Kirstie's Home Made

candygirl

rosieben wrote: »

I've never seen Nigella with her hair tied back, though must admit I haven't watched her that much.

eta I can see why you mentioned trying needle felting on the cheap Polkadot - I'm just :eek: at the prices of the kit

maybe I'll stick to the felt heart hangers ...

Marco tries, by putting that Yasser Arrafat tea towel round his head:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

MandM90

Nigella doesn't tend to tie her hair back but she does tend to do home cooking. Not that it's ever nice, but I think it'd be far worse to give a gift with hair in it than it happen in a family dinner!

scottishminnie

wrinkled_english_rose wrote: »

I love watching Kirstie. It doesn't matter what she does she always shows enthusiasm (? spelling). If she gets just one person interested in a craft of any kind I think her programme has been a success. If I didn't need my jars for jam & chutney I would love to have a go at the snow globe!
WER

kittie wrote: »

I am watching my first ever kirstie christmas, she is fab, I love her enthusiasm and her willingness to try anything. I wish she was my neighbour, she would be so much fun. I haven`t seen the snow globes yet but so far am inspired to make a wreath and to do salt dough with the grandchildren

Couldn't agree more - she really does put her heart and soul into things which is more than can be said for a fair amount of overpaid, overexposed indivduals on tv.

I don't think I've neccessarily ever made anything which I've seen on one of her shows but I do enjoy watching them. It's so nice to see something which may inspire others to tackle something rather than another dose of "reality" tv.

Of course my tv comes with a wonderful feature - it's called an "OFF Button" and you can use it when someone who irritates you appears. So for those who clearly dislike Kirstie for some reason maybe they should try it - in my case it works perfectly for Jamie Oiliver. I value my time too much to watch someone I dislike that much.

Justamum

rosieben wrote: »

its been said several times on this and other kirstie threads

name me one tv chef or someone who cooks on tv who covers their hair when preparing food?

I'm thinking Nigella, hairy bikers, jamie, gordon, hugh fw, clarissa D-W, masterchef, come dine with me, great british food revival .....

:rotfl:

For that reason alone I wouldn't eat anything that any one of them cooked.

katiecoodle

Well for what its worth, I didn't like the snowglobes either. And i also thought the red jacket was (if I say hideous, its bound to offend someone) not to my taste. I loved the notebooks but isn't it a pity that you can buy a pretty (albeit not leather) notebook in poundland for a lot cheaper & a lot less fuss? I also liked the candy canes, but I don't have access to a heated worktop to keep the sugar warm enough to be malleable.
As for making tags for presents, using fimo and a letter stamping kit for around £15....well that just priced me out...I'll be using cut up christmas cards again I think! I really looked forward to the programme but honestly I thought most of the crafts that she actually did weren't that good and certainly weren't MSE and I totally agree with the poster who said there was no need for her to go to America where she spent $40 on hanging decorations....why wasn't she using the salt dough ones she made last year?

rosieben

Last week I missed the last half of the programme because I fell asleep, tonight I was absorbed in making my christmas cards and missed the rerun! :doh:I'll watch it on 4od ...

I've decided to have a go at the heart hangers, that's the only thing I'd really use, and as I like to have a few decorations to change with the seasons, I could adapt the idea for spring and autumn too.

<<goes off to source wundaweb or whatever its called>>

PixieDust

katiecoodle wrote: »

As for making tags for presents, using fimo and a letter stamping kit for around £15....well that just priced me out...I'll be using cut up christmas cards again I think!

Hi Katie If you fancy having a go at Fimo/Sculpey tags then don't let the price of the letter stamping kit put you off having a play If you can afford a block of the clay (less than £2 postage free on fleabay) and if you have some acrylic paint floating about (again, usually fairly common if you have kids, or friends with kids) then you are good to go!

