Sorry! but that made me laff!..........Kirsty who?

Oh things like that annoy the buggery out of me

By the time you had bought everything you need you would be better off popping down Asda and getting is ready made

I'm making something homemade for Christmas though

Allsop ... the one who's usually with Phil Spencer  ( location location location)

 oooh! what is it Angel ???

Oh yeah I know who you mean now Poker....Isn't her Dad a knob of some sort?
No wonder she can afford to do it herself...with the help of servants...
Having said that..I liked Location...

Exactly

Her point is supposed to be: you don't need to spend a forutne at christmas  ... but after watching for the 2nd night I suddenly realised all the stuff you would need for the initial out lay would cost a absolute  bomb 
Kinda defeats the object

Oh .. so did I

I am making my Granny a scrapbook of my daughters life

I can't even draw a stickman though

And my chuffing glitterglue is taking ages to dry

Aww that sounds lovely...I'm sure your Granny will love it!

Why a stickman ?

I feel your pain about the glue...horrid stuff!..

Sounds like a really special gift that money can't buy angelica

I do love watching her show but I agree it's probably better to nip down to Asda and buy pressies  unless you are creative

Btw  the bunny jar she found in the market is exactly the same as the one I collect 5 pence pieces in

Aww thanks Poker and slim

What I meant slim is I'm not arty at all. I can't draw anything

I'm really trying to make it all nice for her

unless you are loaded

I just use it for inspiration and take away may one or two ideas. I'm sure she doesn't mean us to make it all, ie. soap would never be ready in time now anyway.

Me neither...can you not cut out from mags or use fabrics etc ?

I'm sure whatever you decide she will love that it was made just for her & with love from you!...

And here's a treat for anyone who wants the full guided tour of

M E A D O W G A T E ! ! !

http://www.movingsense.co.uk/meadowdocs_2/index.html

Tis lovely ... I must admit

Gee Thanks Poker!....

I do love her kitchen - I'd love one as big as that

most welcome!!

Just think of all that cleaning though Pengy....

Angelicarwen, what a lovely thing to do.  It's more time-consuming than you think, isn't it?  I know, because I made a scrapbook for my mum with photos of a holiday we took her on.  It took ages, but she loves it so much...  Putting handwritten notes on the pages makes it even more special.

id like to do the cooking things but make soap? make a teddy? would i hell. youll be getting whats on offer from play.com and like it if you ask me

Thanks for the tip fabienne. Any more would be most welcome.

I have started with the meaning of her names , birthstone , birth flower etc and I'm toying with the idea of putting all her 1sts in the next page (you know , first time rolled over , first word etc) but I'm not sure

 play wot.com

I laughed at a friend who had children the same time as me, who did this.

20 years later ... I wish I'd have done it

Go for it angelica

Ooh thanks Rexi for the advice.

I feel a bit like a ridiculously doting Mum but I suppose she is her blood too

It's a lovely idea for your gran  and I trust you have done a version for yourself

I've always thought they are the very best type of mums

That's a great idea.   The book I did was just a collection of photos, in chronological order of the events of the holiday, with a few notes to remind her of what we did on that day, so I didn't have to be very creative.  I want to do her another one with special photos of her and my dad, who died a couple of years ago, but there are so many photos, it's difficult to know which ones to choose...  I think the best thing is to choose all the photos you are going to use before you start the project, and then try to arrange them so that they go well together as double-page spreads, etc.  

 You can't really go wrong, because it's put together with love, and she will love it, I'm sure.

Thanks fabienne and Rexi (and sorry to Pokerface who's thread I have totally hijacked by accident )

Oh and pengy I hadn't thought about doing a version for myself I found the scrapbook in my cupboard so wouldn't be sure where to get another.

then keep some bits and pieces until you find the right book - I found a nice book in WH Smiths for just this sort of thing   you might even find a nice one in the pound shop    you absolutely must do one for yourself  maybe to give as a private present on her 18th or 21st Birthday present

What a nice idea pengy I buried a time capsule in the garden on her first birthday with messages from everyone at her party but thats an even better idea.

I'll keep my eyes open

Angel, what a lovely idea and would be a perfect 18th/21st present for your little one.

Hope this website helps

http://store.scrapbook.com/scrapbooks.html

Arwen

My mum did baby books for me and my brother.   My brothers is barely filled in (I guess my mum struggled to keep up to it after having him, the second child)... but mine is fab.

it has all my firsts in it....   It has a lock of my baby hair... my first words, photo of first tooth...

it goes right up to me being 3...  

I LOVE my baby book... I always have loved it.     I tried to do similar for my kids... but I didn't do too well at keeping them up to date.   Instead my kids have 'memory boxes'... where I would put random stuff...   My son's west ham baby gro...   Daughters little osh kosh dungarees and first reeboks.   Little Nutbrown Hare...   loads of stuff.


Your daughter will love her scrapbook.   You will too, when you look back on it.

I get the feeling you are an organised person... you will need to be.    SCrapbooking supplies are highly addictive... CAN cost a fortune (but don't have to)... but do take over your house.

Do you have a The Range shop near you?   They have quite a good range of stock...  

The Range

& Tesco is starting to sell more & more of this stuff.    

That said... there are a billion and one online retailers... like I said.. it can start to take over your house....   I had to give all that up a year or so ago...  we were drowning in craft stuff!

I'm going to answer original  OP, and off topic

Kirsty   had access to glass blowers for her baubles , seamstresses for her stockings, and florists for her wreaths and trees.

I do like her , and Phil in Location x three though


If I was Angelic in another dimension.......I would go for the memory, scrap book stuff in a big way.

I kept a record of my first born for about a year, and forgot all the rest that happened

The younger two are really jealous that I didn't do it for them, so go for it Angelic, and don't forget subsequent sprogs

Oooh thanks for the advice overnight lovelies

I will certainly have a good look at those two websites so thankee pinkbabe and ditty

Oh and stoory - subsequent sprogs

I like home-made stuff. Today, my coat lapel has a a knitted flower brooch on it, that I made myself.

You know, someone should really tell Kirstie not to wear that bright red lipstick - she looks like a blow up doll