❄❄ Let It Snow ❄❄ :: Christmas 2012 Chatter Thread

Own_My_Own

I got my Mums calendar today, so I only need to get my Dads cheese board and I am done. :snow_laug:snow_laug .

Got everything to make the coasters today. I won't say how much I spent, as typing it may make my cry with fear.

I am not going to start them until next weekend. I am waiting on a few bits from Ebay and am going to Lakeside/Ikea on Wednesday. If I wait till then I will have more bits and will be able to make more things.
That way while the glue is dying on the tiles I can make the bookmarks to take my mind off the tiles.:rotfl:

I have been making things all my adult life, but for some reason this is really freaking me out:eek:

Am also going to make a Bah Humbug Advent. The idea came to me in a sleepless moment last night.

I bought a square framed blackboard from the 99p shop. I am going to mask off vertical stripes and paint them white. Then I am going to glue painted mini pegs on the board and number them. Off each peg I will hang a Humbug.

:rotfl:It looks great in my head.:rotfl:

lemonade_money

OMO- that sounds great! I love how you say the idea came to you in a sleepless moment, I also have craft thoughts when I can't sleep! Could you tell me how to make the tea card please? Or direct me to instructions please? I would love to send one to a dear friend for Christmas, it's such a sweet thought.

Own_My_Own

lemonade_money wrote: »

OMO- that sounds great! I love how you say the idea came to you in a sleepless moment, I also have craft thoughts when I can't sleep! Could you tell me how to make the tea card please? Or direct me to instructions please? I would love to send one to a dear friend for Christmas, it's such a sweet thought.

I am going to adapt this idea that is for hot chocolate. The link comes with a youtube tutorial.

http://www.kerryspapercrafts.com/?p=804

To make an actual card, you can make one as normal , then inside glue a piece of card on three side, to make a pocket for the tea.

littlemschatabox

Own my Own, been looking through the links of things you are hoping to make & I think they are all brilliant ideas!! I would buy them!

Im having a trawl through ebay since I get paid on Weds, may cry with happiness, not shopping has been a killer this month! Hopefully no unexpected bills appear this month!


Also hello to the newbies!

lemonade_money

Thanks SO much OMO- I shall have a go!

Archiebear

Had a smashing day out with DD today...went to Chester which is just my favourite place! I was very restrained too although I did buy my Christmas Day PJ's £8, a Mickey Mouse bathmitt £1.50 and a beanie frog £2 both for DGS stocking (all in Primark):)

Dollypop wrote: »

I was in Poundland today and they had some 'Coca Cola' mugs, looked kind of retro style, might be nice in the 'transatlantic' hamper........:D

Seen these mugs and they are really nice however have already bought a gi-normous Union Jack mug, but you've given me an idea 'cos am now going to look for other coca cola items!

jakesbakescakes wrote: »

Archiebear - Re your dad's american/British/transatlantic Hamper.... have you thought about presenting it all in one box/hamper? You could have british side and american side with transatlantic in the middle linking them - perhaps this will help to balance out the size of the gifts (basball glove etc) also what about adding something about the titanic- there are lots of books about (being 100years on) try The W*rks maybe? HTH

The only reason I've kept the baskets 'seperate' is because I've spent ages decorating the individual boxes (this is what you get for being too organised :rotfl:). I do love the idea of the Titanic book though as my Dad is very keen on historical events.


My other purchase today was in BHS and is a HP sauce and 'bread' plate for bacon butties - I simply had to buy it for my Dad - he does love his bb's!` (was £14 :eek: so he best use it a lot!!)


On a seperate note: if anyone is buying I-Tunes vouchers then Morrisons are doing a £25 voucher for £20

pinknfluffy28

evening all, ive had a really long & boring day at work, but this morning I woke up to... SNOW! Only a fine layer but it was definatly snow & not frost, i even managed to make a snowball from the roof of my car! im now hoping it means were in for LOTS more!!! looking forward to getting kids in bed, snuggling under my snowflake throw with a hot choc and looking at christmas websites! going into town tomorrow for a stocking-filler shopping spree, im only gonna take £20 and hoping to come back with enough for 2 or 3 stockings!!! wish me luck :rudolf:
ps, we live in mansfield, notts, so if its snowing here in october, goodness knows what scotland must be like!!

Own_My_Own

:j I have just won this Fiskars Shape Cutter and Templates on Ebay.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121006194673?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D121006194673%26_rdc%3D1

This is just what I needed to make the poem and gift tags. These will help me get a professional finish I need. :j

Kelly7_2

pinknfluffy28 wrote: »

evening all, ive had a really long & boring day at work, but this morning I woke up to... SNOW! Only a fine layer but it was definatly snow & not frost, i even managed to make a snowball from the roof of my car! im now hoping it means were in for LOTS more!!! looking forward to getting kids in bed, snuggling under my snowflake throw with a hot choc and looking at christmas websites! going into town tomorrow for a stocking-filler shopping spree, im only gonna take £20 and hoping to come back with enough for 2 or 3 stockings!!! wish me luck :rudolf:
ps, we live in mansfield, notts, so if its snowing here in october, goodness knows what scotland must be like!!

It's very very cold here in Scotland! No snow yet where I live but friends how live further up north had a fair wee bit yesterday. I'm hoping for lots of snow this year but not until Christmas!! :snow_grin

SugarSpun

We've had enough of a covering that we can only barely see our grass but it looks like more is coming down overnight. I'm really surprised as it was raining hard all morning and it looked too wet and warm for it to stick.