Finished Baskets - Part 2

bunbun2

I_am_mad wrote: »

Hello I asked earlier but no replys what do people use to put in the advent hampers as i think it would be really nice to do one for my family and my boyfriends younger brother? thanks xx

I am doing an advent hamper for my two boys and am putting in:
make your own bauble
christmas choc
santa stop here door hanger
christmas socks
christmas cd x 3 (3 seperate days!)
christmas dvd
reindeer food
snowman soup
christmas book
choc coins
christmas card kit
sock monkey (if I get round to making two and they look OK so may have to think of something else!)
flannel reindeer
christmas bubble bath/bath bomb from lush
pj's and dressing gown
christmas cookies/muffins
small tree for their bedrooms
make gingerbread house
decorate tree
christmas mug
day out somewhere (have somewhere in mind but can't remember exactly where it is!!!)

not sure how many that is but December isn't very far away is it:rotfl:

junior_j

I didnt end up getting round too my first hamper today BOO but just 8 days until im doing my hamper shopping woohoo!

Love the snow men soup

So do you use your regular cellophane to do that?

Thanks Jess x

Ruth_honey

lilian1977 wrote: »

I hate to point this out but - isn't one of those gingerbread "men" a girl?!

I feel like I've come to a bit of a halt with my hampers, I'm almost finished but have a few more bits ot buy. Need inspiration!

Maybe the perfect man is a woman!?!?!?!? :rotfl:

nic2075

Hi I made my first hamper today, well it was actually an emergency throw together. My bf told me not to get him anything for his birthday (Tues) as we are very skint but I felt bad and he is on his way home for the weekend. so I went to Morissons and got a lovely little pot with a Hyacynth bulb in it for £1.99, a lottery ticket and a bag of choc coins, I then added a wee bar of Lidnt dark choc I had in the fridge (saves me from eating it) and a mens Time delay face wash I got free with a Boots voucher. I popped it all in a basket I already had with some of the straw (thanks to the rabbit).

It looks not bad all put together. It wasnt expensive but it looks thoughful. My daughter is just finishing glittering the birthday card now.

Thanks for all your inspiration, Ill get cracking on some better ones for xmas.

flowerscotland

Hi everyone been reading through this thread again, loads of great inspiration for hampers.

Can anyone recommend somewhere to get cellophane and pull bows ? I tried searching for flowerhour on ebay but I cant find anything, thanks everyone.

threelittlepigs

i hope this doesnt sound cheeky
i have quite a few brown check cupcases left (the larger 2 flannel types)
and was wondering if anybody wanted to swap
for maybe cello cones or pull bows if anyone has any spare
pm me if interested

sorry if that sounded cheeky

threelittlepigs

flowerscotland wrote: »

Hi everyone been reading through this thread again, loads of great inspiration for hampers.

Can anyone recommend somewhere to get cellophane and pull bows ? I tried searching for flowerhour on ebay but I cant find anything, thanks everyone.

theres flower hour http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/nickschicks_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_mdoZ

Cordy

bunbun2 wrote: »

I am doing an advent hamper for my two boys and am putting in:
make your own bauble
christmas choc
santa stop here door hanger
christmas socks
christmas cd x 3 (3 seperate days!)
christmas dvd
reindeer food
snowman soup
christmas book
choc coins
christmas card kit
sock monkey (if I get round to making two and they look OK so may have to think of something else!)
flannel reindeer
christmas bubble bath/bath bomb from lush
pj's and dressing gown
christmas cookies/muffins
small tree for their bedrooms
make gingerbread house
decorate tree
christmas mug
day out somewhere (have somewhere in mind but can't remember exactly where it is!!!)

not sure how many that is but December isn't very far away is it:rotfl:

Thanks everyone - that's given me several ideas. My 4 year old has a fabric advent calendar with the Nativity scene (wise men, Jesus & Mary etc) fixed with velcro so he can play with the characters. It also has 24 small pockets to put things in, and up to now I've always just put a few smarties or a chocolate in each one. I thought a hamper wouldn't be any good because very few things would actually fit in the pockets, but there are so many nice things for children to do at Christmas - things that can't be stocking fillers because it would be too late by Christmas Day! (making cards, spraying fir cones, etc).

Anyway, I'm going a long-winded way around this, but I suddenly thought that I could do a hamper with numbered presents, and put a correspoinding number in each pocket in his calendar. That way I could plan when he got each present, for example, the crafty things at the weekend so we've got time to do them. The other advantage is that I wouldn't have to have all the presents ready by the 1st December, as some wouldn't be needed until the third week, so giving me some valuable extra time to put them in. Some of the presents could be 'ordinary' chocs etc, so that the cost is kept down and I only buy the things I think he'd enjoy in the run up to Christmas.

Sorry for such a ramble, but it does seem a good way to spread Christmas out a bit for a young one, rather than having it all and done with on one day.

I'm sure you could do the same thing with an ordinary advent calendar, opening it from the end or the back to put the numbers in then resealing it, leaving the doors intact? My DS would even believe that the numbers got there by magic as it was all sealed when he got it!

Ch3rrie

RustyFlange wrote: »

Hi Ch3rrie, I am sure Rainmac won't mind me posting her link to the picture she did to help a few people with cello

Oh great! thank you Rusty and Rainmac!

chuchies..x

I warpped my first hamper last night yay. Im so proud it looks amazing. Clear cellophane and a 50mm chocolate brown pull bow. Im going to have to get a picture on..x