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Christmas Crafting Ideas by Flyingpig - Its Good To Share.

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  • dawnteabag
    dawnteabag Posts: 1,019 Forumite
    On the hunt for chocolate sultanas today ( I really must get a life!) I found some half price marshmallows in Wilkinsons - the big ones. I'm doing snowman soup for the school Christmas fair this weekend and thought I'd do Snowman Poop as well but now I've got myself in a tizz. Can I really use the pink marshmallows for that or just the white ones (see I told you I should get a life!) Surely only very poorly snowmen would have pink poop!

    If I can't bring myself to put the pink ones in, are there any other ideas that I could market them under. They're not really red enough to be reinderr noses.

    I need help!
  • Emzy81
    Emzy81 Posts: 481 Forumite
    Thanks to vivw, from here

    hmmm they seem to have sold out :( but thank you any way :)

    flyingpig58 would be lovely to have a thread all year round :T

    wish we had one place for all the tutorials, its taking me ages to search through all these pages....im lazy lol :D
  • Emzy81
    Emzy81 Posts: 481 Forumite
    dawnteabag wrote: »
    On the hunt for chocolate sultanas today ( I really must get a life!) I found some half price marshmallows in Wilkinsons - the big ones. I'm doing snowman soup for the school Christmas fair this weekend and thought I'd do Snowman Poop as well but now I've got myself in a tizz. Can I really use the pink marshmallows for that or just the white ones (see I told you I should get a life!) Surely only very poorly snowmen would have pink poop!

    If I can't bring myself to put the pink ones in, are there any other ideas that I could market them under. They're not really red enough to be reinderr noses.

    I need help!

    Maybe something to do with angels/fairies? kisses or hugs??
  • dawnteabag wrote: »
    On the hunt for chocolate sultanas today ( I really must get a life!) I found some half price marshmallows in Wilkinsons - the big ones. I'm doing snowman soup for the school Christmas fair this weekend and thought I'd do Snowman Poop as well but now I've got myself in a tizz. Can I really use the pink marshmallows for that or just the white ones (see I told you I should get a life!) Surely only very poorly snowmen would have pink poop!

    If I can't bring myself to put the pink ones in, are there any other ideas that I could market them under. They're not really red enough to be reinderr noses.

    I need help!

    i used the left over pink marsh mallows for fairy poop
  • mary-op
    mary-op Posts: 3,605 Forumite
    Emzy81 -
    wish we had one place for all the tutorials, its taking me ages to search through all these pages....im lazy

    I started a 'craft tutorial' thread the other day -think its further down the page now. I kept getting lost trying to find stuff.........lol:)
    I would be unstoppable if only I could get started !

    (previously known as mary43)
  • snowman%20soup_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800

    I've done a new Snowman Soup sheet, because I want to make them again this year but want to attract new and old customers - and thought repackaging the idea would help.

    If you would like a copy pm me
  • dawnteabag
    dawnteabag Posts: 1,019 Forumite
    i used the left over pink marsh mallows for fairy poop

    Do fairies poop? Surely not!:rotfl:
  • almond
    almond Posts: 1,674 Forumite
    hi
    hope everybody has the snowman now , can i ask for some help i have a craft fair saturday and a new puppy omg how i need some sleep
    any ideas what to do with
    marshmallows
    choc snowman
    could do with some toppers if possible
    and i have been to pet shop to get a big bag of treats £1 and made 14 bags of dog treats
    saying
    "Dear Santa...
    I have been a good doggie this year
  • Emzy81
    Emzy81 Posts: 481 Forumite
    mary-op wrote: »
    Emzy81 -


    I started a 'craft tutorial' thread the other day -think its further down the page now. I kept getting lost trying to find stuff.........lol:)

    Ill have to go and find it now :)
  • MrsCrafty
    MrsCrafty Posts: 2,114 Forumite
    Just has a think and realised that Cupcake holders are really easy to make;

    Take a piece of card and fold into a cone shape. Put a cupcake case inside and draw a line loosely around the top. Use a felt tip

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    let go of the cone and you should have a nice curved line. Cut around the line, then squash your cone and cut a similar line from the bottom using your big curve as a guide

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    You might have to play about with how long/wide you want it. When you are happy place on paper of your choice and draw round. I used a pair of decorative scissors to cut my top line

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    Us a bit of DS tape to affix and voila. This was done in a bit of a rush to share with you all so I would probably faff around quite a bit more and I used a punch to cut some pretty holes in the top. The paper used is not very nice either.

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    I will not be paying for these, that's for sure.

    Hope you like.
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