Christmas Crafting Ideas by Flyingpig - Its Good To Share.

craftygranny

Hollie if she is doing it for charity she should have a number . When we were fundraising for my grandaughter to go to the us for her cancer treatment we had to have one and as an individual cause it was difficult but we were allowed to fundraise through a charity called andreas gift who are a cancer charity and had a number and if anyone was unsure of us they could email or phone them and check us out.

Now i raise funds for the ear trust and display their charity number on posters, business cards etc and any emails or anything i send asking for donations i also have a letter from them saying i fundraise for the ear trust.

She may well be genuine but there are people who want something for nothing. If she is genuine she won't mind you asking questions.

mummyslittleboy

Hollie84 wrote: »

well ladies im extemly excited for the morning,then im off to lichfield a town near me to go to B&M to stock up on blankets as i have got orders coming out my ears,3 nappy cakes to be done and i need to hunt down some ES mints as HB's never had any last week and i need to get more hot choc from £1 land as ive ran out and i need more flannels for my cappucino mugs and reindeers.so shopping for me tomorow yay
i get more excited about shopping for my crafts than i do buying stuff for me,thats not right some how ha ha

Goodluck for tomorrow Hollie hope it all goes well for you

I have just got of the phone to MIL who is coming to see the kids soon for the weekend and we have just arranged for her to come down a day earlier so we can spend a day going round the craft shops:D

craftygranny

dizzy_lizzie wrote: »

Craftygranny I'm hoping to do some scrapbooking and have bought the book and some 'embellishments' but it's all the tools that go with it...and I just look and think 'But how do they do it?'
I think I'm just going to have to get stuck in...that is when I can tear myself away from all the creative threads on here at the moment.
Just beautiful crafts from extremely talented people.
Luvz Dizzy x

That is probably the best idea. i bought a pile of scrapbooking stuff 18 months ago and its all still sat on shelves in the craft room waiting to be used.
My friend said the best advice she was given was to do a 6 x6 mini scrapbook first then work her way up she's brilliant at it now.
Being on here afraid of missing anything is stopping me doing lots of things . Must remember this lappy has an off switch.

Hollie84

diddly74 wrote: »

My hubby works in B&M Lichfield! :cool:

ooh really,its such a small world

Hollie84

craftygranny wrote: »

Hollie if she is doing it for charity she should have a number . When we were fundraising for my grandaughter to go to the us for her cancer treatment we had to have one and as an individual cause it was difficult but we were allowed to fundraise through a charity called andreas gift who are a cancer charity and had a number and if anyone was unsure of us they could email or phone them and check us out.

Now i raise funds for the ear trust and display their charity number on posters, business cards etc and any emails or anything i send asking for donations i also have a letter from them saying i fundraise for the ear trust.

She may well be genuine but there are people who want something for nothing. If she is genuine she won't mind you asking questions.

Ok thankyou,i will ask her for the charity number aswell then,i dont mind helping aslong as im not being scammed

upsy-daisy_3

funnyfreckle wrote: »

Wow everyone has been so busy and made so many beautiful things - well done you talented bunch.

I'm ashamed to say I'm still waiting to get started - still scouring the shops for small holly shapes and Cadbury's miniatures without joy. However, I do have a stash of ES mints but they are going to diminish unless I find holly soon! Umm they taste good!

Theres lots of little holly punches cheap on ebay x

craftygranny

diddly74 wrote: »

My hubby works in B&M Lichfield! :cool:

How do you manage not to spend all his wages in there lol . I'd be getting him to check out what i might need / want everyday. :rotfl:

Bitsy_Beans

Oh b*gger The one style of cards which I had to hand write stuff on the front is sooooo not going well. I am abandoning the idea as I just don't seem to be able to write it neat enough on every card. Going to have to change plans for some of my cards. So not what I wanted to do at this stage

diddly74

Lol @ Craftgranny - we do spend a good amount of his wages in there - even with his discount. Everytime I go in there is new stuff in the food section he wants to try, lol and the majority of my nephew and neice's christmas presents have been purchased there!

suzdjk

Hiya,

Hope no one minds but saw the bits about the sweets made in to noses and kisses bags and thought i would share the sweetie shop by me, its called Lantern Corner in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire and sells all sorts of pick and mix at real prices and not a fortune. Although they dont sell over the net yet i will have a word with the owner and see if this is a possibility in the near future. I hope this helps at least one person as all of the making you are all doing is pure brilliance :T