crafty for christmas 2008

bride_on_a_budget

Hello lovley crafty people,

i am abit stuck!
i have been given the job of the christmas gift stall at my sons xmas fair, all gifts have to be cheapish for the kids to buy for their parents ect with pocket money from 50p to £4.

i like the idea of the flannel reindeers and snowman soup but what else can i make as they have to be for men and women....

any advice and tips will be gratefully recieved

bride on a budget

98jdougl

what about doing some bath salts?

some biscuits in a jar? the kilner jars in tesco's are under a pound for 1l just now

Badger_Lady

RIGHT! I've just made this:

Christmas pudding vodka
INGREDIENTS:
1-litre bottle vodka
1 tbsp dark muscovado sugar
1 tbsp honey
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 cinnamon sticks
1 star anise
50g raisins
50g almonds, roughly chopped
peel from one large orange, scrubbed
peel from one large lemon, scrubbed
8 cloves

PREPARATION:

1. Combine all the ingredients in a suitably large bottle or containers. Ensure all containers are sterilised by running through a dishwasher cycle or washing thoroughly then warming in a low oven.

2. Shake or turn the containers once a week for about two months.

3. About two weeks before drinking, strain through a fine sieve and/or coffee filter paper.

4. Once the two weeks are up, decant to pretty bottles and either offer them as Christmas gifts or keep them all to yourself.

I've done two bottles of Smirnoff (50cl each) and one of Blavod (black vodka)... smells devine Just the turning, waiting and sifting to go...

Poundland have got some decent small stainless steel cocktail shakers at the moment, so I've picked up three of those too - one to go with each bottle

soblivion

babykat and cookie the charms and dekkies look brilliant, very creative.:T :T

cookiedough38

brookeslay - i made my own template with card

brookeslay

Well done you cookiedough. :T

I have some templates in craft book but i must admit sewing scares me . I bought a small cross stitch today aswell anyone got any rules i should follow. Last time i did crossstitch i was about 12 !!!!:eek:

paddingtondoo

brookeslay wrote: »

Well done you cookiedough. :T

I have some templates in craft book but i must admit sewing scares me . I bought a small cross stitch today aswell anyone got any rules i should follow. Last time i did crossstitch i was about 12 !!!!:eek:

My top tip would be make sure all your crosses lay the same way. As I'm left handed the top half of my crosses runs top right to bottom left of each square.

rainmac

bride_on_a_budget wrote: »

Hello lovley crafty people,

i am abit stuck!
i have been given the job of the christmas gift stall at my sons xmas fair, all gifts have to be cheapish for the kids to buy for their parents ect with pocket money from 50p to £4.

i like the idea of the flannel reindeers and snowman soup but what else can i make as they have to be for men and women....

any advice and tips will be gratefully recieved

bride on a budget

Reindeer food - oats and coloured sugar mixed together in a bag with a little poem... http://organizedchristmas.com/printable-magic-reindeer-food

Snowman soup - http://www.essentialpackagingstore.com/projects/snowmansoup.php

Snowman poop - http://www.craftbits.com/viewProject.do?projectID=1931

Ikea gibgerbread hearts with messages written on them with white icing

Pot of gold - small pot with some choc coins or other gold wrapped sweets with pot of gold poem

Ball of life - http://www.craftbits.com/viewProject.do?projectID=1928

Popcorn with printed wrapper round outside - bag microwave popcorn with one of these wrapped round outside... http://alenkasprintables.com/microwavepopcornwrappers.shtml

Christmas survival kit - http://www.sawyers-specialties.com/survival-kits/

Bath salts - could make them or package readymade Radox (or other brand) salts in nice jars, bags etc

Flannel cupcakes

Flannel reindeer

Something with pinecones - fragrance them or something and package in little bags?

Sorry out of ideas...!

This site is good for things to make... http://www.craftbits.com/viewCategory.do?categoryID=XMS

HTH and good luck

rainmac

brookeslay wrote: »

Well done you cookiedough. :T

I have some templates in craft book but i must admit sewing scares me . I bought a small cross stitch today aswell anyone got any rules i should follow. Last time i did crossstitch i was about 12 !!!!:eek:

I LOVE cross stitch Just don't have enough time to do all the projects I'd like to. I'd like to do more stitching to give as gifts for next year so am going to try and stitch Xmas presents throughout 2009.

I would start by separating all the threads and as paddingtondoo says, make sure all your crosses are in the same direction. I think the general advice is to start in the middle of the design but I rarely do this! Good luck

brookeslay

Excellent advice paddingtondoo and rainmac:T . My kit looks very small its a candy cane ( we all have to start somewhere..lol)

I will separate the threads and go in one direction so glad i asked.

The kit is alot smaller than i imagined and the mini scrapbook kit i also bought tiny. Oh well should read ebay small print better next time !

good luck with your gift craft stall bride on a budget have you searched on here at forums for ideas. I think someone had a question about what to put on their raffle table and lots of good ideas come from that thread.

b