Finished Baskets - Part 2

mary43

Breakfast in Bed hamper sounds good and if you have any local markets that sell home made stuff it would save peeling off the labels. Failing that, peel them off and add a little gingham top to the jar to make it more 'home made looking'. Pretty tray, special cup and saucer (or nice mug) and matching plate and you're almost there. Packet of tea bags or coffee if she prefers it.

rinroo

ZLS1984 wrote: »

I have to think of what to get my gran for her birthday, I can not get her smellies again.

Any ideas I am not sure how old she is, I know she is late 60's and she likes knitting.

I got my gran this for Christmas and she absolutley loves it. Has played it non stop.

What about a food hamper? Just pick a few extra bits up with your weekly shop, get things she wouldnt normally buy herself. Or get her a load of wool and a few knitting patterns (ebay) or google free knitting patterns and print some off and make her a knitting hamper?

CT19720

Happy New Year everyone. I didn't have a chance to upload photos of the hampers I did for people at Christmas, so here they are now. They were all very well received:


Best Friend’s Hamper ‘All the things she loves’



Box – free
Chocolate bars x 5 - £1.00 (Iceland)
Pot of Gold - £1.00 (cost of scratch card - already had items to make this)
Mini Wine Bottles x 2 - £2.00 (France)
Gingerbread Man – Free
Handbag - £7.00 (Nike Store)
Book - £1.40 (Woolworths)
Cone of Marshmellows – 50p (Lidls – split bag)
Cone of Strawberry Bonbons – 50p (Tesco – split bag)

Total: £13.40

Hamper for OH Step Mother’s Husband



4 Bottles of Stella - £2.98 (Asda)
Mini Red Wine x 2 - £2.00 (France)
Mixed Nut Bags Assorted x 6 – £2.00 ish (Asda)
Stella Beer Glass – Free
Mixture of Chocolates in glass – already had
Box – Free

Total: £6.98


Cheese Hamper I did for my mum for one of her friends:



Basket - £1.00 (99p store)
Ginger Jam x 5 - £1.00 (Morrison)
Mixture of cheeses x 9- £7.00 (Morrison)
Box of Cheese Biscuites - £1.39 (Lidls)

Total: £10.39


Tea Hamper for friends parents.




Basket - £1.00 (99p Store)
Scones – 79p (Tesco)
Mini Jams - £1.00 (Morrison)
Shortbread biscuits - £1.98 (Tesco)
Christmas T Towel - £1.00
Earl Grey Tea bags – 50p (Lidl – split box)
Fruit Tea – free (all ready had)

Total: £6.27

BIL & SIL Chocolate Hamper



Pot of Gold - £2.00 (cost of scratch cards - already had items to make these)
Shortbread Biscuits x 2 boxes - £3.50 (Lidl)
Black Magic Mini Box – 79p (Tesco)
After Eights - £1.00 (Poundland)
Malteasers - £1.00 (Poundland)
Chocolate Orange x 2 – £2.66 (Tesco)
Mini Box of Roses – 79p (Tesco)
Mini Box of Lindor – 99p (Tesco)

Total: £12.73

Friends Movie Hamper



Mamma Mia DVD - £7.00 (Asda)
The Snowman DVD – £3.00 (Asda)
Popcorn – 69p (Tesco)
Budwiser x 2 - £1.50 (Asda)
Chocolate Bars x 5 - £1.00 (Iceland)
Malteasers - £1.00 (Poundland)
Areo Bubbles - £1.00 (Tesco)

Total: £15.19

Chris25

ZLS1984 wrote: »

She does eat chocolate but she is not meant to as she is diabetic. Not many people in the family bother with her so it has to be special. She does read books but I do not know which ones she has read.

.

Sainsbury sell sugar-free chocolate (milk or plain) and really yummy sugar-free marshmallows. Plus of course, all the little sugar-free travel style sweets that you can get almost everywhere.

Does she like puzzle or wordsearch books?? I've bought them for elderly relatives, in the past, from Early Learning Centre as they are usually large print

ZLS1984

wow thanks for all the suggestions there is plenty to keep going with.

