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crazy girl's pressie challenge: as nice, cheap, original & crafty as possible
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Kitchenbunny wrote: »Wow. I'm seriously impressed and inspired - thanks, Crazygirl! I've been thinking of something on a retro sweet theme. All the kinds of things we'd pick up in our lunch hour at school so I'm getting a list together and will do a sweetie hamper for our same-age friends this year. So far (as a 30something) I've got:
Kola Kubes (or Frosties, if you can still get them)
Pineapple Cubes
Refreshers
Drumstick Lollies
Blackjacks
Chomp Bars
Chewits!
... and that's about it so far. I'm going to put them all in a jar with some photos of us at school and call it a big jar of retro.Just got to find out what other sweets there were and see if you can still get them, and then go for it
Hoping to put a max. spend of about £5 per jar, so we'll see. Thanks again, Crazygirl
KB xx
sounds a great idea, its nice when doing that if you layer them with paper inbetween each layer so the jar looks stripy with different colours iyswim?0 -
debtfree - it has been a ''bit of a year''..........still someone must have kicked my bum........this morning I did a ''kitchen kebab''...............lol Cost me nothing as it was stuff I had in the house anyway. It's Just a skewer with brillo pad, metal scourer and those sponge scourers on it and wrapped it in cellophane........sort of ''welcome back'' pressie for my young cleaner (Her MIL has stepped in while she's been away)..........she'll love it I know and who knows, I might now get spurred into doing something else:)
love it!
you're doing well despite all those set backs, you should be proud of yourself0 -
Sister's 21st Birthday:
Silver 21st necklace £4.50
21st solar powered keyring 20p
21st solar powered mobile phone charm 20p
21st bottle stopper 99p
21st flashing badge and headband set £1.99
21st mini photo frame 49p
21st teddy bear £1.99
21st coasters 39p
21st large badge £1.25
21st mug £2.49
21st coaster 74p
Personalised 21st bumper sticker £1.48
Personalised 21st pen £1.48
Personalised 21st stamper £1.48
21st key in a box £1
21st banner £1
21st candles £1
2 x mini champagne bottles £1.78
21st balloons £1.49
Box £1
1ml Cellophane 19p
4m Curling Ribbon 4p
4 x Sheets Tissue Paper 32p
TOTAL = £27.49 (AND some clinique stuff, don't wanna think about the full total!!!)0 -
crazygirl - another brilliant pressie :T
Well just when I thought I was getting in the mood to do something with bits of felt OH gets rushed to hospital -again !! Gallbladder again only this time consultant has said it should come out rather than keep stuffing OH with antibiotics and painkillers, sending home and him ending up back there.
He's in theatre having the op now -be 4-6 hours before I know anymore..........needless to say, felt projects have gone out the window for now.........:)
My mates coming over for a bit of support -never know she might inspire me to do something:)I would be unstoppable if only I could get started !
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Crazy Girl - love all your ideas, but I just can't find the items as cheaply as you seem to. Maybe I need to get organised for a project and give myself enough time to really scour the shops! Well done they are brill though.
Mary-Op - Hope your DH i ok, big hugs to you :grouphug:
Love the retro sweets idea, may have to pinch that one!
I know when Christmas and Birthdays are each year, but I still manage to leave things to the last minute, I always think I have much more time than I do!
Have a good day
Pixie🎄The most wonderful time of the year 🎄0 -
I've bn reading bits n bobs as I get time, for a wee while now, and everything has been fantastic!
Sorry to hear all your family health problems Mary.
Looking for some ideas if u can. I've recently started seeing a new guy, (short story version) we met in Feb/march, he went back to Florida, wasn't due to come back til Oct, but sold up n came home 3 weeks ago, 'to be with me' .... anywho...his birthday is November, and I'd like to make him a hamper, he's a musician , when he's not busy installing solar panels, so is like to try n go with the music theme, but I'm unsure of what to add.
So far I've decided on a plectrum maker (for use with guitars)
All ideas greatly received
ThanksLiving Simply, not simply living.Weight Loss - 5b/55lb
Cheap Christmas '15
Frugal Living for fifth year running. (2010-2015)
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Well it's been a while! I've got three gifts to put on now so bear with this uber post please!
