Finished Baskets - Part 2

tab1967

Thanks so much everyone for your suggestions going to look around this weekend and see what I can find, love your ideas.
I have made a couple of other hampers so far, cant post pics as dont have photobucket or anything like it and other half doesnt want me to download it, is there a way without using one of them ?
Tracey X

RustyFlange

Tab its not a downloadable program it is a website which you upload to.

minimacka

Dazi wrote: »

Hiya, need a little bit of help.

My mum's hamper has turned out to have a bit of a cupcake theme:D. Have got some Dove stuff as that's what she wanted. Made a couple of the flannel cupcakes, then found some cupcake bath bombs in the local Home Bargains. Think I need a cupcake candle now.

The thing is, I would like to try and make a big cupcake to put it all in, I have a nice soft white towel to cover the top (thank you nescafe coffee beans :rotfl:) but am having trouble trying to think of how to do the cake case bit. I thought maybe corrugated cardboard painted ? but don't know where I can get any, done a search and its a bit expensive.

Soooooo any ideas?

Where I work we flatpack cardboard boxes and they go for recycling do you know anyone that could get you a box that you could cut up and use? Alternatively you could buy a bin as the base and them put the towel over the top?

Hope this helps

sophiesmum_2

Almost at the end of my hamper making now but still got one to do for aunty and uncle. They are very awkward to buy for, only use expensive toiletries, , no particular hobbies etc. have decided to do them one with some home made goodies and a bottle of their favourite whisky.
So far I have:

home made orange marmalade
home made lemon marmalade
home made apple and blackberry jam
home made rhubarb jam
home made green tomato chutney

bottle of famous grouse whisky

I have a nice basket with a handle, thinking of lining with straw, then doing the jars with brown paper lid covers tied with raffia,and some similar labels. Sort of country/rustic theme.

Looking for ideas for a few more things to add, I could do a small xmas cake I suppose , or perhaps add some nice biscuits, but want to get it finished soon so would have to be something that will stay fresh till xmas.

Any suggestions???

junior_j

Hello!

When i went shopping ealrier i only ended up getting two things for a nappy cake i am making!

From super savers i got

Johnsons baby talc = 79p
Johsons bar of baby soap =35p

So thats a start lol!
Jess x

sophiesmum_2

If you have a poundland any where near they do some great baby stuff, including disney baby things and lovely bits and pieces. They do a baby set in a little zip up case like a manicure set with really useful stuff in like baby nail scissors, medecine syringes and other bits. Stuff I paid heaps for when mine were little.

ZLS1984

BOGOFF offers are good for hampers as you can buy some for your self and have some for you hamper too.

RustyFlange

sophiesmum wrote: »

Almost at the end of my hamper making now but still got one to do for aunty and uncle. They are very awkward to buy for, only use expensive toiletries, , no particular hobbies etc. have decided to do them one with some home made goodies and a bottle of their favourite whisky.
So far I have:

home made orange marmalade
home made lemon marmalade
home made apple and blackberry jam
home made rhubarb jam
home made green tomato chutney

bottle of famous grouse whisky

I have a nice basket with a handle, thinking of lining with straw, then doing the jars with brown paper lid covers tied with raffia,and some similar labels. Sort of country/rustic theme.

Looking for ideas for a few more things to add, I could do a small xmas cake I suppose , or perhaps add some nice biscuits, but want to get it finished soon so would have to be something that will stay fresh till xmas.

Any suggestions???

Hi I was wondering if I could have the recipes for rhubarb Jam, and the 2 marmalades you have there? I am struggling to find presents for my FIL and I think he would like this kind of thing so I am tempted to go down that route?

RustyFlange

A short while ago someone posted up a link (was it you Rainmac?) to jute style bags with a window in the front which were ideal for home made Jams etc and if I remember rightly they weren't too expensive either?

Does anyone have this link please?
Thanks


EDIT: I think I have found it ... however they sell in multiples of 10 and I only want 1

http://www.islepac.co.uk/packaging/jute-window-bags/

link for anyone else who may want to order.

Just looked on ebay and people are selling them on there for £2.99 + postage eek!

tab1967

RustyFlange wrote: »

Tab its not a downloadable program it is a website which you upload to.

Thanks Rusty shows how much I dont know about computers and anything technical.....lol will give it a try on one of my days off from work then, fingers crossed.
Tracey x