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Finished hampers ***PICTURES ONLY****
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think the advent calendars are a fab idea - got actual calendars for the kids, but off to think of things to make to go in hubby and mums (and maybe one for me too!) thanks beki0
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Hamper MIL dog

wrapped
Yearly Grocery Budget - £100.77/ £3500. January Treats Budget - £11.80 / £100.0 -
Here's the hampers I made for my DD's friends.
Twins - boy & girl
Two snowman soups £2
DVD £5
Popcorn 60p
Cups 59p each
Magic balloons £1.99 each
Basket 59p
Total £12.60 between 2 children.
Two sisters.
2 Cups 59p each
DVD £1 (nestle offer)
2 snowman soup £2
Magic balloon £1.99
Popcorn 60p
£6.80 for two children:j little fire cracker born 5th November 2012 :j0 -
You can't tell very well but the whole thing is wrapped in patterned celophane.

Cost:
spray painted Basket 1.99 (wilkinsons)
truffles 1.00 (pound land)
rimmen lip gloss & eyeshadow 2.00 (pound land)
Dvd 3.00 (Fop)
wine & beer 3.00 (Tesco)
bailys 2.00 (Tesco)
body butter 1.00 (pound land)
gift set 1.00 (pound land)
herbel escence tub 1.00 (pound land)
Lush gift set 5.00
£20.99 + wrapped gift0 -

Its for my mum
M&S toiletries - £1.50 from a car boot sale
mag - free with Marie Claire
Duck key ring - 99p.0 -
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My first hamper... For my mum (hope she doesn't use MSE!!).




Basket - £3 from Ikea
Hand cream - Boots free with £5 Time Delay Voucher (RRP £4.99)
Eye cream - Boots 50p with £5 Time Delay Voucher (RRP £5) (can't see in basket, is under small bottle of cava!)
Cava - Tesco £1.99 (RRP £2.90)
Black hand towel - Wilkos £1.99 (RRP £2.99)
Two flanels (one black and one white) ASDA 49p each
No 7 Nail base coat - £1.25 (with Boots £5 No 7 Voucher)
No 7 Clear nail polish - £1.25 (with Boots £5 No 7 Voucher)
No 7 Coloured nail polish - £1.25 (with Boots £5 No 7 Voucher)
Boots nail polishing kit - £1.25 (RRP £7.99)
Boots medium nail kit - £8 (3-4-2)
Slippers - Primark £3
White shower scrunchey - Wilko, 49p
Breast Cancer Awareness Charity Keyring - Boots £2
Photo holder used as a name tag - Confetti 49p (RRP 1.49)
Boots chocolates in black and white box (wouldn't fit in basket!) free on 3-4-2 (RRP £5)
I didn't use the bath balls in the end either...
Cost of hamper = £27.44
RRP cost = £67.10
Huzzah for through the year MSE bargain hunting!April Grocery Challenge £81/£1200 -
Ok here goes.... my 1st two hampers for my nieces age 12 and 15



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latest hamper total approx £11.00
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wrapped
beer basket
4 bottles of different beer and bitter
2 mini bottles of wine
4 pork scratchings
tub of peanuts
and a bag of roses/quality streets/heroes
cost roughly about £10 incl. basket and wrap0
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