Baby Hampers:
Booties £1
Huggies newborn nappies £1.41
Huggies swim nappies XS £1.41
Weaning spoons 29p
Weaning pots 29p
Johnson’s baby bath small 85p
2 x Johnson’s baby bedtime bath large £1.85
Johnson’s baby soft cream £1.26
3 x short sleeved body suits £1.50
Huggies wipes mini pack FREE
Superdrug baby toothpaste 8p
Superdrug baby toothbrush 8p
2 x bibs 48p
Mam soother 30p
Breastflow bottle FREE
2 x Boots teats 40p
Box £1
1m cellophane 19p
Curling ribbon 4m 4p
TOTAL = £12.43
Mum's 50th wheat and dairy free food hamper:
Box £1
Sour kraut 59p
6 x Kate’s cakes gluten & dairy free seed & fruit bar £1
Genius seeded fresh rolls 89p
DS white ciabatta rolls £1.25
3 x Trufree pretzels 45p
Cheddreese grated cheese replacer 37p
Nairn’s wheat free muesli 49p
Fruit & nut mix £1
Fruit mix £1
Sainsbury’s free from chow mein sauce 70p
2 x Shloeur £1.50
Woman's Weekly tea towel FREE
2 x Rowse Honey minis FREE
255g Jelly Belly bag £2.70
3 x Good Earth teabags £1.80
2 x cake tins £2
2 x mugs £1
Apron and oven gloves set £2.50
Two tier cake stand £3.50
9 x Rice Dream mini drinks 60p
Kallo gluten and dairy free chicken stock cubes 75p
Gluten free soya sauce 78p
4 x dairy free chocolate buttons white and milk 72p
Rice noodles 50p
Cholula hot sauce FREE
Kelkin gluten free porridge 98p
3 x mini Bonne Maman apricot conserve FREE
2 x Coronet mini raspberry jam FREE
2 x Coronet mini apricot jam FREE
3 x Coronet mini honey FREE
1 x Coronet mini marmalade FREE
2 x gluten free pasta £1
Tesco free from brownies £1
Tesco free from chocolate puddings £1
Tropical jelly slices box 50p
1m cellophane 19p
Curling ribbon 4m 4p
£31.80
Mate's little boy's 7th birthday:
Bats 19p
Modelling clay 29p
Farm animals 24p
Super railcar racer 24p
2 x Cars magic flannels 40p
Cars flask 45p
2 x Soccer Marbz packs 80p
Whoopee cushion 50p
Echo microphone 50p
Cars ball 50p
Star Wars marble 50p
Parachuter 50p
Colgate Smiles Shrek toothpaste 65p
Mini Ben 10 stationery kit 35p
Squirt camera 30p
Joker sling shot 30p
Box FREE
1m cellophane 19p
Curling ribbon 4m 4p
TOTAL = £6.94
Now I'm on my Xmas crafty mission, I will post pics and price lists ASAP!
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crazy-girl ..........you amaze me -brilliant ideas:T
OH still not in good health so its been hard to get my head around christmas but I think I have now.
OH so wanted a new kitchen and after what he's been through we both thought, life's too short. So, the money mum left us has gone on a new kitchen (specially as its OH who does the cooking......lol) and we're having an old back room/shed re-done so we can have a downstairs loo.
Clearing the kitchen out yielded loads of 'goodies'..........OH said no way did he want 'pretty' storage jars in his nice new cupboards.......so, a kitchen themed hamper for couple of people sounded a good idea.
Storage jars (2) -free
Biscuits to fill them with -49p (co-ops own brand)
Spaghetti holder (plastic and looks like a chef) -free
Spaghetti measurer shaped like a chef -free
Santa Claus tea towels (2) -free (had them bought me and we're beyond the 'santa' stage.....lol)
Wisk -I'm filling with chocolates (label saying 'we wisk you a merry christmas' - £3.95 plus 50p chocs
Kitchen kebab -skewer with scourers on - free (I'll use some of the scourers I've bought already)
Couple of freebie recipe books I've got
2 baskets to put this lot in I'll say ''free' simply because I've no idea how long I've had them....lol
Thats 2 pressies sorted -maybe for foster daughter and foster son
For neighbour who's been so good and taking me to the hospital when OH was ill
Mug with choc. foot scrub,choc lip balm and chocolates,
Gardener/odd job chap -also came at drop of a hat if I needed anything and OH was ill
Wrist warmers -about 25p
Youngest son gets shoe box of stuff
Scarf and wrist warmers - about £1.50
Protein drinks -freebies
4 sachets of tea -freebies
Fruit tea scented candle -50p charity shop
His girlfriend
Fabric samples -she loves doing bits with stuff like that
Bath bombs - now council have done a wet room we've no bath so they're no use to me and still wrapped
chilli flavoured lip balm
fabric heart - free from free fabric samples
red button necklace - about £1
Her birthday
Scarf, hat and wrist warmers I knitted.........about £5
Teenage grandchildren are 19 this year so they're having money
Eldest son wants a Beatles calendar
Eldest sons girlfriend wants some sort of foot scrub stuff
Grandson - some Mario game for the wii.
(not sure the cost of those things at the minute)
So, not too bad..............just have to sort out from the stuff in the spare room what to give a couple of my friends..............I've still got stuff upstairs lurking from last year and I've made wrist warmers and some to spare................lol
So...............I'm nearly there:jI would be unstoppable if only I could get started !
