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Thoughtful, Free Christmas Gift For Family!!!
Very Very Proud of myself for thinking this one up, So thought I would tell you all incase its useful to anyone..... My close family consists of about 15 People (Gran, Parents, Siblings, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins). I really want to get them something for christmas but I cant afford to buy anyone anything this year sooooooooo…
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You know the items made with Flannels?
Is there anything i can make to look like some sort of container? I want to make something to put some homemade hobnobs in for my bil :D He loves them :p and i want to make some sort of jokey thing for xmas. thanks :beer:
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Ideas for Advent baskets
I want to make one for my parents but stuck with ideas have tried looking through the threads.Any help would be deeply appreciated.
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Looking for an opinion
Hi guys, I hope you don't mind me asking your opinion - but I've decided to do advent gifts for my husband and I just wondered if you thought it was a good idea or just silly. Most of the gifts are under £5 or if they are over they were free - some are boring things like underwear but there are other things like CDs and…
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where to find pirate gift box
I need some help to find a pirate gift box/treasure chest to put some pirate pressies inside for dd,s main christmas gift.I have a few pirate bits including a big ship which I will sit behind the pirate chest which needs to be big enough for the other bits.A decent sized gift box should do about 30x40 cm but I cant find…
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Suitable Wedding/Xmas gift to son in Australia
My husband's son surprised us by telling us he was marrying an Australian girl shortly before he had been due to fly back to the UK last September and none of the family were able to make it at short notice. They had hoped to come home early next year for a celebration but they can't afford the fares. We'ld like to give…
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Spider costume for childs Christmas play
Hi all, My 6 year old daughter came home the other day with a letter from school, which states that she needs a spider costume for her Christmas play. Both myself and my wife have looked on the internet, rang fancy dress shops but to no avail, please can anyone help. My wife is not creative so please don't ask her to make…
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Friend Ready to Pop - Ideas Please!
My work friend is only a few weeks away from having her first baby. :T She has a couple of more weeks left at work, so time's running out for me to get a gift together. I want it to be mainly for her, as I know everyone will be buying for Bump. For Bump my neighbour's knitted a toy, so he or she hasn't been forgotten.…
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Are you having a budget Christmas? Get paid for your story
If you’re cutting back on food, gifts and decorations and sticking to a strict budget this year, you might be ideal for a feature for the Daily Mirror newspaper. Martin's working with the Mirror on a feature and they're looking for a family with children who are intending to have fun-packed festive time without breaking…
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Everyday festive activites for children
I did have a quick look thro a search but couldnt find much. From the 1st dec i am hoping to do a festive related activity with my children everyday. So far i have: Write crimbo cards out for school friends, Watch a festive film, Bake cookies, Put decs / tree up Hoping to find a website with free printouts Festive pics for…
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Glass paint-which one?
Hi all...i want to make some personalised shot glasses for my wedding. But i dont have any idea on what (easy to use) glass paint to look for. Nore what design to do, although i want to keep it simple! Any ideas...pics please? Any help much appreciated xxxx
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Camera for a 5 year old
Forgive me if this is in the wrong place. My 5 year old but loves taking pictures with my mobile phone, but very occasionally he has deleted one by mistake.;) Therefore we are looking at getting him one for christmas. However we are unsure what to buy. Basically the options are the vtech camera £50 or a 'proper' digital…
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Topten software Free download 2008
Topten software Free download 2008 Power Text to Speech Reader 2.00 Power Text to Speech Reader is an award-winning text-to-speech player that lets you listen to documents, e-mails or web pages instead of reading on screen,it uses voice synthesis to create spoken audio from text with natural voices. You can listen on your…
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New year fancy dress party help!!
Hi there We have been invited to a fancy dress party over xmas, the theme is "anyone famous" past or present. I am looking for some insparation! I have a more fuller figure and just cant seem to think of anyone to go as. I am looking for very cheap ideas, it would be for my husband and myself. I can just put a power…
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Has anyone seen Maria and the imps?
Just wondered if anyone has seen her, I haven't seen her post for ages, normally we know she is ok as she hits everyone's thanks button. Looked at her profile and it said 20th Nov, but the last time she posted was 6th nov? Is anyone in contact with her? Hope she is ok x
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Anyone Thinking of Ideas of What To Make For Next Year's Pressies???
Hello, I know, I know Xmas 2008 hasn't happened yet but I am already thinking of what I can make and do for Xmas 2009 and presents throughout the year. Mad? Yep :D So far on my list I have... More journal jars More pots of gold More snowman soup with Xmas mugs More survival kits More cookie mix in jars Done 365 facts in a…
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Knitting pattern wanted for slippers in chunky wool
Hi there I have some balls of chunky wool laying around and thought I would knit myself some slippers and if they come out alright make some for others too. I would like the boot kind but cant find a pattern that tells you its chunky wool they are using. I am sure they are easy to make as my mum used to make them and she…
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Was someone looking for a Robosapien?
Im sure it was on here that I saw someone looking for a robosapien for under £30?? Have found one today on argos for £24.99 http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/0815910/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CToys+and+games%7C10198115/c_2/2%7Ccat_10198115%7CHalf+price+toys%7C11916830.htm But cant for the life of me remember…
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Broken Artificial Christmas Tree
I have a tree- only a couple of years old...thats really big and bushy but unfortunately this means that some of the plastic bitsaround the metal upstand in the centre of the tree have smashed as they can't take the weight. Its one of those trees that you put the metal branches in holes in the plastic. Does anyone know…
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gift giving and NUPP
Another idea for NUPP I like the idea of NUPP and the price limiting. but also perhaps we should encourage gift lists - either the old fashioned pin on the bulletin board variety or online versions where we can more easily maintain the surprise element. I've used a great site called whatidlove.co.uk and my cousins kids use…
