crafty for christmas 2008

brookeslay

Cute Ideas for snowman poo, so we all have mini snowman poo in the snowman soup..yummy..lol

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Activity-Cards-Things-Christmas-Usborne/dp/0746070683

This is fun for kids to do though i`m sure many @ MSE can make there own cards for fun things to do.

Don`t forget amazon minimum spend for free delivery has gone down if my email is to be believed.

B :beer:

mary43

marie and paddington = think it was me who did the book.........well I did one anyway so probably me.............lol.
I altered one I found on one of the free Christmas story sites - Christmas Star one (I've done baby grandson a Name a Star certificate).
Typed it out on Word, put it into columns and printed it landscape on A5. There lay the problem with my page numbers being all out of order............lol
So I ended up cutting up each page and sticking it in order on to A4 sheets -along with some images I'd found on Google - girl at photocopy shop copied it all out and yesterday I did a cover for it out of a sheet of card.
Extra page is added so I can stick that to the card cover and add a ribbon through the centre to hold it all in place. Hope that all makes sense.

Loving these snowman links but I must not do anything else .............going mad here...........bought some stick on eyes yesterday for my reindeer heads and sock snowman and they've vanished (rather - I've lost them/forgotten where I put them)..................lol:rotfl:

brookeslay

Loving these snowman links but I must not do anything else .............going mad here...........bought some stick on eyes yesterday for my reindeer heads and sock snowman and they've vanished (rather - I've lost them/forgotten where I put them)..................lol

Hope you find them Mary 43 !!

On the snowman theme though..lol I love this book, the snowman cookies and reindeer cupcakes look excellent.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Christmas-Treats-Cookery-Sara-Lewis/dp/0600613305

Also for those who have bought a Ikea or another Gingerbread House this american site has icing help and a recipe that would be easy to convert .

The bit I like is that it is better to decorate the gingerbread panels while still flat and not stuck together !:j


http://www.gingerbreadlane.com/recipe.html


B

Pooky

Thought I'd share these with you.....all very quick and easy to make....

The two oddment monkeys are for my DD's for xmas, the "monkey" themed monkey was for a friends birthday (who's "monkey" mad) and the sock monkey was my first attempt...how fab are sock monkeys!!! Will be making more for stockings The oddment monkey pattern is available online to download...if you want the details please drop me a pm.

sammy_kaye18

Hello All

do you remember me?? well i am still here. Been havign a bit of a chill altely after havign a hectic few weeks.

still havent made the pyjamam bags fo rmy nieces pjs yet but i will get round to it at some point - didnt help that my bleeding sewing machine gave up the ghost a few weeks back though! :mad: hand sewing is not fun and id love to attempt a sock monkey but im not sure i have the patience to hand stick them!

Have been baking with my little one so hopign that will do a few gifts. Also had nice plans to do a relaxation hamper for my step mum etc and then she turned round and asked for a nother pamper hamper for herself! :rolleyes:

have almost finished my dads, he has
a book on sauces
a book on dressings
a jamie oliver flavour shaker
6 packs of herbs to grow himself
adn then am thinking of getting him some miniture bottles of flavoured oils from coop to add to it too.

plus a picture of his grandson and then that will be him done i think

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sister has decided she'd like a girly hamper but think im goign to change it to a cocktail hamper as picked up a book the other day for £1 in wilkinsons called 'shaken' which haqs lots of cocktail recipes in it which she'd like as she normalyl has girly nights in.

anyone know where i can get small bottles of spirits???? or a cocktail shaker or anythign i could possibly make to go in the basket??

greenscorpion

Siren137 Wreath tying thread. Big reals of cheap Polyester thread (not cotton) available lots of outlets. buy cream or pale grey - goes with any other colours. as with quilting.

mary43

brookeslay - I found them !!! Just whe I was looking for something else - the little bag they were in had slipped to the bottom of the drawer................:rotfl:
Just had another look at my sock snowman............I'd tied a ribbon round his neck when it should be a scarf...........lol so, off to raid my fabric samples to see if anything will suit. Got label done so nearly there................lol

pooky - love the dolls..............easy to make ? Well, they wouldn't be for me - I know what I'm like with needle and thread..............lol Well done you!:T

sammy - sounds like you've been really busy.
Can't help you with the mini bottles of spirits I'm afraid but bet someone on here will.

cookiedough38

http://www.justminiatures.co.uk/

brookeslay

Glad you found them Mary43 !!!!

well done on excellently made monkeys pooky

sammy links:

http://www.monsterparties.co.uk/Wedding-Favours/Alcohol-Miniature/c-1-143-255/

I used just minatures for OH`s party just check on P&P before you buy.

Supermarkets sell minatures normally @ kiosk. Also M&S do nice baileys type minature.

http://www.waitrosewine.com/230427461/Product.aspx?source=30151


http://www.marksandspencer.com/gp/product/B001F5V6GG/203-8331923-8627969?ie=UTF8&mnSBrand=core Sister Cocktail Card


B:beer:

jamtart6

Hello all!!

I am another MSE crafter - but lapsed and have no time to craft at the moment this must all change in the new year when I hopefully change jobs!

I have been making cards for 5 years and scrapbooking for about 4, used to work in a craft shop part time (dream job!!) and taught card making through classes in the shop!

Scrapbooking is my real favourite thing though as I love photos too, and have made a few for presents - which was hard work but worth it!!

I like to make the family at least 1 home made gift at xmas, whether it be a pot of gold decorated, a decorated box time capsule, or a bouquet of sweeties, I just love making something different, so I'm hoping you can all inspire me with ideas for my mum dad grandad and OH. (...and I may be able to get back in to scrapbooking you never know!!)