Scuff's Year of Gifting Homemade

wendall

lbnblbnb wrote: »

Love that bag. My pinterest gift collection is here,
http://pinterest.com/lbnblbnb/gift-ideas/
would be interested to share ideas.

Love some of those ideas i have put some of the gifts i have made on pinterest looking forward to a year of making more things with the encouragement on this thread
http://pinterest.com/wendypilling/crafty-things-i-have-made/

mysk_girl

Pinterest is an amazing thief of time, but brill for inspiration

Here is my board of things I have made :-)

http://m.pinterest.com/wibblr/things-i-have-made/

Cher-Ching

I bought some clothes from the charity shop today and as they have a special offer on at the moment (brilliant - buy 2 get 2 free) and had 3 items I needed 1 more to get maximum value for money (tight or what!!) Anyway I ended up making up my 4 items with a Guinness T-shirt (not my size but really liked the logo) and wondered what to do with it. The only thing I could think of doing was cutting the logo off and framing it? I also found a t-shirt I haven't worn for ages (too small now, or rather I've got too big!) but can't throw it out as again I really like the logo (Statue of liberty print)

Any suggestions of what to do with them?

TIA :T

mysk_girl

Have finished it! I reckon I actually burned calories making this one, the last point especially felt like hard work... But it looks fab :-)



Next to finish some rug mugs I have underway... Still thinking about a present for mid feb (best friend from Uni)... Maybe the rug mugs?

The Guinness logo - do you do embroidery? Could you put some beads or sequins on it to enhance maybe and then frame?

Or start a collection and make a quilt :-)

Or if it's too big could you refashion it to make a top that does fit? Lots of stuff on Pinterest to that end...

Cher-Ching

I need really easy suggestions as a bloke I'm worrying if i'll be able to put it in the washing machine and iron it without breaking it ha ha so embroidery totally out of the question lol But great idea for those in the know.

Scuff

Depending how big the tshirt is you could perhaps fashion it into a cushion - depending if you can get access to a sewing machine it'd just be 4 straight lines of stitching and bung a cushion pad in it?

Mysk I love the star will be a lovely present! Can I ask what's a mug rug?

mysk_girl

It's like a coaster but big enough for your cake as well :-) my kind of coaster!



This is it half done, I need to finish quilting it (they are basically mini quilts, great for using scraps) and then bind the edges. An American thing I think, but they make lovely gifts. I usually give then with a mug, homemade biscuits and a sachet of hot chocolate. The strips are 2" wide, for scale.

Cher-Ching

Scuff wrote: »

Depending how big the tshirt is you could perhaps fashion it into a cushion - depending if you can get access to a sewing machine it'd just be 4 straight lines of stitching and bung a cushion pad in it?

That sounds a bit more do-able! Will have to try on an old tshirt before just to make sure i can sew straight lol

islandgirl8

mysk_girl wrote: »

It's like a coaster but big enough for your cake as well :-) my kind of coaster!



This is it half done, I need to finish quilting it (they are basically mini quilts, great for using scraps) and then bind the edges. An American thing I think, but they make lovely gifts. I usually give then with a mug, homemade biscuits and a sachet of hot chocolate. The strips are 2" wide, for scale.

Awesome idea! Thanks for sharing. I will definitely try this one!

lbnblbnb

mysk_girl wrote: »

It's like a coaster but big enough for your cake as well :-) my kind of coaster!


This is it half done, I need to finish quilting it (they are basically mini quilts, great for using scraps) and then bind the edges. An American thing I think, but they make lovely gifts. I usually give then with a mug, homemade biscuits and a sachet of hot chocolate. The strips are 2" wide, for scale.

Lovely idea!