santas Challenge 2016... Gifts, chat, challenges

crazy-cat-lady_2

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

Crazy cat lady those Christmas truffles look gorgeous

Wonder if Tesco will do the coal this year (black coloured cinder toffee) for the people on the naughty lists stockings LOL

Thank you. Love having time to make things now.

Never heard of cinder toffee coal. Might have to steal that idea and have a go at that too. I'm sure I can find a template online somewhere for a little coal sack to print out of paper, or make a few quick drawstring hessian bags.

mrs-moneypenny

GreT idea catlady, I'm sure few very people experimented last year when it came out and did their own take on it. Wilkinson sell little cellophane bags or even sandwich bags tucked in hessian bags would look great.

MrsTinks

Black cinder toffee shouldn't be tricky to make... So long as you didn't add colour till right before you were going to tip in the bicarbonate... I'd use the solid dye though and not the liquid... Hobby craft probably have it in for Halloween at the moment ��

crazy-cat-lady_2

MrsTinks wrote: »

Black cinder toffee shouldn't be tricky to make... So long as you didn't add colour till right before you were going to tip in the bicarbonate... I'd use the solid dye though and not the liquid... Hobby craft probably have it in for Halloween at the moment ��

The gel colours will work fine. Wouldn't alter how it bubbles up. Going to give it a go. Made it a few times before without colour so hopefully won't be any different.

MrsTinks

crazy-cat-lady wrote: »

The gel colours will work fine. Wouldn't alter how it bubbles up. Going to give it a go. Made it a few times before without colour so hopefully won't be any different.

Gel was what I meant LOL so the Wilson stuff should work, the Dr Oetker stuff from Asda... probably not strong enough in the Black to be honest

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Mmmmmmm black cinder toffee sounds delish!

Dxxx

crazy-cat-lady_2

Anyone spotted the boots Catalogue out yet? I mightn't be obsessed, but I want it as soon as it's out. The gift sets are in the shop but I haven't seen anything else yet. And (haven't checked since yesterday) the site still says coming soon under the Christmas section.

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Nope haven't been to a Boots recently, will pop into one on Friday.

Hopefully will be out by then!

Dxxx

mum2one

Can't wait for boots catalogue either, miss hoodie has to have her own copy! Shouldn't be much longer with them going live on Friday. X

nextyeartina

I got a Boots catalogue yesterday


Tina x