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

sams247

Doesn't snow man soup just make you feel all christmasy even in the sunshine?

dizzytina

cbsexec wrote: »

Just a lurker I'm afraid but love seeing the beautiul things people have made

There are loads of things I would like to have a go at but how do you get going! My wish list is huge yet my sewing machine still sits unloved and unused in the corner! I need motivation - no I need a kick up the !! Well done to everyone else

Get over to the sewing thread cbsexec there is loads of motivation there - mind you i still find myself adding great things to my list and not completing them:rotfl:

midnightraven3

littlekitty
i bought these ones a couple of weeks ago
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110506729339&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

and this was the best deal on the whisks
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270447718074&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

littlekitty2010

midnightraven3 wrote: »

littlekitty
i bought these ones a couple of weeks ago
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110506729339&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

and this was the best deal on the whisks
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270447718074&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Thankyou so much i love the little whisks they are perfect !! i tlod the kids what i am planning to make for them as gifts and they are sooo excited:DIthink i will order them now to make sure i have them:D

Anyone here used fimo and made wooden plaques before i have done a few and was looking some hints and tips also:o

dizzytina

Hi everyone,

For anyone crafty who is interested i am organising a fabric swap on my blog. It a MSE themed one if you want to join in take a look here :-http://scratchycatcrafter.blogspot.com/2010/05/mse-fabric-swap-come-and-join-fun.html

Diamond_Desk

I'm not sure if I'm crafty enough to join in - but you might catch me lurking around, picking up tips!

sammy_kaye18

Hello all

Sorry I have been slightly AWOL lately - trying to get things sorted for Holly Bump's appearance so Christmas has been somewhat on a back burner at the minute - I seem to have a steady stream of birthdays between now and her estimated arrival! :eek::eek::eek: starting with Ben's next week, and then the boyfriends on June 21st so saving and planning for those.

However have had Ben off school the last few days poorly and he was playing on his grandma's wii and loved it so think I might see about getting one as a joint xmas present for Ben and the boyfriend.

I have managed to work out a budget though so far for their gifts - although my sister pointed out it was a bit cruel to ONLY spend that much - do you think these budgets are a bit harsh?
Ben (will be 6 by Xmas) ---- £150
Boyfriend ---- £150
Holly Bump (almost 6 months depending on arrival!) ---- £ 50

It looks harsh for Holly but she will only be about 6 months old by Xmas if she arrives on time and so I don't want to spend a fortune as she'll probably be more interested in the paper and boxes but realise that I can still get her a fair bit with that amount from places like wilkinsons, B&M and Home Bargains (all of which I have local access to). I went mad on bens first xmas and spent about £300 only for him to have giggle fits at a sticky bow being repeatedly stuck to his forehead - lesson learnt!

Ben and my boyfriends amount will each be - £80 to go towards the wii between them so they are really getting about £70 of presents each.

Have also got some pretty pale pink fabric that has a pink ballet shoes motif on it and pink ribbon with love hearts on so I'm thinking if I can get some cheap fleece fabric i might make a thin no sew blanket for Holly and then see if I can find some cheap spiderman material and some red or blue fleece and make him one too.

Apart from that I have made a start on getting a few gifts together - mainly ethol austin bits.
They had a small pouch in ethol austin of the strawberries and cream scented smellies that were a bubble bath, body cream, lip gloss etc that usually retailed at £4.50 but they were reduced down to £2 each so grabbed two of them - one for mums comfy hamper, one for step sisters
Then they had smoothie books - energiser, healthy heart, revitalising etc - that sort of thing - that are meant to be £2 each but were reduced down to 50p each so figure my sister can have those, also got a notebook with cupcakes on from pound land that I'm going to write some healthy recipes in but not sure what else to add - I'm thinking a smoothie maker if i can find one cheap enough.

mary-op

Just back from holiday and really need to get started on stuff.
Picked up some bargains while I was away -found a 98p shop in Torquay with some lovely glass beaded bracelets so think I'll do some more button necklaces and put them in a gravy tub -sort of 'buttons and beads' pot.
Also got some little boxes with sections in that'll make good retro sweet boxes and some notebooks (5 in a pack) that just need covering.
I've got a few things to cover along with shoe boxes -just need some more glue.
First things first though.............washing from holiday !!

Valli

sammy_kaye18 wrote: »

I have managed to work out a budget though so far for their gifts - although my sister pointed out it was a bit cruel to ONLY spend that much - do you think these budgets are a bit harsh?
Ben (will be 6 by Xmas) ---- £150
Boyfriend ---- £150
Holly Bump (almost 6 months depending on arrival!) ---- £ 50
.

as an interested observer on this thread and a longtime reader of your posts Sammy
congrats on the new baby

and sod your sister

How much you love someone has no relationship AT ALL to how much you spend on them...

guilt guilt guilt is what she is trying to make you feel here. MUCH more sensible to spend what you can afford - and the thought YOU put into your gifts is much more an indicator of how much YOU care than the ££££ spent.

(and don't fall into the trap of what you spend on one you must always spend on the other)

*gets off soap box*

kacy1988

if any one is interested dunelm has a sale on atm and i managed to pick up a load of bamboo baskets (for hampers) stupidly cheap. the medium ones were only 1.75 and the small ones were 74p!!
they had big ones too at 2.49 i think but they werent that much bigger than the medium ones so i didnt get any.

definately worth a look.
oh i got some blank 12 x 12 card stock too. 52 sheets (i think it was either 2 or 3 of each colour) for £8. bargain!