Christmas Crafting Ideas by Flyingpig - Its Good To Share.

catherinevegh

Long time it seems looking at everything everyone has been making. I have 1 of my 7 fairs left on Sat although it will prob be cancelled. (OH away on business and not looking like eurostar running)
Have done well from them though.
Best sellers have been :
Pints of Socks
ladies sock cupcakes
Peg Magnets.
Bah Humbugs
There are so many fantastic ideas...I think it will be my number one job in January to relook through this thread and make a list of thing s to make.Silly me didn't think to make list already!:oWas thinking of starting doing labels ready for next year and throughout year as they seem to be the bits that take the most amount of time.

Double_Trouble

suemj wrote: »

Does anyone use Hot Chocolate that you mix into Hot Milk for their snowman soup and if so does anyone have a rhyme to go with that?

Sue xx

This is the one I used

This Snowman Soup is just for you
Four spoons per cup (there's enough for two)
Add to hot milk and stir it up
And then - before you drain the cup -
Sprinkle with the chocolate chips
Give a stir with the candy stick,
Top off with the mallow snow
And give your heart a Christmas glow!

HTH

DTxx

PootleFlump_3

Some quite cute Christmas labels here and loads more here (the angry chicken ones are brilliant!)

Not sure exactly what size they print at but scalloped circle ones might be quite good for the 2" scalloped punches. Here are only some of the selection. If you hit the autofill button you can fill in your name etc before printing.

wookeyhole1

hiya, the cutters i used there was 6 different sizes and i used 2 3 times and the rest twice. it was about 25 cm tall.

the fair was great today i sold about £55 worth all for the nursery.

i sold
about 30 sweetie bags @ 35p
3 pints @ £1.50 (All i had)
10 flannel cup cakes @ 50p
1 calendar @ 50p
6 reindeer @ 75p
9 humbug boxes @ 35p
6 mini candy cane boxes @ 35p
8 sock cup cakes @ 50p
2 swiss roll flannels @ £1 (all i had)
4 snow ball jars @ £1 (all i had)
20 snowman soup @ 75p

still got a bit left so hopefully will sell that before christmas

kisto

wookeyhole1 wrote: »

hiya, the cutters i used there was 6 different sizes and i used 2 3 times and the rest twice. it was about 25 cm tall.

the fair was great today i sold about £55 worth all for the nursery.

i sold
about 30 sweetie bags @ 35p
3 pints @ £1.50 (All i had)
10 flannel cup cakes @ 50p
1 calendar @ 50p
6 reindeer @ 75p
9 humbug boxes @ 35p
6 mini candy cane boxes @ 35p
8 sock cup cakes @ 50p
2 swiss roll flannels @ £1 (all i had)
4 snow ball jars @ £1 (all i had)
20 snowman soup @ 75p

still got a bit left so hopefully will sell that before christmas

Congrats wookeyhole1 on your fair. Sounds like it went well. I've got my first one tomorrow (weather permitting)!

I make sock cup cakes and flannel cupcakes and I would be selling at a loss if I sold them for 50p each? :eek: How do you make them so cheap?
My cost breakdown for each cupcake:
Cupcake case - 21p,
Cello bag - 7p
Bath Bomb Chill Pill - 16p
Ribbon - 5p - 10p
Socks between 30p - £1.00
So approx £1.50 cost for each one. I was going to charge £3.50 but now I'm wondering if this is too much?

suemj

Double_Trouble wrote: »

This is the one I used

This Snowman Soup is just for you
Four spoons per cup (there's enough for two)
Add to hot milk and stir it up
And then - before you drain the cup -
Sprinkle with the chocolate chips
Give a stir with the candy stick,
Top off with the mallow snow
And give your heart a Christmas glow!

HTH

DTxx

Thank you - love it!

Hollie84

wookeyhole1 wrote: »

im quite pleased with my cookie tree. i used the cutters from ebay and the shortbread mix from asda for the biscuits. i also dusted it with icing sugar to look like snow

wow that is fab,i love it

Hollie84

how are we all doing,looking forward to christmas?
im stilll busy with orders,not complaining though.trying to think what i could give to my daughters teachers at xmas any ideas? i was thinking of making some little boxes but what could i put in them,didn't want to use candy canes????
is anyone else doing the elf thing? we started a day late as my elf never arrived till this morn but my daughter loves her

ive also improved my tea and coffee cards they look much better now than they did

chaosweddings

kisto wrote: »

Congrats wookeyhole1 on your fair. Sounds like it went well. I've got my first one tomorrow (weather permitting)!

I make sock cup cakes and flannel cupcakes and I would be selling at a loss if I sold them for 50p each? :eek: How do you make them so cheap?
My cost breakdown for each cupcake:
Cupcake case - 21p,
Cello bag - 7p
Bath Bomb Chill Pill - 16p
Ribbon - 5p - 10p
Socks between 30p - £1.00
So approx £1.50 cost for each one. I was going to charge £3.50 but now I'm wondering if this is too much?

i buy all my stock in bulk so this is how i worked my costs out and i sell mine for £2.00 each

cupcake case 9p
cello bag 4p
chill pill 6p (make my own soaps and bath bombs)
socks 35p (bulk buy from *bay)
ribbon 3p

when i say bulk buy around 500 of each item

susiecm3

made my first snowman soup last night but had a problem, how do you stop the chocolate mixing with the marshmallows if you use cones???

They look fab but i dare not move them