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Old style Preparations for Christmas 2010!!
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I'm full of ideas reading this and getting carried away already, must make sure not to! I love Christmas. Even so, I do wonder why people feel such pressure to spend huge amounts. To me, surely it means more if someone gives a small/inexpensive gift that is very thoughtful, than if they spend tons of money but haven't really thought about the recipient at all. It's loads of fun spending money on people and making them happy, but only when you're spending what you can afford.
I even like going Christmas shopping, maybe I could hire myself out to do other peoples' for them if they can't stand it, for a small fee...
My eldest DS was out of work last Christmas, & he did just this for his mates! He had plenty of wrap at home, so his mates gave him their cash & a list, he did their Christmas shopping for £2.50 per shopping trip plus a bit extra if they wanted things wrapping - clocked up quite a bit!
Got my first brambles in the freezer - when I make jam I'm putting some in baby food jars I'm saving, to become part of some small hampers - just a taste of hampers. They'll have a couple of those jars (jam, chutney etc) & very small packs of things or tiny home made items.
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I'd love to be able to knit and crochet, all i can make are pompoms! could you tell me where i could possibly learn from? its not like they do knitting classes anymore. any help/advice?
i'd love a purple jumper
I saw something the other day with pompoms - cut out a cardboard letter and glue the pompoms to it - for hanging on a childs wall - it looked lovely, if I find the linky I will pop it on here.Clearing the junk to travel light
Saving every single penny.
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Loving this thread, thanks for all your hard work it is much appreciated x0
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Made some more chutney today with lots of veggies from the garden...most of the jars will go up now for Christmas. Ho-Ho-Ho!Grocery Challenge for October: £135/£200
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I'm very excited. I've just got back from B&M with some OS bargains!
They are selling little wire-top (le parfait style) jars, they are 125ml and a lovely curvy shape, the rubber seals are different colours (lime, blue, orange) and they were 39p each or 3 for €1!
A little more expensive than normal jars (tesco value mint sauce etc) but a good bargain if you want the wire-top style jars and ideal for mini homemade presents such as chutney, flavoured salts, etc that many of us are planning.
Hope this helps someone!
Skint but happy with my lovely family
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Friday i am going to start with all the Christmas cards for my family. Then my present plan this year is to make everyone their own felt stocking and fill each with various HM things like Chutney, Jams, Fudge, for the mums some homemade canvass shoppers and for the dads not so sure yet!Annual Grocery Budget £364.00/£1500
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I'd love to be able to knit and crochet, all i can make are pompoms! could you tell me where i could possibly learn from? its not like they do knitting classes anymore. any help/advice?
i'd love a purple jumper
Have a looksy here
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How to Crochet for Beginners :
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My mum sent me a childrens how to book of knitting and some needles and wool and I taught myself. I'm not very fast and prefer chunky wool, but I'm happy!
Mr T have the big tins of sweets in at the moment 2 for £10. I still have a christmas pud, cranberry sauce, bread sauce etc left from last year. I'll make my own mince pies and things once the chidren have gone back to school. We've made wrapping paper incase I run out of my leftovers - the children did it with Potato stamping - great for grandparents and aunties with no children!!!
I've been squirreling away things as I see them, so hopefully it will jsut be OH and the children that I'm left buying things for in December. Although when they go back to school I'll check through all their toys, clear them out and anything that hasn't been played with or coloured in I will keep aside and wrap for them. They're none the wiser and this has worked for the last 6 years!! I've also been buying little things for stockings when we've visited places - so a little note pad and pencil from Wookey Hole, a bouncy ball from a farm we visited etc. They create about having these things in the shop (which is always on the way out!), but by the time we get home they've forgotten about them!
Not sure who is doing Christmas this year - it might have to be a moveable feast as MIL is terminal, so we might be up and down the M62. As long as it is all in the freezer - which it will be by Mid November..... we're sorted!!Me, OH, grown DS, (other DS left home) and Mum (coming up 80!). Considering foster parenting. Hints and tips on saving £ always well received. Xx
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ive only skimmed through this thread so far but last night i was reading victorian christmas and was thinking of attempting the xmas pud, really got me in the festive mood lol
Last year I made ours (and one for a gift) and it was really really nice Plan on making a couple again this year!! Emma :dance:
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Hi folks!
I haven't posted here before...is this where I post my exciting (I am soooo excited!!) finds for gift hampers? I have just started my shopping and am gonna go hampertastic this year!
Asda have 1 ltr kilner jars for £1, is that good? It sounds cheap to me!
Karen Trying hard...failing miserably
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