I am in shock my mum has just told me she is going to be 70 this year omg. I was thinking may be I could do her a retro hamper with things in it from when she was little but not sure.

Got to think of something I could do in memory of my great gran, she passed away 5 years ago and it would have been her 100th birthday in Febuary.

Ruth_honey

Pink slippers-Plymouth Argyle website £2.50
Black slippers-PAFC site £2.50
Pink dressing gown-PAFC site £5
Pool shoes-PAFC site £1
Flip flops-PAFC site £1
Wash bag-PAFC site £3.50
Shower gel-Avon £2?
Football soap on a rope-Tesco £1
Football badge-Card shop 62p
Football magnet-Card shop 62p
Football hug-Clintons 50p
Angel hug-Clintons 50p
Drinking book-Home Bargains 59p
Notepad-PAFC site £1
Pink baseball cap-PAFC site £1

Basket-Morrisons (part of a set of 3 for £9.99, so £3.33 each)
Think these prices are right. I started buying it all months ago.

Ruth_honey

My Grandma asked me to buy my Mum's christmas presents for her, so I thought a Christmas hamper would be good. My DH named it "Christmas, the whole Christmas and nothing but the Christmas"



Snowman/Father Christmas DVD-HMV-£3.99
Oil burner-Yankee Doodle website-£2.50
Mulled Wine yankee candle-as above-£5
3 yankee candle tarts-as above-75p each
Cranberry soap-Body Shop-£2.40
Miracle on 34th St DVD-HMV-£3.99
Mulled Wine fruit tea-Whittards-£4
Festive lottery scratchcard-£5 (and she didn't win anything )
Penguin salt & pepper set-Woolworths-80p
Reindeer cross stitch kit-Ebay-£2.36
Newtons Law xmas cross stitch-Ebay-£5.20
Reindeer (or maybe moose!) shaped pasta-Ikea-£1.25
Mini crackers-99p shop-99p for a box
Candy canes-already had some
Xmas singing bottle opener-Grabitnow.com-£1
Bottle of Archers Aqua peach (couldn't find any cranberry flavour anywhere!)-local shop-£1.29
Vodka cranberry choc-99p from the 99p shop
Cadburys choc bars with cranberry & granola-Home Bargains-5 for £1
Basket was part of a set from Morrisons. Approx £2

Ruth_honey

My wonderful hubby made me a pink themed hamper-after a lot of hints, mind you! :j



Contents:
Gok Wan's (I *love* this man!!!!) latest book
Cordless screwdriver (I'm a bit of a DIY chick-I even have my own pink toolbox, hence the pink bits for it)
Scissors
Pink & purple velvet skinny scarf
Staple gun
Lip balm
Little princess rubber stamp
Raspberry face mask
Socks
Notebook
USB vacuum (this is the only vacuum I will use! )
Shopping fund purse
Grease OCR CD

There was something else that he missed out of the photo, but I can't remember what it is! Below is the photo of all my pressies wrapped up-gotta love my pink stockings!:T


I did do the cellophane bit, as I knew he'd get annoyed with it. But he did wrap up all the pressies inside on his own, so he gets credit for that!

Ruth_honey

Contents:
Lap tray
Dark toblerone
Tikka marinade
Hot wing sauce (and this was HOT!)
Noodles
Milk saucepan
Venezulan black chocolate
Kitchen warning signs

Can't find the pic of it wrapped. I'm sure I took one...:rolleyes:

Ruth_honey

Filofax with the addresses of 40-odd stitching shops in it (aka Mum's stitch guide to the UK!)-TK Maxx-£20 rrp £55:eek:
Shopping sign-Ebay-approx £4
Shopaholic's stationary set-Next-£4 rrp £8
Tissues-Home Bargains-10p
Cans of coffee-B&M bargains-29p each?
Voucher to see the shopaholic film-£7 (cheaper if I can take her on a Tuesday!)
Tax disc holder (says 'whoever says money can't buy you happiness, doesn't know where to shop'!) Halfords-£5
Gel pads-Home Bargains-49p
Energy tablets-Boots-50p each
Italian charm-Ebay-£1.50
Pen-WH Smiths-50p
Basket from the charity shop-under £1!:T