crafty for christmas 2008

Mme.Hibou

And often the smell of burning hair

soblivion

pinkladymel your book is just beautiful as is everything you turn your hand to.
Angie, gorgeous cards, I love them.
yummymummyamy the pots of gold look fantastic with the gold organza - nice touch.
rainmac love the book and you made such a lovely job of the frame, fantastic x stitch as always too.

Sorry if I missed anyone, you're all so busy now there's so much to look at. Thanks as always for all putting your pics up, keeps me entertained for ages.

sandy2_2

Seakay wrote: »

Wouldn't condensed milk make it opaque? Perhaps sugar syrup would be easier, or just sugar?
(sugar syrup - combine equal volumes if sugar and hot water. Stir to dissolve. Allow to cool before using.)

If you add sugar to the alchohol wouldn't that make the vodka more alchoholic ie higher proof spirit

sarahs999

Lydia82 wrote: »

And often the smell of burning hair

:rotfl:

Yes, I often got a singed nose trying to eat the jelly tots of the wooden cocktail stick while still holding the orange

rainmac

Nemotoad, love your Christmas book idea! Can't wait to see some pics if you're able

BigMummaF

My tuppence towards the crimbo alphabet...
C----carols; baby Christ
H----holly is an important part of crimbo if I recall, summat to do with crown of thorns & blood red colour of the berries ; halo

Whatever you decide, a lovely thought indeed & what an heirloom it will make for the bubb's own children.

crazychatter

The book is a really lovely idea Nemo but one thought with 'icicles and snow' is that it may confuse the child when they are learning to spell as snow doesn't begin with 'i', maybe it would be better just to go with Icicles on it's own? Please don't think I'm being mean, it's just as i live with a nursery nurse who is VERY particular about things like that! I'm sure it will be gorgeous and such a lovely thing to keep! xx

mary43

nemotoad - love the idea of the felt book but wouldn't get it done in time for this year -baby grandson will be 2 and half by next christmas..........will he be too old for that sort of thing by then ?
Other grandchildren are 16 now and been a long time since I did anything like that.

cumbrianshopaholic

Hi everyone

I have been guitly of lurking on the forum for the last few days.

I want to say hi and thanks to eveyone for sharing their ideas. I have seen lots of gorgeous items and great ideas.

I wanted to share with you a photo of a lollipop tree I made for my grandchildren for Xmas but when I try to copy and paste it it becomes encrypted as a code and not as a pic .. can anyone advise what I need to do please?

Thsnks

freyasmum

cumbrianshopaholic wrote: »

Hi everyone

I have been guitly of lurking on the forum for the last few days.

I want to say hi and thanks to eveyone for sharing their ideas. I have seen lots of gorgeous items and great ideas.

I wanted to share with you a photo of a lollipop tree I made for my grandchildren for Xmas but when I try to copy and paste it it becomes encrypted as a code and not as a pic .. can anyone advise what I need to do please?

Thsnks

Hi, this might help