Challenge: Handmade 2010 xmas

jetty

I think the box of hugs i did got the best reaction, my mum loved it! Here's a site that tells you about it, the poem is just so sweet!

http://familycrafts.about.com/od/giftsforanyone/a/huggiftbox.htm

pennypinchingpenguin

midnightraven3 wrote: »

i got my samples today



i had forgotten i had ordered them, so a nice wee surprise:D

my mum had asked me to make some lemon curd for a friend who is poorly, so i spent this moening making a lemony basket
i already had dried the lemon slices a few weeks ago, i keep some done, as i think they just finish off a jar nicely, made some wee lemon slices of soap, so i hope it cheers her up

wow thats a great idea! especially in winter when everyone is loaded with the cold! great presentation too:T

is that the freebie samples? i ordered some too thinking i might be able to use some as lids for the jars i bought reduced from wilkos cos they never had any.

dramarama

Everytime I check in on what's happening there are even more gorgeous crafts to choose from!! Well done everyone on your crafty goods:j.

I'm making my first ever batch of spicy pickled onions...eeek!! Link to the recipe I'm trying is below.

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070401064915AA2QanD

Not sure if I'm going to give many out- I'm only making a small batch! If they're good I will use them for gifts. I'm going to make some chilli jam in the next couple of weeks.
I'd like to start making some crafts using my sewing machine!!

beetrootrox

gingerandrubarb wrote: »

Hi everyone,
I am so pleased thats me done my fabric 2011 diary and fabric journal/notebook for one cousin Yayyy..:j. Starting on the taggy blanket and quilt tomorrow i think,

Hi,

I've been following this thread but haven't posted yet. Thanks to everyone for the great ideas. I'm looking forward to saving some money this xmas!

gingerandrubarb I'm sorry to burden you but I LOVE the idea of your fabric diary (do you have a pic?) and I really want to make one for my stepmum but I haven't a CLUE where to start and haven't had much luck with google so far!

Do you have any links / tutorials you could share? I love the idea of doing something personal and special for her.

Many thanks for your tips so far.

pennypinchingpenguin

Kaleidoscope27 wrote: »

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.

:Tthats a great idea! i wonder who i could steal it for! lol! im sure he'll love it.

gingerandrubarb

jetty wrote: »

I think the box of hugs i did got the best reaction, my mum loved it! Here's a site that tells you about it, the poem is just so sweet!

http://familycrafts.about.com/od/giftsforanyone/a/huggiftbox.htm

I've just taken a look at the box of hugs and realised my aunt gave me ones of these last year :rotfl: i had no idea this is what they where called,

This is also a cute idea... http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/giftsforanyone/a/blgiftft1.htm Did you say you where going to do the favourite things ones? x

gingerandrubarb

dramarama wrote: »

Everytime I check in on what's happening there are even more gorgeous crafts to choose from!! Well done everyone on your crafty goods:j.

I'm making my first ever batch of spicy pickled onions...eeek!! Link to the recipe I'm trying is below.

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070401064915AA2QanD

Not sure if I'm going to give many out- I'm only making a small batch! If they're good I will use them for gifts. I'm going to make some chilli jam in the next couple of weeks.
I'd like to start making some crafts using my sewing machine!!

Yum! spicy pickled onions, i soo want to do these also... i think i'd happily spend my day crafting, talking about craft and reading craft blogs and viewing etsy !!!!!! :rotfl:
Do you have a recipe for the chilli jam? nom nom

gingerandrubarb

beetrootrox wrote: »

Hi,

I've been following this thread but haven't posted yet. Thanks to everyone for the great ideas. I'm looking forward to saving some money this xmas!

gingerandrubarb I'm sorry to burden you but I LOVE the idea of your fabric diary (do you have a pic?) and I really want to make one for my stepmum but I haven't a CLUE where to start and haven't had much luck with google so far!

Do you have any links / tutorials you could share? I love the idea of doing something personal and special for her.

Many thanks for your tips so far.

No burden hunny, Ill post the pics tomorrow, but i got hard front notebooks (2 for £1 asda) and a 2011 page a day diary from poundland, then i got fabrics i thought my cousin would love and covered the books i then glued some ribbon horizontally (with little hearts on) on the front and back pages and then glue'd the first paper page to the front cover (hides the fabric edges and secures the ribbon) and closed the book tying the ribbons in a bow.
The diary i also added a ribbon so you can mark the days .. really easy to do and so personal, I was thinking of embroidering some jute with 2011 in cute writing and gluing onto the diary cover. x

dramarama

Hey gingerandrhubarb,
The Chilli jam is a nigella xmas recipe I think. I've never made it but some lovely people on one of the other xmassy boards were talking about it and it sounds scrummy. I've got a link below but I think there's some pop ups!! http://en.petitchef.com/recipes/chilli-jam-fid-267388

As it is an N Lawson spectacular I'm sure it'll taste awesome!! I love the jewel colour of it...there's probably a poem that would suit it too!!

mummyslittleboy

jetty wrote: »

Midnightraven3 is right, they are tictacs, gave them to my dad as a jokey pressie as he's always stressed at work! He said he got a lot of funny looks when he busted them out and took a handful! I used a baby food jar and just decorated it

Thanks I thought it might be well was hoping it was as DD2 loves tick tacs and we are always telling her to calm down and chill so they would be a great stocking filler:D

I have finished my Godsons Nappy cake tonight he is only 5 months so thought it would be ideal for him for his xmas pressie and it was my first time making one but it turned out ok