Christmas Crafting Ideas by Flyingpig - Its Good To Share.

Cotton_wool_katie

Hollie84 wrote: »

:T thankyou,,so u just buy the brown and white sequins?? and u pin each one on??

Yep - its that easy!!



craftygranny = oooh we go to elsecar sometimes as my grandaughter Kaitlyn loves the heritage centre .



Small world:) - my son goes to the nursery a couple of hours a week there and my mother in law is the heritage manager

tranmererovers

I have bought some cellophane cones. They're blooming enormous though - I think they would make snowman soup for a small community :0 I may have to devise some other uses for them "/

cuddles123

Hi,

Have been reading this thread with great interest - well done everyone. You are all so clever and so helpful.

Just wanted to say that I usually reside on the Sock Monkey and Sewing Room threads.
If anyone wants links to SM tutorials just shout, or go over to the SM thread.

Giggles_Fairy

tranmererovers wrote: »

I have bought some cellophane cones. They're blooming enormous though - I think they would make snowman soup for a small community :0 I may have to devise some other uses for them "/

If you wanted to use them for snowman soup then just cut the cone down to make it smaller and the right size for the amount of 'soup' you want to put in

QueenBee

tranmererovers wrote: »

I have bought some cellophane cones. They're blooming enormous though - I think they would make snowman soup for a small community :0 I may have to devise some other uses for them "/

They look good layered with retro sweets - white mice / flying saucers / strawberry laces etc
Or layered in Halloween / Christmas / Easter colours

Or buttons with waxed thread to make necklaces

QueenBee

Have just read your blog Giggles_Fairy - you have done retro sweets in cones .....spooky shiver down spine moment!
They look fab!

ladsmadd

CT19720 wrote: »

Ladsmadd - this is what I use when rounding corners of cards, so would also work if you are doing sweet bag toppers. It is really easy to use as well. If you don't want to buy online, then hobbycraft or a craft or art should would sell them.

HTH

thank you so much for pointing me in the right place,

ladsmadd

Emmamumof2 wrote: »

Has anyone seen these?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/100-MARSHMALLOW-CHRISTMAS-TREES-SWEET-STOCKING-FILLERS-/380276259194?pt=UK_Sweets_Chocolate&hash=item588a3b397a

Christmas tree marshmallows - they have snowman ones too - thought they would look good in cello bags for xmas treats!

not sure if this helps you but last christmas i found a mixed bag of tree and snowman in pound shop or wilkinsons.Sorry can not remember size but i put 2 in each snowman soup and made 60 with some lefted over using 3 bags.

tranmererovers

Giggles_Fairy wrote: »

If you wanted to use them for snowman soup then just cut the cone down to make it smaller and the right size for the amount of 'soup' you want to put in

I'll definately have to do that or I'll be going through ingredients at a rate of knots!!!

QueenBee wrote: »

They look good layered with retro sweets - white mice / flying saucers / strawberry laces etc
Or layered in Halloween / Christmas / Easter colours

Or buttons with waxed thread to make necklaces

Great ideas, thanks :T

flourgirl

Sainsburys are doing Snowmen Marshmallows at the moment they are £1.50 per bag, so quite pricey. I dont know how many there are in a bag but you would only need to put 2 in for snowman soup. They are on the isle with the Christmas sweeties and are in cello bags.

Fantastic makes piglet, I love your sock monkey. I would love to make one, I did buy some socks but they sat there for that long unmade and now the weather has turned cold I'm wearing them!!! Never mind at least they were put to good use