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Home made christmas gifts of the non-edible kind (and sometimes just for us)

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pettyprudence · 21/11/2012 15:07

Thought I would start a thread for those of us enjoying the delicious home made gifts thread but will be making non edible gifts too because we can't cook.

So far I have made:
Crochet toddler jacket
crochet hotpads for serving dishes etc...
crochet hat and gloves
crochet tea set
(it's not all crochet I promise)
heart shaped wool dangly decoration thingy
When my dsis and her bf's dressing gowns arrive I will bling personalise them.

I will try and figure out pictures next....

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racingheart · 21/11/2012 18:36

Oh I'm not talented like that Pettyprudence, but will be making bath bombs with the DC and scented candles, clove pomanders, a front door wreath, candle wreaths and table decorations

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poppy283 · 21/11/2012 18:39

I read crochet hotpants :)

I'm making muffs for a Christmas fair, and cushion covers for relatives.

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pettyprudence · 21/11/2012 21:27

racingheart - how do you make bath bombs? I love them and think my bff would love some.

poppy crochet hotpants would be waaaayyyyy cooler but not sure I want to see my dad in them Grin

I did sewing stuff last year too but this year I seem to be crocheting everything, probably because of the huge amount of wool I want to shift out of my house Grin

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racingheart · 22/11/2012 11:27

Loads of recipes online eg here

The ingredient that's really hard to get hold of now is powdered citric acid as apparently it gets used to make real bombs. I found some in an old fashioned hardware store, so that may be the kind of place to look. Used to be easier to buy online but it's a security risk now, apparently! Hmm

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TheOneWithTheHair · 22/11/2012 11:33

What type of yarn do you use for your hotpants Petty? I wondered how you get them heat proof?

I'm doing scarves (crochet beginner) but I think MIL would like the hotpants for her kitchen. I'm never going to be able to call them anything else now. Grin

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Somersaults · 22/11/2012 19:20

I am crocheting these for family and friends.

I'm also making a granny stripe poncho for my friends DD.

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TheOneWithTheHair · 22/11/2012 19:46

Those decorations look good. I could give them a go. I only picked up a needle a month ago because someone gave dd a set for her birthday and she couldn't make head nor tail of it.

The instructions were rubbish so I've looked at a couple of tutorials on YouTube. I don't think I'm up to much yet but I do love it.

I'm making a space canopy for ds2's bunkbed though. I'm a bit better at the sewing malarky. Grin

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MrsTwinks · 22/11/2012 21:31

oooh some lovely ideas. I've done a few microwave heat packs, kindle covers etc, and a mahoosive fluffy hello kitty beanbag for DN. Also some soaps, from a kit I had but it still counts. No point in bathbombs as only I ever have baths, MIL doesnt even have one.

FYI - Citric acid is used in wine/beermaking, so winemaking suppliers might a the place to look

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zaphod · 23/11/2012 14:20

I'm nearly finished a crocheted Gingerbread House, and then I'm hoping to do a crocheted christmas tree, and then the crocheted stars and angels either for the tree or as teacher gifts. Have experimented with oreo truffles/chocolates which are really good too. Last year I did afghans for my friends but I think they may be getting tired of always getting crocheted/knitted stuff.....

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TheOneWithTheHair · 23/11/2012 16:42

A crocheted gingerbread house. Shock I want to do that! Did you have a pattern and was it hard? I might work up to that for next Christmas!

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QueenMaeve · 23/11/2012 16:58

I have tried an ripped out a crochet hat 3 times. I can't seem to find a simple girls pattern, wanted to do one for my niece. If anyone could point me in the direction of one I'd be very grateful.
I'm making a monster/snuggle/ movie blanket for each of the dc for their Christmas eve present. Just from a fleece blanket but with felt face and pockets sewn on

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pettyprudence · 23/11/2012 23:42

TheOneWithTheHair I use pure wool, doubled over. I have no idea how heatproof it will really be, but wool is supposed to be pretty resistant to most stuff! I used this pattern and added another colour through the diagonal bit where the sides meet and you stitch up

Bathbombs - they used to sell citric acid over the counter in boots and you had to say why you were buying (homemade lemonade). I think too many people might have said bombs (and not the bath variety) and they stopped selling them GRR. I'll curb my rant there over Grin.

Tonight I have made my nephew an iggle piggle blanket - did a blue blanket stitch around some red fleece - and customised some cheapy dressing gowns for my dsis and her boyf.

Trying to crochet a doily to go under the GP's teapot (have made the coasters) but I have just unravelled several hours work as I don't think I understood the instructions properly. GRR. I go to crochetpatterncentral.com for LOADS of free patterns.

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TheOneWithTheHair · 24/11/2012 16:51

I had a look at that website. It's busy. Now what to choose........

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HopeForTheBest · 24/11/2012 17:31

I have made some plum and apple vodkas which I will be bottling up and giving with homemade coasters (haven't quite decided whether to do the tile version or the cd version). Ds and I are making those glass magnets (that are everywhere on the internet) with various pictures - will be doing a set with pictures ds has drawn (scanned, then made smaller and printed) for the grandparents.

I would like to do some make-a-something kits for the kids that we need to get presents for, but probably need to get a bit of a move on and decide exactly what we're doing as it's not that long now! :)

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MinnieBar · 24/11/2012 17:41

I am making some salt-dough painted, personalised tree decs for the teachers (eleven of them between three DCs!) and then crocheted snowflake decs for secret Santa at work.

That's enough frankly prob about it!

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pettyprudence · 24/11/2012 23:44

I've found some old wool jumpers which I am going to attempt to boil wash and felt and then chop up into Christmas decorations.

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