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[peechy]

how cute is that doggy flannel!!

so many great ideas, thanks ladies

[Glass]

bag of fairy dust

a little bag filled with fine glitter

then tell the child to put it in their palm close their eyes make a wish then blow or shake the fairy dust and it will come true

[Voodoo Vixen]

I love the post it notes and the doggy flannel - will definitely be giving those a try!!

[Glass]

a box of love

fill a little box with things that are either heart or lips shape

put on a tag something like

this box is full of love and kisses so use them wisely

[Scrappy~Sarah]

bag of fairy dust

a little bag filled with fine glitter

then tell the child to put it in their palm close their eyes make a wish then blow or shake the fairy dust and it will come true

We have santa dust sprinkled after he visits for the kids in the morning. I also known people to sprinkle talc down as snow and put the boot print into it

[Mitchy]

I love that rudolph song lol!

[Ellie@ModScraps]

Last year for teacher's gifts we gave cookie mixes in a jar. I bought small kilner jars and layered the ingredients, the recipe was from allrecipes.com I bought a cup measure from Asda instead of converting the recipes (much easier to use). The boys decorated one side of a tag, with the instructions on the back, they also decorated the jars with glass painting pens

This year for grandparents I want to have a go at decorated candles where you print a photo onto tissue paper and use a heat gun to heat fix to the candle. I've already got the candles from Ikea!

[gillyp]

I remember Bronagh doing that one year. It's in the gallery here.

[Pink Chocolate]

Last year for teacher's gifts we gave cookie mixes in a jar. I bought small kilner jars and layered the ingredients, the recipe was from allrecipes.com I bought a cup measure from Asda instead of converting the recipes (much easier to use). The boys decorated one side of a tag, with the instructions on the back, they also decorated the jars with glass painting pens

This year for grandparents I want to have a go at decorated candles where you print a photo onto tissue paper and use a heat gun to heat fix to the candle. I've already got the candles from Ikea!

how do u put photo onto tissue paper?

[Clay 36]

Thanks for the great ideas ladies. Will try to think of something to contribute.

[gillyp]

how do u put photo onto tissue paper?

Bronagh's instructions . . .Printing On Tissue paper..........
Just tape a piece onto your normal paper and run it thru your printer.. just make sure it is well taped down, and has no creases in it, or else the ink will miss the creases and the wax will then flatten the creases leaving white streaks

[craftycaz2004]

Can you explain this one again please, Why dosent the candle just melt if you use heat gun, you mean an embossing one dont you?

[gillyp]

Here's the start of Bronagh's comments re. her uploaded pic :

It's a candle.. It is simply a photo printed onto tissue paper, and melted into the wax using a heat gun. once the wax melts thru it, the pic becomes transparent and embedded in the wax.

I've not done one but presumably you just heat gently with the gun until the wax melts in a layer through the tissue paper and then stop and let it reset.

[ally16]

That candle is gorgeous Might give that a try.

[Voodoo Vixen]

I'm wondering what my printer will say if I tried to print on tissue paper.... probably..... errrrr clunk! Anyone ever printed on tissue paper? Doesn't it get all torn and scrunched up? (I can now see me making a very shabby chic candle, tissue paper scrunched, ink bleeding, singed and the wax melted on one side cos I held the heat gun on one spot too long) !!