crafty for christmas 2008

rainmac

kbl wrote: »

Just decided to do a variation of 365 quotes in a jar, will do a '365 jokes in a jar' for my brother. Had originally planned to give him the quotes one, but that is more suited to my sis, so now must trawl internet for some jokes that are only a few lines long and start printing/writing. Have a feeling it will end up easier than the quotes one proved to be.

Jokes, great idea! Let us know how you get on

shaz_mum_of__2

My hubby and i both like to find out where sayings come from i would love to do jar of these for him but no idea where to find them

the ones we have have been picked up on various guided tours

on tenterhooks - tenterhooks were the hooks in ceiling to hand elizabethan wall hangings from

Daylight robbery - when your tax was worked out by number of windows in your house people blocked them off

sleep tight - when beds had rope lattice which supported the mattress
weak go to the wall - in church people who were sick stood around the edge of church and used the wall for support


Anyone know a site that may have more??


Shaz

shaz_mum_of__2

ooh i found one gonna be doing lots of typing!!


http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/index.html

shaz

RustyFlange

shaz_mum_of__2 wrote: »

ooh i found one gonna be doing lots of typing!!


http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/index.html

shaz

Shaz rather than typing could you not copy and paste? then at the end select all of the writing and change the font so it is all the same? would save some time surely?

Angie100

Shaz - what a useful site, I've bookmarked it for future use!!!!

shaz_mum_of__2

RustyFlange wrote: »

Shaz rather than typing could you not copy and paste? then at the end select all of the writing and change the font so it is all the same? would save some time surely?

doh why didnt i think of that!!:rotfl: :rotfl:

mary43

Useful site shaz - I copied and pasted 365 quotes last night for my friend.........yet another 'gift in a jar'...............lol Blessed if I can remember which site I got them from but I just googled in 365 quotes and loads came up. It was the copying and pasting that took the time and I've lost count how many pages ....................lol

Melon78

Popped out this morning and picked up a pack of 5 mens sports socks for £2 in primark - will use them for the sock snowmen.

Also got some more cream flannels (4 for £1.50 Primark) for the remainder of the flannel cakes.

Def going to do some of these with the boys http://crafts.kaboose.com/christmas-candleholder.html especially as i've stocked up on baby food jars in Sainsburys this morning lol.

mary43

shaz - is this one anygood.............no good at links and tried to 'cache' it and couldnt............. so copied and pasted from google page
and think I've done it wrong cos it don't work !!!

If you put tinyline into google its about the 4th one that comes up -says Expressions and Sayings

users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/sayindex.htm - 264k

pinkladymel

First day of Autumn yester-yesterday! (wasn't it??) I am already thinking about christmas I am trying to make as many presents as I can and have a more relaxed time this year. Last year I ran about like a headless turkey trying to make everyone happy but no one bothered for me.. learnt my lesson!


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