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Pots of gold help!

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  • I got the clear plastic bowls from tesco £2.99 for 8 and sprayed them gold, it was really easy and they are the perfct size and look fantastic! I did get some from poundland, sprayed them gold too but they are bigger than the tesco ones and hold quite a lot!
    As well as the chocolates mentioned on here, I have used single twix bars, and tesco own christmas bars of chocolate, they have a festive paper cover over the gold wrapping, I removed the paper cover:D
    For the school santa presents (over 100 to make:eek:) I have used a clear plastic drinking cup £1.50 for 100 cups, they look good and very cheap!!
  • Gleek
    Gleek Posts: 710 Forumite
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    edited 27 November 2010 at 10:12PM
    I shopped for my pots of gold yesterday whilst pressie shopping and found the following - hope it helps :)

    Asda:
    5 ferrero roch! chocs for £1,
    2 big caramel chocs (from quality st) for 70p (I think they're 45p a piece?)
    8 or so chocolate teddies in a tube (not sure how much but on a 2 for £3 offer)
    Cadburys bell chocolate decorations (again now sure how much but £2 for £3)
    big chocolate penny for £1
    Smartprice choc eclairs about 32p a bag
    Chocolate coins 1.50 for 2 (better deals available)

    Netto:
    chocolate coins 50p a net

    Wilko:
    Chocolate coins - £1 for 2
    Big chocolate coins £1

    I also put in gold shredded tinsel type stuff to bulk it up (£1 a bag from Card Warehouse/poundworld) and bought gold wrapped sweets from my local pick and mix stall on the market. Also got 6 mini crunchies and kitkat caramels so it's worth a look to see if you have one and if they have stuff you can put together too :)

    ETA: Should have said, it's only the three of us for Christmas this year so I am doing slightly bigger ones than usual. I'm using these: plaingoldpartyfoodboxes.jpg

    6 for £2 inc postage on ebay, 3 for pots of gold and three for table gifts with chocs/little present etc hence the size of some of the stuff found and used :)
    Princess Sparklepants
  • laalaa
    laalaa Posts: 207 Forumite
    Hobbycraft have gold coloured mini buckets like these

    pails-gal-bulk-FC4673-lg.jpg.

    I'm doing mini silver ones for on the Christmas table. So far I've got the following in them -

    £1 scratchcard, choc xmas lolly (Asda 4 for £1), silver choc coins (Asda 2 for £1), Thorntons penguins (5 bags for £3).

    Also may put in miniature vodka or whisky.

    Need to look through this thread for other ideas.
  • thanks for the ideas everyone
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  • Bought some lovely gold bowls in Matalan today. Cereal bowl size £3 each they are very shiny gold so looks like im doing large pots of gold :)
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  • esmer
    esmer Posts: 1,444 Forumite
    Sound like HUGE ones! :) post photos up. :)
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  • I will try lol
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  • a%3E hope this works
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