Challenge: Handmade 2010 xmas

jetty

gingerandrubarb wrote: »

How yummy does this baileys and white chocolate fudge sound and look? http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/68602/baileys-and-white-chocolate-fudge

I don't know about the recipe, but the title sounds yummy!!!

gingerandrubarb

what about this to go with Snowman soup, it's candy cane biscuits, (totally look like the traditional mint candy canes! ) http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4989/little-candy-canes

gingerandrubarb

Athome1 wrote: »

gingerandrubarb wrote: »

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

You are very welcome hunny :T

gingerandrubarb

Heads up everyone! Just bought 10 jars of Morrisons own curry for 19p each, so i can use and sterilise the jars for Jam, chutneys etc!! x

midnightraven3

asda do their own curry sauce in jars too
its 9p

these are quite big jars though
something like mint sauce comes in smaller jars, at 25p
but you spend less filling them

she_grinch

gingerandrubarb wrote: »

oh my goodness, they are adorable? do they smell? x:T

These are wonderful, did you make them? how? where can I get the moulds? are they easy? are they expensive to make/buy? Sorry so many questions but I love Jelly babies![:)

gingerandrubarb

Hi everyone, hope you all had a fab weekend with lots of inspiration, i managed to make the taggy blanket and get another 20 jars from Freecycle :j pining my hoped on a sewing machine now
So i found a tutorial downloadable on papercraft (magazine website) for a xmas star with beads, maybe similiar to the Kirsties homemade one (unsure as i never saw the prog but sounds similiar )

http://www.crafts-beautiful.com/index.php/download/how_to_make_a_christmas_tree_star_with_dremel/

Has anyone made anything else or got any new ideas? x

sarymclary

she_grinch wrote: »

These are wonderful, did you make them? how? where can I get the moulds? are they easy? are they expensive to make/buy? Sorry so many questions but I love Jelly babies![:)

Hi She Grinch, I found this mould on ebay, very reasonably priced at £2.60 inc postage http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Jelly-Baby-2-1-soap-mould-mold-High-impact-plastic-/160480044536
I would think that a glycerine soap makes the most attractive, but I'm no soap maker myself, so I'd just google a few recipes to find one you fancy trying, or I'm sure some of the contributors here have various ones to suggest.

sarymclary

I've found a lovely recipe for Melting Middle Truffles. http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/8272/melting-middle-truffles
They look gorgeous :


The ingredient dulce de leche is easily found in the Co-Op, it's about £2 in cans by Carnation. If you want to make your own, you can use sweetened condensed milk, pierce the can, and simmer for an hour or so (longer if you want it thicker), as you would to make banoffee pie. I like the fact that these can be made a month in advance, and frozen.

I saw an image today of some snowy truffles, rolled in icing sugar, which had been put into pretty organza pouches, tied up with ribbon. I thought that would look quite luxurious as a gift.

sarymclary

Here's the link to the page of Kirstie's Homemade Christmas page on Channel 4.
http://www.channel4.com/4homes/on-tv/kirstie-s-homemade-home/
The videos aren't available to watch on there, but there are pictures, and how to's, and there's also other links about decorations and recipes. Lots of ideas and resources there, and looks like there's going to be another series this year, but it was a bit too late in the season for me. These things take time, and need planning, as well we know.