ideas for homemade xmas pressie this year?
 

Hi all,
father-in-law told us yesterday that we are all to give one homemade pressie this year to them. I havent a clue where to start,have no idea what to do. can anyone give me some ideas???
it cant be big or heavy because there from England and they will need to bring it home with them after they visit. It can either be made,grown..etc but not shop bought(help please)
thanks a lot.

christmas homemade pressie
 

hiya
Im really big into making things at the minute, and i found a website called, crafster.org to be great for ideas and tutorials, give it a look and see what you think.Just put in christmas in the search bar and you'l get loads of ideas.
cat101

thanks Cat,
ill check it out. x

Crafted Christmas Presents
 

Hi, last year we had a huge thread going on this theme. Loads of ideas and suggestions. I have looked for it but can't find it. I am making most of the pressies this year and will post up pics and instructions as they happen.

found it!
 

I just found it and have bumped it up for you to browse. Enjoy!

more bumps
 

Hi, I have bumped up some more threads from last year. Choc full of ideas for you. Cheers..Unapam

A Bottle of Bubbly
 

This is a small present I made from an old wine bottle. (OK - it was not that old, but you know what I mean)

I used pink bubble bath added a few drops of rose essential oil, trimmed it all up with old trim, a salvaged label and some beads....and you have a pretty bottle of bubbly.

Be sure to label it clearly as Bubble Bath!

Really beautiful.
 

Hi unapam,
You really make some fantastic things. This is really beautiful. Please share more with us. I love to see what others have made and I try to make some of the presents that I give at christmas. If I can find a photo I'l upload it later of the presents I made last year.


Hi jpmum,
If I can think of any ideas especially male related I'l let you know.


Happy crafting
Scrabble

We made lovely chutneys from the rachel allen cookbook last year . We saved the nice shaped jars from jam etc for a few months then filled them with the tomato one - tastes like ballymaloe relish - I got the kids to colour in Charlies Christmas Chutney labels etc and stuck them on. We then made little hampers with baskets of cheese and this - I know the cheese isn't strictly homemade but did look nice.

thanks a bunch :)
 

Hi all,
thanks a mill for taking the time to reply. im really looking forward to having a look at all the ideas from last year, thank a lot.
it was my father in law who asked but its for both my father and mother in law so can be anything really :)
thanks again for your help, i will keep you informed in what i decide to do:)
jpmum xxx

homemade pressents
 

Hi Jpmum, lovely to receive a homemade gift especially at christmas time. Its the thought that goes into it. I make jams and marmalade and sometimes give this as presents. Also whats nice too is a cherry cake or a basket or homemade biscuits or sweets or really nice is homemade fudge. Hope you are good in the kitchen lol.

Enjoy.
Izzyizzy(Pam)

you are all fantastic people
 

Hi All
I just have to say that you are a brilliant bunch of people here on jumble town. I really enjoy this site and the wonderful ideas you are all sharing with each other. I think I will be doing all the homemade gifts too this year as I have done it too before. I love cooking and baking and my absolute favourite is jam making.I have made a few connections with people on here and its lovely to give as well as to receive. Many many thanks to you all. (izzyizzy)

Pam

homemade
 

hi homemade photo collections are always a good one

Recycled Presents?
 

Would recycled items be acceptable to them? This is one I dickied up from items I got from Mickey on JT and some recipe cards and stuff from my stash.

The lovely blue cookbook stand I got from Mickey. Thanks so much!

The recipe cards are old ones I had and I stamped them with the recipient's initials, made a handmade tag from my craft stash and tied it all up with old trim I saved from a gift last Christmas. I will add a cookbook and a nib pen and bottle of ink to this as a present for this woman as she loves to bake and cook.

thats fab unapam, i really like it :)
yes recycled pressies are ok too so i will keep my eyes open for things i could use.
you have all been a great help, thanks a lot ;)
jpmum x

Hand knit scarf
 

This is a very easy to knit scarf. I got the pattern on the Berroco website. The scarf can be found under EASY projects and is called Rose. A hand knitted item is always a nice present to receive. If you can do a plain and purl you can knit this up very quicklty.

Here is the second one of these I made along with a daisy brooch made from old buttons. Thanks for the buttons Jemima!

whats a plain and purl? sorry, have no idea on how to knit, only just straight lines that we did in school,i dont even know what there called,ha ha! :)
its beautiful though. I know my mil would love this. its fab.

LOL! What you were doing is called Garter Stitch and that is the Plain I spoke about. So you are half way there!

The Purl is when you push the needle in from the front to back towards you instead of from the back of stitch away from you. Hard to explain! If anyone wants to learn -Youtube has some great tutorials on the basics.

thanks for that, i will look it up and might give it a go (might) :)
is there anything you cant do??? lol!

Well yes, I can't ballet dance...yet! (belly dance - no problem)

I forgot to say that that scarf can be knit in garter stitch too. If anyone wants I can post up instructions for that version. Suitable for the very basic, beginner knitter.

Homemade shortbread is a easy prezzie to make,great for the kids to help with too.We make just simple'fingers' but you can also get nice festive molds.

real serious christmas prob here!
 

