crafty for christmas 2008

maria_and_the_imps

thought i would bring you all up to date with my completed pressies
i have done
6 decorated diaries and notebooks for tha imps to give to there nannys and aunties
3 art boxes for them to give to there cousins
a apron and chefs hat for them to give to each other
a cd calander for nanny L
a survial kit for my mum
a journal in a jar for my mum
a gardening basket for my mum
a pamper basket for mum in law
a pamper basket for my best friend
a grown up basket for my niece
and im in the process of kniting a scarf, hat and mittens for little imp mia
so im quiet pleased with my self,
also when i did my journal in a jar i used a craft knife and ruler to cut them out much quicker and no poorly thumbs in sight
xxxxxxx

SugarSpun

rainmac wrote: »

Sorry!!! I got a blister on my thumb from all the cutting. My OH asked what I'd been doing and I said cutting up lots of paper, he asked what for and I quickly changed the subject as one of the jars is for him :rotfl:

I know you have a sore thumb but 3 pressies now done

Just want to say for legal reasons I accept no responsibility for sore thumbs

True, and they do look fantastic! I bought two sets of three polka dotted metal tins from Ikea, and since everything ended up being cut into different sizes I have one set of three for one "jar", two for another and one for the third. Then I tied them together with purple ribbon and made black labels (from card that formed the back cover of the first draft of my PhD - no waste going on here!). I'm really pleased with the way they turned out, and if I could bend my thumb properly it would all be wonderful!

Glad I didn't end up with a blister though, and it was really nice sitting on the sofa cutting up paper with a film on the DVD player.

Only 108 sleeps till Christmas!!!

RustyFlange

Hi Maria, sounds like you have been busy! ...
Just wondered if you have any pics of your notebooks. I keep thinking about these from the children to family but have no idea what to decorate them with.

mary43

108 sleeps??????? Methinks not...................I'm reckoning on 108 nights of marching door hangers, jars rattling around, pickled bums rolling down the stairs, dried beans falling out of safety jars. survival kits doing their best to 'survive' and cellophane..........yards of it...........wrapped round me....................:rotfl:

maria_and_the_imps

RustyFlange wrote: »

Hi Maria, sounds like you have been busy! ...
Just wondered if you have any pics of your notebooks. I keep thinking about these from the children to family but have no idea what to decorate them with.

i did post pics but cant remeber where i just have a look ................

RustyFlange

mary43 wrote: »

108 sleeps??????? Methinks not...................I'm reckoning on 108 nights of marching door hangers, jars rattling around, pickled bums rolling down the stairs, dried beans falling out of safety jars. survival kits doing their best to 'survive' and cellophane..........yards of it...........wrapped round me....................:rotfl:

Thanks Marie, I just laughed so hard I spilt coffee down my front! :rotfl:

Thanks Maria, I probably did see them but at the time took no notice (sorry)

maria_and_the_imps

.............. rusty im back found it and then remembered that i deleted the pics because my mum kept saying she was going to come on here and get some ideas, all i did was get some pretty scrapbook paper and covered the book with it using glue and doublesided tape and then added a big sticker so it didnt look plain. i would take another picture and show you but they are all wrapped. sorry im not really much help am i !!!!

RustyFlange

maria_and_the_imps wrote: »

.............. rusty im back found it and then remembered that i deleted the pics because my mum kept saying she was going to come on here and get some ideas, all i did was get some pretty scrapbook paper and covered the book with it using glue and doublesided tape and then added a big sticker so it didnt look plain. i would take another picture and show you but they are all wrapped. sorry im not really much help am i !!!!

Thanks anyway Maria, appreciate it. I think I will buy one and give it a go. see what I can come up with.

maria_and_the_imps

can anybody help me???
im trying to think of a couple of stocking fillers i could make my children they are 2 and 5, they will get the usual choc coins and plastic tat but thought i could possible make a few small bits. any ideas???

SugarSpun

maria_and_the_imps wrote: »

can anybody help me???
im trying to think of a couple of stocking fillers i could make my children they are 2 and 5, they will get the usual choc coins and plastic tat but thought i could possible make a few small bits. any ideas???

Finger puppets? Or real puppets?

Fleecey masks for their faces?

Hat with long ears attached?

Sock monkeys/monsters? If you filled them with wheat they'd be warm for bed.