Old style Preparations for Christmas 2010!!

Georgiabay

Hopefully these are the pictures and instructions for the Dickensian mice.

Georgiabay

I was faffing for three hours this afternoon to put the instructions in a link but I've just looked and I don't think they're readable.
So as this is only short anyway, here are the sugar mice:

ERICS_MUM

Georgiabay wrote: »

I was faffing for three hours this afternoon to put the instructions in a link but I've just looked and I don't think they're readable.
So as this is only short anyway, here are the sugar mice:

I've not knitted for years but these are so cute, I'm tempted to dig out my knitting needles. Thanks for posting them.


Linda

melvis

There's several preserve recipes in this month's Tesco magazine ... Spicy Tomato & Celery Relish, Beetroot, Orange & Chilli Chutney, Caramelised Onion Chutney, Apple, Pear & Plum jam and Piccalilli. If anyone would like them, let me know & I'll scan them at the weekend & post them here or email them xxx

TudorRose

My 'The Hairy Bikers' 12 Days of Christmas' book arrived from Amazon arrived today & I love it!

Has some great recipes in it including edible gifts, chutneys, homemade marzipan and suggestions for meals for Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Year etc.
There is also a countdown for cooking the turkey etc on Christmas Day.

Can't wait to try some of the recipes out. I hope that the reason they have brought out this book is because there is going to be a tv series in the run up to Christmas.

flowertotmum

melvis wrote: »

There's several preserve recipes in this month's Tesco magazine ... Spicy Tomato & Celery Relish, Beetroot, Orange & Chilli Chutney, Caramelised Onion Chutney, Apple, Pear & Plum jam and Piccalilli. If anyone would like them, let me know & I'll scan them at the weekend & post them here or email them xxx

Hi i'm going to be cheeky and ask you for the recipes...i have done a spicy tomato and apple chutney and its bloody gorgeous...might not make it in to the hamper:rotfl:..

melvis

flowertotmum wrote: »

Hi i'm going to be cheeky and ask you for the recipes...i have done a spicy tomato and apple chutney and its bloody gorgeous...might not make it in to the hamper:rotfl:..

No problem

If you PM me your email address, I'll email them once I've scanned them on. Will hopefully have time Friday morning but if not it will be Saturday when I'm off work xxx

Eenymeeny

Georgiabay thanks so much for taking so much trouble with those patterns and I'm sure that they are the same ones although mine were a bit bigger...maybe I used bigger needles? About 8 inches tall. Thanks again, I'm certainly going to have a go!:j:T

ginnyknit

Thanks for the sugar mice pattern, I did them years ago and they are so nice.

LannyLee

For all those that are prepping early, I went into my local Poundl4nd yesterday & they have loads of lovely decorations, I got the following for £14:

2 x sparkly snowflake type candles
2 x mini penguin trays for serving stuff on Boxing day
2 x mini snow globs, 1 penguin, 1 father Christmas
1 x felt Xmas tree
1 x felt penguin
1 x felt Father Xmas
1 x felt reindeer
2 x large plain candles - vanilla scented
1 x gas lighter with refill
1 x large gold star made from twigs with holly berries etc

I was so surprised, as I'd seen the felt decorations in a garden centre & they were almost a fiver each, was very impressed.