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Alternative Christmas Cake ideas?
Every year my mum makes Christmas cakes for everyone in the family, as well as several friends and neighbours. It must cost her a fortune in dried fruit and takes her weeks to soak the fruit, bake all the cakes, and decorate them. She doesn't even like Christmas cake though so doesn't get to enjoy the end product, so this…
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Personalised Christmas Card Offer
Ive just come across a site offering 25% off personalised Christmas cards and free delivery. The code I have is FP827G
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Hamper help - gym theme for 15 year old boy
My son has recently joined the local gym and I want to do a hamper but need ideas , so far have got shower gel , towel , coin for locker ,new bag , And that's it ?
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Board game - The cube
Has anyone used the board game The Cube? Grandson (7) loves watching it on TV but on the box it says 8+ and Argos description says 10+. Just interested to know if anyone has tried it and would it be too hard for him? Also, does anyone know if there is a "Tipping Point" board game?
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Hamper help - budget baking hamper
I am making my first attempt at a hamper and need some inspiration please!! I want to make a small cake baking hamper but as cheaply as possible. So far I have bought some pretty cupcake cases and cake decorations but what else can I get?! Tia.
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Stocking Gifts for Teenage Boys
2 years ago I started this thread for us to all share ideas, because I know this age range is hard to think of things for https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4242619 I bumped it last year but for this year I thought I'd start a nice new shiny thread, as otherwise it's long to read and trends, availability and…
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Christmas TV adverts
Hi all Has anyone else noticed that the Christmas TV adverts seem quite depressive this year? I realise that they are reflective & thought provoking, but I thought Christmas was supposed to be a jolly time lol - these adverts at the moment have a tendancy for making a person feel melancholy and really lack any 'feel good…
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Photo help please
I've recently had a photo shoot of my newborn, I've picked what I wanted and the photographer said for an extra £30 I could keep all the photos I had chosen from, anyway I want one of the photos put onto a canvas but how do I go about doing that? Ordinarily I've done this by uploading my photos from the PC but clueless…
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Pots of gold help!
I must apologise to start with, this site keeps crashing for me and the search function isn't working for me. Anwyay I have looked in the normal places and can't find it. I made up 5 pots of gold yesterday but wondered how many scratchcards you guys used? I have only put 1 in each as I am doing retro sweet boxes that will…
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outside pre lit tree for patio
Thinking about buying a pre lit tree for a corner of patio and wondering about one of these from JL. Would love to know if people think warm white or cool white best (I prefer cool white lights on real outdoor trees but undecided about artificial). Worried do they maybe look naff even from John Lewis.... Would be grateful…
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Cellophane wrapping for cakes
I'm planning to make some cake (1lb loaves) for xmas gifts and want to wrap them nicely in cellophane. I'm having real problems deciding what to use and wondered if anyone had any advise. Would sheets to cut (printed with xmas designs) be better, or gusseted bags (sealed at one end) and if so what size? I can't seem to…
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Making New Candles from Old Ones
I have 4 fab candles which smell lovely. Unfortunately despite my best efforts, they have burnt through leaving lots of lovely wax. Where do I get wick to melt them down and make new ones? Do I just gently melt the wax in an old pan ( or bain marie) and put the wax back in the glass, and put the wick in? How do I keep the…
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Christmas coloured M&M's
Hi there Does anyone know if anywhere stocks packs of red and green M&M's? I'm sure I saw them at the supermarket last year but can't find them this year. I tried the M&M's site, but the packs are too big and WAY too expensive!
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Electric blanket or similar
Hello :) My Nan mentioned that she was cold during the night etc and sometimes a hot water bottle doesn't help. She also mentioned that her friend had an electric blanket in all her bedrooms and she finds it lovely when she stops over on holiday :) I was wondering, does anyone know of a safe electric blanket that won't…
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Reusable advent calendars
I love the fact that using these means you can give someone chocolates/gifts that they'd really like but most of the ones I've seen are quite expensive and I don't think my boyfriend would appreciate me spending £10-£15 (or £25 if I got the one I really liked) before I've even started getting the fillings. Does anyone have…
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Minions Fabric
I'm very, very new to sewing and so I've yet to learn the best places to shop. I'm looking for fabric with the Minions on it to make into a gift for a Christmas present. I've thought of the most perfect present for someone, and really want to make it - but I can't find any anywhere! Well, I have found some in the USA but…
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Stocking Fillers
Grabbed some great stocking fillers bits and pieces for girls from Poundland. They had Frozen, Nightmare Before Christmas, Disney Princesses and Hello Kitty jewellery, nail files, nail varnish, bobbles etc that will be perfect for stockings!
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Which Slanket?
My mum would love a slanket type thing and so I thought I would get her one for Christmas. Obviously I'm on a budget and can't afford the £30.00 the originals currently are. I have found these two and was wondering which most people would go for as I'm kind of torn between the two.…
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Shabby Chic Christmas
Hi I really want to make my first Christmas with my little family (got married this year and welcomed our little girl into the world yay) special as we are having both sets of parents around to our new home for dinner on xmas day and staying through boxing day. Now we are looking to go out and buy our tree and decorations…
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Stuck for Christmas!!
I have had a pretty crap last few weeks and although I have made a start on my little boy's gifts, I just can't think what to get for anyone else! I have my whole family and OH's to buy for, total of about 20 people plus my OH who is notoriously awkward to buy for. I kind of feel like it's 'same old, same old' like I get…
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