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Help with Label for Secret Santa Gift
Hi everyone I am making my 'secret santa' gift for a colleague at work who loves to read. I have a christmassy mug, into which I am putting a £5 waterstones voucher, bookmark, a few choccies and a couple of hot choc sachets. I am going to wrap with in some clear cellophane with gold stars, but I thought it would be nice to…
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childrens xmas song, rat a tat tat, help please asap?
hey all my daughter is in the school nativity play and she is singing the childrens song rat a tat tat there isnt any room, ive seen the words online but for the life of me i cannot find a song to download for her to play and get her to learn it, ive even trie u tube, any ideas?
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Christmas decorating apathy
Does anyone else feel like this or do I just need to (in the words of my mother) give myself a shake and do what I'm expected to do? I have no inclination whatsover to get the tree out and decorate it. I'd happily pile the cards I'm receiving up until I can take them to the recycling and if I open another card and get…
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Craft lessons planned
The school where I work is finishing for Xmas on friday. The kids have their Xmas show to perform on 3 days. The teacher I work with doesn't believe in the kids just sitting watching disney dvds on the last day of term, which ive known happen in other schools. So I have been assigned the task of doing a creative morning…
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Hamper question
I saw all the pictures of the hampers that have been made and think they look fantastic:T......but where do you get the Cellophane to wrap them in please :o . Thank you rigs
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Festive singalong
:xmastree::santa2: Let’s get into the spirit of the season? Come on. Everyone join in. :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Louder, I can’t hear you. C. is for the candy trimmed around the Christmas tree, H. is for the happiness with all the family, R. is for the reindeer prancing by the window pane, I. is for the…
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Can Anyone recommend an e-card site?
Can anyone recommend one which is easy to use, not too many bells & whistles (so the attachment will quickly open) and a site which doesn't spam either the recepients email or you own?
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Club Penguin hamper?
Hoping someone will be able to help with some suggestions please. Our Daughter who is 7 has just recently started to like Club Penguin and the Puffles and I thought it would be nice if we made her a hamper of Club Pengiun or Penguin and Puffle related things :j. Only thing is they are new on me so apart from some of the…
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Letters from Santa????
I have done a bit of googling but can anyone recommend any one letters from santa websites in particular?? Also what is the youngest age you would recommend as I am afraid they will be a bit too young.....they won't be able to read it all but will know their own name etc and I imagine they'd be quite excited to show other…
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Handmade Soap question
Hello one and all, I have been totally insipred by all the amazing hand made gifts and crafts that have appeard on this forum. You are all very talented! When I was younger I had a melt and pour soap making kit but dont really remember doing anything with it! After reading the forums I started thinking about taking this…
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Winter emergency papmer box present
We are doing a lucky dip secret santa amongst the girls this year (all in our 30's). basically we all buy a present about £10 and it gets put in a sack and you take a pressent. I don't wan to get a gift set from boots etc and after my foray into sewing over the past two weekends nothing sewn either! I thought of an…
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tiping the postman
hi all was just wondering if people still give the postman a tip at christmas i still do i give £10 do you think this is enough or to much
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Magig Elf Letters
Our elf arrived yesterday and we are now in full swing, gotta love Christmas. However, I cannot find the link for the letters the elf leaves when he goes home on Christmas eve. I know I bookmarked it but I can't find it now. I have the ones for when he arrived but if anyone can point me in the direction of the ones when he…
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Advice on Vodka storage jars
I want to make some toffee vodka for presents but i'm struggling with what to present it in!!. i don't want large bottles i only want to put them in a bottle half the size (or smaller) than a normal bottle of vodka. Has anyone got any idea where i can buy or what i can present it in? Any idea's appreciated:D
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Can anyone reccomend a decent xmas tree fake or real-budget £30-Thanks
Can anyone reccomend a decent xmas tree fake or real-budget £30 So many fakes... So many reals anyone reccomend one...white would be good
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santa grotto coventry
I took dgs to the Co-op in Coventry to see Santa, and it was incredible value. You have a moving 'sleigh ride' to Santa, and Santa himself is the best I have seen. He did a bit of magic with little one, spent some time talking to him, then let him choose from a number of unwrapped presents. My camera wasn't working and he…
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Wanted: Sugar holly leaves (cake decorating)
Made some snowball cupcakes yesterday and going to make them again at Christmas. But, I would love some little holly berries and leaves on top. Looked round both our Asda and Sainsbury superstores and NOTHING! Their cake decorating stuff is still just animals, flowers etc. I was sure they'd have Christmassy bits this time…
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Presents from Fr Christmas...do you wrap them or not??? Views please
When we were kids we would get a pillow case full of presents and none of them would be wrapped. It's what I grew up with and I actually preferred it because you could get to see what you had got all at once without spebding half an hour unwrapping everything. My wife always had her presents wrapped and thinks it strange…
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retro sweet jars
I liked the look of these jars of 'retro' sweets this year so to save some money i bought packets of sweets on 3for£1 from sainsbury's.I remembered seeing glass cookie jars on offer in tesco which i thought would be perfect to fill. When i went in today i saw none on sale, just one used to hold the reduced lipsticks! Does…
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how to make £1 look new! (pots of gold)help
I am making pots of gold for my nieces and nephews and putting real £1's in (as well as chocolate money:rotfl:) How do I make it look new! or would a bank swap my old money for new coins (need about £40 worth) Thanks. xx
