Fellatio's thread for a Poncetastic Christmas.

[FellatioNelson]

OK, first of all, I know it's still September by we need to start this thread now because as you all know, having a truly Poncetastic Christmas involves precision planning, strategy, bravery, heroics, and frequently martyrdom. A bit like the war in Afghanistan, only with nicer food and sparkly shoes.

So, if you, like me, actually want to make the next twelve weeks of your life a misery by hand-crafting your cards, finding a huge bucket for Nigella's turkey in brine, pickling pears, shrivelling oranges in a low oven for those rustic au naturel decorations, dragging half a holly bush back from the woods, and just generally being a smug annoying jobsworth ponce, join me on this thread.

Feel free to post photos of previous tree-trimming, cake icing or table centrepiece triumphs, discuss this year's bauble colour themes, debate the merits of Delia versus Gordon, road-test a selection of canapes and cocktails, (all in the line of duty) and link to lovely inspirational photos/craft ideas for a truly Poncetastic Christmas.

Warning: If your idea of a good Christmas involves Pizza, ITV, gravy granules or anything with 'Aunt Bessies' on the packet, this is not the thread for you.

Is the garland not poncey then?

How can teeny golden birds with feather wings not poncey!!

It would co-ordinate so beautifully with my Gold/Red/Purple tree

Foundwanting - I love that Robin!! I made two of these the other weekend - only took 15 minutes or so and they look rather poncetastic if I do say so myself!

The problem with birds in the tree is that they all end up upside down, in my own sad experience anyhow. Unless they're hung with threads from individual branches..

UPVC door - get fishing line or transparent strong thread, it goes over top of door and is tied/taped to the inside, leaving a long loop outside to which you can attach the garland. Job done.

Pudding mould for proper round pudding plus Ten10 gets 10% off everything until 9th October

Blatherskite Those birds are terrifying!

bobs do you make your own limoncello, if so I need the recipe!

FoundWanting I love you! I think that robin will have to be my first venture into crocheting!

Have I died and went to poncey heaven?

You are all ladies after my own heart!

I have tickets booked already (along with hotel and train) for Country Living Christmas fair, and I have just bought a dresser to display all my poncey christmas decs in the kitchen!
My Christmas chutney and chilli jam are all done, christmas cakes possibly this weekend and puddings on stir up Sunday.

I am just about to finish bunting for my neice and I am intending on trying the pudding voddie amongst others!

I am also unpatiently waiting for a delivery of wax so I can make lovely chrismassy smelling candles.

I really love the idea f the advent calendars earlier in thread, the ones which are stockings or little bags on ribbon? I think I'll have a go!

please can I stay and drool?

Mrs Ticklemouse - you read my mind! I have just ordered a round pudding mould and several 1 pint plastic ones for pressie puds. Now I just need to find a cake tine that makes little cakes then I can make my little cake without making the family eat tins of beans for week on end.

Blatherskite I think your golden bird garland is dead poncy ... but then I have gorgeous individual clip-on birds (12 white and 10 red) which I bought from V V Rouleaux a few years ago.

Sadly, now that I'm living in a one-bedroom flat, I've not only already had to scale back my Christmas stuff (which is stored in my mother's house as there's no room for them here) but I haven't been able to purchase anything from this utterly fabulous emporium of ponce for two years ...

Can I join this thread and live vicariously please?

oopsandbabycoconuts - I saw some little cake tins somewhere today - I'll have a look. Lakeland have 3 x 2 pint pudding basins with lids for £5.29.

My Good Housekeeping came today - with the 'get ahead' recipes. I am very much looking forward to my evening.

Sand - so did mine, I like the look of the peppermint creams and chutney.

i looooove this thread! Can i join the poncetastic club i have just spent an hour browsing all the lovely websites!

loola where did you go for your wax? I need some wicks and moulds as I have been patiently saving all my melted wax from my lovely Kenneth Turner votive candles to re-melt and re-mould them with new wicks. Far too expensive and lovely scented wax to just throw away and the wicks burnt through really quickly.

oops [http://www.headcook.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?q=silverwood+multi+cake+tin over here]]

oops :o =silverwood+multi+cake+tin over here

aaaaggghhhh try again here

bladders, Toast pyjamas in this house, no guests you see.

Thank you MrsTicklemouse - that is perfect I have ordered the 4 inch square ones and too much other stuff!

Sunshine - that is what I do and the little tins are use to cutthe right size icing and marzipan pieces for the top. :)

Blatherskite The garland is seriously poncey. Go for it.

October tomorrow so I feel I can let my festive ponciness run free without having to hide it from others. I've got a new notebook for all my many lists. Going to sit down and list, list, list.

Can't wait.

Oh the Christmas notebook

It is gold and shiny with a red ribbon page-marker.

Festive, no?

"MrsTicklemouse" - re the Limoncello, I haven't made it before so can't recommend a recipe but there's loads online so just google it! Apparently you're supposed to use really strong vodka but I'm just going for cheap and cheerful supermarket's own . It's be ready by Christmas (hic)
Any other suggestions for boozy recipes gratefully received...

The new Good Housekeeping has a few boozy recipes in it - let me know if you want me to post recipes :)

Does anyone have any utterly poncetastic home-made greetings card ideas that I could make with a 3 year old?

We've done upside down green handprints with sequins on for Christmas trees and cotton wool ball snowmen, I need inspiration!