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Free Christmas Carol video
Go to auntiecarols.co.uk for a free personalised Christmas Carol from the Auntie Carols. Only until tomorrow at 4pm!
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Wooden letters decorations - e.g. NOEL
Hi, I know of a company doing last minute offers to clear stock left over from a craft fair on handpainted freestanding wooden letters christmas decorations - NOEL, HO HO HO, SNOW etc. It wont let me post the website here but PM me if you're interested.
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Upbeat quotes
I'm doing my mum's christmas present (hence putting this thread here- sorry if it should be elsewhere!). I'm using snapfish's discount to get her a kitchen wall calendar with pictures of the family. There's a chance to put text with each month and I thought i'd put quotes in. Can anyone help me? Needs to be done tonight!!!…
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Amazon Shipping Dilemma!
Argh! I decided to splash out on a Kindle for my Christmas present this year but only left it until earlier this week to order since I was worried that if it turned up too early I'd end up opening it before Christmas (hehe :p ) but now it turns out it might be too late. I ordered it with free super-saver delivery and it…
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Help with a daddy survival kit,
I'm making my other half a daddy survival kit for Christmas from our two children, girl (6) boy (6 months). I had loads of ideas but now can't remember, each little gift will have an explanation written by our little girl. I've got. Lorel eye roll on - for all those nights we've woken you up. Head Torch - for changing…
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Quick! Kids Xmas PJ's half price at John Lewis
Thought these would be great for Xmas eve hampers........ I nearly bought some last month, but they were a bit too expensive. Now half price! £3 Delivery or free if you spend over £30 (or free del to store). Look on the grabbit board for details of Toy bargains too!! Boys 3 Months - 2 Years…
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How long will icing decorations keep?
After a previous thread on making little icing decorations for cupcakes (holly leaves and the like), I got hold of some Dr. Oetker ready to roll icing. It's in five different colours and I'm going to use the red and green to make holly berries and leaves. Anyway, each colour is separately packed in a sealed foil bag. Once…
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HELP - No money and need christmas ideas!
I found out today that my husband had lost his job :eek: I don't work for disability reasons, so we are deeply in the brown stuff... anyway, what it does mean is that the week before christmas, we have him here, and my ds who is 7 will be off school. I want to forget about things till after christmas(already done the…
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Something to open in place of tickets help
Hi all. I am at a loss at what to do about this one. I have purchased a couple of X-Factor Live tickets for our 12 year old for xmas. The concert isnt until March but I wanted to be able to wrap something up for her in a glitzy ticket envelope type thing that have bought. I thought maybe I would be able to print off some…
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xmas pressie for 15 yr old boy
Hi all Hoping for some help please. We are struggling to find a nice xmas pressie for our youngest son. DH says "no more computer/games stuff". Apart from the x box and playing footie, thats all he has in his life! He has all the kit he could want and I've hit a blank wall now for ideas. Any ideas appreciated - looking to…
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Lovely whirlygig Flying Santa model - free to make
Get arty when the kids finish term! Scroll down page, print off on printer then assemble with instructions (in English and Italian). Fun to do with kids Don't have any colour ink at mo, so printed in greyscale then went Blue Peter with the paints - worked a treat :o ) :j http://www.paperpino.net/models/flying_santa.zip…
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Tea?
I realise this is the wrong board, but there isnt a board for me to post this on :o My colleague in Germany has asked me to get her some Whittard Very Very Berry Tea to take over tomorrow when I fly there. Does anyone know of any supermarkets in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire that sell it? I've never seen it before! This is…
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PC games like World of Warcraft
I wanted to get a fantasy style PC game for my nephew for Christmas like World of Warcraft (I saw it featured on Panorama and thought it looked great) , but then discovered this requires a monthly subscription - which neither he nor I can afford. Does anyone know of other PC games I could buy that would suit but not cost a…
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bath and body..
need to get a present for my boyfriends mum, so i thought maybe some bath/body stuff... anyone know a good site that may sell anything like this? not too expensive either, poor student haha! :) xxx
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So how much extra will Christmas have cost you?
Compared to if December was just a 'normal' month, how much extra will Christmas have cost you (including food, alcohol, gifts, decorations etc)? If we stick to budget it will have cost us an extra £280 which I don't think is tooooo bad. And if I can just put aside £25 a month next year then we'll be sorted!
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Give a gift appeal - teenage boy.
Our local radio station is running a give a gift appeal for underprivileged children in the area. I would like to buy a gift for a teenage boy because they probably get overlooked. I want to spend between £10 and £20. Anybody have any ideas?
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help with a personal present for someone serious
for everyone else i'm making reindeer poop and doing can of beans things but i'm stuck with what to do for my grandma husband. hes a quite serious man and my grandma has recently pass away so i don't want to do anything to upset him as the gift will be given in front of everyone. I also don't have the type of realtionship…
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How would you feel about receiving a gift like this?
Since I love baking, I've decided to do fudge, brownies, millionaires shortbread, peppermint creams and cookies as gifts. I was going to put each in a cellophane bag with ribbon and a little tag with a gingerbread man with use by date on it. Then put them all in a white cake box with tissue paper and tie the box with more…
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Tots pressie for Mummy and Daddy
Hi everyone, I wondered if anyone had any ideas for my (almost 3 yr old) grandson and me to make for his Mummy and Daddy for a Christmas present. The only thing I could think of was a picture he'd painted of them and I would get a little frame and we could put it in together and he could wrap it up in that "screwed" up…
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70s hamper help!
Hi I'm making someone a '70s childhood hamper' for Xmas and I'm stuck. I've got a Morecombe and Wise annual, some 70s sweets (like flying saucers)..but that's it. Anyone got any good (and cheap) ideas for some more contents?
