crafty for christmas 2008

shaz_mum_of__2

Not sure if anyone has posted this site

http://www.wildginger.com/downloads/wtdemoform.htm

It's a programme download for sewing patterns for bags and hats i have used it a few times, you can custom alter dimensions etc

Shaz

savingholmes

ceejayblue wrote: »

Last year I made fudge for people and put it into boxes that I made and that went down quite well.

How did you make the boxes? Also is there a recipe for the fudge?

Thanks

rainmac

For anyone making homemade foodie gifts or wanting labels/ recipe cards etc have a look at this printables site...

http://www.razzledazzlerecipes.com/artistcafe/index.htm

Some lovely things on here

sammy_kaye18

savingholmes wrote: »

How did you make the boxes? Also is there a recipe for the fudge?

Thanks

You can alwasy try looking on the OS board and looking in the indexed collections - me and my little one are fudge makign later too after we've gotten back form the beach

rainmac

savingholmes wrote: »

How did you make the boxes? Also is there a recipe for the fudge?

Thanks

here are a few fudge recipes...
http://www.nestle.co.uk/OurBrands/Recipes/OldFavourites/Ultimate+Fudge.htm
http://www.free-easy-recipes.org.uk/041-free-easy-fudge-recipe.htm
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=110161&highlight=fudge
http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/513459
http://www.utterlyrecipes.com/?p=104

You've all got me thinking I might make some to add to my Xmas baskets! Some of the recipes sound easier than others.

mary43

rainmac - thanks for the links...............no good at home made food for pressies (I could lose all my friends............lol) but the bookmarks are good and I'd been thinking about popping a few in as extras.:j

C_J

I was at a large country fair yesterday, and saw two wonderful Christmas present ideas in the craft marquees which I am all excited about trying to replicate ......

Firstly there were some large cushions in the shape of each of the letters of the alphabet, which had been sewn in lovely pastel and floral fabrics (a bit like Laura Ashley or Cath Kidston style). Each letter was probably about 18" high, and looked a bit like these :

http://jonnyssister.co.uk/images/header/3.jpg

They were on sale for about £60 each I think - I'm sure there's a lot of work involved in making them, but I'm sure it would be possible to enlarge letters of the alphabet on my computer and/or photocopier to use as templates, so it might be worth having a shot at making them.

Secondly, there was a company selling range cooker tea-towels which were about 35" wide. They'd sewn a strip of popper fasteners onto them so they were a continuous tea-towel which wouldn't fall off the rail. I thought this would be a perfect gift to make for a some of my friends - you don't even need to have an aga/rayburn, as they could be made to fit any oven door which had a rail. I think I might embroider or cross-stitch my friends' initials or a short message onto the towels to personalise them. The company were selling quite plain ones for £20!

Melon78

C_J wrote: »

I was at a large country fair yesterday, and saw two wonderful Christmas present ideas in the craft marquees which I am all excited about trying to replicate ......

Firstly there were some large cushions in the shape of each of the letters of the alphabet, which had been sewn in lovely pastel and floral fabrics (a bit like Laura Ashley or Cath Kidston style). Each letter was probably about 18" high, and looked a bit like these :

http://jonnyssister.co.uk/images/header/3.jpg

They were on sale for about £60 each I think - I'm sure there's a lot of work involved in making them, but I'm sure it would be possible to enlarge letters of the alphabet on my computer and/or photocopier to use as templates, so it might be worth having a shot at making them.

My eldest has cushions spelling his name on his bed. BUT i got plain red square cushions (Tesco i think) and cut the letters out of white felt (large letters almost fill the cushion iyswim), stitched them on with white embroidery thread! Was fab when he was learning to spell his name. Have got the cushions and felt ready to do the same for my middle one, just need to find the time to do it!

rainmac

Melon78 wrote: »

My eldest has cushions spelling his name on his bed. BUT i got plain red square cushions (Tesco i think) and cut the letters out of white felt (large letters almost fill the cushion iyswim), stitched them on with white embroidery thread! Was fab when he was learning to spell his name. Have got the cushions and felt ready to do the same for my middle one, just need to find the time to do it!

That sounds much easier for a sewing idiot like me I love the idea of cushions spelling their names!

Valli

rainmac wrote: »

That sounds much easier for a sewing idiot like me I love the idea of cushions spelling their names!

Except my DD's name has 9 letters. Think I'll give that one a miss - shame coz it's a lovely idea.:T