A few people need me to say a huge 'sorry', due to illness i have been very very very tetchy, i think you have got my drift, a bit more than tetchy, er, drifting, into a snowdrift like!
I want to make some clever gifts with sincere thoughts that will be funny too. Not too difficult as the hands dont do so good on te minutae anymorre.
Any ideas. xmas suppose to be a time for forgiveness, whether that will come my way is debateable but where theres life there is hope.
huh, humbug!
xxxminnie pal

there are some nifty ideas in the before and after pages. christmas wreath, fairies in jars.old cd decorated etc... oh i love j/t. im hooked compleatly...

homemade pressies
 

hi there , seen a post on here were someone used curtain pole rings for christmas tree decorations i have loads to spare ....thanks to recession ....and would love to see them going to good homes , pm your details and i will forward some ,lots to go round . great to put names on and colour co ordinate to specific decor
regards maggie

xmas pressies
 

Hiya, I have made collages from photos, funny ones go down well. also made photo stories on dvd for my kids after their dad died. its something they treasure, makes them laugh, and cry everytime they look at them. all the info is online. at the moment im making patchwork pressies for xmas. just an idea.

love all your ideas,its great, love the patchwork idea too, not very good with a needle and thread and things like that but i really want to start. there isnt a better feeling than making your own things and seeing the results, so looking forward to making something soon :)
thanks to all for your tips, there great,i never would have thought of even half of these,probably none.
thanks
jpmum xxx

A great website to try is Twopeasinabucket.com. Its an American site and its mostly scrapbook pages people make and upload but if you search "Altered art" there are some great ideas for you to copy. It might even start you on a new hobby.
If you have children you could make a small scrapbook for the grandparents and if the children are old enough they can add their own drawings or handprints to it.
If you are new to crafting some shops have kits with everything included to make it easier for you, eg.glass painting.This could be small candle holders and then you could progress to a large glass vase.

Cross stitching is a great and easy craft to do. You can also buy small kits of these and turn them into anything, eg. keyrings, bookcover, sew onto a cushion. If you google cross stitching you would be amazed at the amount of gifts you can make.
I made these little monsters for two of my "little monsters". I put them in a small frame and they loved them.

I have just started my first cross stitch and must agree it is very easy and satisfying to do. Inspiring Ideas in Blanchardstown has small starter kits for 3.50 including everything you need to complete the project.

That's a lovely idea. I made a cushion from my late dad's ties for my mam. He was tie mad and had a huge collection of them.
I used a ready made cushion cover, laid the ties side by side. I had to cut the narrow end of them off and turn under. Then it was just a matter of stitching them in place.

I also have his very old wooden folding carpenter's rule and I bought a shadow box frame to make a vignette with it. I will include some nails screws and wood shavings. Below is a pic of the wooden rule and the shadow box. I will have to remove the flowers from it and cut out the bars across. I will of course be reusing the flowers in some other project. This will be a present for my mam this Christmas. Will post a pic when done.

I also made a photo jar for his grave. A large jar with a favourite photo of him inside along with some plastic/fabric mistletoe and white roses (he died at Christmas) and sealed it up with silicone to keep the rain out. I must take a pic of it to show how easy it is to do.

Dr Who Scarf!
 

My husband has just asked me to make him a Dr Who scarf for Christmas. I'd better get going as this thing is about 12 feet long! It will be a great way to use up my oddments of wool although I wll want to keep close to the colours in the original. I found a pattern online and it is so easy - just very long.

Just cast on 65 stitches and garter stitch (plain knit stitch every row) for twelve feet changing colours as shown in photo.
The centre picture shows the colour changes and the third one is the scarf I have started...only 11'3" to go (showing my age with feet and inches)

brill, i do alot of knitting myself,last project was baby blankeys for my friend for pram, cot and bed and lined them .
its a great way or relaxing and somany ideas you can do like different patterns done in patchwork.you cant beat a personalised gift every time is my motto...

Crafting Christmas Tutorials
 

If you are looking for ideas and instructions/tutorials on how to make Christmas or other presents you can go to Youtube.com and search for anything....ie. making a hat tutorial....or icing a christmas cake tutorial or whatever you want to make....Put in the word tutorial along with what you want to make and you will find lots of ideas...Good luck!

I have to admit I love these pages,I have got so many tips and ideas from all you jt's folk.I thought I had an imagination, but I live and learn more each day, and am doing the fairies in the jar for my garden and parents grave at the moment.My little ones love all the make and do classes that are runing on jumbletown,so theres lots of fun to be had,learning from all of you.keep up all the good work,and blessed be....dee1.

Heres some of the presents I made last christmas. I bought the small cushions for 50cent each and did blanket stitch around the edge. I then added flowers, beads and ribbon. The candles were really cheap too and I just cut some paper to fit all the way around,added ribbon and stuck a butterfly onto acetate(clear plastic). I sometimes keep the acetate from boxes that may have had a toy inside ect. I then cut out the butterfly and bent the wings to make it look real.

The glasses with the candle inside were drinking glasses but they were a bit too big for that,so I put some gravel in the bottom(left over from the fish bowl) and put a small candle inside. I added ribbon and the red glass beads were from christmas crackers the year before. I then put a sticker on the front.

The other stuff on the left hand side of the photo are little note holders. I cut a shape out of heavy cardboard and painted it pink. I stuck a lighter shade paper in the centre. I decorated a small notebook and pencil and stuck these on. I added some ribbon to the top so it can be hung up. I might have a better pic of these on file.

I hope they give some ideas of what can be made on a tight buget.
Happy crafting
Scrabble

Better pic of noteholder.

I made these from clay last year. I just used biscuit cutters and stuck a paper clip in the back before it went hard so they can be hung up.

Cute snowman card. Very easy to make. Just shapes cut from different colour card.

Wow scrabble!

They are amazing - I especially love the notepad idea... oh to be creative!! Excellent work - I'm definitely going to try the glass / candle idea - not sure if I'd be creative enough to do the cushions or notepad...well done!

Heidi

Thanks very much. They are all really easy to do.

Ideas for homemade xmas pressies this year
 

This is a great place for ideas! Scrabble, really love your crafts. I'm attaching a photo of my candles here in case anyone wants to try them out, they are also in the Papercrafts section.