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

tq16

Been lurking and stealing ideas, Thank you everyone. made pots of gold last year which went down really well, but I also ended up buying lots too. Baby number 3 due in Oct and have really had to tighten belts this year due to OH job change so determined to make lots this year and not feel pressured to buy!
How far in advance can snowman soup be made? Have dug out sewing machine so hope to get few bits made that way. will keep watching for ideas- I'm not very creative.

dizzytina

Hi Everyone,

I have just made the quickest and easiest handbag ever. It took less than an hour from picking my fabric to completing it. I think i am going to fill it with gardenening items seeds, trowel,garden notebook, seed labels etc and give it my dad as a garden hamper towards his xmas present. I have uploaded pictures on my blog and also a link to the tutorial if anyone is interested.

karmacookie

Hi folks

I've not been doing much crafting recently, life seems to be getting in the way!

I've collected some Pringles Tubes. i'm going to use 1 to make loofa soap (thanks midnight-raven!) and others to make little 'kits' (thanks Mary!)

One question though, how do you clean them? I wouldn't want my soap smelling of salt and vinegar crisps :eek:

dizzytina

sammy_kaye18 wrote: »

ALSO

I have decided for my sister - instead of a strawberries and cream comfy hamper that I am going to make her her own home management guide. She is always struggling with money, always getting red letters because she's forgotten to pay the bills, or she has lost a payment card, spends too much on brand name stuff, cant cook/bake, house is always a mess etc so whilst cleaning this morning (yes im aware its only 8.48) I found an old red file, a pack of ten dividers and a pack of 50 plastic wallets so I figure I could make one plastic wallet for each bill/payment schedule/payment card (ie water, council tax, tv license etc) then use a divider to separate and put a basic fly lady cleaning list etc.

Need ideas of what I can put the sections though

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like i said i have 10 dividers but obviously don't need to use all of these

Im thinking
Contact numbers List - so her landlord, benefits office, tax credits etc
Calendar of birthdays (she always forgets!)
Bills is the next main one though
Shopping List
Basic Easy To Make Recipes (might put cooking and baking separately though and make sure to put about ways to use left overs)
Basic cleaning list
How To Use Star Drops, soda crystals, and white vinegar.

anyone else have any other ideas????

Sammy i have a home file which is currently in working progress but if you check out my blog later on today i will be uploading pictures of it.

Mine is split into :-

1. Cleaning and maintence - weekly cleaning schedule (not that i stick to it lol!), info on recycling, promotional leaflets for house maintenance i.e. builders, plumbers, gardeners etc
2. Travel and days out - passport holder, brochures on days out and places to go,
3. Health and beauty - doctors details, contact lense info, price lists for beauty places, gym glasses timetables, a website list of relevant online health and beauty sites
4. Home decor - brochures and leaflets on things i want to buy for the house, a blank shopping wish list, website list of good home decore websites.
5. Events - a birthday calendar and list, present list ideas, info on party ideas suppliers etc
6. Food - blank menu planner forms, freezer inventory forms, shopping lists and receipes
7. Garden - compost info, details of seeds planted, garden articles, list of websites and phone numbers of local gardeners, brochures on garden furniture.

I then have a seperate financial file which is split into sections and has a budget section, credit agreement section, savings section with savings books and statements in and seperate sections for bank statements wage slips, pension info etc.

I also have a craft file which is split into section iuncluding patterns and templates, sewing, papercrafts, seasons (xmas, easter,halloween etc), suppliers.

All still in working progress but i am getting there and i'm sure your sister would love a home file to get her organised. have a look on my blog later for some pics of the file so far to give you some ideas. i have decorated each file divider and then laminated it to make it sturdy.

hart44

Hi everyone

just want to share my idea with you all

I can not throw away things as I always see another use for them. I saved all my sweet tins from xmas (even ''borrowed some from work :rotfl:) and I am turning them into craft tins.
I started by spray painting one then lined the bottom and lid with fabric, then I made a little padded cushion and stuck it to the top, then added a ribbon around the middle, now I have somewhere to keep all my cottons and a big pin cushion I have pic's on my blog if you want to have a look
I have smaller tins Im going to make into garden tins, and card making tins and one for my jewelry craft mad sister

I come from a crafty family, we all do some crafting of sorts, I love sewing, my mum is a card maker and loves her garden and my sisters love jewellry making .

hart44

dizzytina wrote: »

Sammy i have a home file which is currently in working progress but if you check out my blog later on today i will be uploading pictures of it.

Mine is split into :-

1. Cleaning and maintence - weekly cleaning schedule (not that i stick to it lol!), info on recycling, promotional leaflets for house maintenance i.e. builders, plumbers, gardeners etc
2. Travel and days out - passport holder, brochures on days out and places to go,
3. Health and beauty - doctors details, contact lense info, price lists for beauty places, gym glasses timetables, a website list of relevant online health and beauty sites
4. Home decor - brochures and leaflets on things i want to buy for the house, a blank shopping wish list, website list of good home decore websites.
5. Events - a birthday calendar and list, present list ideas, info on party ideas suppliers etc
6. Food - blank menu planner forms, freezer inventory forms, shopping lists and receipes
7. Garden - compost info, details of seeds planted, garden articles, list of websites and phone numbers of local gardeners, brochures on garden furniture.

I then have a seperate financial file which is split into sections and has a budget section, credit agreement section, savings section with savings books and statements in and seperate sections for bank statements wage slips, pension info etc.

I also have a craft file which is split into section iuncluding patterns and templates, sewing, papercrafts, seasons (xmas, easter,halloween etc), suppliers.

All still in working progress but i am getting there and i'm sure your sister would love a home file to get her organised. have a look on my blog later for some pics of the file so far to give you some ideas. i have decorated each file divider and then laminated it to make it sturdy.

Your folder is such a great idea Dizzy, I need one of those :rotfl:

mary-op

dizzytina - brilliant bag :T also love the file you've made...........something I keep saying I'll do and don't get round to it. Everything is in order put just shoved in the filing cabinet -very boring

hart - lovely idea :T I have a habit of hoarding anything and everything.............lol Friend is coming up later this week to help me de-clutter and re-organise 'stuff'.........who knows what I'll find...............lol

hart44

mary-op wrote: »

dizzytina - brilliant bag :T also love the file you've made...........something I keep saying I'll do and don't get round to it. Everything is in order put just shoved in the filing cabinet -very boring

hart - lovely idea :T I have a habit of hoarding anything and everything.............lol Friend is coming up later this week to help me de-clutter and re-organise 'stuff'.........who knows what I'll find...............lol

The only trouble with de-cluttering is you find new uses for stuff and still can not throw it :rotfl:

mary-op

hart - I'm sort of hoping to find things I forgot I had and with a fresh pair of eyes (plus brain) an idea of how to recycle them for pressies.................lol

hart44

mary-op wrote: »

hart - I'm sort of hoping to find things I forgot I had and with a fresh pair of eyes (plus brain) an idea of how to recycle them for pressies.................lol

Thats a good way to look at it
Hope you button bracelets are comming on ok
I did start on the safety-pin one but I used seed beads and I think they need to be a little bigger to show up better so will start again