Challenge: Handmade 2010 xmas

helen_caslass

they look fab sarymclary

pennib

Lots of lovely makes everyone. What a brill way to liven up a dull old notepad.....another for my todo list :T

Here is one of a number of monkeys I've been making...more on me homepage.

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nicola00

My cookie cutters came today, i also ordered a star shaped icing cutter I picked medium thought it would be quite nice on the cupcakes or even to decorate the cookies with different coloured icing, its really teeny , glad I didn't order small now. The large would have been a better size, but not to worry it will still have its uses.

Now ponders how quickly I can get the decorating stuff cleaned and put away, put 2 rooms back together, ebay stuff listed and cleared from living room floor and couch, ironing and washing pile sorted and I have done no housework for over a week (to busy deorating and ebaying lol) so need to get stuck into that.

So I'm thinking might buy the ingredients at food shop at weekend and attempt it early next week. Seebea what reciepe did you use?? Well how much to get them all from one batch

cheekycat1

Wow the star tree is fantastic....really want to try this....will be hard tring to do it in half term with my oldest around though. Maybe one evening when I have nothing else to do!?!?!?!
Also loving the sock monkeys.I have never tried these before but think I will have to wait until after this Chrsitmas now as my to do list is far too long as it is.

SeaBee

nicola00 wrote: »

So I'm thinking might buy the ingredients at food shop at weekend and attempt it early next week. Seebea what reciepe did you use?? Well how much to get them all from one batch

Hi Nicola, I used the recipe from the back of the box. Legendmum found it on the Lakeland website Clicky

One batch was enough to make 2 of each cutter size which is what you need to make the full tree. I rolled the bigger ones too thin, so will make them thicker in future. There was enough dough left over to make around 10 more of the 7cm star cookies.

SaryMcLary, loving the recyled boxes - you would never know they look so professional :T

nicola00

SeaBee wrote: »

Hi Nicola, I used the recipe from the back of the box. Legendmum found it on the Lakeland website Clicky

One batch was enough to make 2 of each cutter size which is what you need to make the full tree. I rolled the bigger ones too thin, so will make them thicker in future. There was enough dough left over to make around 10 more of the 7cm star cookies.

SaryMcLary, loving the recyled boxes - you would never know they look so professional :T

Thanks for the clicky although just seen loads more things on lakeland I want to get...... Edible glitter is next on my list, Lakeland have edible gold & silver stars aswell as the glitter but haven't decided yet what to use, I'll have a look around first

nicola00

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/L?content=noticeboard/recipes.htm

mmm lots of yummy stuff on here

midnightraven3

lots of fantastic cake making supplies on this site i use
http://www.cakescookiesandcraftsshop.co.uk/

i'm not a huge baker, and some things i dont even know what they are for:rotfl:
but its a nice site to look around

esmer

All I can say is WOW! took me a few days but I got there in the end. All your ideas, photos are fantastic. I now need to go and make my list of what I am making for who.

I like to bake at home and recently made chocolates, which didn't last that long.


Also Cakepops, which seems to be a craze in the states and the bakerella site has tonnes of ideas




I made my first sock monkey last night, a baby one and my daughter seen it and took it everywhere today with her.



Thanks for all your GREAT ideas and getting me so inspired I think I might POP!

mary-op

esmer - love the sock monkey and the chocolate looks yummy !!:T
I'm c**p at anything in the kitchen and my sewing skills are very limited (something to do with age I think).............lol:rotfl:The fingers aren't what they were.

Been making coaster calendars all afternoon.......did them last year .......and started to toss and turn in my sleep now thinking of the things still to do......:eek:
Oh well, whats not done this year will be on the list for next year...............lol