to some of your favourite blogs and there is usuallt a link somewhere on the page to where they got their blog background from (mine is top left hand corner)

To load photos on here, resize them so they aren't gigantic using either your paint software or Pixresizer (free software off the net) then upload it to somewhere like photobucket, copy the link, click on the picture image next to the speech bubble above, paste in the link and it should be Bobs your Uncle

Can't help with the pins as my fingers are testament to how rubbish I also am at that! :rotfl:

I love how some of you have started putting your blogs in your signature, makes it so much easier to see who has one so have done the same.

sams247

Honestly blogging is SO easy and addictive, if I can do it then really anyone can :rotfl:I use blogger which really does walk you through it. And if you type free blog backgrounds into google it will show you sites to pretty up your blog. Or go to some of your favourite blogs and there is usuallt a link somewhere on the page to where they got their blog background from (mine is top left hand corner)

To load photos on here, resize them so they aren't gigantic using either your paint software or Pixresizer (free software off the net) then upload it to somewhere like photobucket, copy the link, click on the picture image next to the speech bubble above, paste in the link and it should be Bobs your Uncle
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Ooh, thank you for those, I shall ditch the sewing tonight in favour of 'Mastering the Blog' and shall avoid the ironing in order to 'Accomplish the Pixresizer'

qwiksave

whoopidoo wrote: »

To load photos on here, resize them so they aren't gigantic using either your paint software or Pixresizer (free software off the net) then upload it to somewhere like photobucket, copy the link, click on the picture image next to the speech bubble above, paste in the link and it should be Bobs your Uncle
I love how some of you have started putting your blogs in your signature, makes it so much easier to see who has one so have done the same.

Thanks for looking at my blog everybody!

A little tip about photobucket, whoopi, you don't need to resize the photo before you put it on there, there is a manual setting in the upload box of photobucket that resizes it to some set sizes when it uploads automatically! :beer:

I haven't put my blog address in my signature because I don't think your allowed to on mse - NE girl had to remove hers, I believe. See her post about the year long cooking. (I'll get link in tick)

Good to see more people trying blogging, we can all follow each other! :beer:

jamtart6

I love to blog!! I have many!!

http://handmadeheartfelted.blogspot.com/ I have 2 great ideas that I found this week. One cute valentine from the Fiddle Fart blog and one cute idea for a gift! Hope you like them!

Will go through last few pages too and upload ideas that you've found more recently

hazy_baby

JamTart- I set up my blog yesterday and first thing i did was link to fiddle fart's blog and yourself, i read them everyday

Blogging is so addictive, even only after one day, watching the hit counter and waiting for followers and comments is the best feeling!

I really would recommend blogging to anyone that fancies it, it is super super easy!

Hazel x

whoopidoo

qwiksave wrote: »

Thanks for looking at my blog everybody!

A little tip about photobucket, whoopi, you don't need to resize the photo before you put it on there, there is a manual setting in the upload box of photobucket that resizes it to some set sizes when it uploads automatically! :beer:

I haven't put my blog address in my signature because I don't think your allowed to on mse - NE girl had to remove hers, I believe. See her post about the year long cooking. (I'll get link in tick)

Good to see more people trying blogging, we can all follow each other! :beer:

Oops I didn't know that, will remove mine again from siggy .

Thanks qwiksave, I have to resize my piccies before I upload as otherwise it takes forever I think my pc is on the verge of giving up the ghost That's why I do it beforehand otherwise I would be here all night