Scuff's Year of Gifting Homemade

Becky_2

I have just finished reading this thread. Just wanted to say thank you for so many great ideas. This year I think we will be doing a lot hampers for Christmas / birthdays.

boredjellybean

can someone tell me how to post pictures please then I can share the goodies I made for my sister-in-law's birthday

Scuff

boredjellybean wrote: »

can someone tell me how to post pictures please then I can share the goodies I made for my sister-in-law's birthday

If you set up a photobucket account (if you haven't got one already - it's free) upload your photos to that and then there's a 'share' facility - by clicking through the tabs you can choose the link to post to forums etc, and clicking on it copies it. You then just paste it into here (it comes up with [IMG]at the beginning and end) This might be a rubbish explanation, so sorry if it is! I thought 'this is easy to answer' and then when I started typing it went a bit wonky HTH[/img]

Scuff

Just thought I'd update where I am progress-wise (not far!) ideas wise (not bad?!) & just generally go link crazy! Also will help to pull all my stuff together so I know what I'm doing!!

List to date:

[STRIKE]27th Jan: Girl cousin (11)[/STRIKE] Owl bag - DONE WOO!
16th Feb: Dad (56) Mint chocolates (I'll also make him a cake and maybe see if he wants to go somewhere for the day - it's a Saturday - but I don't usually get my dad much more than a token gift and a cake at birthday time)
18th Feb: Friend's wedding anniversary (1) Papercut - starting on designing this today, or I'll be in bother!!
9th March: Girl cousin (19) Thinking on a bag of some kind - maybe an envelopey clutch, but I do quite like this
4th April: Friend (26)
5th April: Girl cousin (13)
31st May: Auntie (52)
13th July: Stepdad (48?) Chilli vodka, chilli jam, & something else in the theme - any ideas??
26th July: Friend (22) She likes sewing and crafting so thinking of this cutie and maybe this needlebook to go with her
9th Sept: Friend (33) Skull cushion - based on this knitting pattern - tempted to convert it to cross stitch but I may knit it, hhmhmm decisions decisions
18th Sept: Mum (51)
30th Sept: Friend (27)
10th Oct: Grandad (73)
9th Nov: Friend's daughter (6)
15th Nov: Friend's daughter (3)
20th Nov: OH (27)
28th Nov: Nanna (71) Something gardening related (like this?), or a bag like maybe this one?
30th Nov: Friend (27)
29th Dec: Friend (27) She likes 'life' quotes (dance like no-one's watching and the like) so thinking either a cushion with one on, or I quite like the look of a kind of canvas thing - looked into doing it last year though and the letters could be quite expensive
31st Dec: Boy cousin (17) - this one may be the death of me...

& then there's all the Christmas gubbins
I'm doing hampers for these (have the ideas but will update later as I'm running out of dinner time!)

One thing's clear - I need to get a wriggle on!

rufusdog52

I cant get those links to work scuff??

Scuff

aw man me neither! :mad: maybe i should have checked them first. I'll try again bear with me haha

Scuff

Sorted? (hopeful face!)

rufusdog52

Yay they work now, thanks a lot xx

craftymummy_2

Scruff: How about an actual chilli plant for your chilli hamper? Chilli infused oil, chilli chocolate? Have seen chilli tea somewhere too but can't remember where, sorry. Book on chillis?
For your friends bday in December: have a look on pinterest or etsy even, lots of quotes to choose from. You might be able to print one of yourself and either put it on a canvas or just frame it in a nice (but cheap ;-)) frame? I really like the special dates ones: all the birthdays & wedding date listed in order with their names underneath and "what a difference a day makes" written below. If you search for it on etsy, lots will come up. Good luck :-)

Scuff

craftymummy wrote: »

Scruff: How about an actual chilli plant for your chilli hamper? Chilli infused oil, chilli chocolate? Have seen chilli tea somewhere too but can't remember where, sorry. Book on chillis?
For your friends bday in December: have a look on pinterest or etsy even, lots of quotes to choose from. You might be able to print one of yourself and either put it on a canvas or just frame it in a nice (but cheap ;-)) frame? I really like the special dates ones: all the birthdays & wedding date listed in order with their names underneath and "what a difference a day makes" written below. If you search for it on etsy, lots will come up. Good luck :-)

I was just doodling around trying to draw up a plan for the wedding anniversary papercut, getting frustrated cos I did their names and wedding date as an embroidery for their wedding, and the two seemed a bit similar, when I saw this post, so I've yoinked it from December present and am going to do that instead (the 'what a difference a day makes.. ' thing ) Thanks millions