Pots of gold help!

snickers0607

Hi - I have been lurking on this site for a little while - getting some inspiration for presents - I have a couple of 'big' birthdays for distant relatives and friends coming up so they are getting Pots of Gold - I have also started making my OH a Heap of Hearts for Valentines day - found a heart shaped tray in the charity shop - now need to find some red/heart sweets and away I go!!!

Also thing about doing something for Easter for my friends - kind of mixing the Snowman soup idea and the pot of gold - not quite sure how this will work out - will post you when I have sorted my head outx

bravobeastie

snickers0607 wrote: »

I have also started making my OH a Heap of Hearts for Valentines day - found a heart shaped tray in the charity shop - now need to find some red/heart sweets and away I go!!!

Sweets used for wedding favours are usually heart shaped and wrapped in red foil

hth x

RustyFlange

snickers0607 wrote: »

Hi - I have been lurking on this site for a little while - getting some inspiration for presents - I have a couple of 'big' birthdays for distant relatives and friends coming up so they are getting Pots of Gold - I have also started making my OH a Heap of Hearts for Valentines day - found a heart shaped tray in the charity shop - now need to find some red/heart sweets and away I go!!!

Also thing about doing something for Easter for my friends - kind of mixing the Snowman soup idea and the pot of gold - not quite sure how this will work out - will post you when I have sorted my head outx

Depending on how many you need Haribo have the foamy hearts in their packs of sweets, I think you could probably buy them seperate from somewhere aswell ...

Did a quick search on ebay - http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38.l1313&_nkw=haribo+hearts&_sacat=See-All-Categories

Good luck with it sounds fab, and remember some pics when you are done

chardonnay_2

rusty - some people were using the pots from activia intensly creamy yogurts.
i don't think reusing the previous pot would be tacky - i'm sure you'd make it look nice. you could also paint it using craft paint or acrylic paint - i think!

snickers0607

Thanks bravobeastie and RustyFlange I knew I would get some help if I stopped lurking and just asked!!!

I will put pictures on when I have made them - thanks again.

RustyFlange

I managed to succesfully cover the yellow pot with tissue paper and it doesn't look too shabby ... very MSE ... now I just have to wait a bit longer til I can fine more red sweets

ELLA

Ive decided to make hubby a pot of gold for valentines day as he said he would prefer me to make something rather than going over the top, Ive bought lots og gold coins from the boots 75% sale and also some huge caramel quality street sweets in asda reduced to 20p each :-) What I cant find is a gold bowl and a romantic verse to relate to it being romantic and also a pot of gold?? Has anyone come across anything yet?

toby_puppy

Roses are red
This pot is gold
Lets stay together
Til we're wrinkly and old!


On a serious note I got my "gold pot" from homebase, £5.99 - well it was more of a gold dish like you can put floating candles in. They also had cheap gold pots in B&Q, more like plant pots (just over £1 I think) - I suppose you could buy a little plant to put in too for when he'd eaten the sweets? I made it for my brother and his wife and bought a "gold" lottery scratchcard, which won them £5 too!

RustyFlange

jostenning wrote: »

Roses are red
This pot is gold
Lets stay together
Til we're wrinkly and old!

That is fantastic ... OH has just told me off cause I didn't half laugh and managed to spill my tea on him

ELLA

jostenning wrote: »

Roses are red
This pot is gold
Lets stay together
Til we're wrinkly and old!


On a serious note I got my "gold pot" from homebase, £5.99 - well it was more of a gold dish like you can put floating candles in. They also had cheap gold pots in B&Q, more like plant pots (just over £1 I think) - I suppose you could buy a little plant to put in too for when he'd eaten the sweets? I made it for my brother and his wife and bought a "gold" lottery scratchcard, which won them £5 too!

Wow Can I use this? I have a gold xmas tag and gold pen which I can use:T