** Cheap and Cheerful Christmas Gifts**

**Jacqui200284** · 18-11-2009, 10:03 PM

Hey

Hope you guys dont mind me joining in this chat. I am loving all the ideas. I normally make gifts with my little girl. we have made stones in to lady birds easter baskets, mini books where i put photos on one side and she drew pictures which we made in to tags on the other. I normally make reindeer dust at christmas which is similar to an idea i already saw. I just mix oats with glitter and it sparkles so rodolph nos where to land lol. This year we are hoping to make paper flower boquets but may have to borrow some of the ideas from here.

Thanksfor all the inspiration everyone

**Wingus** · 18-11-2009, 11:19 PM

Originally Posted by Ali M

Ive just been looking for magnets too..not sure which size to buy ..which is going to be strong enough to hold to the fridge??
x

I'm not sure about you guys over there, but we get a lot of advertising that has a magnet on the back for you to stick on the fridge. I keep a lot of those magnets (and toss the advertising

) so I can stick to hand-made projects. Makes it very cheap!!

**stressed** · 19-11-2009, 12:58 AM

ive made this tonight just my prototype (my own memo block) thats why its not full plus i also want white paper blocks not yellow.

i am thinking maybe teacher/brownie leader gifts.

ive used dcwv pattern paper think i will use some k & co next and maybe alter the scollop tag slightly too.

**Wingus** · 19-11-2009, 02:32 AM

That looks great Stressed!

**Scrappy~Sarah** · 19-11-2009, 11:10 AM

Looking good.

Welcome Jacqui.

Magnets...no don't get a lot of freebies where I am, unless I am missing them

**stressed** · 19-11-2009, 12:36 PM

ok my magnets arrived so ive made this quickly to see if they work and yes they do.

so Ali M i bought the 25x3mm as i mentioned in my thread the other night and they work fine.

this is made from a beer mat

**Ali M** · 19-11-2009, 01:26 PM

Thanks stressed..that looks really pretty..I like the chipboard flowers.
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so it seems like the narrow magnets are strong enough then??Im just going to order some now and some more narrower ones for some more pegs from covertape seller ..their service was great last time I used them!
x

**Scrappy~Sarah** · 19-11-2009, 03:17 PM

Looks Fabulous....I have some small magnets, bought in a sheet when I went to Ally Pally in the Spring

**Ali M** · 22-11-2009, 09:45 AM

i stumbled onto this site this morning

http://www.things-to-make-and-do.co.uk/index.html

**countrycrafter** · 22-11-2009, 10:51 AM

Only a few projects left to come on my Christmas countdown on my blog. Hope it has been useful. It has whizzed by again this year! Links up to last years projects too. x

**janeym8** · 22-11-2009, 05:16 PM

i got a couple of packets of small strip magnets in Poundland a few months back as i knew i was going to make these chipboard calendars but havent made them yet they are still on my "to do " list so hopefully they will work even iof i hace to use 2.ive also got some small round magnets saved from fridge magnets that have broken so they are a backup.

im not one for reading blogs but have clicked on a few from this thread and im amazed at what you all get up to-i wish i had the time and possibly the motivation to attempt even 10% of what you all do-keep up the good work and thanks so much for the inspiration

janey xxx

**Scrappy~Sarah** · 23-11-2009, 11:14 AM

Thanks for the link. Off to blog hop

**Ali M** · 24-11-2009, 02:21 PM

In search of packets of single colour sweets!

i now have almost 50 test tubes..and would love to fill some with red and green sweets..any suggestions as to what to use or /and where to buy them from?

many thanks

**sharron246** · 24-11-2009, 04:15 PM

I just made so doggy treats, used plastic card protector and filled with cheap treats the biscuits for dogs...

I used a place topper I had and just used DST to stick it down.

Will post picture once daughter home..