Challenge: Handmade 2010 xmas

midnightraven3

thast a gorgeous height chart esmer
something to keep forever

the signs are wood, but its easy to just buy blanks

esmer

jackiebetty wrote: »

Raffia question.......I use garden raffia!!!! £shop does it and you gets loads....will last me until I am about 105....even using it in the garden too!!!!:rotfl:

I have not seen it, is it maybe off the shelves now cause of xmas stock?

rufusdog52

Esmer, really lovely height chart xx

I have seen packs of raffia in The Works and wasnt expensive if any one is looking for it. Rufus xx

Winged_one

I finally finished the stockings last night - all 9 of them! Now I just ahve to finish sewing taggie blankets (although I got as far as pinning on ribbons yesterday) and crayon rolls, buttons on a duvet cover and making another 20 Santa and Snowmen from 2 finger KitKats for DD's classmates.

mary-op

esmer and julie............super makes :T

midnight - herbal tea makes a change..........mind you nobody in our family likes herbal tea.........:(

Going to have to think what to get for the lad who we look after...............he usually gets money and had asked for much the same but I'd like to do him a box of stuff that he hasn't seen me make like retro sweet box (if I can get out to the sweet shop), pot of gold with lottery ticket in (he'll be 16 in January so was thinking of that for his birthday)
I've done a sock snowman for him - one sock stuffed with two more pairs......he's got his own mugs ............I'll do him a couple of tea bags in a sort of card/sachet (think I might have one already done thats not spoken for).............any other ideas will be welcome -long as they're easy.........I'm not that clever..........lol:rotfl:

dizzytina

Wow you have all been so busy since i last peeped on here!!!.

Midnight what can i say your makes are simply stunning!!. Can i ask where you got the wood blanks for the gingerbread men signs? And how you did them? Your soaps are amazing and i will get round to trying to make some one day!!!

Esmer that height chart is beautiful well done.

Julie love you fairy drops.

Ok i have been making a few bits that are dead easy (like everything i do!!). There are instructions for most on my blog but i'm pretty sure most are self explanatory.

esmer

Absolutely Brilliant makes........... Off to your blog

midnightraven3

hi everyone

snow has caused chaos
only just got son home half an hour ago from school, from yesterday morning!:eek:

i use this company for my wooden blanks

http://www.craftshapes.co.uk/item_gifttags_woodengingerbreadman_9_8cm.htm

lovely family run company
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i wont say shipping is the quickest though, especially at this time of year, but a great service, and unless you buy in major bulk from the US, i havent found better or cheaper

i did start taking pics yesterday
but everything was on hold
managed to get daughter home from school, took 4 hours, son has only just got back, cars are abandoned everywhere today

mary-op

dizzytina - what lovely makes and super colours you've used. Makes me want to start all over again but I musn't - just remember for next year.

No crafting today..........wrapping !! What a muddle I get into...........got boxes downstairs and stuff wouldn't fit in right for son so I swapped his 'pint of socks' for sock snowman -could squash that down better. His girlfriends was harder what with recipe box, pashmina, tea towel I'd done a border on, reindeer choccy, -forget what else as I gave up when I'd just managed to get the lid on and tie ribbon round it. Got upstairs with it and found necklace and bracelet I'd picked up from the charity shop for her :eek: So, going to have a re-think tomorrow I think. I'm giving them a brownie mix and that has to stay upright so I'll put that in a basket and maybe the recipe box will go in there and anything else thats edible.........jar of choccys, shortbreads, even maybe 'pint of socks'............lol

Found another pair of socks upstairs (amazing what you find when you start ''organising'' things.........so think another jar of ''sock jam'' to put in the basket with the 'edibles'.............they're lady's socks so son won't think he's getting inundated with socks for christmas.......................lol

esmer

OMG Midnight what a nightmare!! have you ever seen snow like this??? The roads are hell!