crafty for christmas 2008

rainmac

Hi brookeslay, I've sent you a PM.

I have bought wooden scoops from a local cook/kitchen shop and from ebay. This seller has a good deal if you are looking to make lots of salts... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Wooden-Scoop-for-bath-salts-x-10-see-wooden-buckets_W0QQitemZ190257683752QQihZ009QQcategoryZ31822QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262

Good luck!

rainmac

mary43 wrote: »

Oh lor........I've know idea how big my bars of soap are - got them in a pack from a fete in aid of the blind. I did try doing one head with two bars of soap but that didn't look right at all - back to one bar and I think that'll do it.
Just need to re-dye my pipe cleaners in strong coffee - again ! I went wrong with them by leaving them to drain on kitchen roll paper - the paper soaked up a lot of the colour.............lol So, back to the drawing board...........lol

Mary, I would say a normal bar of soap is between 125-150g. If yours is a normal looking size it will be fine

brookeslay

I have bought wooden scoops from a local cook/kitchen shop and from ebay. This seller has a good deal if you are looking to make lots of salts... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Wooden-Scoop-f...2.m153.l1 262

Just seen the link rainmac thats a good deal nd with any spares i`m sure I can find other uses for them. :T

While I remember whitard have got lovely ceramic christmas spoons half price were £2.50 now £1.25 might be lovely tied on homemade christmas marmalade or jam

B

r.mac_2

Right - so many ideas and so little time!!!

My plan:

1. to buy Ikea gingerbread hearts and ribbon for decorations and ice (i.e. pretend they are mine:o Please don't tell the OS lot

2. make christmas cards (helping sister make her wedding invites this weekend, so hopfully this will inspire me)

3. knitting using the new Sirdar Big softie wool and patterns, it's so quick, easy and looks fab that I'm going to knit a couple of hat/scarf/hand warmer sets as christmas pressies,

4. make a sewn noel hanging decoration. Hmmm, lots of trial and error here I think :rotfl: Now, to find a pattern to follow

5. make DH and myself a christmas stocking for Christmas day.


Now that's a challenge and a half - I can't belive how soon Christmas is!!!!

PS I want to knit my gran a tea cosy, but all the patterns I have seen are rather complicated or not suitable - anyone have a pattern????? I'm happy to sew one if I can't find a knitted one I like.

98jdougl

Well have checked my tracking on the parcel force website and my stuff is due today which means today I shall hopefully spend making bath salts and bath bombs.
Come payday I have my hamper things- platter trays, baskets etc to buy, I have a delivery of books and dvds also due that can get sorted and wrapped

woo hoo to christmas

crazychatter

I really was looking forward to a whole weekend of crafting but the boyf wants us to go out on Sat night and I'v just got free tickets for Ghost Town so I'll have to squeeze in as much as possible around that.

I tested my glass paint and it is waterproof but if you really scrape it with your nail it will come off. But I'm hoping noone I give it to will do that! If your careful you can pull the whole design off and it is like plastic, which is good as it means i can reuse the rubbish first attempts.

Thats alot of knitting r.mac! Good luck, I'm off to google Sirdar Big softie wook now, it sounds lovely! I am sooo tempted to learn to knit but know I don't have time really!

rufusdog52

Those wanting googly eyes and pompoms, the googly eyes are only about 70p for a bag full with 2 differetn sizes in Wilkinsons if you have one near you and they sell pompoms too but dont know how much they are. Lots of crafty bits, think they have sparkly pipecleaners too although that might have been in the Works

greenscorpion

spent days searching from the start, Lots of good ideas and links. :T :T
BUT Do you all need to post a reply - why not just thank author? Why not a seperate forum for scrapbooking? Too much personal stuff - its not a chat line is it? Thanks anyway.:D

greenscorpion

spent days searching from the start, Lots of good ideas and links. :T :T
BUT Do you all need to post a reply - why not just thank author? Why not a seperate forum for scrapbooking? Too much personal stuff - its not a chat line is it? Thanks anyway.:D

bravobeastie

greenscorpion wrote: »

spent days searching from the start, Lots of good ideas and links. :T :T
BUT Do you all need to post a reply - why not just thank author? Why not a seperate forum for scrapbooking? Too much personal stuff - its not a chat line is it? Thanks anyway.:D

oooh what fun...a troll!

The replies are all helpful to other people who may be struggling to make something.

However if you had read the thread properly, you would know that wouldn't you? :rolleyes: