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Ladies, I need your help......
After finally finishing the gift buying the other day, I looked in the bank account I have where I save for christmas and there is still just short of £30 available. The kids have loads of stuff this year as per usual, but I feel a bit of a skinflint as I've bought my wife a kindle, a £20 amazon gift card and a set of…
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creative ideas anyone?
do you do anything creative with your old christmas cards? I'm looking for inspiration
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Organic Farming
There are various kinds of fabrics that are organically produced. By patronizing organic clothing, you are one step ahead in saving mother earth and mankind.
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Cheap but nice Prosecco
With a tight budget I still hope to have a lovely xmas, looking for recommendations for cheap but nice Prosecco, any ideas? :)
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Christmas Stamps
I've just found a dozen christmas stamps from last year. Is it ok to use them as they say "2nd" rather than a price? I would hate to post them and then my friends and family have to cover the cost to get their cards.
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Help with presents for children's school friends
My daughters are 11 (year 7) and 14 (year 9) and they've come to me this evening with a list of friends they want to buy presents for. In my head I'd already set a budget of £20 per daughter, and I really can't afford any more, but the trouble is is, the younger one wants to buy for 10 (well, 11, but one is her class…
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Christmas pressure & hardship
Looking on most of the last minute Christmas gift shopping threads etc I sometimes get a feeling that I am the only one struggling @ Christmas! This year has been ESPECIALLY hard for me as I have had some unexpected expenses & fuel prices are ridiculous so heating my draughty old non double glazed property is costing me an…
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Fancy Dress Party - 80s
Im going to a Xmas party with 80s them so thought I was go as someone from Grange Hill as I already have the black skirt, black jacket, white shirt etc... Im hoping to scour the charity shops at the weekend so can anybody give me ideas if they were at school in the 80s of anything they did or wore with their uniforms?…
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Family games to play at Christmas
I'm hosting Christmas Day this year (Lord help me!) There will be 6 adults, Ranging in age from 31 -62 and 3 girls aged 5,5 & 6. My guests will be arriving around 1-2pm, I am planning on us all sitting around and opening presents for a while and then eating at around 3:30-4pm. I expect the meal to go on until 5-6pm (I dont…
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When can I ice my christmas cake?
How far in advance can I ice my cake for Christmas day? I am using roll out icing (no marzipan as my daugher is allergic to nuts).
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diabetic dad
hi there im thinking of making my 70 year old dad a hamper for xmas, any idea what i can put in it since he is diabetic
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Chocolate Net Stockings !!
Does anyone know where I can purchase the traditional net selection box stockings ??.....The ones where the net was sewn onto the card ?? Thank you :D
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Online raffle for Cancer charities
I`ve just been told about a raffle, with over £ 3000 worth of prizes, that only costs £1 to enter. Some of the prizes might only be useful to electricians, but I`m hoping to win the Ipad:j:j:j All the money is going to three cancer charities - I think it must be worth a pound....... I`m not allowed to post links, but its…
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Where to buy jumbo nuts without shells !
For ages now I have n't been able to come across jumbo nuts without shells in the shops....at one time I was able to buy them at my local weigh-in shop but they just seemed to have completely disapeared from everywhere. Can anyone point me in the right direction where to find them as I would like to surprise my husband…
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snowman soup -cones
hi all i need only 2 more of the cellophane cones and dont want to uy a large amount is there anywhere that sells them individually or say in packs of 5 maye?
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Present for 12 year old girl?
My son's class (yr 7) is doing a Secret Santa and he was given the name of a girl that he doesn't really know. Does anyone know what sort of thing a 12 year old girl might like? I only have boys! I think the budget is £2.50 or £3.
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Label help
Hi, I've made up some snowman soup with hot chocolate that needs to be mixed with milk not hot water. There's my problem as all the snowman soup labels I can find say mix it with hot water. Has anyone got any labels that say mix it with milk? Thank you. Also any nice reindeer food labels around? Not flip top ones. ;) Many…
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DIY Decorations for the tree
This yr for the first time we have made them for our tree. So far we have Red pom poms, a white paper chain, lots of salt dough stars, letters (spelling Love, Joy etc. I'd like some pine cones - but i think i'm a bit late to collect them. Any other ideas for me please? thank you!
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Grolsch-type bottles needed!
I have made some Cranberry Gin liquer and want to decant into nice bottles for pressies. Thought the grolsch-type bottles would be neat but in a clear glass rather than green. The price of buying new ones is out of the question :eek:. Can anyone suggest any drinks I can buy in this type of bottle I could drink and re-use?…
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making shortbread and fudge for gifts
hi has anyone made these for hm xmas gifts, do you have any recipes? ive found one for fudge http://www.morrisons.co.uk/Food-and-Drink/Recipes/Index/F/Festive-fudge/ has anyone made this before? also how long do they last for, would it be ok to wrap in cellophane or best to put in tins?
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