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Santas challenge 2017
A warm welcome to old and new friends. What is Santas challenge... We're a lovely thread, may be small but we're good... I know Christmas happens every year, yet by planning throughout the year this can take off some of the financial pressure of finding everything last minute, spread the tasks throughout the year. It's not…
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The gravy!!!!
First time Christmas dinner cooker here but thankfully it's just for 6 of us! The area of the cook that I can't quite understand, nor find on the old internet is the construction of the gravy! I plan to put the turkey crown on a trivet of carrot and leek, and I understand I can put an inch of chicken stock or white wine in…
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* I wish it could be Christmas every day * - It's the 2017 Christmas Chatter Thread
‘Well I wish it could be Christmas every day When the kids start singing and the band begins to play Oh I wish it could be Christmas everyday So let the bells ring out for Christmas’ :xmastree: Hello and welcome to the 6th Christmas Chatter Thread. This thread is not just about Christmas, but our whole year. We have had…
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How do you identify cgildren's presents under tree?
Just being nosey,really,but also looking for different ideas..... When the presents are under the tree,on Christmas morning,when children are looking for their own presents under the tree,how does everyone identify whose is what? I have 4 children,age 7-14,and probably only one true believer amongst them.A couple of years…
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Posh dessert ideas
We are having lunch with friends after Christmas. I will be making dessert and am stuck for ideas Rules for this dessert: 1 Have promised it will be chocolate 2 She doesn't like nuts 3 He is allergic to honey 4 One of us hates coffee I want it to be posh but not needing the skills of Masterchef I have thought about…
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Free Mickey Mouse invitation template
Hello, Looking for a free mickey mouse invitation, i created for you. It's for 1st baby boy. Save the image as and fill with your own party detail. If you're able to edit with Photoshop PSD I will upload here later. *new user can't attach :( Save
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Good deals on fairy lights?
If you've been buying fairy lights this year, where are the good deals? Doesn't necessarily have to be the cheapest, as want them to last a reasonable amount of time. Want quite a long string of around 100 lights, 20 or 50 won't be enough. Anyone got a good product somewhere and care to share? Happy with plain or coloured,…
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Wrapping an I O U
We are buying a member of the family an XBox game. However as we do not know which to buy, we want to give an IOU. Looking for imaginative ways to wrap and IOU for this Thanks
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Canvas Prints Offers
Hello All, ON this Christmas decor your home with canvas prints and give your wall persona touch.
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Foolproof Christmas cookie recipe please
I'm going to be baking with a bunch of kids this weekend and I'm looking for a cookie recipe I can mix up, put in the fridge before their arrival. It will have to withstand a bit of handling/playing with and I want the cookies to smell of Christmas. Any help appreciated, please. Also would welcome ideas for a simple…
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Ideas for a gift for my aunts and uncles
Hello there. I'm trying to think of a good inexpensive gift for my aunts and uncles. Aunt no. 1's main interest is in antiques - she's an antiques dealer - and I got her a coffee table-style antiques photo book and price guide last year (she loved it). I can't get her a book two years in a row, even though I've spotted…
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christmas tree stand ideas...
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Personalised mug
Does anyone have a view on the best personalised mugs. I would like to get one with a photo on it for a friend but I would like it to be a good quality mug. I am not too worried about the cost within reason. It also needs to be dishwasher safe. Thanks for any views. Greenhopeful.
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Decorating sweet bag
Hi We always buy a small gift for our friends kids every Christmas, but now they are getting older (between 8-13), this year we have just got a mixture of sweets for them. We did plan on putting them in clear cone shaped bags from Lakeland with some ribbon, but the bags are tiny so we need to rethink! We have some zipped…
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Xnas Party in Hotel
Not sure if this is the correct forum but here goes Our small Company reserved for and paid for in full for 25 people for the 'do' but only 21 turned up. The hotel refused to either refund the difference or suplly extra booze to the value which is £120. Am I being ripped off here or are they correct? They do provide a good…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should I say it's your turn to pay for Christmas dinner?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... For the past few years we've had the family round to ours for Christmas dinner, and paid for most of the food and drink. We've been invited to my sister's this year, but now they suddenly want a kitty for us all to chip in, should I say something? Unfortunately the MSE team…
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What to put in tin
I want to get my grandson 9 one o those tins to put "stuff" in. I'll have his name put on the front but what to put inside? He is mad on compasses so I will get that and the only other thing I can think of is a small torch. Years ago a penknive would have been essential but obviously not these days - it's a no no. Just had…
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Christmas shoebox appeal - help I missed the deadline
Hello all. I need some ideas. I have a number of shoeboxes for the christmas shoebox appeal run by the Samaritans Purse. Long story short, I went to drop off a number of shoeboxes on the 18th Nov (the final day) but the boxes had already been collected form the collection point. When I tried to contact the main depot I…
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Thoughts on this smart watch for 12 year old
https://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/apachie-bluetooth-watch
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Inexpensive gift boxes for vodka hampers
I'm making miniature bottles of flavoured vodka for all the adults this year and am going to need boxes to put them all in. The bottle dimensions are 14 x 8 x 3cm . I'm having so much trouble finding something that is going to be big enough for them to get 3-4 bottles each. Does anyone know of a good website or place to…
