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

whoopidoo

mary-op wrote: »

whoopidoo - I'm intrigued..........whats fuzzy felting ??

Maryop - you know how you felt woolen clothes into... felt? Well I don't yet but hope to learn as it is a lovely effect, Warm Fuzzies is a gorgeous looking book of things to make with that felt Hope that made sense

Rummer wrote: »

I cracked this morning and bought the warm fuzzies book! I am so excited!

Yay! We'll have to see if we make the same things and compare :P

mary-op

whoopidoo..........ummm.........not sure I know about 'felting' woollens apart from when they go through the wash a few times and come out a bit thick..........is that it ?
I've got a cardigan like that I'm intending to make a bag out of and maybe some leg warmers (said I'd do it last year and didn't get round to it)

li'l_p

Today I picked up a new mag from WH Smiths. It does say 'New Launch' on the cover so it must be new. It's called Simply Handmade and is a small square magazine, almost like a book. It's £5.99 but I felt it was worth it after flicking through and seeing what was inside and the quality of the mag. With mags these days tending to be sealed into plastic you never quite know what you are getting, so I was glad to be able to have a flick through.

The website shown on the front cover of the mag is www.simplyhandmade.co.uk however when you go to this, it take you to a domain registration page???

Anyway, googling it has given the link to their Australian counterpart
http://northridgemedia.net/blogs/simplyhandmade/ and this blog likewise is full of inspiration.

LittleAnna

This is THE YEAR-the year of the homemade
Anna:A

LittleAnna

irishgirl62 wrote: »

Count me in too... I made sklankets for my four kids and they loved it!! along with many other things I have made for xmas.

What are these?

nikki2804

loopychriss wrote: »

I also saw in Boots some cupcake flannels: they were white with pink binding round the edges, rolled up in a cupcake type case, with a lipbalm in the middle. They looked very effective and I nearly succumbed till I realised they were £1.75 half price, and I could probably make them a bit cheaper. Not sure that my daughters or sis in law would use a flannel either, so I'll experiment with the 25p ones from Wilkinsons for them.

Instead of a flannel why not try slipper socks? I did this for my mum and it more or less looked the same **away to check if I took any pictures**

I told my mum today that I was starting to make/do things for Xmas 2010 today and she laughed at me :eek: Oh well lol.

chillin_nutta

nikki2804 wrote: »

Instead of a flannel why not try slipper socks? I did this for my mum and it more or less looked the same **away to check if I took any pictures**

I told my mum today that I was starting to make/do things for Xmas 2010 today and she laughed at me :eek: Oh well lol.

oOo Nikki, how did you do the slippery bit at the bottom?? the ones i've got have and the ones I saw have little 'glue dots' on them, but no idea how you do them lol

xx

loopychriss

nikki2804: yes, that's a good idea, but I'd have to buy the slipper socks as I don't think I'd be much good at making them, and that would bump the price up. Good thought though... I did see some in Poundland before Christmas, bet they haven't got them now!

chillin_nutter: I think the bits on the bottom are the non-slip things that stop you sliding about everywhere. No idea how you'd do those, although maybe getting some silicone glue and glueing little dots on them would do it?

I bought a white flannel in Tesco today for 25p, and a clear bauble with pink & lilac bath fizzers in, which I'll use for the 'topping' of the cake, hopefully it will look like a cherry! Was wondering what to use for the 'cake case' till someone mentioned silicone cake cases in Poundland... I thought about using one of those protective things they put on take away coffees... a sleeve of some sort, and covering it with pretty paper. I'll have to have a play...

nikki2804

Wow those crayon rolls look good - definetely making them for my two neices (craft hampers I think!!)
Going to teach myself crochet this year (I mean it this time)

So far my list is;

Make Christmas stockings
Crayon Roll
Make my own advent calender
I love some of the pictures posted of the Tilda dolls, may venture down this way too

nikki2804

Loopychris - I seen slipper socks in Primark/Matalan or the such and they weren't too bad (I know some places wanted £3 a pair :eek:) Wilko's had some too, try New Look, they had some in there sales.

When I put the little dots on the socks (technical terminology of course) I just used something in a tube that a fellow crafty inlaw gave me. Will inquire the name but it was some rubbery stuff (stunk until it dried mind you)