Thrify Gifty Santas Challenge 2013,

mrs-moneypenny

cupcake one i made

flower pot one my DH made

zelda one my DS2 made
it was basically a circle of calico fabric a couple of inches bigger in diameter than the embroidery hoop, you draw a circle in pencil round hoop and mark 12 3 6 & 9 on to quarter it at the edges and mark center where youll need to put clock mecanisim through.. draw or trace you design on in pencil, use fabric pens or paints to colour design iron to make colours fast. if you are sewing buttons on do this now with fabric in the hoop otherwise you can glue them on later. you need a circle of mdf cut the same size as the inside of your inner hoop. take hoop off if youve put it on. then cut hole in middle for hands spike to come through. put mdf circle that has a hole drilled through the center on the back of your fabric place outside part of hoop around your drawing and pull fabric tight so is smooth. turn over and glue edges of fabric down flat onto back of mdf. then glue a circle of cardboard again with hole in middle onto back to tidy it up. if you havent already put buttons on glue them on now then following instructions that come with clock mecanisim fit that through the hols you made in the centre of your clock. you could bind ribbon adround the edge of the hoop if you want to.
you dont need the inner ring of the embroidery hoop so that could be used to make a dream catcher as another gift another time.


while ive got the camera plugged in i thought id show you the poppy panel now its finished, just needs making into a cushion now

rufusdog52

What a great idea Mrs MP, I have some of those embroidery hoops laying about too lol. Not sure if I could cut out the circle of mdf but have a brother how might just if I am nice to him.

Love the poppies xx

mrs-moneypenny

make sure you check what size hole you need drilling in the centre, ours fitted a pencil through and a few people had a job fitting their bit through the centre because they didnt cut the hole in the fabric big enough. the teachrs at my DS school are brill, they gave up their saturday so families could go into school and doing things together, it was all free. we did a treasure hunt in the morning took a packed lunch and the ukulele teachers played for us in the dining hall then we had 2 hurs of clock making. there was a choice of about 12 activities to pick from. Last year we did card making and uklele workshop - we made a uke out of an utterly butterly tub and then learned how to play it!





just nipped up and found it, it was brilliant fun, again we all made one but last year we were the lunchtime entertainment playing them for everyone. LOL

rufusdog52

Blimey, sounds like lots of fun, dont hear of things like that round here

mrs-moneypenny

his school is brilliant, they do loads. i cant fault a single teacher there. they are all so enthusiastic and want the kids to enjoy learning. wish id been to a school like that!

my DS asked me to do the cupcake clock for his sister, he was going to do her one but wanted a zelda one for himself, so hes blagging mine to give her for her birthday. i think mil id getting the one DH made for her birthday

EchoDelta

Mum2one thank you for the gift
So lovely. My 3 year old has taken a real shine to the little purse.

I bought some new books for the bags today. Popped in oxfam and there they were all black and red and fabulous looking!! 1 about house keeping and the other an old geography text. So the fat quarters I bought don't go at all and some plain black cotton and magnetic handbag clips are on their way from t'internet.

As for the old books I am going to read War and Peace (try to at least). I couldn't cut it up... Beautiful maps inside!

AJGray

Hi all i've sat and read through all this topic, and i'm hoping I can jump into this cosy lil family I know i'm a little late to the party so to speak.

Ive book marked a couple of the links that has been posted. I'm not that crafty and I'm planning on doing themed hampers for everyone this year, that way I can start getting things in with my shopping and putting them away.

Ive subscribed so I can keep up with you all

mum2one

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

cupcake one i made

flower pot one my DH made

zelda one my DS2 made
it was basically a circle of calico fabric a couple of inches bigger in diameter than the embroidery hoop, you draw a circle in pencil round hoop and mark 12 3 6 & 9 on to quarter it at the edges and mark center where youll need to put clock mecanisim through.. draw or trace you design on in pencil, use fabric pens or paints to colour design iron to make colours fast. if you are sewing buttons on do this now with fabric in the hoop otherwise you can glue them on later. you need a circle of mdf cut the same size as the inside of your inner hoop. take hoop off if youve put it on. then cut hole in middle for hands spike to come through. put mdf circle that has a hole drilled through the center on the back of your fabric place outside part of hoop around your drawing and pull fabric tight so is smooth. turn over and glue edges of fabric down flat onto back of mdf. then glue a circle of cardboard again with hole in middle onto back to tidy it up. if you havent already put buttons on glue them on now then following instructions that come with clock mecanisim fit that through the hols you made in the centre of your clock. you could bind ribbon adround the edge of the hoop if you want to.
you dont need the inner ring of the embroidery hoop so that could be used to make a dream catcher as another gift another time.


while ive got the camera plugged in i thought id show you the poppy panel now its finished, just needs making into a cushion now

Wow they are absolutely gorgeous, I love the cupcake design thats my favourite, there all fab. Love the poopy look amazing on a cushion xx

mum2one

EchoDelta wrote: »

Mum2one thank you for the gift
So lovely. My 3 year old has taken a real shine to the little purse.

I bought some new books for the bags today. Popped in oxfam and there they were all black and red and fabulous looking!! 1 about house keeping and the other an old geography text. So the fat quarters I bought don't go at all and some plain black cotton and magnetic handbag clips are on their way from t'internet.

As for the old books I am going to read War and Peace (try to at least). I couldn't cut it up... Beautiful maps inside!

Glad they got there safe, ur DD has good taste, - Miss Hoodie has about 5 of them the different "designers"!!

Sorry to be nosey, but do u have a link to the magnetic clip sounds fab for the fastening,
We're looking for summer hol activities!! xx

mum2one

AJGray wrote: »

Hi all i've sat and read through all this topic, and i'm hoping I can jump into this cosy lil family I know i'm a little late to the party so to speak.

Ive book marked a couple of the links that has been posted. I'm not that crafty and I'm planning on doing themed hampers for everyone this year, that way I can start getting things in with my shopping and putting them away.

Ive subscribed so I can keep up with you all

Hi AJ, big welcome, - jump in anytime, ur more than welcome.

Love the sound of the themed hampers xx