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

wanna-b-rich

Kateliz wrote: »

Woo hoo I've just had an email through to say that Hobbycraft is opening in Peterborough on Saturday, I think I will be there ready for the opening!! good job I've just been paid! x

Wow your lucky. Would love a Hobbycraft on my doorstep, but then again maybe it's not such a good idea - LOL.:D

janeym8

thanks for the advice re blogs and following them when i try to get onto blogspot it takes me to blogger
can i ask is this the same thing as i dont want to write up a blog only follow them

janey xxx

Alwaysthebusybee

karmacookie wrote: »

Yesterday I baked some cakes cause it was DS's birthday. I used simple recipes from my trusty old be ro cookbook. This got me thinking that I should buy copies for my friend and my daughter. It's available here for £1.50, well worth the money.

So today i thought that I could put the book in some baking hampers for Christmas! I'll start to look out for cheap cake tins, aprons (could even possibly try making them!), tea towels, wooden spoons, whisk etc! Not sure yet what to use for containers? Large seive perhaps? Basin for washing up :rotfl:Any ideas?

What a fab idea ... I never thought of a baking kit - My sister in law has just asked for my twinkys hobnob recipe so I think i'll be copying this idea for her, although not sure what her cooking is like:rotfl:

tq16

Kateliz wrote: »

Woo hoo I've just had an email through to say that Hobbycraft is opening in Peterborough on Saturday, I think I will be there ready for the opening!! good job I've just been paid! x

Yay- where? x

tub28

It's at the new garden centre in Eye
See you there!

hazy_baby

janeym8 wrote: »

thanks for the advice re blogs and following them when i try to get onto blogspot it takes me to blogger
can i ask is this the same thing as i dont want to write up a blog only follow them

janey xxx

Hey, yeah blogger and blogspot are the same thing, I got caught out by that when I started looking into blogging

hazy_baby

On a seperate note, is there a thread about craft events in england? I can see one for northern ireland (if thats what NI means?). Or does anyone know of any helpful websites to track down these kind of events? I imagine they are immensely helpful for ideas and supplies.

sams247

susan946 wrote: »

The scarf was knitted from a kit I bought from Black Hills http://www.blackhillswool.com/gifts_and_kits/2ply_scarf.html Black Hills have a small but utterly enchanting shop in Henley, not too far from here. Now I have my bus pass I can get to Henley without having to pay for petrol and parking.:j:j The staff in the shop are lovely, it is packed with irresistable goodies and I could happily spend hours in there. The only problem is that I always spend more there than I ought to!!! Talk about Grannies behaving badly!

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I love this shop! Have bought many a gift from there, have you seen the tiny bears the Russian lady makes? They are so cute. For those not familiar with this shop, it is staffed by people who belong to a knitting cuircle, and they run free knitting classes in the pub opposite once a week.

We had visitors last night, so no blog making, no photo bucket investigating and no craft. But a good evening had by all!

sams247

qwiksave wrote: »

Oooh I forgot to mention, I went to the library today and they had a brand new copy of a great big book, 'Martha Stewarts Encyclopaedia of Crafts' - I gave it a hug in the library cos I was so pleased to see it! Should I be telling you this? :rotfl:

This sounds amazing, I have to have one! (........heads for library)

qwiksave

The book is very good, its this one:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Martha-Stewarts-Encyclopedia-Crafts-Instructions/dp/0715336355/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265196758&sr=1-1

But its EXTREMELY heavy, I used one of those shopping trolleys (no, not the supermarket type, the other type - I had it when I was pregnant, honest!) to carry mine home (although a car would do it!)

I made a project from it last night, a Mother's Day Card:

It's also on my blog. I also have a post on there about some old photos of London, can anyone help me date them?