crafty for christmas 2008

rainmac

xkymx wrote: »

ok here go's for first post of pic on here , if it go's wrong i will edit till i get it right (sorry if it turns out huge etc)

ok well that all went wrong lol try here
who said it was easy to put pics on here lol

If you copy and paste the URL for 'IMG Code' onto your post it will show the photo on here.

pinkladymel

xkymx

rainmac wrote: »

If you copy and paste the URL for 'IMG Code' onto your post it will show the photo on here.

thanks i tried that dont know what i done wrong then when it did work it came up photo had been deleted or soemthnig like that at least you's can see them from hat link i hope anyway

nicola00

rainmac wrote: »

Many congratulations Nicola :j May is a lovely time to have a baby as the weather should be nice so you can go for lots of walks to show off new baby

Good luck with all your craft projects

Thanks Rainmac , yeah will certainly make a nice change , had Snow,ice and rain for first 3 months last time round

:j

rainmac

Today I've made 3 journal jars. The jars are to give to friends for Xmas. They all look like this...



and wrapped...



Cost: jars from Ikea 99p each; stripey A5 notebooks £1 each Wilkos, fibres attached to jar lid £1.50ish from ebay (got loads left over so will use for other things), journal questions and tags made myself (printed from Word).

Also made 15 'Mum's Christmas Survial Kits'...



The bags contain:
List of all items in the bag and why they're there; a bauble (to make Xmas sparkle); party popper (to make sure things go with a bang); mini cracker (hope you have a cracking Xmas); a starburst sweet (for a burst of energy); a penny (so Xmas won't leave you penniless); a rubber band (to stay flexible during the festive season); a teabag (so you can take a break and stay calm). I'm going for a meal out with some other mums before Xmas and these are just a little table gift from me for everyone on the night.

Also made some double chocolate rocky road - YUM YUM YUM - for fireworks tomorrow night. I reckon this recipe could form a jar mix (have to give bars of choc separately) or could be made to give as pressies. Maybe substituting cherries and/or raisins for cranberries? It takes minutes to make and is LOVELY!!! The recipe comes from a Sainsbury's magazine:

Makes 16 pieces/squares

4 tbsp butter or marg
3tbsp golden syrup
400g chocolate (can use all milk or half milk/half dark) I used Ikea bars for 45p a bar
150g chocolate chip cookies broken into small pieces (Tesco have Maryland cookies half price at mo)
a handful of mini marshmallows (had these left over from snowman soup)
4 tbsp raisins
10 glace cherries chopped

Basically all you do is melt the butter/marg and sryup together; melt the chocolate seperately (I did this in the microwave) then combine all ingredients together and put in an 18cm square tin lined with clingfilm, level the top as best you can. When mixture is cool, chill for at least 3 hours and cut into 16 pieces. Eat :T

bunbun2

rainmac you have been busy. I got as far as printing and laminating my snowman soup and ball of life (thank you!) labels and that was it:rotfl:
my door hangers arrived today so will have to think about them!

cookiedough38

rainmac those bags are fantastic! I am going for a meal with a few mums before xmas too and they would be a great gift. Hope you dont mind if I steal your idea. Of course I will pass on credit to you!

Where are the bags from?

Ch3rrie

Rainmac, I have been looking for Jars for Journals in a Jar for about a month and couldn't find any suitable! I am going to go ikea and look for these, these are perfect!
The surival kit is something I would like to do for my mum too and yours looks great!

rainmac

Thanks bunbun and cookie, got the bags from ebay - these. £1.85 for 20 including postage. The seller does other designs I think.

rainmac

Ch3rrie wrote: »

Rainmac, I have been looking for Jars for Journals in a Jar for about a month and couldn't find any suitable! I am going to go ikea and look for these, these are perfect!
The surival kit is something I would like to do for my mum too and yours looks great!

Thank you! I bought these jars...


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They're called Burken and are 99p (they also do bigger sizes of the same jar).