Challenge: Handmade 2010 xmas

mary-op

Hi all :j
Now have pva replenished thank goodness so I've done another kitchen organiser. Lovely paper with a pretty reverse to it so I covered the placemat with one pattern and did the shopping list, calendar and post it notes with the reverse...........even had enough to cover a notebook/journal to match. Covered a peg and stuck that on to hold the pen.
Halfway through the second one but kitchen table was covered with so much paper I thought I'd shelve that till tomorrow......especially now I;ve noticed that one edge of the paper on the first one needs a bit of re-sticking:( Just when I thought it was spot on.............oh well, c'est la vie as that say................lol

sapphire -well done with the knitting.:T I haven't done any for years as I had such problems with my hands and fingers and needed an operation. Somehow never got back into it and been thinking about having another go.

esmer - well done with the snowman soups...........now off to have a look at your blog:T

esmer

sairz252 wrote: »

hi everyone im loving all the ideas i have made some snowmen soup today but was wondering how everyone filled the bags up so neatly as a couple seem 2 go bit wrong??? the hot choc was all over sides on 1st ones so wondered all your techniques xx x

Look at my home page and see how I did it

esmer

gingerandrubarb wrote: »

Well done you! :T
Would love to see them (i love seeing others work) did you make your own pattern for them? xx

Me Too. :j

wammy77

Ladies!

I've been laid up with flu, so only just catching up with all your posts - everything looks just GREAT :T



Popped out to a local Xmas fair yesterday and got some lovely ideas for xmas cupcakes and some delicious after eight mint parcels - think this weekend will be spent in the kitchen again!!!!

Will post pics as soon as I get organised!!!

Wammy xxx

wammy77

Meant to ask - does anyone know where I can get metal tins with lids from? Saw some online recently and can't find them now!!!! Want them for biscuits and truffles......

mary-op

wammy - glad you're feeling better -can't help you with the tins though.......sorry.

Well, finished off the last two kitchen organisers....just need to work out who's having which of the 5 I've done..........lol

They've been so cheap to do really............
bought the paper at around 50p a sheet (2 sheets for each one),
placemats I used for them were ones I had at home that were a bit on the 'yuk' side but the cork back was ok.
I printed off the calendars, post it notes were 50p (one didn't have them just had peg with some little notepaper in it)
Wooden pegs I already had so covered them with paper and added button
Notepads for shopping lists -bought 3 for 50p from local printers and the others I had kicking around at home
Stuck peg on to hold a pen.........pens freebies from bookies -two with 2 diaries I bought
Had enough paper from one lot to cover a notebook -also one I already had sat doing nothing
Cord to hang them I already had.

So, quite happy it was a very mse pressie.....:j

Told myself I'm making nothing else.........(said that a few weeks ago...........lol) but really must come to a halt now and do serious wrapping of the rest of the stuff upstairs............:)

esmer

wammy77 wrote: »

Meant to ask - does anyone know where I can get metal tins with lids from? Saw some online recently and can't find them now!!!! Want them for biscuits and truffles......

I got them in a kind of poundshop. Maybe look around the highstreet in cheap shops.

wammy77

Okay, I know I'm getting a bit carried away (I can't help it!) but I'm thinking of getting a sewing machine :eek:

Problem is I have no idea where to start - last time I used one was over 10 years ago (!) and I'm not sure what make to go for etc.

Anyone got any tips on what to look for?

I don't want to spend a fortune, but I do realise that if I get something too cheap i'll only end up replacing it quite quickly....... hmmmmm.

esmer

My sewing machine is 25yrs old and I just treated myself to the one in lidls, and mine had about 5 diff stitches on it and new one has 33 lol! Niece wants the old one, still goes, but weighs a tonne!!

PootleFlump_3

Found this tutorial this morning which I think would be a lovely gift for Xmas and particularly good for anyone that has an laserjet printer. Its for personalised dispenser bottles (bit like the ones that Philosophy do which look really expensive)

http://www.theidearoom.net/2010/11/monogrammed-hand-sanitizersoap-bottles.html