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Christmas cake when to ice?
I have made my own Christmas cake for this year and have wrapped it up in Foil and put it in the Kitchen cardboard but would like to know when would be the best time to ice it? Does it matter if i leave it till say Christmas eve?
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Fudge newbie! No thermometer :s
Hello, Tomorrow is the day i begin attempting to make fudge for my relatives for christmas! i have my little tubs ready and designing my labels but most the recipes im finding say using a sugar thermometer...which i dont have! Also some debate about icing sugar or granulated sugar!!! I wanted to make a traditional syrup…
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21st Birthday Help - NY Theme- Help Please!
Evening Everyone, In January it is my boyfriends 21st birthday and I'm taking him on a surprise trip to New York which I will be telling him on his actual birthday 10 days before we fly.... But I need everyones lovely help as to how I can give it too him. I like to do it diffently, so not just giving the tickets to him, if…
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Fibre Optic Tree - help required
Brought my tree last year and it worked fine. This year I seem to have a problem, any advice would be much appreciated. I have a fibre optic tree.. Plug the thing in and lights switch on nicely and the ends of the branches light up and change colour... Or they did until last week! The main lights are working but the fibre…
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Printables for snowman spares
does anyone know where I can find some printables for snowman spares I did find some jar toppers and labels but didn't save them somewhere obvious I have seen the snowman poop ones on organised christmas but they aren't the ones I'm looking for can anyone help? tHANKS MELISSA
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Grrr! What would you do with him??????
My O/H has always been a total pain to buy for at Christmas and birthdays but I've always coped - somehow! - by racking my brains and coming up with things I would've thought he'd like. This year he said I'm not to buy him anything he doesn't specify that he wants. He says he's sick of keeping a smile on his face when I…
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tshirt design hamper help please
hi my friends daughter is 11 (a old 11 if that makes sense) and she is very arty. So I thought I would make her a hamper to customize her tshirts or clothes. I was just looking for ideas of what to put in it please. So far I have: fabric pens plain tshirts sequins any other ideas would be great thank you.
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Cheap Christmas Night Out in London
Hi, I want to arrange a cheap night out with my family for a day out budget of £200 anyone recommendations? Thanks
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Engagement Hamper?
My husbands uncle has just got engaged and his fiance has announced she will be buying everyone a christmas present, so i was thinking of doing them an engagement hamper, but not really sure what to put in it. He is 54 and she is 47, if that helps Anyone got any ideas?
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Wrapping hampers
I know this has probably been posted somewhere but i can't find it :( I have done 4 hampers this year and they are in round baskets, but i am having trouble wrapping them. I want to wrap them in cellophane (which i can do) but then also wrap them up so you can't see what's inside till they are opened on christmas day…
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Fun Christmas Video
Hey all, Just got emailed this link and it really got me in the christmas spirit - some carol singing Goats :-) http://www.sthelensfarm.co.uk/vote4goat.asp Enjoy and Merry Christmas Amanda :-) I think Gertrude is my Fav!
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Glogg?
Anyone know where I can buy glogg in the UK? Preferably the concentrate in a bottle. I think in Norway the brand was called Tomte Glogg.
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Boxing Day Buffet Ideas
Hi Ive tried searching for good yummy cheap buffet ideas but cant find anything does anyone have any ideas for a buffet? We are having hubby's sisters family over who it has to be said will be down all day contribute nothing apart from 8 beers and wont think about offering anything either as they never do! :mad: I dont…
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looking for felt and threads
Hello, to the craft people out there :) I'm looking for some felt and some sewing threads. I've been making felt tree decorations, and I'm running low on materials. Any recommendations for online shops? Ideally not an expensive site! Or has anyone seen any materials in shops recently? I'd ideally like some sparkly threads…
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can you help resolve a disagreement please
Ok my and my husband have differing opinions on the subject of My daughter boyfriends birthday . they have been together 4 years and live together. If it were your daughter and potential future son in law would you buy him a birthday gift ?
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Where to get cheap hampers?
I have decided to do a hamper for my grandad and sister this year, but i cannot seem to find anywhere anything that i could use for a hamper. I have looked in my local Wilkinsons and Dunelm Mill, but with no joy. Any ideas? Thanks
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Christmas Day Activity's
I'm hosting Christmas day at my parent in law's this year, normally they go to one of my husbands sisters for christmas but they are all going abroad for christmas. I hate to think of them on thier own, so my inital plan was to invited them to us for christmas. Unfortunatly my father in law lost his leg earlier in the year…
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Merry "vodka" Christmas
Can any of you lovely people help with some inspiration for a pressie idea? For my sister-in-laws I have bought cans of vodka and mixer (vodka and apple/ vodka n cranberry) - one red and one green - seemed festive!! So thought of doing something around a Merry "vodka" christmas - but don't know what to put with it!! Any…
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mse new christmas traditions
Hello Christmas board. My H2B and I are spending our first Christmas together. We've declined family invitations and aside from paying visits to the parents, we will be munching our Christmas dinner in our house, just the two of us. I don't want it to feel like just another day of us sitting watching tv together so…
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£10 Secret Sants ideas
I need to buy a Secret Santa present for my boss....we've got a tenner to spend. We get on well and has a good sense of homour. He is 40, very young at heart, likes football, beer and festivals.... Any ideas? I'd like it to be something good :) x
