Christmas Crafts 2012

dxm

I would like to make some mulled wine sachets or syrup for gifts next year. Does anybody have any recipes or ideas for this?

sethsgran

twinkledust wrote: »

so what bargains has everyone got for xmas 2012 so far?

I just have the 12 pack of bells which are tree decs for £1 and bought myself cricut cartridge gingerbread for £15.

I only have 2 cartridges for my machine so far so if anyone comes across any good deals let me know in the hope i can find some funds to purchase

Worth registering on this site, free, as when the sales are on the cartridges are a great price.... http://www.cricutmachine.com/index.php?cPath=2&osCsid=ea7cef3a5407b0cc09d83c214d397444 It is expensive in post if you just get 1 but if you get more then the [postage does work better. I have ordered from them and they were great. I bought 3 cartridges. With post it still was much less than buying UK. We have a local shop here in Leeds where you can hire the cartridges for 1 week for £5, there is a big deposit butI just put that on my card and they reimburse you straight away. Check out on google if anywhere near you hire out cartridges.

dizzytina

Ha sethsgran you read my mind as I was about to ask which site it was that you recommended to me last year for cartridges!! I ordered a big bundle last year and a new expression machine aswell!

twinkledust

excellent link sethsgran! I have registered with them! roll on payday in a weeks time as i have seen quite a few things i want to order that i need anyway!! aswell as 3 cartridges! :j:beer:

this might be a daft question but see when they deliver from america or wherever does the postage include the export fees or whatever they are for coming into this country? or do I need to pay extra when they arrive??

Loving the site it has great deals and still appears cheaper from there including the delvery :T:D

Emmarillo

willow_loulou wrote: »

Thank you Emmarillo for the felt link thats great x What do you make from felt? I am resisting looking at the pintrest until the things I need to sort over the next couple of weeks are sorted! i am the worlds best procrastinater as it is without having another distraction LOL!

Im going to make a pin cushion for my first craft project as my pin box has shattered! Not helpful but it was my own fault. I must buy a new craft box to keep everything organised.

Thanks Willow. I'm new to crafting but I started by making Christmas tree decorations, then animals, cupcakes, hearts etc. I'm now making a needlecase and pin cushion for my mum; and then next I want to make a felt heart garland with my daughters name on for her to hang over her bed. I seem to be addicted to felt!

Today is a felt free day though, as soon as the children have gone back to school I am going to attempt my first sock monkey. I'm feeling ridiculously nervous :eek:

twinkledust

sethsgran just another wee message to say when i was in tesco tonight they had packs of bells. They had a pack of 6 bells about an inch in size each 3xred and 3xwhite down from £3 to £1. They also had pack of 9 bells in a sorta multipack of colours slightly smaller i think and they were also down to £1. HTH

fatblackandwhite

Just a quickie to say that I went in Morrisons this evening (Whitefield) and they had Childrens Christmas craft packs reduced to 48p - I picked up three packs (paper chains, make your own santa stop here sign and glitter stencils) They actually went through at 8p each. Worth checking the reduced baskets in your Morrisons as they are worth 8p of anyones money! HTH

sethsgran

Ooh thanks I will check out those bells.

Giggle

I might have a go at making some of these this year
http://secretlifeofpaper.blogspot.com/2010/12/only-16-days-til-christmas-were-getting.html

Giggle

Another good seller of mine where these this christmas


I got the idea from here
http://www.kerryspapercrafts.com/?p=804

I did have to resize mine to fit a teabag