Christmas crafts and gifts
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Forum Description: For our Crafty members! Are you decorating your child's bedroom? Making something for yourself? Tell us about it and maybe give us the instructions to make one ourselves!
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Topic: Christmas crafts and gifts
Posted By: blessedmama
Subject: Christmas crafts and gifts
Date Posted: 15 September 2011 at 2:36pm
| Is anyone making Christmas presents this year? I'm quite keen to make the odd thing for friends so am looking for ideas. |
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Posted By: millemama
Date Posted: 16 September 2011 at 8:33pm
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Would that be sewing etc or cooking? or anything?
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Posted By: blessedmama
Date Posted: 16 September 2011 at 10:11pm
| anything really. I wondered about putting together a couple of little themed boxes - like a hot chocolate mix with spoons and mugs and biscotti - but so far that is about the best idea I've come up with. |
Posted By: millemama
Date Posted: 17 September 2011 at 8:32am
I loved getting home made gifts from people, its from the heart. I found the Annabel Lanbgein cookbook really good for goodies to give to foodies that last in the fridge etc. I thought it would be a great idea to make the gift then give it in a nice jar with specially made up personalised label and a recipe or two to use it with. She does a great lemon curd with several easy recipes to use it with, I always make up her caramalised onions and keep it in the fridge (lasts ages) use it in an onion and feta tart, so easy to make. Or great as pizza topping, burgers etc. Another nice thing is preserved lemons, which sometimes people get but have no idea how to use, but if they have the recipes to go with it they will try it. Let me know what you think so far, I can get you the recipes. ------------- http://daisypath.com">
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Posted By: blessedmama
Date Posted: 17 September 2011 at 9:59am
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That is so nice to hear - I love the idea of making presents but then worry that people will feel short changed!
I'd love the caramelised onion recipe please. I have one for lemon curd - so might use that idea too. And the thought of giving them with a couple of recipes is brilliant! |
Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 18 September 2011 at 4:01pm
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I saw these & thought they were great ideas
http://mixingbowlkids.typepad.com/family_bites/2011/06/diy-ice-cream-sundae-kit.html - DIY: Ice cream sundae kit & http://www.chicaandjo.com/2008/05/08/magic-folding-wooden-photo-cubes/ - photo folding blocks |
Posted By: UpsyDaisy
Date Posted: 19 September 2011 at 12:27pm
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Gread thread idea
Millemama I would love to see both the caremelised onion and the lemon curd recipes sounds fab. Good idea to give recipes with them too :) I was thinking of doing these http://www.bakerella.com/mix-things-up/ for my teenage niece and nephews. But I don't have any glass jars big enough, there are some at the warehouse but think they were about $4-5 so the DIY ice cream kit might be a better only. Photofolding block looks amazing - looks quite technical for my fuzzy brain through! |
Posted By: millemama
Date Posted: 19 September 2011 at 2:41pm
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Hi guys, sorry its a slow process sometimes with a 3yr old joined to your hip and 6mths PG, lol. Will post them one at a time as I find them online. Here is the caramalised onions. I found that normal onions are just great in this recipe too and I never needed nearly as much water as is in the recipe.
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Posted By: millemama
Date Posted: 19 September 2011 at 3:03pm
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Found this one for the Caramalised Onion and Feta Tart, which I have made numerous times as a quick standby, for morning tea, even as a dish to take to a BBQ. Its a standby one cos I always have onions in the fridge, they can literally last for months in my fridge, but rarely do. And I also make bulk pastry and freeze it in batches too.
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Posted By: UpsyDaisy
Date Posted: 19 September 2011 at 5:06pm
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Making caralmalised onions now Millemama when I read the recipe I thought that will go nice with our steak for tea :) using half red and white then discovered only a little balsalmic left so added a splash of malt vinegar hope it works out. |
Posted By: millemama
Date Posted: 19 September 2011 at 5:45pm
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Posted By: Mama_Tasj
Date Posted: 19 September 2011 at 10:23pm
| On this note, has anyone got any little post-able size Thankyou Gift ideas for people who have given presents for baby? |
Posted By: millemama
Date Posted: 19 September 2011 at 10:30pm
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Maybe a photo of baby in a magnet frame. Or make your own frame and glue magnets on back for the fridge. People get a kick out of homemade cards etc, much more personalised than bought ones. ------------- http://daisypath.com">
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Posted By: deborahruth
Date Posted: 25 September 2011 at 9:58am
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I am making Christmas stockings for my niece and nephew and filling them with little things eg. $2 shop items and some lollies. They are pretty easy - here is the link to the http://www.prudentbaby.com/2010/11/christmas-stocking-free-pattern.html - free pattern .
