Christmas Crafting Ideas by Flyingpig - Its Good To Share.

Hollie84

Morning everyone 'happy halloween'

well popped to aldi this morn got two packs of choc lollies,milk and white and was thinking of taking these out the wrappers and putting them into the re-sealable cello bags i have,they should stay fresh shouldn't they??

also i got some xmas mallows 3 packs lol there 99p each and if anyone wants pics i can put some on.
got my brown card from hobbycraft so can make a start on my puds today

got my xmas boxes from aldi aswell so an all round good morning for me

flyingpig58

This is my Christmas decorated box of Cadbury miniatures ...

I carefully took off the sleeve and undid it, then covered it in a Christmas 12 x 12 craft paper, they are a little thicker that wrapping paper and don't to bubble and wrinkle like thinner paper does sometimes.

I have then stuck the sleeve together again and put back on the box.

I have added a narrow ribbon, lacey paper tape and some flat backed gems - plus a wooden tree from a pack from HobbyCraft.



I'm giving this and a couple more, just as it is to the lovely cleaners at work as a "thank you"

I know that finding the Cadbury miniatures is hard - I got mine from Home Bargains and B M Bargains.

However if they are scarce I am looking into other boxes of chocolates that I could decorate in a similar way.

mummyslittleboy

Hollie84 wrote: »

Morning everyone 'happy halloween'

well popped to aldi this morn got two packs of choc lollies,milk and white and was thinking of taking these out the wrappers and putting them into the re-sealable cello bags i have,they should stay fresh shouldn't they??

also i got some xmas mallows 3 packs lol there 99p each and if anyone wants pics i can put some on.
got my brown card from hobbycraft so can make a start on my puds today

got my xmas boxes from aldi aswell so an all round good morning for me

I do like the boxes aldi are doing might have to get some myself did you get the snowmen mallows i got a couple of bags from there last week but not sure what to use them for yet I think i will pop over there tomorrow when the kids are back at school

Nichelette

littlelibrarylass wrote: »

wow some lovely stuff here. have been reading for a little while now .
finally got around to making some of the ideas here, wil post pictures later.
Has anyone got any great ideas for using up some felt sheets and foam sheets please?
Thanks LLL

Have you thought about making the felt into christmas tree decorations? That's what I'm doing with mine. If you're not that good a sewer you can use PVA to stick it instead.

I've been making these this morning, they're going to be little presents for my team at work, and probably OH's younger nieces & nephews:



I went to Ikea yesterday and got the jars which are the 4 for £1.99 ones, I'm going to fill them with sweets. They're like the cello bag ones but a bit different. I got the brown paper from the wrapping bit at Ikea after you've paid. I bought some ceramic bits which I wrapped up, and when I unwrapped it some of the paper was still in a fairly good state, so I've re-used it . I tried wrapping ribbon around the edges to embellish them a bit more, but I thought it looked better without so have kept them simple.

she_grinch

beautiful flyingpig really professional looking

Hollie84

mummyslittleboy wrote: »

I do like the boxes aldi are doing might have to get some myself did you get the snowmen mallows i got a couple of bags from there last week but not sure what to use them for yet I think i will pop over there tomorrow when the kids are back at school

yes thats them im planning on putting mine into either little bags or cones and selling them like that,must try a few out though once i open them just to make sure there ok

mummyslittleboy

I made these last night for DS and a friends girls I hade to use chocolate for DS for the reindeer noses as he cant chew properly and chokes so this is what i did for him.

almond

tranmererovers wrote: »

Just saw a link to these on another thread....

hi
fancy having ago at these or the ones somebody posted on
craft fete list, i was wondering about using felt and lolly sticks
since i don't have a cutter
will let you know how i get on

Hollie84

mummyslittleboy wrote: »

I made these last night for DS and a friends girls I hade to use chocolate for DS for the reindeer noses as he cant chew properly and chokes so this is what i did for him.

there great :T

funnyfreckle

flyingpig58 wrote: »

I know that finding the Cadbury miniatures is hard - I got mine from Home Bargains and B M Bargains.

However if they are scarce I am looking into other boxes of chocolates that I could decorate in a similar way.

OOh yes please - if you can find anything else you could decorate in a similar way I would really appreciate it. I have spent weeks looking for Cadbury Miniatures without any luck yet. I haven't given up but I am getting very frustrated - if I do find any I will have to rip one open and eat all the contents in one go as a reward!!