Finished Baskets - Part 2

RustyFlange

jintyb wrote: »

I want one of those choc boxes! They look really terrific! I love this thread, trouble is, you all have such good ideas that I end up wanting to make more!
Ive done my baskets but cant post photos as camera is in for repair. I feel like we're some secret society, I now look at all those gift sets in Boots ets and think, I could do that but better/cheaper. Well done everyone and thanks for the inspiration.

I am the same, I look at everything now and think I could do that for half the price and it would look so much better

RustyFlange

rainmac wrote: »

Rusty, Went to Aldi today and they didn;t have any of your fab boxes but did get a set of round ones similar in design to yours and some other Xmasy square ones. They'll be fine but I really wanted ones like yours

Ikea sell 100g bars of milk and plain chocolate for 45p a bar and I think it's great for making things with (only tried it in Rocky Road so far but it is yummy). Melts brilliantly in the microwave too!

Thanks ... If you want some of the boxes I don't mind getting them and posting them down to you? Let me know

RustyFlange

rinroo wrote: »

[snipped] I got the boxes from Au Natural they were £5 but 3 for 2. I think Au natural only have stores up north, though not certain.

They do reindeer ones too, which i have for my dads hamper

Thanks They are fab ... They have aunaturale stores all over the place, although some of them have now become something else. There is one in the midlands that I know of though

RustyFlange

Bunbun Forget everything I said, my books came just! Was a man in a van rather than royal mail. The marmite book is decieving, I was expecting a small flimsy thing but its a fair sized hardback book and has a RRP of £7.99 so definately worth the £3

salduck

au naturelle are now B and M so look out for them!!
x

RustyFlange

salduck wrote: »

au naturelle are now B and M so look out for them!!
x

Not all of them! only some of them. We still have Au naturale here in freezing Blyth, and I know of a couple of others who are still A/N

salduck

Sorry meant to say that the ones that were bought out became b and m ! x

RustyFlange

I think they all are still owned by b&m although I could be wrong?? I know my local A/N has kept the same name but the price tags are b&m

Bizarre if you ask me

Wonder what will happen to woolworths, I felt quite sad today I nipped into a biggish one and the shelves were very empty

rainmac

RustyFlange wrote: »

I am the same, I look at everything now and think I could do that for half the price and it would look so much better

I do the same . We went shopping today to a large shopping centre and the OH said what are we here for as you've already bought everything and I said I just want a look at what's about. I saw so many things and just kept thinking how expensive everything was :rolleyes: Even after being to the shops I am very, very happy with what I've got/made/put together for everyone. I've got a lot more for my money doing it the way I have

mary43

rainmac - haven't got the right sort of ribbon for curls so I'll see what the florist has got. She's pretty good on prices for me.