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Finished hampers ***PICTURES ONLY****

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  • Popkins wrote: »
    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:
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    Best Friend:
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    16yr old nephew:
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    1yr old little boy:
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    No2 Friend:
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    No3 Friend - birthday pressie:
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    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.
  • Popkins
    Popkins Posts: 925 Forumite
    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!!!
  • trish123
    trish123 Posts: 134 Forumite
    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:T
  • CT19720
    CT19720 Posts: 1,482 Forumite
    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.

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    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.

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    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/£4,000
  • Popkins
    Popkins Posts: 925 Forumite
    trish123 wrote: »
    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!!!!

    HTH
  • salduck
    salduck Posts: 1,070 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Chat on the other thread folks keep this one pics only
    thanks
    x
    Mortgage free wannabe! No idea on date yet! £132,350 TBC
    Loan paying off May 2022 £7000
  • SDH
    SDH Posts: 310 Forumite
    Movie hamper for my friends son (6)

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    wrapped
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    MSE fan ... so that I can afford Sam, my horse :j
    Married - 25th Sept 2010 :D

    Baby girl born July 2011, 9lb10oz, homebirth @ 15days overdue!
    Baby boy due christmas day 2013, born 4 days late (phew), 8lb8oz, another homebirth
  • SDH
    SDH Posts: 310 Forumite
    Another Movie hamper

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    Wrapped

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    MSE fan ... so that I can afford Sam, my horse :j
    Married - 25th Sept 2010 :D

    Baby girl born July 2011, 9lb10oz, homebirth @ 15days overdue!
    Baby boy due christmas day 2013, born 4 days late (phew), 8lb8oz, another homebirth
  • SDH
    SDH Posts: 310 Forumite
    A "fruit tea" and "dark choc" hamper for my Dad

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    wrapped
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    MSE fan ... so that I can afford Sam, my horse :j
    Married - 25th Sept 2010 :D

    Baby girl born July 2011, 9lb10oz, homebirth @ 15days overdue!
    Baby boy due christmas day 2013, born 4 days late (phew), 8lb8oz, another homebirth
  • katholicos
    katholicos Posts: 2,658 Forumite
    Apologies in advance if picture comes out massive...

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    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 0/14
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