Finished Baskets - Part 2

lesley_mac

Thanks guys really appreciate your comments. Started my next hampers already, a small pamper type one for my friends birthday in two weeks with some bath, shower stuff etc got in Avon sale. (Got some detox shower mud in tesco reduced from £3.79 to 47p if its any use to anyone!) and also a gardening one for my mother in laws birthday so will be scouring through the posts on here looking for ideas. Also thinking about making a couple for mothers day but not sure what to put in them yet, maybe along the lines of a book, a candle, chocs, drink??!! Looking forward to hearing any ideas anyone has and seeing some pics of your new hampers!! x

lesley_mac

Actually does anyone know a good place to get a small basket? My friends gift is going to be more small basket size rather than hamper and I cant remember having saw any around. I need to get it finished and posted by the end of next week as my son has an operation on her birthday so its all a bit of a rush (well the rest of the bits is coming from the avon lady on thurs so only need to find a basket!! Have all the cellophane etc) thanks in advance xx

threelittlepigs

have you tried dunelm or poundstretcher they do smallish ones HTH

lesley_mac

threelittlepigs wrote: »

have you tried dunelm or poundstretcher they do smallish ones HTH

thank you we are off to look in poundstretcher this afternoon and another cheap shop but cant remember its name think its QS??!! Dont think we have a dunelm near xx

amethystcash

Putting together a Mr Men themed gift basket for my nephew:

Mr Clever - 365 Random Facts in a Jar
Mr Stingy - Penny Jar
Mr Bounce - Ball of Life
Mr Greedy - DIY Cookbook (variation of a journal where he has to pick 2 ingredients randomly from a jar then make up a recipe from it. I'll provide a notebook for him to write the recipes in). He's a really keen cook.
Mr Funny - something joke related not sure what
Mr Forgetful - "important things you learned in school then promptly forgot"
Mr Strong - rugby match survival kit - he loves going to watch rugby

Still a work in progress to develop these ideas.

maria_and_the_imps

thanks everyone for the tea poems and rainmac will pm you now thanks again xxx

Ruth_honey

amethystcash wrote: »

Putting together a Mr Men themed gift basket for my nephew:

Mr Clever - 365 Random Facts in a Jar
Mr Stingy - Penny Jar
Mr Bounce - Ball of Life
Mr Greedy - DIY Cookbook (variation of a journal where he has to pick 2 ingredients randomly from a jar then make up a recipe from it. I'll provide a notebook for him to write the recipes in). He's a really keen cook.
Mr Funny - something joke related not sure what
Mr Forgetful - "important things you learned in school then promptly forgot"
Mr Strong - rugby match survival kit - he loves going to watch rugby

Still a work in progress to develop these ideas.

I love this idea! I had a Mr Men gift box that I bought from a Hallmark card shop (in Fleetwood) last year. Might still find them around, or I've seen Mr Men wrapping paper-you could cover a box with this?

amethystcash

lesley_mac wrote: »

Actually does anyone know a good place to get a small basket? My friends gift is going to be more small basket size rather than hamper and I cant remember having saw any around. I need to get it finished and posted by the end of next week as my son has an operation on her birthday so its all a bit of a rush (well the rest of the bits is coming from the avon lady on thurs so only need to find a basket!! Have all the cellophane etc) thanks in advance xx

Saw pretty cheap baskets in Au Naturale and Homebase yesterday.

xkymx

can any one help i read a post this morning and cant find the thread , the person was going ot make a time for me hamper and wanted ideas , i was thinking this was really good idea and wanted to read it again but you guessed it i cant find

tia , kym xx

cocktailsavings

RustyFlange wrote: »

Lesley_Mac your hampers look fantastic, well done, and your pictures are perfectly fine and not too big!!!

Cocktail savings I love the tea themed poems, I may well borrow one if you don't mind as I plan to put a pack of tea bags and a cup etc into my mums birthday hamper

Hi Rusty, I cannot claim the credit for those poems as just searched for tea poems on google and it came up with a few of those. Feel free to use them though :-)