Am making slippers for my sister and flatmate - http://www.prudentbaby.com/2010/10/how-to-make-fabric-slippers-with-free.html - free pattern . And for my sister-in-law I am going to buy a gingerbread man cookie cutter and attach to a recipe and ingredients in a jar, with a hand made gingerbread man Christmas decoration attached. http://www.craftsnthings.com/ThirtyMinOrn.aspx - Ornament ideas Or if you want to do some DIY home decorating - http://blogs.babble.com/family-style/2011/08/10/diy-garland-bunting-25-free-diy-projects-to-make-the-sweetest-prettiest-and-simplest-garlands/ - ideas |
Posted By: Flutterby
Date Posted: 25 September 2011 at 11:54am
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Posted By: millemama
Date Posted: 25 September 2011 at 11:59am
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I really love those sites Deborah, especially the stocking one, which I was intending to make, it seems idiot proof. Like that! ------------- http://daisypath.com">
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Posted By: deborahruth
Date Posted: 26 September 2011 at 9:31am
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Mobiles are easy too - so many different things you can do - but be careful they can get expensive.
http://blogs.babble.com/babys-first-year-blog/2011/08/16/25-free-diy-baby-mobile-tutorials/?pid=1225#slideshow - ideas here I made one for my son out of fabric scraps left over from his quilt, felt, and feathers. (sorry picture won't load) |
Posted By: millemama
Date Posted: 26 September 2011 at 6:05pm
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Have found that Annabel lemon curd recipe:
Annabel's Lemon Curd 1 1/2 cups caster sugar 220g butter, diced finely grated zest of 1 lemon 1 1/4 cups lemon juice (about 6 juicy lemons),strained 6 large eggs place the sugar, butter, lemon zest and juice in a heatproof bowl over a pot of boiling water, making sure the water does not touch the bottom of the bowl, or in a double boiler. Heat over medium heat till butter melted. Whisk the eggs in a seperate bowl and stir them into the butter mixture. Cook over a gentle heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until mixture thickens enough to coat the back of the spoon, about 3-5 mins. Make sure the mixture doesn't boil. It's ready when the lemon curd holds a line when you run your finger across the back of the coated spoon. Remove from the heat immediately, stirring a little to stop it from overheating on the base. Don't worry if it seems a little runny , it will thicken as it cools. Pour the hot mixture through a strainer into a jug to remove any lemon zest or flecks of egg white, then pour it into hot sterilized jars(about 4) and seal. Will keep for several weeks in fridge. ------------- http://daisypath.com">
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Posted By: blessedmama
Date Posted: 26 September 2011 at 8:05pm
| these are all such great ideas. Now I'm going to start having trouble choosing which ones to try!! Yay! |
Posted By: millemama
Date Posted: 26 September 2011 at 9:04pm
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Posted By: thetravelbugtribe
Date Posted: 02 October 2011 at 9:18pm
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Not quite a homemade craft but we want to get some of those Christmas decorations with photos on, we've seen them in Harvey Norman and some online places. We thought we'd get one made each year (or several, one for us and one for each set of grandparents). Can anyone recommend any places to get them done? We were looking at vistaprint but they dont have pics of the finished item. I'm sure I could do home made but we're not really crafty enough to get something looking half way decent. Theres plenty of time for DD to make home made decorations.
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Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 19 October 2011 at 7:18am
snapfish are the best IMO |
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Date Posted: 20 October 2011 at 8:26pm
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Don't do vistapraint cause they may be cheap but they are overseas so you get stung on the postage. We always do snapfish and you can just wait until they have specials and sometimes the christmas decorations only cost $5 and look great. ------------- http://www.alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: thetravelbugtribe
Date Posted: 20 October 2011 at 8:36pm
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Posted By: HuntersMama
Date Posted: 03 December 2011 at 6:32pm
I finally finished this stocking for DS, and when I say finally - it has taken me a year!! I started it on our summer holiday last year and think I will start another one this year.
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Posted By: millemama
Date Posted: 03 December 2011 at 7:36pm
A labour of love has no time limits, at least that's what I keep telling myself, lol. My quilt project has taken a bit longer than expected, but I'm getting there, and its even more satisfying when you do finish. Looks great HM! ------------- http://daisypath.com">
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 12 November 2012 at 4:21pm
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