Challenge: Handmade 2010 xmas

twinklelittlestar

Thank you Esmer and peechy :A I knew I had read it somewhere but had tried searching with no luck.

wammy77

pennib - Great mini monkeys!!!!!!!!! They really are lovely

esmer - oh dear... I felt like that yesterday, had so much to do and still a couple of last minute bakes to get done back on track now though - more shortbread and diabetic flapjack cookies this afternoon and I'm all done!

Why so cold in the kitchen??? I'm in Hampshire and it's around -2 outside so it's not too bad.... I know that some parts of the country are much colder though....

Your shortbread looks lovely

esmer

It was -12 here this morning when defrosting the car. When driving back it was -9. Think it was -18 during the night.

pennib

Its about that temp here as well...although the sun is trying to shine....nice to look at
inside with the fire on!
Your makes look yummy. I love shortbread trouble is I can't stop at just the one!

mary-op

Bit of snow this morning but seems to be going a bit now.........expect it'll freeze any time now.........bright blue sky and sunshine.......deceiving.........looks lovely but really cold.

Been sorting through stuff ready to hand out.....done a brownie mix in a jar for neighbour and a couple of reindeer covered choccy bars for her daughters.......just a 'token' to say 'thankyou for being such a good neighbour.
Popped them in a little basket then hunted for the cards I'm made them.........well could I find them -no way :eek: Pre-christmas panic really set in.......had all my craft drawers out, looked in the most stupid places I'd never have put them...........almost gave up and thought I'd have to make some more then moved something and there they were :rotfl: Stupid me !! Oh I do hate this part of it all.......be glad when I've given all the stuff out now. Seems there are boxes everywhere and I always have a panic about now.............lol:rotfl:
Does anyone else make things and lose them ? I've done the same with little things I've made......smaller they are the easier they get lost.
Normally find them in the end but what a carry on.
Lack of brain being organised I think:rotfl:

Love all the things you've made............did some of those flavoured coffees the other year.............gave them to son and his girlfriend but didn't get any 'feedback' so whether they liked them I'm not sure.

midnightraven3

afternoon ladies

think my christmas spirit is lost in one of marys boxes:rotfl:

been planning & making so long now, i am getting a bit fed up
was ultra organised this year
(the snow put a bit of time on getting some stuff out but nothing major)

and i wanted to be finished 2 weeks before christmas so i could sit back and enjoy

i was
well i thought i was
last years hampers were mainly foody items
this year, totally different

phone call, ooh i hope you made lemon curd this year
ermmm no, but i can make you some if you want?
oooooh that would be excellent thank you



mother - jean was asking if you had made tablet this year
ermmmmmm no, but i can if she wants some



does anyone else have a big mouth or is it just me??:rotfl:

midnightraven3

me again:o

on the topic of what will happen to the thread once christmas is over?

I wondered if Gingerandrhubarb (original OP) would start a challenge handmade in 2011 thread, just a general handmade crafts thread, any sorts of crafts/gifts/makes to keep us all going & in one place, until we start making out christmas gifts again in July:eek::eek::eek::eek::rotfl:


my first make i have planned, is a gift for meeeeeeeeeeee
been making for everyone else, so its my turn:D
i want a nice garland for the kitchen, to perhaps hang along the dresser, so i think once the holidays have died down i shall make a start!

dizzytina

Hiya everyone i haven't had chance to pop on for a while things are manic here and DD has been poorly every weekend in December so far!.
Midnighttraven love your sacks they are great especially the gingerbread people. I know what you mean about talking yourself into things i do it all the time:rotfl:!!.

Could someone please tell me where Decemebr has gone i can't believe its Christmas in 3 days:eek:

Wammy crayon rolls are dead easy to make so def worth trying.

Here are a couple of things i have made this week.

pump bag and matching crayon roll filled with crayons for my aunties granddaughter who wanted something girly but rock!!

This next one is for my friends little boy..

dizzytina

Pennib i just love your monkey family and abatha your makes are brill well done - so need to get making instead of sitting here chatting:D

pennib

Can we include painting in the new thread (or mixed media)...pretty please as there isnt a thread for this :0(