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Finished hampers ***PICTURES ONLY****
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Finally managed to upload my photos - hope this works! Just pictures of hampers filled - will add items & prices when I upload the finished wrapped hampers - just waiting on cellophane!! I'm really pleased with them - especially as I only decided last week to do them!!!
Sister in Law:

Best Friend:

16yr old nephew:


1yr old little boy:


No2 Friend:

No3 Friend - birthday pressie:

Have another 4 in the process - just need to take photos of them!!! Will prob do that tomorrow (with any luck the ribbons & cellophane will be here & I can get them finished!!) They're kinda taking over my house!!
Hope you like them!
They're absolutely beautiful - and look really expensive too! Clever you! Hope I can make mine look half as nice.0 -
vickygriff wrote: »They're absolutely beautiful - and look really expensive too! Clever you! Hope I can make mine look half as nice.
Thanks!! On some of them I might've spent a bit more than I planned to but thats mainly cos its the first time I've done them (got a bit carried away!!) plus I only decided last week to do hampers so I haven't been able to look out all year for bargains etc - next year I'll start much earlier and I hope to get my baskets for much less - most of them have cost me about £4 this year and I'd prefer to spend less on them!! Loving doing this though - all my family and friends are gonna get them every year now!! LOL!! they'll be sick of flannels!!! LOL! gonna try and make some flannel muffins tomorrow!!!0 -
Popkins,your hampers are realy beautiful love how the all coordinate.Where did you get your cellophane from?:rolleyes: Jan grocery challenge £300/£210 spent so far.I can do this:T0
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The first one is for a friend's son's 18th on Sunday - 4 bottles of beer and a tube of 18 £1.00 coins. It only cost me the £18 since my mum gave me the beer.

The second one is a movie hamper and contains:
Basket - £1 Poundland
Mama Mia DVD - £7 Asda (first day out)
Snowman DVD - £3 Tesco
Bag of popcorn at the bottom - free had already
Malteasers - £1 Tesco
Areo Bag - £1 Tesco
2 Bottles of Beer - £1.50 Asda (split a 4 pack)
Cruchie/Flake/Caramel - £1 local shop
Total: £15.50 - had a budget of £20 so very pleased to come in under budget.
2016 is the year I am going to find time for me, and cherish the time I spend with my friends and family.It is also time to save - Aim £4,000 - So far this year - £230/£4,0000 -
Popkins,your hampers are realy beautiful love how the all coordinate.Where did you get your cellophane from?
Hi - got my cellophane from Flowerhour on Ebay - seem to be the cheapest to be honest - I actually bought 4 rolls of 10m each and the prices ranged from £2.49 - £3.25 a roll so worked out on average about 30p a metre which seems to be pretty good price. Think 40m should last me a while although I have got about 20 hampers to do!!!!
HTH0 -
Chat on the other thread folks keep this one pics only
thanks
xMortgage free wannabe! No idea on date yet! £132,350 TBC
Loan paying off May 2022 £70000 -
Movie hamper for my friends son (6)

wrapped
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MSE fan ... so that I can afford Sam, my horse :j
Married - 25th Sept 2010
Baby girl born July 2011, 9lb10oz, homebirth @ 15days overdue!
Baby boy due christmas day 2013, born 4 days late (phew), 8lb8oz, another homebirth0 -
Another Movie hamper

Wrapped
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MSE fan ... so that I can afford Sam, my horse :j
Married - 25th Sept 2010
Baby girl born July 2011, 9lb10oz, homebirth @ 15days overdue!
Baby boy due christmas day 2013, born 4 days late (phew), 8lb8oz, another homebirth0 -
A "fruit tea" and "dark choc" hamper for my Dad


wrapped
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MSE fan ... so that I can afford Sam, my horse :j
Married - 25th Sept 2010
Baby girl born July 2011, 9lb10oz, homebirth @ 15days overdue!
Baby boy due christmas day 2013, born 4 days late (phew), 8lb8oz, another homebirth0 -
Apologies in advance if picture comes out massive...

Just been to Tesco and all their Savour Gifts are half price, so i picked up
2 x Cappucino mugs with chocolate bars and mini graters £2.50 each
1 x small pestle and mortar £2.50
1 x Chilli oil and drizler £3.50
1 x Wooden Bowl with wooden salad hands and dried porcini mushrooms and dried tomoatoes £10
1 x tin of Scottish Shortbread £3.99
Total = £25.00 and should have been £50
I know my parents will love everything in there and i am so glad i got to handpick what went in their hamper!
p.s. I made a lid with Christmas wrapping paper, to go over the hamper, i forgot to take a pic of the finished wrpped prezzie though!Grocery Challenge for October: £135/£200
NSD Challenge: October 0/140
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