crafty for christmas 2008

mary43

Good to see you again siren - hope all goes well with the move:j

RustyFlange

My son has been crafty this afternoon ... Bless him he is 5 and can be a complete pain in the bum but he had fun making 3 flannel reindeers this afternoon ... only once we had done then I realised i haven't got googly eyes or red pom poms ... so we have 3 no eye deers til my new pom poms and eyes arrive ... not bad for a 5 year old eh

sammy_kaye18

Xmas gifts and homemade things

BLUE - handmake
PINK - to buy
RED - still to finish
PURPLE - finished

Dad - £20
Jamie Oliver flavour shaker
book of sauces
Jamie Oliver book
herbs to grow
homemade calender

Jackie - £10
Pamper Hamper

Step sister (16) - £10
stumped

Step brother (14) - £10
stumped!

Mum - £10
hand decorated money journal
hand decorated pocket diary
jar of favourite sweets

Sister (21) - £15
childhood memories photo album
nice pjs
bottle of plonk
jar of favourite sweets

Niece (3) - £10
handmade pyjama bag with her name on
pair of PJs
No sew blanket
door hanger

Niece (1) - £10
handmade pyjama bag with her name on
pair of PJs
No sew blanket
door hanger


mother in law - £20
(its tradition to get her a gigantic teddy too each year)
hopign to ge ther dads birth certificate ordered for her so i can do the other half of her family tree for her

Father in law - £20
aeroplane models/60s truck models


Nan - £10
hand decorated diary
hand decorated address book
nice writing set
pen
homemade biscuits
stamps


Grandad - £10
no sew blanket
(more ideas needed)


Sister in law - £5
freebie basket
freebies from the freebie board
bottle of plonk
choccies


Brother in law - £10
book by ??????????????


Nephew (11) - £20
3 books
nice mug with name
hot choccie sachets
biscuits
blanket to snuggle under



Nephew (6) - £15
game of some sort

Niece (5) - £10

toy of some sort

Cousin (16) female - £10
claires accessories basket with jsut odds and sods in it form here.

---

Ben - my son (4)
pyjama bag with name one
New PJs
Door hanger
mummys helper apron
bob the builder sticker pack

---

boyfriend (29)
'Chuck' on DVD
jack daniels trousers - £10
jar of favourite sweets



Boyfriend has now decided he wants some wheels for his pushbike which are £260 a pair:eek: :eek: :eek: um.......no thats practically my whole christmas shopping budget gone on one of his gifts - i dont think so. So may give him money towards them or see about getting him a gift voucher form the place he shops but im not spending that much on him as much as i love him.

Son has been asking for transformers/cars and power rangers so thats pretty much his christmas sorted in a nutshell and his main 'want' gift wise is a bike so thats not too bad.

Also hopign to find my video - i have a video of ben form a day old to his first birthday and ive lost the tape its on but when i find it id like to get copies for my mother in law, my dad, my mum and my nan as another gift for them as they dont get to see him as often as they'd like.

Right am off to try and ring scotland (from wales:eek: ) to see if i can get my mother in laws fathers death certificate becuase last year she was wanting to research her birth mums details, and she managed to find her death certificate so ordered it online and as a surprise extra gift i researched her mums family tree all the way back to 1700's and bless her she got so disheartened as shes nto very computer savvy she couldnt find anythgin and i ended up showing it to her early and since shes got in touch with her two long lost brothers who she hasnt seen since she was 13 and shes visited one so far and is off to see the otehr next month! so now its tiem for her daddies side - wish me luck!

mary43

sammy - you seem so organised. Good luck with the certificate. You did well to get back that far. How long did it take you ? I've been doing mine for about 7 years now and got back as far at late 1600s but only because I found contacts/relatives who had more info than I could ever have got.

rusty - crikey your son is a clever chap.............if I'd have attempted those they'd have looked like anything but reindeer...............lol
Tell him.........well done :T :T :T :T
Keep him interested and he could do a lot for you..............lol

Valli

RustyFlange wrote: »

My son has been crafty this afternoon ... Bless him he is 5 and can be a complete pain in the bum but he had fun making 3 flannel reindeers this afternoon ... only once we had done then I realised i haven't got googly eyes or red pom poms ... so we have 3 no eye deers til my new pom poms and eyes arrive ... not bad for a 5 year old eh

Ooh they are brill. Please PLEASE tell me
is there anything folded up inside the flannels eg soap?
Pipe cleaners for antlers?
You need the eyes, I can see that (ha ha LOL) - what are the pom poms for? Noses?
Are there any idiot proof instructions for these?

RustyFlange

Thanks Mary He can be a good boy sometimes ... just a shame we couldn't get them finished properly.

Valli wrote: »

Ooh they are brill. Please PLEASE tell me
is there anything folded up inside the flannels eg soap?
Pipe cleaners for antlers?
You need the eyes, I can see that (ha ha LOL) - what are the pom poms for? Noses?
Are there any idiot proof instructions for these?

Idiot proof instructions are here ... http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/ys/CRAFTS/Ratrein.htm

Please bear in mind I need eyes and a pom pom nose but they should look similar to this when complete. I have a bar of soap inside ... I bought the smartprice soap from Asda, comes in a pack of 3 and costs a whopping 19p :eek:

Valli

Thank you thank you thank you Rusty. They are fab! maybe...just maybe my class will get to make these at Xmas!
Depends how much I can source flannels/soap/eyes/pipecleaners for!

Sits back and prepares for deluge of advice!

BTW no Asda here.

Siren137

Hey all!
Had another idea to share with you. As a Norfolk girlie I thought about buying a load of samphire and pickling it for Christmas pressies. What do you guys think of that idea??
I was hoping to pick some up the weekend before we move which I know isn't the best timing but it will be the only time left in the season that I can get any.
Can't believe I have to wait til after the move to do anymore crafting, it sucks lol

RustyFlange

Do you have a wilkos?

Brown flannels - Wilko's 25p each (thanks to Rainmac for her info)
pipe cleaners I got from here - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=250264053737 (I have used 1 pipe cleaner per reindeer so 50 was more than enough for me)
Googly eyes from here - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=290247809097 (possibly not the cheapest but ideal for me as I have loads of money in paypal and not much money in my bank account ... plus the OH need not know what I buy if paying by paypal.)
red pom poms from here - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=260159471130
I used an elastic band to hold ears in place then tied with ribbon and a bell after

mary43

oh eck siren.........I have to plead ignorant and ask what it is samphire ???


Oh, have to mention this.......something I got from a craft fair (sorry no piccys) - it was soap inside a flannel and the flannel was somehow folded to look like a handbag -all decorated with stick on bits for a button and some braid for a strap. Looked really good.Anyone seen any about or any instructions on how to do it ? The one I bought is all wrapped in cellophane and I've kept it as a pressie for grandaughter.............if I unwrap it I'll never get it back together again...............lol