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

susan42

Wde mary on finishing your scrapbook, i know how much effort goes into them, perhaps you should call it something short like memories, or "Its wonderful sharing with family " or "Our family is a priceles gem, and I treasure ours" or "thank you for our family"
Family make life more beautiful
Families are never apart
A family is forever
The only way to have a family is to join one

Anyhow enough of that, reading back they`re not that good but might inspire you into something....

Have a good bank holiday everyone.

mary-op

susan -thanks for the ideas............I'll have a think and see what OH says. Get the feeling I'll have to put a load in a hat and do a lucky draw...............lol

Started scrapbook number 2 (already had made a bit of a start) and getting on ok............well pleased with it.
Think I've over filled the first one but with a ribbon tied round it it'll be ok I think.

Got a pot of buttons staring at me.........really must do some more button necklaces..........I'd like one for myself - oh and what a pickle............I'd got an index box, covered it with nice paper and started printed off recipes for foster daughter.............now she's found out she has to have a gluton free diet !!:eek: Looks like I've got to start all over again unless I give it to someone else.

qwiksave

mary-op wrote: »

susan -thanks for the ideas............I'll have a think and see what OH says. Get the feeling I'll have to put a load in a hat and do a lucky draw...............lol

Started scrapbook number 2 (already had made a bit of a start) and getting on ok............well pleased with it.
Think I've over filled the first one but with a ribbon tied round it it'll be ok I think.

Got a pot of buttons staring at me.........really must do some more button necklaces..........I'd like one for myself - oh and what a pickle............I'd got an index box, covered it with nice paper and started printed off recipes for foster daughter.............now she's found out she has to have a gluton free diet !!:eek: Looks like I've got to start all over again unless I give it to someone else.

My sister-in-law went on a gluten free diet, she was very ill and they discovered that was what she needed to do. She is very healthy now and a lot slimmer too.

I bet your foster daughter would appreciate a recipe folder with gluten free recipes (you'll probably find some on the net) and this may help you, its an internet printable recipe 'thingamabob.' You type your recipe details on the form and it makes up a pretty recipe card that you can print out.

http://www.skiptomylou.org/recipe-card-maker/

This would be useful for anyone for a present, maybe include the recipes in a hamper?

mary-op

qwiksave - thanks for that link. I'd been printing recipes off the bbc website - ordinary ones- just one for each letter of the alphabet and when I got to XYZ I changed that to 'Household Tips'. I've been looking on the net for gluton free recipes but not had much luck........I really just want 'main course' ones and she can add other things she finds herself.
She is much better now she's changed her diet thank goodness.

qwiksave

mary-op wrote: »

qwiksave - thanks for that link. I'd been printing recipes off the bbc website - ordinary ones- just one for each letter of the alphabet and when I got to XYZ I changed that to 'Household Tips'. I've been looking on the net for gluton free recipes but not had much luck........I really just want 'main course' ones and she can add other things she finds herself.
She is much better now she's changed her diet thank goodness.

I've just had a look on the BBC website and there are over 3000 recipes for gluten free recipes and I found plenty more searching google.

It's a nuisance if you have to start again after doing all that work already though. Maybe someone else would appreciate what you've done so far?

belle87

hello ladies you all have made some lovely pieces of work. I found this forum whilst searching for other bits and bobs but i was wondering if anyone could tell me or send me instructions on how to make reindeer facecloths handtowels etc anything related to xmas.

also is there a girly version of snowman soup?

and finally lol i want to make some little bags that i will embroider how do i make the scented filling for them.

If anyone could help me would be brilliant as im starting to make some bits this summer

thak you belle xxx

mary-op

qwiksave - thanks -I'll have another look over the weekend. I seemed to keep finding pudding and cake recipes all the time so gave up in the end.
It is a nuisance having to do it all again but to be honest she's worth it and if I count the ones I've done I bet its not as many as I'm thinking so may not be so bad.

Nici

I bought a fleece jacket (sort of thin tracksuit zipup jacket) for £1 in the Happit clearance shop we have, went up to homebargains and bought iron on diamonte pattern to put on. My daughter is dead chuffed with it so I'm off into town tomorrow with rough sizes to see how many girls in the family can get the same thing for christmas. They won't know the jackets only cost £1 so I reckon I could do quite a few pressies like this. If only boys would wear diamonte and I could have done them all, lol...

carerof3

mary-op wrote: »

qwiksave - thanks -I'll have another look over the weekend. I seemed to keep finding pudding and cake recipes all the time so gave up in the end.
It is a nuisance having to do it all again but to be honest she's worth it and if I count the ones I've done I bet its not as many as I'm thinking so may not be so bad.

The reason you find pudding & cake recipes are because those are the ones that are more difficult on a gluten free diet. Being gluten-free means not eating wheat, which is mainly items containing flour. She will need to look at labels as manufacturers put wheatgerm, gluten powder etc into many goods both sweet & savoury, often when they are not expected, but most savoury recipes done at home are naturally gluten free. Stews, cottage pie etc have no gluten except if thickened with flour, then just substitute cornflour instead which is gluten free.
You will propably find some of your recipes are fine for a gluten free diet.

susan42

quiksave thanks for the link, some nice things on there, love the recipe cards :beer:

belle87 heres a link to all different snowman soups here

theres the link to A-Z of crafts here

lots of ideas there, as regard the reindeer flannels they`re here :T

Welcome belle to our little craft corner