New, New Thirfty Gifty for Christmas and All Ocassions 2011..Santas Challenge...

rufusdog52

Anglea - I have been making another quilt to put in my Folksy shop. Just need to sit and sew down the binding this evening and it will be finished. Cut out the pieces for another one this afternoon but it will need machine sewing to sew the bits together and cant do any of that during the day this week, so have got some more fabric down and hope I can cut out the pieces for a couple more tomorrow. It is very tiring though, I cut them out using a mat and rotary cutter so all standing up and leaning over and it does my back in, plus I have dodgy shoulders and arms anyway which doesn't help.

Anglea

You are getting a lot done Rufus hope you don't overdo it.

I did that years back and now can hardly ever do any crocheting which I love, because at one stage I was doing about 6 hrs daily and it did my hands in.

rufusdog52

Anglea - I have always had to have something to do. I cant just sit and do nothing, never have been able to. My Mum was the same, she used to always sit knitting or sewing of an evening and so did her Mum so I suppose it runs in the family.

mum2one

rufusd!!!2 wrote: »

Anglea - I have always had to have something to do. I cant just sit and do nothing, never have been able to. My Mum was the same, she used to always sit knitting or sewing of an evening and so did her Mum so I suppose it runs in the family.

I'm the same, I can not sit, I've got to be doing something, whether its knitting, crocherting or the computer!! Either that or I'd be in the biscuit tin!!
xx

mum2one

I never want to see another insurance company again... just spent 5 hours searching for car insurance for dad, his policy rocketed to nearly double... as for price comparison, there ok until you start adding the extras in. Started off with prices of £180+ then when you go through the site one rocketed to £700.

But he's now with M+S, for £260 and we should get £35 cashback, (be a bonus), but the "extras" that have been included is brilliant. I'm dreading when December comes round and have to do mine. xx

mary-op

Hello all :j

mum2one - don't have the car insurance now as car is off the road but crikey, comparison sites for gas and electric :eek: I've nearly gone barmy looking at them and still none the wiser:(

Finished final front to baby jacket :T What next.............well, garden seat cushion no.2 needs doing but OH at home as his backs playing up and I need to be spread on the floor for that......be right in his way.............bit more glass painting ? Expect the pong will start his nose running (most things seem to...........lol) Button necklaces ? OH freaks out at buttons..............lol Oh I can't win............lol
So washing is in machine and am hoping it stays fine long enough to hang it out and get it dry...............bound to rain knowing my luck.
Oh well.............c'est la vie.................lol:)

Hope you're all ok:)

cdsmiler

Just a quick hello to all! Manic week as OH has his OU exam tomorrow, so not time to do much!

Big hugs to all!!

Clare x

mrs-moneypenny

mum2one wrote: »

can I be cheeky that sounds a fab idea, the 50 ideas in a jar, - thinking of summer fayre + xmas fayre at school, couldn't be cheeky and ask you for a few ideas? xx

some are my own some are off the net, i printed them on different coloured paper rolled them round a pencil then put a little sticker to hold them in rolls im going to print a label for the jar and put a fabric top on it and ribbon round, feel free to take the ideas that appeal and subistute some with your own:)

if you have a jigsaw in the house, make a start someone else is sure to come along and join in

offer to write out the shopping list

do you have a friend or relative who can knit? ask if they'll teach you

grow cress seeds in a boiled egg shell, fill with damp cotton woll sprinkle on the cress seeds draw a silly face on the shell and wait for it to sprout

choose a small rock or pebble from your garden and paint a face on it

wear your favourite dressing up outfit

have a teddy bears picnic, if its raining hold it indoors

offer to pair any socks that have come through the wash

make a bookmark

join or visit the library, take a grown up with you

using old mags noone wants cut out some pictures and make a collage

make a band using saucepans wooden spoons and plastic bottles as instruments

paint some macaroni when its dry thread it on strings or wool to make beads

make a mini beach or garden scene on an old plate

list 10 things you like about someone and cheer them up by giving them the list

raining? dont hide indoors get out there and splash in those puddles

write a nice letter to someone and post it

drink a glass of water

invent your own board game using pieces and a board from games you no longer play

assemble a shoebox thats all about you. decorate the outside with pictures to represent the you others see then fill it with objects to represent the things about you others may not know

watch an ant in the garden and see what they get up to all day

plant some flower or vegatable seeds if you cant do it outdoors do it in a pot

create a lifesized portrait of you get a big roll of paper lie down on it then get someone to draw round you and then fill in the details

read a book from beginning to end in one sitting

do 10 minutes of stretchig excersies

offer to do the washing or drying up

ask if someone will help you bake a cake

make a map of your area and mark where all your friends live

make birthday cards for friends and family who have birthdays coming up

offer to help wash the car

read your parents a bedtime story

feed the birds

clean your bike and check if the tires need pumping up

help set the table for a meal and make everyone nice name cards so they know where they are sitting

watch a dvd have popcorn and pretend youre at the cinema

send someone a postcard

if you have a tent set it up in the back garden and camp all day, or ask if you can make a tent out of a duvet cover pegged over the washing line

get some plain biscuits sweets and icing and decorte them yourself

clean your bedroom

learn a magic trick and perform it for your freinds and family

write a story about one of your favourite toys and draw your own pictures to illustrate it

collect some twigs and sticks and build a birds nest

watch the clouds and see what shapes you can spot

write a list of things youll do when youre older or things you will never do, put in in a safe place and look again in the future to see who your views have changed

think of your favourite school subject and do an project on it to learn extra things

take photos of your family and your pets

try not to think about penguins

pretend to be a robot walk and talk like one

water all the tubs and hanging baskets in your garden

sharpen all the pencils in your pencilcase and check all your pens actually work.

Anglea

Hi all

Nice to see you on here Clare.

Mary, what is it about buttons that OH dislikes?

I went to do some errands today, relieved I bought a lovely large card for Dad so won't be fighting with others for elbow room in the shop at the last moment on Saturday.

There was a time I used to make all my cards, I haven't made one for over a year now I get too distracted.

All this mention of car insurance, DS get's his important correspondence sent to my house then I send it on to him. The last lot I sent never arrived apparently.

This week his new insurance arrived and he is supposed to check it then write back to them within 10 days with the no claims bonus. Typical, he's away at the moment. I'll have to get his dad to check it at the weekend instead then I'll have to send it off. .

rufusdog52

Anglea - I used to make cards too, used to make up packs too with blank cards, embellishments and other bits and pieces to make 5 cards, used to sell them on EB. They were all themed like football, fairies, flowers etc, was doing all right with them but after about a year they started to sell the bits in every shop you went in and the kits stopped selling. I still have some made up lol in a box that I never sold. I sometimes get a pack out if the kids come round and want something to do or I might give one out with a gift. I have a box full of cards I made too as I used to make up 5 cards using the same stuff as in the pack so I could show what you could make with it. They are only a5 size and I always forget I have them. The cards are so cheap to buy these days in the town.

I have been wondering whether to put some more of the card making stuff on EB as I dont think I will use it anymore. I have a few punches and some embossing metal things, might get something for them. Have to have a good sort out one of these days.