handmade gifts for christmas and celebrations 2011

dizzytina

youngoldlady wrote: »

Aww thank you. That's very kind of you. It would be lovely. Do you have a link to your blog please?

Perhaps we need to make some sort of page where all the links/blogs can be stored.

I love your calendar. It's so cute and looks really well made I'll have a look on the website you mentioned.

We aren't allowed to post a link to our own blogs on the forum for some reason (forum rules not sure why?) anyway if you right click on my username at the top of this post there is an option to view my homepage. Click on that and that takes you to my blog. On the left hand side of my blog under catergories click on stockingfillers and that will take you to the post about the milshakes and my e-mail address to click on. if you drop me an e-mail i'll send you a copy of the template back by e-mail:D

Thanks for your kind comments about the calendar i will be doing a tutorial on my blog when i get a minute (yet another thing on my never ending list:rotfl:).

mary-op

Hello all :j
Love all your makes :T Afraid my 'crafting hat' fell off today due to rough night last night............plus disability allowance claim forms came that are a nightmare to read through let alone complete. Have rung ageuk and they're sending someone to help me with them.
Every intention of doing wonderful things with buttons but maybe tomorrow:)

esmer

wammy77 wrote: »

Esmer - I've never made bathbombs or soaps but would like to give it a go... is it expensive to get the equipment???

I think I was 30.00 for my ingredients and that made lots, and I still have ingredients left. I got really nice star shaped icecube trays, and i made cupcake shaped one. I have all the stuff to make real cupcakes so I used my tray and the cases

Its soap I want to get a go at,

esmer

Do any of you guys use the crafting machines? Big Shot and the cuttle bug?

PepPop

Esmer I've got a Cuttlebug

craftygranny

Hi peppop

Esmer I have a cuttlebug too. Wouldn't be without it

esmer

Where do you start with them? What do you need to buy? New to crafting, and I would like to make fancier labels for my makes

nannon

I'm aiming for a crafty year. I have a few Cross stitch samplers to do fro various occasions (birth and weddings galore over the next year plus prep for weddings in 2012!)
I am hoping to do notebooks this year covered in fabric that I will embroider by hand.. eek! Not sure whether to make the notebooks or whether to buy some.. need to find somewhere cheap to get them I guess.
Was also thinking of buying cheap wooden picture frames and decorating them with fabric offcuts for a few close girly friends' birthdays.

cuddles123

Just got back from my local Garden Centre.

Was surprised to find that they now have The Works outlet in there and I picked up some bargains.

Magnetic Strip 99p
Packs of gorgeous buttons 40 £1
Pack of 18 bells in assorted colours 99p
9m of embroidery thread in shades of brown 99p
Christmas stickers and ribbons 2 for £1

PepPop

esmer wrote: »

Where do you start with them? What do you need to buy? New to crafting, and I would like to make fancier labels for my makes

It depends on what you're wanting to do. You'll need a bug but make sure it comes with A,B and C plates (some don't). If you're wanting to cut shapes then you'll need nesties or nellies or you can get embossing folders too. The nesties are expensive but you can get packs of 4 types for about £55 but shop about or pop onto the card making thread - they always know who's cheapest for what your looking for and we're a friendly bunch

Or if you want a cheaper options have a look at these - scroll down to the Nested Punches