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

laura16_2

where does everyone buy wool from?

Emzy81

Just popping on quickly...will be back later to catch up with all the posts

I need to pick your clever brains pretty please.... we won £42 on the lottery :j :j and my OH said I can use it for the sewing machine ive been saving for, its just the £60 argos value one but it should do for me hopefully anyway... what else do I need to get to be able to use it? Where do you get fabric scraps from? Also obviously I know I need thread but what sort of thread?
Sorry for the silly questions im just so excited but don't know where to start! i think we are going to town to get it tomorrow :j

laura16_2

I got some fabric sample from Cath Kidson website, they are really good ones.

I have a quick question, I want to make this lipbalm

http://www.soapbasics.co.uk/en-gb/dept_487.html

Is this the bees wax for the job?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130294588047&_trksid=p2759.l1259

Emzy81

Thanks Laura Ill have a look, sorry I can't help about the bees wax I have no idea about that sort of stuff

KatrinaC Sorry to hear your bad news, I hope some of the threads on here help you out a bit

DizzyTina Your makes look great :j


Ive made my first ever sock monkey and im really chuffed, the hand stitching looks terrible though but its my first attempt and hopefully ill learn...we'll just probably end up with a house full of sock monkeys while im learning :rotfl:

tub28

laura16 wrote: »

where does everyone buy wool from?

Look on 'The knitters thread' on OS, plenty of links there.
If it just oddments you want, I get mine from car boots

susan42

I dont know anything about lip balm either

And we wont mention my sewing

I made some "mr and Mrs Reindeer" flannels here

Dizzy your makes are lovely :T

cheekycat1

Well done on the craft fair. I am a lurker on these christmas threads and thought I had better get up the courage and post.
yellowmoon . co. uk have great bitsa nd pieces. Have just done an order with them. Will let everyone know how quick and quality of stuff when it arrives
I have made a load of magnetic pegs using decorative papers instead of ribbon. Will have to take a pic and attampt an upload this eve maybe.
I have some Elizabeth Shaw mints to try flyingpigs ideas out. Am also going to try some of the tea bag card and chocolate cards as posted on flying pigs thread.

SO MUCH TO DO. I NEED ANOTHER LIFETIME!

lbr102

I found this thread yesterday and have just read through all 127 pages! It has taken me about 3 hours last night and most of this afternoon!

I'm planning on making gifts this Christmas - already planned were red onion chutney, tomato and chilli chutney, shortbread, cracker biscuits, sloe gin, sloe vodka, skittles vodka, notepads and draught excluders. However, now I have been on here I have made a list and also want to make about another 10 things too!

Loving all your crafting by the way. There are some great things on here.

qwiksave

Just thought I'd let you know I went into my local library today and they had their Christmas craft books in - mine were on their own display - so you might want to get down to your local one. Get the best books before they go!

I got these:

I'm more of a papercrafter/cardmaker, but they also had sewing ones and food ones too).

Maybe you could get some books, make some of the ideas and show us on here?

lbr102

Someone made some lovely make up bags on here...only I can't remember what page? Any ideas so I don't need to trawl through all 127 pages!!!