christmas elf 2010

knithappens

agghhh, I am slowly running out of time, the kids have all been ill , os my usual sortign things out when they are in bed has not happened, as they keep waking up

Amy I sent you the elf details - thank you so much for doing this for me.

I got some see through book backing, to back the passports as i dont want to have to reprint each year, so hopefully I can keep them that way, I also picked up a gold and silver pen to style the elf journal. Going to print for the letter from santa later, I have some nice quality paper.

yummy-mummy-amy

i had soooooo much planned for today - with elf bits and wrapping some gifts etc and my middle son spent most of night up with his asthma, looks and sounds like death and still coughing/wheezing so he off school today!

any passports that i havent dne yet will be done when kids are in bed tonight!

doodledoodle24

Buddy Frostbells has FINALLY arrived:)

twinmummy+2-2

Hiya, please can you add our elf to the list: Eggnog Tinsel-Toes.
We have picked up the aprons from poundland. They had some largish fabric sized sacks in there (saying Reindeer treats I think) which we'll be using since he has to bring things for 5 children. Also managed to get lots of activity bits from Wilkos and already have some xmas books ordered from book people last year. Have written up an activity list and just got the passport and letter to finalise and print out.

Amy - elf shoes sound sweet where did you get them from?

berryjingles

knithappens wrote: »

I got some see through book backing, to back the passports as i dont want to have to reprint each year, so hopefully I can keep them that way, I also picked up a gold and silver pen to style the elf journal. Going to print for the letter from santa later, I have some nice quality paper.

I've got most of my elf bits now. I got a couple of notebooks from Wilkinson (£1.18 each) to use as journals, and like knithappens gold and silver pens to write on the cover. Unfortunately on the one for my nephew I made a mistake, and as the pens are permanant I had to stick a photo of his elf over the mistake! Luckily it actually looks really good with the photo!

I got a smallish sack from a 99p shop for them to carry their things in, and from the same shop 3 stockings that I'm converting into sleeping bags. There is a white header on the front of the stocking, I have cut a slit below this header, and put some wadding in, then sewn the header onto the back of the stocking to form a pillow. Sorry I'm not always good at explaining things but will put a pic on my blog in the next day or two. It works really well, might be an idea for anyone else having trouble finding a suitable sleeping bag.

knithappens

berryjingles wrote: »

I've got most of my elf bits now. I got a couple of notebooks from Wilkinson (£1.18 each) to use as journals, and like knithappens gold and silver pens to write on the cover. Unfortunately on the one for my nephew I made a mistake, and as the pens are permanant I had to stick a photo of his elf over the mistake! Luckily it actually looks really good with the photo!

I got a smallish sack from a 99p shop for them to carry their things in, and from the same shop 3 stockings that I'm converting into sleeping bags. There is a white header on the front of the stocking, I have cut a slit below this header, and put some wadding in, then sewn the header onto the back of the stocking to form a pillow. Sorry I'm not always good at explaining things but will put a pic on my blog in the next day or two. It works really well, might be an idea for anyone else having trouble finding a suitable sleeping bag.

the stocking beds sound wonderful, I may do this too, a trip t the £1 shop is in order either this afternoon or tomorrow. The xmas sack are for santa to leave for the their pressies, I could have the leves arrive in them with the kids names on them, so they know wich is their elf, then on xmas day they will wake up to the elves gone and their gifts from santa in the sacks

yummy-mummy-amy

doodledoodle24 wrote: »

Buddy Frostbells has FINALLY arrived:)

YAY!!!! send me his nfo etc and i will get passport made up and emailed back to you. x

yummy-mummy-amy

twinmummy+2 wrote: »

Hiya, please can you add our elf to the list: Eggnog Tinsel-Toes.
We have picked up the aprons from poundland. They had some largish fabric sized sacks in there (saying Reindeer treats I think) which we'll be using since he has to bring things for 5 children. Also managed to get lots of activity bits from Wilkos and already have some xmas books ordered from book people last year. Have written up an activity list and just got the passport and letter to finalise and print out.

Amy - elf shoes sound sweet where did you get them from?

will add them once eaten my dinner, elf shoes - for the older 2 i bought 1 red and 1 green pair from ebay - they are listed as elf/jester/pixie shoes, and they just go over your own - they are adult size but will still work for my plan, ad for the baby someone found the 1s on next BUT i found a ady that knits baby bootees on ebay and has xmas ones, she is doing me 1 red bootee and 1 green bootee in his size, so he has elf shoes as well. ***will add pics once kids are in bed tonight!***

yummy-mummy-amy

a tip for anone that has bought craft bits - remove the shop lables/tags/name or the kids may get suspicious, especially if older and can read!

beverleyhdsn1983

Yummy-Mummy-Amy thanks for the fabulous passports, really appreciate the time and effort when I can imagine you are just as busy as I am getting prepared.
Sorry I havent been about much on here, this pregnancy is knocking me for six. I get the kids into bed and have a coffee and im almost ready for bed myself and its only 7pm lol. I really need to get some energy from somewhere, I have 22 orders still to do for my snowman soup. Thankfully all my elf activities are orgnaised, we booked a trip see santa at Belfast Zoo, really cant wait to see the kids faces,they get to wrap presents for the chimps and go into the enclosure (obv the chimps arent in it at the time) to leave them, then they get to go into the elephant enclosure as well amongst other things.
Hope everyone is feeling festive, 37 sleeps yay!!!