crafty for christmas 2008

mary43

If you've a shoe shop local to you, you could ask if they've any spare shoe boxes and cover them with paper. I'm doing that for the pressies I have to post and for the males in the family

BASHFUL_2

thankyou mary43....another good idea :-) x x

DdraigGoch

If you are interested in boxes, there are many FREE [my kind of price!] templates for making up folded cardboard/paper boxes, or even the fabric covered boxes. It's something I keep meaning to do ....

BASHFUL_2

oooh would be worth a look!!! Where can I find them?

maria_and_the_imps

hiu i'm making some gift baskets for xmas in the hope of saving some money, i have been looking for cheep baskets and i have found a set of 5 coloured plastic ones for £1.49, or wicker ones for £1.99 each and as i am making 10 the plastic one woul dbe a much cheeper alternative, what do you think do you think they will look silly ordo you think they would be ok do you think it will really matter
thanks for reading maria
xxxx:rolleyes:

chillin_nutta

Hi Hun, do you have the link for the wooden spoon nativity? I've looked but can't find, maybe because ive been on here for hours and my eyes are nearly falling out! but this board is so addictive! Thanks for all the ideas

nutty xxx

scattymam1 wrote: »

Hi there all - have been lurking for a while here getting loads of great ideas for christmas but today I have realised it's:

125 days until christmas:eek: :rudolf: :xmassmile :snow_laug :santa2: :eek:

that may sound a lot to some people but it's not when you've got a list of things to make like I have:

Want to make:
a few mini scrapbooks for friends and family
all my own handmade gift tags and perhaps spruce up some plain gift bags
the wooden spoon nativity scene I found on here(my 3 year old will love it)
an advent box for my child with a craft activity for every day with something to do with christmas in each compartment that she can then give as gifts
some home made decorations
some home made fudge
the door hangers - love them rainmac
anything else I see that I think could make a cheap extra pressie

I need to get my act together - can imagine DH is going to get sick of the mention of christmas before long - on the plus side when school term starts I'll have more time to catch up on all this.

What are people making for men on here???

Will have to go back and read through whole thread - so I haven't missed anything, please feel free to kick me up the backside to push me on with all this.

rainmac

maria_and_the_imps wrote: »

hiu i'm making some gift baskets for xmas in the hope of saving some money, i have been looking for cheep baskets and i have found a set of 5 coloured plastic ones for £1.49, or wicker ones for £1.99 each and as i am making 10 the plastic one woul dbe a much cheeper alternative, what do you think do you think they will look silly ordo you think they would be ok do you think it will really matter
thanks for reading maria
xxxx:rolleyes:

I don't think they would look silly at all and plastic baskets are always really useful

rainmac

shaz_mum_of__2 wrote: »

Hi everyone

Just remebered about something i saved to make last year but never did its a nativity set using wooden spoons and a terracotta plant pot ...........its a pdf so cant place a linky in but have made a really bad copy


if anyone would like the pattern pm me your email and i will send it

Here's the wooden spoon nativity idea for those that were looking for it.

rainmac

scattymam1 wrote: »

What are people making for men on here???

Will have to go back and read through whole thread - so I haven't missed anything, please feel free to kick me up the backside to push me on with all this.

Pressies I'm doing/ have done for men: car wash bucket, caddy (sectioned sort of box you'd keep screws/nails in) of old fashioned sweets, magazine subscription using Tesco Clubcard vouchers (ok, not making this one!), 365 facts in a jar (if you'd like the facts document please pm me with your email address and I'll send it), kiddie handprints on a canvas with the handprint poem somewhere on this thread. That's all I can think of for now! HTH

Thought of another one: film/movie basket - DVD/s or rental voucher, popcorn, popcorn tub/bowl, sweets.

scattymam1

shaz_mum_of_2 said she would e-mail the template if you send her your e-mail address - am starting these too - I love them, my 3 year old can't smash wooden spoons!!!