General Chat

presents?

I was in town on Saturday and looked at some craft stalls set up in the centre, and in the nearby major store a range of 'craft-style' items ...scented fabric hearts etc ( shabby chic).

Would you rather have a boxed but mass produced item or something a little bit less 'fancy' in packaging terms but really 'hand made' and original? ( And NOT 'made in China!)

I have been told by family members that due to the fact that they are saving for their wedding, they will be making home made gifts this Christmas.

Of course i have told them to not even worry about gifts for me.........but i know they will.

I am really looking forward to seeing what they come up with.

Whatever it is, it will be extra special knowing they were home made.


Well, as long as it's not pickled walnuts!! :-0

:-D

Rose...

When I was little , I had no pocket money ,but I made sure my aunties had a crochet doily for there bedroom dressing table as their Christmas present ....I was so proud to have made them,and always had a great big thank you from them........other than that they had a packet of grips...LOL dont know who paid for them ...my mother I suppose !

Happy days !!!!!

Definitely the latter Rose within reason of course LOL

Homemade edibles and drinkables :-D Lavender/wheat bags :-D (I'm in the market for a peg bag actually :-D)

I would draw the line at a dolly nightie case though! :-0

There's probably more scope with stitched fancy items for the ladies.

Sounds interesting PH and much more a sense of anticipation ...I would be happy with the pickled walnuts :-D

Marilyn, I used to have a glass-topped kidney dressing table from when I was little and always had little doily type mats on it.... I gave it to a friend when we moved and I don't half miss it.

Island I think one of the nicest home made presents I got a few years back was some home made truffle choc's a friend and her children had made, they were wrapped individually and then popped into a gift bag with shredded cellophane :-D

How much nicer to receive chocolates/sweets made for you by personally. No preservatives inside just love. <3 :-D

My friend makes the most superb Mulled Wine.....

Now I have a feeling that because I bought him some cinnamon sticks from Cyprus for his Damson Gin this year I might get a bottle of Mulled wine that I kept telling him I so loved ...
Now that would be one hell of a Christmas present .that money cant buy ...


So here's me hoping ...LOL :-(

very true Carol :-D

Marilyn I will look in here at Christmas to see if you rec' the mulled wine and can still 'type in a straight line' lol...

When my children were young, many moons ago, they always made me hand made presents both for Christmas and birthday.
I always thought they were perfect, it showed they cared enough to spend time making them.
They had money to spend, but I just loved home made cards and little gifts.

Foggy

Rose....LOL

I did have half the bottle last year ...... only because I kept on about it ,he relented and gave me the bottle just to shut me up ..LOL :-(

Edit ....Hi to Foggy .... :-D

Good God Island, you look like that chewbacker from star wars.....LOL.

It's all that chewing on bacca Foggy.

;-)

Hi Marilyn.


It very well could be oh prickly one..LOL

Not Christmas presents, but a British Legion Poppy, local seller has a friend who is into doing needle craft, and she has come up with poppy themed earmuffs,and alice bands and a couple of other things........different, but all in a good cause...

Bob

Hello Foggy :-D

Hello young Rose, are you going to the London meet.??

I would like to Foggy, but will have to see nearer the time :-)

Hand made can be special (as long as it is not a crochet lady to cover a toilet roll).but it is lovely to know something has been made with you in mind.
Do you feel the same though about handmade things bought for you, say at a craft fair? I am thinking small things not expensive.

And dare I ask about hand made cards?

lolol Ann, your reference to crocheted lady reminded me of a vibrant ( not to say violent) orange crocheted poodle bottle (wine?) cover that was once given to mum as a Christmas gift :-D

It's nice to get handmade cards, but this year, I think unless they can be hand-delivered the postage will be too horrendous for many, as the cards are generally thicker? I know postage for the cards I sent last year came to about £30 and that was just fairly small cards :-0