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those gifts sound fab and very reasonably priced indeed mary_op!
i'm currently on a baby stuff buying cheap mission as i'm pregnant with my first babba0 -
CHRISTMAS!
Mums & Grandmas Hampers:
3 x wooden boxes £3
2 x Dove shower gel mini FREE
2 x Boots Extracts almond body wash mini 80p
2 x Dead Sea Source body lotion mini 68p
4 x Dove Go Fresh shower gel 80p
3 x Dove Pro Age shampoo minis 60p
3 x Lee Stafford conditioner minis 60p
4 x Bath Time Heaven’s Above Smoothing Shower Scrub £2
4 x Bath Time Gateway To Heaven Bath Drench £2
3 x Avon raspberry body yogurt £2.25
Johnson’s Holiday Skin mini 20p
M&S body lotion mini 18p
2 x M&S body scrub mini 36p
2 x M&S shower cream mini 36p
1 x Dove Visible Care Body Wash mini FREE
2 x Body Shop Deep Sleep Bath Float Mini 56p
Tess Daly Shimmer Shower mini 33p
Tess Daly Tone Zone mini 33p
Next just pink foot scrub mini 16p
Nivea body lotion mini 5p
Radox Shower Smoothies mini FREE
Johnson’s 24 Hour body moisturiser mini FREE
3 x Inner Spirit Morale Booster body lotion 54p
3 x Inner Spirit Romantic Moments body lotion 54p
3 x Adidas deodorant mini spray £1
4 x Lavender hand cream & nail file pack 73p
4 x Lavender bath crystals pack 73p
4 x Lavender 6 pack bath fizzers 73p
4 x Lavender bath cream and bath bomb pack 73p
Brown & Harris lavender body mist 33p
Brown & Harris lavender shower cream 33p
Brown & Harris lavender body lotion 33p
6 x Radox Daily Elements deodorant £2.34
1 x Dove deeply nourishing body wash mini FREE
3m cellophane 57p
12m curling ribbon 12p
TOTAL = £8.34 per gift
Dads & Grandads Hampers:
3 x wooden boxes £3
3 x Avon For Men eye cream £2.13
2 x Real Shave Co. shave tonic 67p
3 x Real Shave Co. shave oil £1.25
3 x Gillette after shave balm £1
3 x Head & Shoulders shampoo £1.86
6 x Head & Shoulders conditioner £3.27
2 x Nivea Men lip balm 6p
8 x Lynx Boost shower gel mini £2
3 x Wilkinsons after shave balm 51p
4 x Lynx shower gel mini £1.16
3 x Wilkinson deodorant roll on £1
Nivea for men energy shower gel mini 33p
12 x Lynx shower gel mini £3.46
4 x soap on a rope £1.44
3 x Sanex shower gel £1.50
3 x Boots Essentials after shave balm £1.53
3 x Boots Essentials moisturiser £1.02
4 x Palmolive sensitive shave gel £2.04
1 x Boots Essentials pre-electric shave 51p
6 x Dove men + care deodorant mini £2
3m cellophane 57p
12m curling ribbon 12p
TOTAL = £10.71 per gift
Male Mates – Retro Sweetie Boxes With Retro Keyrings:
8 x boxes £11.92
16 x retro 80s keyrings £5.60
30 x Candy canes 87p
3 x bags WHSmith chocolate coins 87p
9 x Xmas jelly lollies 90p
1200g jelly babies £1.20
300g American hard gums 10p
15 x mini packs jelly beans FREE
24 x Drumstick lollies 86p
54 x mini packs Haribo £1.35
450g Waitrose fruit pastilles FREE
300g M&S chocolate balls 50p
1 x millions pack 29p
16 x fruity pops £2
1 x Wilko snowies pack 39p
4m curling ribbon 4p
TOTAL = £3.36 Per Gift
Female Mates: Avon Make-Up In Handmade Bags:
6 x Avon color trend silver eyeshadow £1.44
6 x Avon color trend pretty eye stix £1.44
6 x Avon color trend plum craze liquid eyeliner £1.44
6 x Avon color trend romantic rose lip stix £1.44
12 x googley eyes 24p
7 x sheets felt £1.47
3m ribbon 30p
TOTAL = £1.30 Per Gift
Brother In Law Xmas:
Elemis gift set £10
3 x Ginger Joe FREE
Sweetie Box (As Above) £3.36
1m cellophane 19p
4m curling ribbon 4p
TOTAL = £13.59
Grandma Birthday:
Avon Soft Musk EDT £3.50
Catherine Stein brooch 70p
Oasis make-up brushes set FREE
Avon Luxe Lace manicure set £3.50
Hat & Scarf £4.80
1m cellophane 19p
4m curling ribbon 4p
TOTAL = £12.73
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