The finished product...
Finally!
Now to make about 20 more of them...
Haha - just kidding, I've already made about 12 and sent some to Mainfreight as christmas gifts.
I'll probably start handing them off to friends now -
here you go, Merry Christmas... go hang it in your toilet or something.
Showing posts with label making christmas gifts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label making christmas gifts. Show all posts
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
Monday, 6 December 2010
Making Christmas Gifts Part Three
I've finally pulled out the sewing machine, found all the bits and fixed the tension on it...
At least I think the tension is fixed.
One can only hope!
Anyway, this is the cast of characters for my homemade christmas gifts.
Anyway, this is the cast of characters for my homemade christmas gifts.
I saw this really cool idea in a book, christmas stockings filled with potpourri, hanging from a light fitting.
It looked really pretty!
And really easy.
Watch this space...
Thursday, 2 December 2010
Slow Down Attempt Number One
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And for those of you who were slightly alarmed by last night's Facebook status, I'm fine, this happens, it's common and a direct result of having far too many 'nesting' ideas and not enough energy.
WHOA!!!
Handmade gift overload!
And so many many things I want to make... I could spend an absolute age browsing this list - and wishing for more fabric.
Time to pull out the sewing machine and look for all it's attachments....
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I realise now that plotting another veggie patch and double-digging the garden may not be wise...
But you sit when you sew, right?
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
Making Christmas Gifts Part Two
Well, this is some of the lavender I lopped off the overgrown bush. It is now hanging in the boys' window.
So far they have slept very well!
As you can see, I'm attempting to dry it.
This clue should set you all on the right track...
I'm also drying some of the petals from the rose explosion of a couple of weeks ago.
Incidentally, guess how long it took me to deadhead all that lot! And I'm still not finished!
And that was all one bush too!
But I felt very very proud of myself when the old ladies walking to and from the store up the road stopped and commented on how 'glorious' they were!
:)
Thanks Pam, for teaching me how to actually do something with roses...







So far they have slept very well!
As you can see, I'm attempting to dry it.
This clue should set you all on the right track...
I'm also drying some of the petals from the rose explosion of a couple of weeks ago.
Incidentally, guess how long it took me to deadhead all that lot! And I'm still not finished!
And that was all one bush too!
But I felt very very proud of myself when the old ladies walking to and from the store up the road stopped and commented on how 'glorious' they were!
:)
Thanks Pam, for teaching me how to actually do something with roses...
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
Sunday, 28 November 2010
Making Christmas Gifts Part One
The first stage in my cunning plan to make christmas presents...
Can you guess what I'm going to do?
:)
I found the idea in a book.
It actually looked quite stylish!
Wonder if I can recreate it and whether you can guess what it is?







Can you guess what I'm going to do?
:)
I found the idea in a book.
It actually looked quite stylish!
Wonder if I can recreate it and whether you can guess what it is?
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