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christmas trees real £10.99
I don't know if this is of interest to anyone but our local co op is selling christmas trees in a pot with soil for £10.99. I bought one last year, they were reduced to £7 the week before christmas. It lasted well, but I was dissapointed to find that it was not rooted. I thought it would be as it was planted so to speak.
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Gift ideas for 'The Bump'
I want to get my friend something she's only 4 months pregnant and doesnt want people buying the baby gifts so early on. I was thinking about getting her a little gift pack for xmas especially for 'the bump' (lol) as its the only time that bump will be at our xmas - next year it will be a real life person!! :rotfl: So what…
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Gift boxes :)
I found this in my origami book and thought I'd share 'cause it was cute :) (I apologise about the spot on the table cloth :D I've used a square of paper that is orange on one side and white on the other just so you can see what I'm doing :) 1) Place square on table in front of you 2) Fold it in half 3) Unfold it then do…
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Help please - sailing gift
Hi I am really struggling to think of a gift for my father-in-law's birthday which is a week before Christmas. I would really appreciate any suggestions. He is really hard to buy for because he usually just goes out and buys whatever he wants. I'm afraid the budget is only £20. Two main interests - i) he likes gadgets. Any…
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storage help!
I've decided I MUST get organised before I put my christmas decorations up. We moved into our flat in September and although it's mostly unpacked we have so much stuff and nowhere to put anything. Our biggest problem is clothes!! I've got about thirty bin bags of clothes in my spare room that need washing but it takes me…
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chritsmas dinner sharing the cooking
For Christmas day we have some of the neighbors round us an two other families. we all share the cooking, (well not me personally :D ). It works really well. We take about 2-3 items each to prepare. Just a little suggestion that might help some people.
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xmas playlist
Can anyone recommend songs that would be appropriate for 1. a 12 year old boy 2. 8 year old girls I'd like to make a playlist for them for xmas but have no clue what music kids are into these days. I thought I'd make a traditional xmas/disney themed one and one with popular music. Any ideas?
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Optimus Prime!!
Anyone who has a small boy (or is a child at heart like me!) will know what I'm talking about. My 4 year old is the world's biggest transformers fan. It is his ambition to BE Optimus Prime! Needless to say he has quite a few transformers bits and bobs in his christmas presents. I popped to Tesco at lunchtime and they have…
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New Christmas tree
Im after a 6ft tree but unsure as to go for a pre lit one,as im hopeless at getting my lights to look right or just normal.:confused: Any recommendations on which one and where to buy. TIA
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Personalised Calendar
Hi Guys, I had an email through from Truprint for half price calendars, the code is CALS08, If anyone is interested. Im making a Calendar for my best friend (male) and you put little captions under each month on the main page, ive got captions that are personal on special months where there are birthdays etc but im stuck…
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Amazon donate 10% of your spend to Children's Charity
By creating a wish list for Amazon on the NSPCC Wishes site, Amazon will donate 10% of the spend to NSPCC. What a great idea, donating while buying your Christmas presents. https://www.nspccwishes.org.uk
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Quality Street
Netto will have BIG TINS 2.2kg (thats double the normal size ) in store on Monday the 10th for £8.49 :j :j I have got my tin of Roses and I said I was not getting Q Street this year as well,but for that price I think I will rethink :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
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Where can I find..?
I am hoping to put together an American themed hamper for DH for Christmas - had thought of things like glass bottled Coke, M&Ms (with the help of this site!) and wanted to include things like yellow taxi, stars and stripes mug etc. My budget is £10 for the lot and have trawled local shops with no success. Does anyone know…
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Christmas Cake question
I am going to try and make a christmas cake, I have a recipe and all the ingrediants ready, but I'm wondering how far in advance I can make it. The reason I am asking is that I have a christmas party on the 12th that I want to make one for and then I want to make one for christmas day, can I make them both in time for the…
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Outside Christmas Lights - Best Deal ?
Can anyone point me at the best deal for Outside Christmas Lights, ours gave up the ghost last year so its going to have to be new ones. Does anyone know about LED lights, they are supposed to be more eco-friendly?
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Santas Footsteps trail visit from Neutradol
Think this is a great idea from Neutradol carpet shake freshener. In the tub we brought today is a santas footsteps stencil. The idea is, as shown in the instructions, you use the stencil along with the carpet freshener to make snowy footprints. You could do it from the door or the fireplace. Its a really simple idea but…
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Pressie Idea, let me know what you think!
started off with this added a few bits and bobs and in the photoslots at the front i put something together in photoshop, like a cartoon with their names and split it between the slots to make up an image. dont really wanna post it but if people wanna see pm me changed the handle because i thought the original was ugly,…
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New PS2 Game not shrinkwrapped!!
First of all sorry if this is in the wrong section but i just didnt know where to put it and as the item in question is a xmas pressie ive decided to put it here. Was just wondering (as i dont normally buy console games) do they usually come shrinkwrapped when new? I ordered 2 games from Amazon, one is for PS2 and the…
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Outside decorations
How do people attach these outside on the house? I got a large Merry Christmas light think from Argos earlier this year never been used which I like to attach to house. I dont want to put screws or nail on the rendering. We also got some LED lights which can be used outside from Aldi and would like to attach to the front…
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Tacky Secret Santa Ideas...
I need ideas for a Secret Santa prezzie... fortunately the company I work for doesn't take it too seriously and they have stipulated that the tackier, the better. I'm just looking for ideas in general, up to £10 to spend. For a male.