Roll out the clay (use a clean jam jar if needs be - glass works really well as a roller for this type of clay - better than wood imo) Imagine that you have a holly leaf cutter (or can cut a reasonable holly leaf shape from thin card) Use your cutter or a knife to fashion the shape in the clay. Then use something like a butter knife or an orange stick to mark the veins in the holly. Bodge a hole for hanging, and then bake as per instructions. (summat like this http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=fimo+holly+leaf&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1366&bih=629&tbm=isch&tbnid=f29i-W5LmmPovM:&imgrefurl=http://www.dizzybeads.co.uk/fimo-holly-leaf-charms.html&docid=TVmfDGtZ0rtqtM&imgurl=http://www.dizzybeads.co.uk/images/cache/Myfimo%252520-%252520named/fimo_holly_leaves.600.jpg&w=600&h=526&ei=O4PkTsbYC4q-8AOKi82PBA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=179&vpy=139&dur=4172&hovh=210&hovw=240&tx=140&ty=139&sig=115436703154234883230&page=1&tbnh=129&tbnw=147&start=0&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0 )

When it's cool, cover with the paint, and when dry rub it back off again a la Kirstie to create the distressed look and to highlight the veins. Snip off one of those annoying ribbons from your tops and thread through the hole you made. Then thread through one of your home made Christmassy labels from last year's Xmas card - possibly one with a seasonal greeting on, then tie the ribbon

Et voila! A lovely, original home made label with a keepsake tree ornament for your nearest and dearest.....and for minimal outlay

found this online http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=fimo+gift+tag&um=1&hl=en&biw=1366&bih=629&tbm=isch&tbnid=pgxWhBexwaonkM:&imgrefurl=http://hellobeautifulblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/fimo-gift-tags.html&docid=ZC5MVqHRfkX27M&imgurl=http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V7z-G3I7q78/TrL96K9nEzI/AAAAAAAADnU/TB_xvLXOGl4/s1600/IMG_3925.JPG&w=1600&h=1072&ei=fIPkTvfBDIXb8gPx0MXvAw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=466&sig=115436703154234883230&page=1&tbnh=129&tbnw=177&start=0&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=64&ty=75

Or, once baked, if you trust your handwriting you can write your greeting on the flatback with a fine indelible pen and paint over with pva to seal it (or varnish, or nail varnish)

Don't ever let the presenter's affluence put you off trying things - there is almost always a cheaper way to do craft.

SpendlessKaren

I have enjoyed all the programmes and have certainly been bitten by the crafting bug now.

gailey_2

Shes a tricky conundrum watched all her programmes and got lots on planner still need to watch.
Watched last nights xmas one

she makes me feel inadequate.
Her house is lush by way , wonder how much time she spends their as checked out her rental website and its £2000 a week!

I liked the snowdomes and wondered

what kind of glue did she use?
did she screw or glue lid on?
does the lid have to be painted with enamel paint?|

Guess big things is having the materials to do it would love to have a go as have 6kids to buy for not all mine!

Needlefelting confused me had no idea how it worked.

The garland looks failrly simple tempted to try that but where do I buy bells?

The fimo thing gave me an idea.
wanted to do fingerprint silver jewellry for hubbys birthday
so tags on a keyring
decided to try doing it with fimo tags on keyring

Would love to go newyork

im off to bath xmas markets week after next!

got new tree decs in jan sale so sorted there.

like fact her house is eclectic mix and not terribly matchy like people who have black xmas trees to match their lounge.

My advice is use the programme for inspiration

try ebay and search online as found fimo blocks for £1.49 online dont have to buy 15quid kits.
the flower arranging could go out and get glas from charity shop, some foam, lots of free holly berries with few cheap red carnations inbetween.

God im going to sound live raving hippy here but embrace the spirit of xmas make some homemade stuff, decorate house festive on the cheap, enjoy yourself!

valk_scot

I am a very crafty person and have been sewing, knitting, sticking, citting and geberally doing this sort of thing for decades. The Christmas decs boxes are full of things that I and now the kids have made over the years, so much so we haven't room for half of them. We still make new things every year though, and rotate the older ones.

I still like watching Kirsty though. I belive anything that gets folk crafting is to be encouraged. You get so much more than the finished article, you get the fun of making it, the personal satisfaction at your achievement and the smug feeling when people say you must be so clever to be able to make such a special one-off thing, lol. All you get from buying it in the shops is sore feet, a depleted purse and while the item may look nice, thousands of other folk have the exact same thing and what's so special about that? Go Kirsty.....get more folk making things and the world will be a happier place!

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Got to say though that crafting hobbies aren't necessarily cheap. You can go to Hobbycraft and spend a fortune or you can get thrifty and recycle. And before folk turn up their nose at this last, let me tell you this year's Xmas garland is being made from 100% recycled charity shop cashmere sweaters, felted in the washing machine, a bag od charity shop buttons, some tapestry wool from my late MILs knitting bag and a 99p tub of mixed sequins. Ever touched pure cashmere felt? It's amazing. And the whole thing, which will run in swags across my six foot long mantlepiece, will cost less than £5.