Challenge: Handmade 2010 xmas

Kaleidoscope27

Y'know what, my sister and I never had any sort of presents on Christmas Eve. A lot of my friends would get new PJ's to wear for the next morning or something but we got nothing. Reading about your Christmas Eve hampers - I'm feeling quite deprived! :rotfl: They all sound wonderful!

carlamarie_2

Kaleidoscope27 wrote: »

Y'know what, my sister and I never had any sort of presents on Christmas Eve. A lot of my friends would get new PJ's to wear for the next morning or something but we got nothing. Reading about your Christmas Eve hampers - I'm feeling quite deprived! :rotfl: They all sound wonderful!

lol poor you
when i was little we were allowed to open one present for under the tree which my mum always picked out for us. would you believe it every year that randomly selected gift contained pjs!

i go a bit mad on the xmas eve hamper but i prefer it to xmas day itself because the kids are so excited and everythings lovely!

Athome1

gingerandrubarb wrote: »

Athome1 wrote: »

Have you tried re-watching the show hunny? and jotting it down? they have all the shows on You Tube?

I just wanted to say I found and watched Kirsties Homemade Christmas on YouTube and have written down what I need to do for the bead and ribbon decs. So MANY, MANY THANKS again gingerandrubarb:T:T:T
Can't wait to get started on them:D

midnightraven3

i never had any presents on christmas eve as a child either
i was spoiled rotten on christmas day, i'm an only child

but we make a big thing of christmas eve
always have

from a lush breakfast, all the way though
to the hampers in the evening
then watching films & playing games
(and eating of course:D)

christmas eve is our day
you need to share christmas with everyone else
so we are selfish with that day

whoopidoo

Oh my word it's ages since I've been in here. Must catch up. My intentions were so good at the beginning of the year and I've made grand total of... nowt!

jetty

midnightraven3 wrote: »

jelly babies



they are just oer 3"

OMG, they are adorable!! How did you make them? :T

jetty

carlamarie wrote: »

without a doubt!! i did one last year for my 2 and they loved it
in fact when i ask them about last christmas they can remember everything from the hamper - including the actually box, but they dont remember what gifts they got on the day!

crafty things to go in the xmas eve hamper this year are
*cookie mix in a jar
*magic reindeer food for them to scatter - they loved making the garden all glittery in the dark!
*sock monkeys
*santa key - might make one myself from salt dough to have it there for them or leave the ingrediants in a jar in the hamper for them to make one themselves? if i let them do it, theyll argue :mad:
mind, i could always have one make a key for the back door and one for the front incase santa doesnt know which way to come in
*snowman soup
*chocolate - which i will mould into their xmas shapes

will also add
*new pjs
*new fleeces for their beds (last year it was shaped pillows)
*bath products - character bubble baths, body washes and bath mitts/flannels
*a xmassy dvd
*new cups
*book for bedtime
*santas plate and glass
*colouring books and pencils

I have to sacrifice some of my bits for the xmas eve hamper as i'm doing the elf this year and he will be bringing the xmassy dvd and also a banana phone for my eldest because she drove me mad with the banana phone song, but that's another story lol :rotfl:

jetty

Kaleidoscope27 wrote: »

Y'know what, my sister and I never had any sort of presents on Christmas Eve. A lot of my friends would get new PJ's to wear for the next morning or something but we got nothing. Reading about your Christmas Eve hampers - I'm feeling quite deprived! :rotfl: They all sound wonderful!

I didn't either, but now my mum has picked up the tradition for her, my dad and my grandad! It's probably why i go mad with mine!

jetty

I'm going to the pound shop on tuesday to get a few bits for things to make i can't wait :dance:

gingerandrubarb

jetty wrote: »

I'm going to the pound shop on tuesday to get a few bits for things to make i can't wait

Good old poundland :dance:Irecently got baskets, craft papers, brown postal wrap for wrapping pressies, the rolo type chocolate mould and tissue paper and some glasses and those little espresso cups and saucers and tea pot for turning into candles :T
i plan on using the rolo type choc mould with some pmc to make silver 'my last rolo's' for birthdays

I heart poundland!

What you hoping to purchase hunny x