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Is is too late to make toffee vodka?
I'd like to make some, is it too late, how long will the werthers take to dissolve? How many do I put in the bottle (not sure if it'll be a full or half sized bottle yet)
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Hwppy New Year
Wish you all a very happy new Year in Advance
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How to get a mince pie flavour?!
I'm planning on making friends a load of random baked goods for Christmas. I fancied making up a batch of meringue kisses like The Meringue Girls make, and I know in their shop they sell mince pie flavoured ones, sadly that recipe isn't in the book and I was wondered if anyone had any ideas how you would go about creating…
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Too late to make Christmas cake?
Have left it really late this year as had alot on. So need to make around 5 medium sized cakes. Would a week of soaking the fruit be ok? And is this still a good recipe from Quidsy 300g plain flour 300g soft brown sugar 300g sofy butter 1kg mixed currants raisins and sultanas 110g mixed peel 165g glacier cherries Pinch of…
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MK 260 replacement bulbs - help please!!!!
Hi My Husband bought two sets of MK 260 Clr Branch Lights GC for our outdoor tree for my christmas in 2005 and I loved it! It was a complete horror installing the lights through the VERY jaggy branches of our old apple tree but it looked stunning. The tree looks gorgeous and the lights have remained up ever since. Many of…
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Christmas party nibble ideas
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£5 gifts for teenage boys.
I'm struggling on a token gift to get for an almost 14 and a 16 year old boy. My budget is £5 each and I want something non edible, as I already have chocolates for the whole family. They both have birthdays near Christmas and will be getting gift vouchers for them, so I would prefer to get them a physical gift. They are…
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Help a bloke....
The Mrs has hinted at some Ugg style boots for xmas. But not Uggs themselves, she wants 'in the style of' because they're cheaper (we're doing the saving for a house thing and agreed to reduce what we spend on each other at xmas) Being a bloke, Im not so hot on these things and Im here to ask for popular brands which can…
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elf on the shelf?
is anyone else doing elf on the shelf this year? if so what ideas do you have that wont break the bank
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Christmas Party buffet
Hi, I attended a works Christmas party at the weekend, one of my work mates booked the Christmas party venue which was advertised locally. The cost was £15.00 a person the price was for buffet and DJ. (over 40 of our group attended) I paid for my partner and myself. Sadly the DJ was mediocre and there wasn't enough food at…
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Adolescent/teenage boys stocking.
My son will be 10 weeks shy of his 13th birthday at Christmas and I've found it harder and harder each year thinking what to buy him at Christmas. His main present is sorted, but I thought I'd start this thread for stocking presents, and if others who buy for a similar aged boy do the same we can pinch each others ideas.:D…
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Cookies ingredients in a jar
Hi My daughter decided for presents for her friends this year (they are 12years old) she would like to do a cookie in a jar, where all the ingredients are layered and you just mix them adding a few bits in a bowl and have cookies. She got this idea from a magazine of hers but when I have looked there is a lot of…
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If anyone is looking for red sweeties, try the Co-op
The Co-op have 70g boxes of red 'Reindeer Noses' £1 each but BOGOF at the moment. They're a bit like M&Ms but rounder - great for Rudolph cookies or substitute holly berries :)
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White marshmallows
Can't find them anywhere. Does anyone know where I can get some?
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Lights or Baubles
How do you dress your tree, I am doing ours tomorrow and never know what to put on first? How do you all do it, lights first or decs, and what about beads, what order do you all do it? Is there a way that works best? I always seem to get tangled in the lights :xmastree:
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Teenage ideas needed
I need ideas around Pokemon and Doctor Who gifts for 2 teenagers, priced at between £5 - £10. Tall order I know :( Thanks:)
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New Christmas Traditions for the Newly Single Mum
Oh joy, it's Christmas season. NO pressure to be happy, and live a wonderful and fulfilling life, with no bad moments. (Sarcasm, clearly!) Anyway, it is my first single parent Christmas (and birthday actually). Stupid man left us around three months ago, us being me, my 8 year old son, and five year old daughter. We were…
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Hamper ideas
I know I've read a list on here somewhere about different hampers people have made up with some pics as well but I can't find it. Has anyone got a link to it please? I'm looking to do a gardening or film/DVD one for parents and a cat lovers one for Bro and SIL. Thanks everyone
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lucky bags?
hi, hoping someone can help me out. last year i bought adult and kids "lucky bags" they had random items from scarf and gloves to perfume and various toys in kids. but i cant remember what the site was called that they came from. i think they were only £7.50 each but maybe wrong. has anyone come across anything like that…
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Sissix Big shot
Can anyone tell me do these cut felt and other fabrics or just paper. I have been considering one but would want to be able to cut fabrics as well as paper. Thanks in advance
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