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Repottable christmas tree
Hi, we have decided we would like to buy a living tree that we could keep in the garden and hopefully bring in next year..,we had a look at trees in B & Q, but they said they were not suitable for planting outdoors. :confused: Does anyone know what the difference is and know where we coud get such a tree?:confused: Thanks…
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Christmas would be cancelled if left to the men in our family
Just wonder if its the same for other families, in ours its the women that plan it, write and post the cards, find out what people would like, shop for it, wrap it, etc etc etc ......... if I did nothing there really wouldn't be much of a christmas... and my husband really does help me but he wouldn't know where to start…
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secret santa for disaster prone colleague!
I have got to buy a secret santa for someone I work with. She has recently had a major fire in her house and crashed her car, unbelievably she chipped the windscreen on her replacement hire car too!! Amazingly she has a great sense of humour about it and we've all shared some laughs. Any ideas for something humorous to put…
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'Tracking Santa' website
Is anyone able to give me the website for the tracking santa on christmas eve thing? DD met father christmas for the first time today and is now totally into the whole thing!
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Small Christmas Sweets?
I'm making up some mini sweet 'hampers' in christmassy beakers for the children in the family (this is the problem with finishing your shopping early - you get more ideas, lol). Anyway, I'm going to put some nets of chocolate coins or santas in, along with a couple of Chocolate santa lollies (Lidl) and some chocolate with…
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Can someone explain hampers?????????
Sorry to sound daft but what exactly are the hampers I keep reading about? Do you actually use a hamper to but goodies in? Do you keep to a theme eg hamper for a book worm? I like what I am reading but not sure of all the details. Any links to pictures would be great. Thanks for reading this. Love this site.
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7yr Old Tomboy Girl
Im really stuck for ideas for my 7 yr old daughter. Shes too old for dolls & barbies (and doesnt like them anyway) and doesnt have any interest in clothes & such. I have about £80 to spend, and i am hoping to get a few things for that. Ive already got her a password journal (that she asked for) and a digital camera. Any…
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Christmas Childrens Party/Family Gathering
Just wanted to tell you about this party package I have just bought from www.kidsmysteryparties.co.uk For Christmas, its a fun Murder Mystery, Who Killed Santa?, for younger children, its based on a pass the parcel game with clues and riddles, it only cost £7.00. We are going to play it at our family get together on…
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Not paying for Christmas Presents
This year I was determined to get as many gifts as possible without paying for them - that is, by using vouchers earnt throughout the year (NOT by shop lifting ;) ). So far I'm doing quite well: Dad - gift from Sainsbury's plus 25% off, paid with Nectar points, actual cost to me £1.25 Niece- gift from Amazon using £5…
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Where to buy preserving jars?
My friend has given me a carrier bag full of pears from the tree in her garden. I want to make jam and chutney for Xmas - if I put it in proper sterilised preserving jars will it last that long? Anyway I need to get hold of some proper preserving jars before the pears go rotten, so there's no time to order them online. I'm…
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What are some good towns/cities/places to go Christmas shopping?
Hello everyone! Every year, my husband and I have a day out together in early December(without the kids) and go off somewhere Christmas shopping. Of course, by that stage I've pretty much finished all *my* shopping, but it's nice to have a day with just-the-two-of-us. We live in central south England and will travel up to…
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Very difficult gift to buy
I am in the difficult situation of having to buy an Xmas gift for a terminally ill person. The person is my aunt, she's a lady in her 50s and is dying of cancer, the doctor has said she'll make it to Xmas but she may only have a few more weeks or months after that. There's absolutely no point in buying her clothes or…
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Hot Choc Mugs - where do i get.....
I'm doing a couple of hot chocolate mugs as christmas pressies. I've got the mugs (nice big blue ones from Woolies for a £1 each). I've got the hot choc - i got a tub of cadburys luxury chocolate, which i've put into 1 portion bags. So now i'm after some mini marshmellows and mini whisks - could someone possibly point me…
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school playset finished result
I don't know if anyone remembers but I was making a school playset for my 6 year old dd birthday in 2 weeks time. Well it's taken me ages but it's finished other than a bit of arranging and I will put cellophane around it. Look in my photobo for the pictures. Dawn…
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My friends wrapped hamper and some cheap boxes available in ASDA. Pics of both
Afternoon everyone. Here is my friends wrapped birthday hamper. Finally got it wrapped when i got correct sized organza bags! Hope she likes it. While at asda yesterday i got these These were reduced from £12 to £6. £2 a box was good value. They also had round seagrass ones for the same price but they didn't seem very…
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christmas
I've already started to get a few bits and pieces together ( foodwise ) and i always try to prepare well but inevitably end up unprepared in some areas. i wondered if we might prepare a list which could be ultimately put into computer document and printed off each year.eg dishwasher tablets etc. just a thought to make life…
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home-made christmas wreaths
Hi guys and girls i am hoping to make some extra money this christmas by selling my home made christmas wreaths at a food market. I have previously just made them for friends and family so i have no idea what people would pay at a market! Can i ask how much you would pay for a natural traditional home-made holly wreath?…
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half price photo mugs & codes for other photo gifts
at www.truprint.co.uk I've posted this on discount codes & vouchers too but thought people looking fr ideas for Xmas gifts would like to know too :) I have seen a few posts lately asking for codes for cheap photo mugs & have just received a code form truprint so thought I'd share :) . The code is KIDHALFMUG& expires 26th…
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Help - Thank you present needed!
I have a 2 1/2 year old and am six months pregnant. I have had some health issues and all my friends have been great - supporting phone calls, taking my little girl to play - collecting her from nursery - nothing is too much for them. I really want to make something small, to say thank you to each of them - do you have any…
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OK I just can't do moneysaving !!!!
I am tring really hard to have a moneysaving christmas , not a poor one just a really good one cheaper than usual. I have been doing really well making hampers for people, making good use of vouchers, discount codes and all the rest. My DH gets vouchers for s well known supermaket for his christmas bonus and they will…
