Pots of gold help!

muffins

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

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:

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

laalaa

Hobbycraft have gold coloured mini buckets like these

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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.

misscutiepie1984

thanks for the ideas everyone

misscutiepie1984

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

esmer

Sound like HUGE ones! post photos up.

misscutiepie1984

I will try lol

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hope this works