Challenge: Handmade 2010 xmas

Giggles_Fairy

gingerandrubarb wrote: »

KSB235 Good for you and welcome to the handmade thread, :rotfl: no pun intended. Were all lovely so if you need any help then just let us know.:D
Your list sounds fabby, I know you can make christmas cakes well in advance to give them time to mature so that should take some stress out in the run up for the santa visit :j
Have you made fudge before? I have a super easy recipe for fudge that is scrummy, plus you can add things like vanilla, nuts, raisins, or do vanilla and chocolate fudge on the top etc..
Do you want me to post it hunny?

Oh I would like the fudge recipe if you dont mind? It would make a great little addition to gifts.

gingerandrubarb

Not a problem, generally i get those tray bake metal throw away ones from poundland

Fudge
300ml milk (full fat works best)
350g caster sugar
100g butter
1 tsp flavouring (or 3 drops for Lorann flavouring)

What to do
*Grease an 18in tray or metal tray
*Put milk,sugar and butter into a pot and melt, stirring until all the sugar has melted
*Bring to the boil for around 15 mins stirring continuosly
*When mix reaches soft ball stage or 115 degrees on a thermometer take off the heat
*Add your flavouring
*Leave to cool for 5 minutes
*Beat mixture until it looks smooth and glossy
*Pour into tin and leave to cool (DO NOT put into the fridge)
*Cut and store. :j

It's super easy and tastes reaaaallly good, like thorntons vanilla fudge :T

Kaleidoscope27

Welcome KSB!

I've decided what I'm going to do for my boyfriend for Christmas. He's moving into a single room in a shared building (so several tennents share bathrooms and kitchens) so he's not going to have a lot of room. So I decided to buy a simple photo frame, take a photograph of myself holding up a message and insert it. I'm going to decorate the frame with interchangable images. I'll try and explain: I'm going to print off and cut out small images, photographs and messages, mount them onto thin card and attach velcro to the back. I'll put the other side of the velcro in various places around the frame! So he can swap and change the decorations on the frame. It's quite a simple idea but I think he'll like it and I'm quite excited to put it all together! I'll probably get him a couple of small bits too to go with it but I've not thought about that yet.

midnightraven3

many thanks for the fudge recipe Ginger
i think i may need to try it out today
quality control you understand:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

i am making tablet for my hampers, so fudge would be an ideal compliment with that

my quilts
hmmmmmmmm
this started from me wanting a specific patchwork for a new lazyboy sofa in our new kitchen extension, i saw one but it was £380, os i collected patriotic materials and have done the top, its still to be quilted etc

i have 3 teens who all went "oooooh, nice, i'd like one too"
so they are going to be in their christmas eve hampers (tall order)
they are just simple block quilts, backed with fleece for warmth
one is red, white & black, to match her room
son although 15 wanted Ispy candy fabrics
and other daughter, well hers is still not finalized but i got squares of scenes from the wizard of Oz as thats her fave film, so thats gonna be in there somehow and her fleece back is rainbow

these are the wizard of Oz squares i am using

http://cgi.ebay.com/WIZARD-OZ-Under-Rainbow-Photo-Squares-Panel-Fabric-/400143504497?pt=US_Fabric&hash=item5d2a695471

gingerandrubarb

Hi everyone,
Just wanted to give a heads up about glass jars in Asda's like these ones (image from http://chicnscratch.typepad.com/chic_n_scratch/2008/11/snowman-soup-1.html)

Anyhow they are only £1! on offer and are lovely quality, ideal for those giving retro sweeties or snowman soup etc, I went and bought 6 of them lol x

gingerandrubarb

midnightraven3 wrote: »

many thanks for the fudge recipe Ginger
i think i may need to try it out today
quality control you understand:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

i am making tablet for my hampers, so fudge would be an ideal compliment with that

my quilts
hmmmmmmmm
this started from me wanting a specific patchwork for a new lazyboy sofa in our new kitchen extension, i saw one but it was £380, os i collected patriotic materials and have done the top, its still to be quilted etc

i have 3 teens who all went "oooooh, nice, i'd like one too"
so they are going to be in their christmas eve hampers (tall order)
they are just simple block quilts, backed with fleece for warmth
one is red, white & black, to match her room
son although 15 wanted Ispy candy fabrics
and other daughter, well hers is still not finalized but i got squares of scenes from the wizard of Oz as thats her fave film, so thats gonna be in there somehow and her fleece back is rainbow

these are the wizard of Oz squares i am using

http://cgi.ebay.com/WIZARD-OZ-Under-Rainbow-Photo-Squares-Panel-Fabric-/400143504497?pt=US_Fabric&hash=item5d2a695471

Those are gorgeous! i'm sure your DD will love the personalisation on the quilt, would love to see the patriotick one? that sounds beautiful,
I've got some french type toiles in lemon/blue and brown and whites, but unsure what types of fabrics to go with them as i want something other than just toiles?
Any ideas or inspiration/links etc?:T
I also got some minky fabrics to do a patchwork taggy blankets and some funky printed grosgrains from Etsy alchemy (i only wants 16 small bits of various ribbons, saves money that way :rotfl:

midnightraven3

i havent taken a photo of the whole thing yet (its bigger than i 1st intended!)
but i took this (its the mound in the background)
to show someone i had made placemats to match



i took my favourite squares and put them at the top, olde glory its called

I made the fudge today
and some rum and some raisins FELL in:eek:
its setting now

toile is beautiful fabric and i think with something like Michael Millers fairy frosts it may just set your toile off beautifully, i was looking at his fabrics today as the seller i got the wizard of oz fabric sells it, i dont know if you can get it here, but you will be able to get something very similar if not

it looks like this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fairy-Frost-Wedgewood-Blue-Lav-Michael-Miller-Fabric-FQ-/350263640630?pt=US_Fabric&hash=item518d570236

dramarama

Those snowman soup jars look gorgeous, thanks for the heads up on the jars too gingerandrhubarb! It might just spur me on to start the homemade gifts this weekend!! I'm starting to collect jars/bottles to put my homemade wares in and I got some sticky labels with handmade by... on them which should start me off.
Brilliant ideas and support on here. Like having like minded friends all in one place!

midnightraven3

i do too

do people you know look at you like you have 2 heads when you are enthused about something
but you are the 1st port of call when they need/want something?:rotfl:

gingerandrubarb

Midnightaven, you are so right, that fabric or type fabric would go lovely, heres the toiles that i purchased, you'll see the michael miller and the toiles are made for each other :j will get searching now. :rotfl:(sorry about the pic size, dont know how to make them smaller )