Christmas Crafting Ideas by Flyingpig - Its Good To Share.

tranmererovers

Thanks Flyingpig for your brilliant tutorial on the bags of sweets. I am really tempted by the 2 punches but can justify the price right at the moment. I may talk school into buying them so we can make up some of your Elizabeth Shaw mints for the forthcoming fair.

Can anyone tell me what the diameter of the Elizabeth Shaw mints is (don't think it has been posted before?) as I have found some slightly cheaper punches and I'm wondering if they would do the job.

Thanks

littlekitty2010

craftygranny wrote: »

They came in a huge cardboard box my oh nearly had a fit carrying it upstairs . His eyes popped when i said it was t bags. :rotfl:

Lol im sure they did i can just imagine it:rotfl:

MrsTinks

Thanks craft fairy - I think the more I look at it it'll end up being a cuttlebug - we're VERY spacially challenged in our house so space really is a major factor in choosing... sadly. I'd love to be able to have a proper craft room but there just isn't anywhere to have it *sigh* and with a toddler everything has to be able to be tidied away or she'll get into it (actually she does even if it is tidied LOL)
Oh what I'd give for a bigger house!

craftygranny

Tranmere rovers the elizabeth shaw mints are 1 1/4 " at the widest point.

Mrs Tine i have a cuttlebug it's great . Craftfairies is right the big shot does feel firmer and sturdier to use but the bug folds up quite small which i like

Just finished my first lot of 110 t bag cards ready for delivery tomorrow .

flyingpig58

I tend not to give cards at Christmas at work, mainly because I have a big box of them in the staffroom and most people have seen the designs.

So I make little trinkets - that hopefully will be got out and used for many Christmas's instead of being thrown away like a card..

This is such a simple idea ...... just a jingle bell - on a ribbon with a handwritten tag in a box made out of kraft card.

This was made last Christmas using Poundland Bells - I think there were 10 or 12 is a long tube .. bargain!

It's hard to gauge the size of the bell from the picture .... but I guess they are a bit smaller than a golf ball.

Every year I stock up when I see tubes of largish bells in the bargain shops .... I like to use red bells the best.

Last year I stocked up on a few tubes of silver ones when they were reduced to 50p a tube in the sales .....

Hollie84

wow i never thought the machines would be so expensive,think i will stick to my punches

Emmamumof2

I have my accesorize stickers!!! yay!
Waiting for a few bits then going to get going! Its Half Term next week so will try and get my 5 yo involved too - he helped with the snowman soup bless him, until he got bored!!!!

mummyslittleboy

Hollie84 wrote: »

wow i never thought the machines would be so expensive,think i will stick to my punches

I got my big shot of ebay and it came with an alphabet and 18 other dies for £70.00 but have bought a few more dies since then

artydoll

CT19720 wrote: »

Hi Rosie Ben,

Here are the instructions to make my post-it holders. They look great but I have to warn you it does take time to create all the different mats, before you stick it all together.

Have fun if you make them.

x

Thanks for the tutorial,:T:T:TI just posted pics of one I made last night.

On my homepage,

thanks again ,really chuffed how it turned out,am going to make some more as little pressies.:D:D

Emmamumof2

Helen, I adore your little bells idea instead of cards - what an excellent idea! Do you die cut your boxes?
Thanks yet again for wonderful inspiration!