crafty for christmas 2008

sammy_kaye18

Just wanted to add that if anyone requires any fleece material in bulk - like for making blankets etc there is an ebay seller called batya_1 who is selling 5mt rolls for about £10.

furrypig

Wow I have been following this thread and you ladies are an inspirational lot!

I am loving the idea of some sort of scrap booking, the grandparents would love a photo one and might make them a gardening journal with some photos etc in but mainly concentrate on the cover. I really want to make a christmas one for my family and possibly one we can add to every year.

Thinking of doing some boxes for bits eg daughter loves pandas and son football so they could keep some of their photo's, drawings etc inside. Might do a journal for my mum like a prayer book as she would like to keep a record of who she's praying for. So many ideas and never even tried it before...it's all your fault!!

Now everywhere I go I'm thinking 'Oh I can use that srap of material/button/paper/font/photo/ribbon etc etc and not throwing anything away!!!

Thank you for all your ideas and I was lucky enough to find a set of srapbooking books in a 2nd hand shop and they are great and only cost £3 and packed full of ideas so I'm all set!!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Creating-Keepsakes-Collection-Tracy-White/dp/1929180721 just incase you want to know.

Anyone got any top tips for a beginner!!??

Thanks all!

sammy_kaye18

Hi Furry - there is a scrapbooking thread about maybe you would get more tips in there about startign a scrapbook - ive no idea personally mine never got to the actual doing stage before another project came up but im sure someone will be along to advise you soon.

and welcome to the little craft mad world of the MSErs.

furrypig

Hi

Have studied the scrapbooking thread and the card craft thread and there are loads of fab ideas and clever people out there (or on here!!)

Will have to sort through all the crafting bits we have at home and keep some and get rid of what we won't use!!

DD age nearly 10 is interested in helping on my projects so it may become our hobby!!

sethsgran

Sammy-Kaye check out these trees I love them very homespun, I am in to homespun/primitive stitchery at the moment. I love the rag garland idea will be using that one.
http://sunshinescreations.vintagethreads.com/2006/12/we-three-trees.html
http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://jeangalloway.com/photos/ginshf.jpg&imgrefurl=http://jeangalloway.com/photos/ginshelf.html&h=385&w=397&sz=29&hl=en&start=8&tbnid=0jnW2QMckGiWlM:&tbnh=120&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dgingerbread%2Bgarland%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den
http://bp1.blogger.com/_9thIsxC0mcs/RYCp4ilpLcI/AAAAAAAAAJk/ayOYirrwTYs/s1600-h/ss_CTH614775.jpg
Hope these all work. I will be making the gingerbread garland with my grandson this christmas hopefully

MRSMCAWBER

Sethsgran

ooohhhh wow :T I have just looked at the gingerbread garland..how cute... I don't have children but i have a lovely tin of festive cookie cutters begining to be used-reindeers, angels and the like -so i think i might have to make some for my tree... they won't get eaten -but after xmas they can go out for the birds ... i thought about using fimo clay but will have to see where i can get it out here

sethsgran

Mrs Mcawber could you make them out of salt dough. I have a friend who pops her salt dough garland back in the oven each christmas to dry it out.
http://bp1.blogger.com/_W-tPfvMT88E/Rzt2V5fxiYI/AAAAAAAAA7c/KdfbD0x8Pnc/s1600-h/PrimitiveSnowmanPatternPic.jpg

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.cottonwood-creations.com/images/009%2520Snowball%2520Garland.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.cottonwood-creations.com/patterns.html&h=500&w=434&sz=56&hl=en&start=5&tbnid=ymr9QcIj5MYQzM:&tbnh=130&tbnw=113&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dprimitive%2Bsnowball%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den. Scroll down for the snowballs They are so cute I will be making these.
Check these ideas out. Can you imagine a bowl filled with snowballs!!

MRSMCAWBER

Well... how daft am I?

Never thought of salt dough ....what a brilliant idea..i can get hold of paints and materials for decorating out here..plus i have loads of beads and crystals left from when i used to make jewellery that i ould use somewhere :T
Those snowballs are so sweet..there are some lovely ideas on there..can see me being busy until xmas at this rate... then starting in January to get a good start for next year :rotfl:

sethsgran

Have you ever checked out www.plumcreekcollectibles.com they have some lovely ideas there.

kbl

melissa75 wrote: »

I thought about putting the cards on the top shelf of the box, and the envelopes on the bottom, and maybe tying the bundles in some fancy ribbon - I need ribbon now!

Just a thought, but did you think of putting the cards with the envelopes on the top shelf, and on the bottom you could put nice notepaper, pen and stamps with maybe an address book decorated in the same way as the outside of the box? I know vistaprint are doing an offer of free notepaper with a design, you can also get a matching pen and fridge magnet (but you have to pay postage), (am planning on doing a stationary basket for my dd). Not completely homemade, but could be a nice addition?