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

CandyB101_2

Helsieboo wrote: »

This isn't crafting for Christmas, but going to throw it out anyway.

My sister is 22 at the end of April and I want to try to make something for her. She likes nothing better than wrapping herself in a blanket to watch tv, so what do you think of getting a plain throw/blanket and then decorating the bottom of it with buttons, or embellishments, etc? Or am I being a silly person?

How about turning the throw/blanket into one of these
http://www.sissonfamily.com/Sewingroom/images/2006projects/thesnuglet.pdf
You could still decorate the bottom of it.

Helsieboo

That is pure genius. However, she does like cuddling up with her boyfriend under it, and wrapping around her waist etc.

Oh, the possibilities.

mary-op

elyphant - that apron looks lovely................I was going to do one for grandsons 3rd birthday in June but then found a little apron in a cheapo shop for £1.99 -I'd have had to buy new tea towels to make one so price worked out the same. I'd got a little chefs hat off the Freebie Board so now just need some plastic bowls and spoons and packet mixes of some sort.
Love the idea of a 'scribble book'..........nice one that:T

pepop - my word...........patience needed to do hair like that............!

Helsieboo - blankets are never 'silly'............OH got me one from Help the Aged (their 'new' stock) -was £4 and I loved it..............since then he's got me one every year............lol Lovely soft fleece..........very 'touchy feely' and I can create my own little 'comfort zone' on the sofa.

Not done much in the way of crafting today............been busy sorting through endless photos and stuff for scrapbooks................thought if I got it all sorted and in a pile I might actually do it instead of thinking about it till its November..............:rotfl:

artydoll

Have started a new granny square blanket ,another Christmas present on its way to be sorted,this should take a while,watch my blog for progress,lol.

elyphant

CandyB101 wrote: »

How about turning the throw/blanket into one of these
http://www.sissonfamily.com/Sewingroom/images/2006projects/thesnuglet.pdf
You could still decorate the bottom of it.

If anyone does one of these I'd love to know how it goes - my hubby keeps seeing the ads for these and quite fancies one so i wondered about doing one for him for xmas. Am wondering about a couple of things though - would it be cheaper to just buy one than to buy nice fleece? And I've never sewn with fleece before, is it easy? (I don't have a machine).

Loving the granny square blanket artydoll, that brings back lots of happy memories for me (yes, of my granny!)

elysia2003

Elyphant - I've been saying I'm going to do that snuglet since I first saw it just after christmas. You've all inspired me to really do it and not just say I am.

You can buy some really cheap premade ones but when they wash, they come out like a bit of rag. I reckon it will still work out much, much cheaper than the proper branded ones (about £30 - £40) and be nicer and more special anyway because you made it.

PepPop

Helsieboo wrote: »

That is pure genius. However, she does like cuddling up with her boyfriend under it, and wrapping around her waist etc.

Oh, the possibilities.

How about doing an extra large one with four arm holes for the both of them to use?

Mary I agree! I don't mind doing fiddly stuff but I think that would drive me crazy

Great granny squares Artydoll! Love the colours. I've just realised I'm not following your blog - you now have a new follower :T

Helsieboo

I love this thread, it makes me feel all warm and snuggly and now I'm on my lunch break I can read it properly - hurrah! Am being bad and buying a panini from the expensive shop as left my lunch at home - not very moneysaving!

This weekend, I'm going to try really hard to finish the scarf for my OH so I can free-up my needles. Have had a wonderful time on ebay looking at beads and wool.

I would quite like to invest in a sewing machine - nothing too fancy, just something so I can turn up trouser legs and for making cushion covers. Any of you lovely ladies have any recomendations?

sams247

A friend of mine just bought a badge made from a domino - the front was painted and coated with resin, the back had a normal badge pin glued to it. Has anyone tried to do something like this? I'm not sure how to work with resin.... Anyone got good 'resin' advice?

sethsgran

I am making fleece throws for all my immediate family, 4 children + spouses and 6 grandchildren
My sons are having batman throws, I have bought black fleece then using a template I have cut out the yello part of the logo. The yellow has been pinned and then I used blanket stitch using yellow embroidery silk. Around the edge of the blanket I used yellow wool and did a blanket stitch. I am thrilled with the finished effect. Yes my family are all grown up but my sons will love these. Not decided on my girls blankets yet but for my 2 DIL's I have bought some fleece, light teal colour, then using brown, cream, white and turquoise fleece I have cut out various size flowers and put middles on the flowers with another colour. I have then sewn them on the blanket, scattered, once again using blanket stitch but this time using a contrast thread. For my oldest grandson I have made his fleece with planets, stars, and a rocket on a deep blue background.
Here is a link to a site that uses a similar idea but making ponchos.. http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hiMpW6nqpHE/S0WDwqPVLBI/AAAAAAAAGUs/nyD3xQ0U_g4/s400/superheroponchos23.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.filthwizardry.com/2010_01_01_archive.html&usg=__D9zhjdN-iUnWsKbCKV026XeLd6U=&h=400&w=322&sz=23&hl=en&start=39&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=GQaVBFJKOADnSM:&tbnh=124&tbnw=100&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmake%2Bapplique%2Bfleece%26start%3D21%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26ndsp%3D21%26tbs%3Disch:1


I like this idea for one of my daughters http://www.marshalls-arts.com/shop/imageview.asp?file=954grace.jpg

http://www.marshalls-arts.com/shop/imageview.asp?file=9018but.jpg

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.sleepyheadsmailorder.co.uk/cw2/Assets/product_thumb/new%2520felt%2520flower%25201.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.sleepyheadsmailorder.co.uk/Results.cfm%3Fcategory%3D2&usg=__KvdkGvGu2Tr1iJUv3zhMxPLNFss=&h=235&w=251&sz=16&hl=en&start=6&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=2jw_chJCHIfqiM:&tbnh=104&tbnw=111&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmake%2Bapplique%2Bflowers%2Bfelt%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26tbs%3Disch:1

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://img.hgtv.com/HGTV/2006/08/02/hclvr235_2b_lg.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.hgtv.com/crafting/applique-story-hat/index.html&usg=__8v_zwS4Xv3RwZJTFAoxNCoOyelI=&h=462&w=616&sz=83&hl=en&start=102&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=2qagGn0iz-jJdM:&tbnh=102&tbnw=136&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmake%2Bapplique%2Bflowers%2Bfelt%26start%3D84%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26ndsp%3D21%26tbs%3Disch:1

These are not my finished projects just links to give you ideas of the simplicity of the ideas I work with as I am not that amazing at needlework.