handmade gifts for christmas and celebrations 2011

Trow

Loving the pinnie! I have never really been into half pinnies before but I really really want one now!

mary-op

cuddles - button necklaces...........well last one I did is now hanging off a drawing pin on our dresser.......got it all done then it tangled up and so far I've not been bothered to sit and untangle it.......lol I've done them and nearly chucked them out but thats when they tangle as I'm making them.
There loads of tutorials but the one I used I put on craft tutorial thread -I'll bump it up for you. There's loads of different ones -mine do tend to turn over but it you put a little button on the back of a bigger one and do the same on the front then it doesn't really matter that much...........well I don't think so anyway. Depends on how perfect you want them to be.

laura - love the pinnie:T

Couldn't find where I put my magnets this morning to put on the back of my knitting. So, when cleaner comes tomorrow I'll just ask her to do a quick hoover and bring a bin bag in this little room I'm in. Maybe as stuff gets chucked out that's just been shoved in here I just might come across them................lol:)

Laura_D_3

Trow - I've never been that fussed by half pinnies either, especially as it's usually my top I get everything down But my mums elderly neighbour wears them all the time, she was wearing one when I gave her her present so I take that as a good sign Apparantly she' saving it for posh days and wearing down at her sisters - bless her.

cuddles123

Thanks Mary.

Made this one and found that wire was best. Need more wire to make more now cos I've got the bug!

jcrobbielover

OMG just spent 4 hours reading whole thread, its brill.
i did a lot of lurking last year and managed to make 4 "night in at the movies" hampers last xmas and i'm glad to say they all went down well.
Not so much luck with flavoured vodka the toffee one seperated and was VERY strong i couldnt drink it, MIL drank the skittle and blackjack ones both v.strong (as much as i love her she'll drink most things lol)
I would like to boring ur great ideas and trying to make as many gifts as i can this year, keep up the great work ladies julie x x x x x
its late please 4give spelling mistakes

little_miss_moneysaver_3

Wow Cuddles, That's gorgeous!!!

newmrslockwood

I made my first sock monkey yesterday. i'm quite proud of him!
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150131724303268&set=a.432104283267.224782.618958267

i hope the link works!

dizzytina

Newmrslockwood the link didn't work for me.

Cuddles i love your necklace welldone:T.

Laura your pinny is fab (and thanks for the pinny and hat link :-)) Can ask how did you do your owl? :T

Here is a door plaque i have done for one of my nieces..

It was so quick and easy and instructions are on my blog. i am now addicted to wooden crafts and everyone will be getting wooden plaques and wooden bookmarks! - its all your fault Midnight traven for the fab wooden signs you did last year and the link for the craft shapes:rotfl:

rufusdog52

Cuddles, lovely necklace, well done xx. I made some button necklaces for Christmas presents last year. I tried every way I could to get them to hang properly but couldnt work it out so in the end I drilled small holes in opposite edges of some large buttons then tied them together with bits of black cord until I had enough of a "string" of them for half a necklace then just put a longer length of cord for the rest of it. I made myself one and wore it with the knots on the back so you couldnt see them but the girls I made them for all liked them with the knots showing on the front, said it was more rustic. I think theres a pic of one of them on my homepage, have to go back to end of last year. I think yours looks a lot more professional than mine, its really nice. How did you join the wire onto the cord?

rufusdog52

Lovely plaque Dizzytina, I daren't try another craft, have enough to do as it is, ExMil asked me to knit her a baby cardigan, just waiting for her to get me the pattern. What with doing my quilt and other sewing too lol, I wouldn't have said yes but she siad she will pay me so will be MSE. I like the thought of working with wood though, have always liked wooden things since I was a child, Rufus xx