Christmas Crafting Ideas by Flyingpig - Its Good To Share.

wookeyhole1

thanks for all the great ideas.im gonna try and make some gingerbread people. what material is it? felt? if so, is it the type you buy at A4 size in say wilkinsons?

what do you use to keep noses on the reindeer flannels? whatever i use it falls off!

and im going to try and make a sock monkey(thanks for the link), i aint got a clue how it will turn out lol. going to get mum to show me how to use the sewing machine at the weekend.

oh and im going to try and make a christmas outfit for my daughter haha considered i have never used a sewing machine before (except school) that should be fun.

oh and any recomendations for piping icing equipment?
thanks xx

Kelly-Lou

Ohhhh AHHHH
I am just lovin this thread. I am arranging a shopping evening for our school and am thinking I may make lots of these goodies to sell.
Does anyone have a tutorial for the cards with tea/coffee in please?
When you do sweetie bags would a heat sealer be better to use if you are making things in advance?
Thanks in advance if anyone can help. I can feel a trip to the range is on the cards xx

CT19720

Kelly-Lou wrote: »

Ohhhh AHHHH
I am just lovin this thread. I am arranging a shopping evening for our school and am thinking I may make lots of these goodies to sell.
Does anyone have a tutorial for the cards with tea/coffee in please?
When you do sweetie bags would a heat sealer be better to use if you are making things in advance?
Thanks in advance if anyone can help. I can feel a trip to the range is on the cards xx

I've made them before, but just guessed what to do! But I have found this one on youtube (this is what I did for mine, but I made it a bit wider) or this one, which is a bit more complicated, but if you scroll to the bottom and look at the one that says 'Variations - sleeveless holder) you will see that is similar to the youtube one, but more square.

Don't see a problem with using a heat sealer, particularly if the things you are putting in bags are already wrapped ie chocolates.

Hope this helps and good luck with making them.

mummyslittleboy

Thanks everyone for your lovely comments, I didn't even think of using twilights choccies got the elizabeth shaw ones in tesco b o g o f so got 4 boxes I have only done one box so far :eek:
I got my stickers of ebay as our accessorize is the other side of town and no were near a car park and ds's pushchair has broken so it is a nightmare walking to far at the moment.(fingers crossed they aprove him for a major buggy when they do his assesment)

Kelly-Lou I dont use a heat sealer my bags have got a self seal type strip on them if you look back a couple of pages I am sure one of the other Ladies in the thread said that hers had kept fine doing them 4 weeks before.
I dont know if there is a tutorial for the tea bag cards but I made some the other day and they are ever so easy to make without one.

flyingpig58

I have never listed ingredients on the back of my packs - as I only sell at work.

But its always one of those things I have niggling at the back of my mind if I went "public"

If you wanted to be extra careful - I think you could perhaps photo copy the list of ingredients of the packet and make small cards that you gave with each packet.

I think anyone with say a nut allergy or who knows someone with an allergy would be wary of unlabelled produce.

However as most of us are doing it for school fetes - I don't really see a problem ...... but if you would like I will do a bit of research.

flyingpig58

Oh my life ...... I just LOVE everything flourgirls has made!!!!!

http://flourgirlcrafts.blogspot.com/

If its OK I am going to have a go at everything you've done!!!

LOVE the puddings - inspired!!!

And as for the Radley Bag - Genius!!!!

And the Gingerbread men - Brilliant.

Thank you so much for such wonderful ideas!!!!

mummyslittleboy

flyingpig58 wrote: »

Oh my life ...... I just LOVE everything flourgirls has made!!!!!

http://flourgirlcrafts.blogspot.com/

If its OK I am going to have a go at everything you've done!!!

LOVE the puddings - inspired!!!

And as for the Radley Bag - Genius!!!!

And the Gingerbread men - Brilliant.

Thank you so much for such wonderful ideas!!!!

I know a few people who it would be really funny to give that radley bag to :rotfl::rotfl: flourgirl your makes are lovely, thankyou for the template for the box I have made DD2's teachers presents with it :T

craftygranny

When i did my t bag cards i just cut a sheet of a4 card into 3 equal pieces then scored each piece down the middle added the ribbon all the way around put the pics on, the poem choc and t bag in with ds tape then tied a bow in the ribbon and job done .

flyingpig58

This is a very simple Christmas card. I saw something very similar in Paperchase last year, but it cost about £3.50 - so I found a very similar stamp and made my own.

All I have added are a few tiny clear gems plus a tiny heart shaped gem and a bit of translucent glitter

no.1swimmum

Hi I am new to this thread but as I could not sleep I have read through all the pages, and lovin it - I know how my half term will be spent next week. I have been knitting little christmas stockings with sweets in as a fund raiser for my sons swimming club - I will post a piccie later.