The Thrifty Gifty Girls 'n' Guys 2009 (Organised & Money Neutral for All Occasions)

chocolate.orange_2

Right well no more lurking manson666.... Lots of joining in

manson666

chocolate.orange wrote: »

Right well no more lurking manson666.... Lots of joining in

I will try, trouble is I am like a kid in a sweetshop. I am trying to make cards, I am doing a valentines hamper, bought a mini scrapbook to have a go at that, I am knitting for the first time in about 30 years and today I have started to make a sock monkey!

Then I will come on here again and think WOW thats a good idea and off I go again, hehehe:D:D

mum2one

manson666 wrote: »

I will try, trouble is I am like a kid in a sweetshop. I am trying to make cards, I am doing a valentines hamper, bought a mini scrapbook to have a go at that, I am knitting for the first time in about 30 years and today I have started to make a sock monkey!

Then I will come on here again and think WOW thats a good idea and off I go again, hehehe:D:D

You've got ur hands full with all the projects, knitting is making a comeback, I've been trying to teach dd, (shes 6) she started a scarf (12 stitches0 for her teddy bear, but got frustrated as it didnt grow as quick as mummys knitting.............x

manson666

mum2one wrote: »

You've got ur hands full with all the projects, knitting is making a comeback, I've been trying to teach dd, (shes 6) she started a scarf (12 stitches0 for her teddy bear, but got frustrated as it didnt grow as quick as mummys knitting.............x

Yes well, I am starting with a very basic scarf myself, it is growing, ... slowly!

paddingtondoo

Hi Manson :hello:
Welcome to the nuthouse :rotfl:. I'm knitting, card making, have all the stuff for a scrapbook and have been hamper making but have managed to resist the sock monkeys as yet although I do have a spare pair of socks that I've saved..........

I've also managed to keep on top of the housework since I joined in with the organised Christmas thread so I no longer have the EU washing and ironing mountain. In fact I had to hunt round to find enough to fill the washing machine this morning. Still detest dusting though .

Most importantly thanks to everyones here I managed to survive December and January without sliding into the usual black hole .

I'd never had banana cheescake there before but it was fab - thought you'd be more of a choccy orange profiterole fan choccy or would that be cannabalism? :rotfl:

chocolate.orange_2

paddingtondoo wrote: »

Hi Manson :hello:
Welcome to the nuthouse :rotfl:. I'm knitting, card making, have all the stuff for a scrapbook and have been hamper making but have managed to resist the sock monkeys as yet although I do have a spare pair of socks that I've saved..........

I've also managed to keep on top of the housework since I joined in with the organised Christmas thread so I no longer have the EU washing and ironing mountain. In fact I had to hunt round to find enough to fill the washing machine this morning. Still detest dusting though .

Most importantly thanks to everyones here I managed to survive December and January without sliding into the usual black hole .

I'd never had banana cheescake there before but it was fab - thought you'd be more :rotfl:of a choccy orange profiterole fan choccy or would that be cannabalism?

Oooh i am partial to a Terrys chocolate orange at Christmas ( and any other time i can get them too :rotfl: ) Infact ANY chocolate :rotfl:

But banana cheesecake is scrummy, and never tastes the same when i try to make one here Oh well any excuse to eat out with friends

sarahf191979

chocolate.orange wrote: »

Oooh i am partial to a Terrys chocolate orange at Christmas ( and any other time i can get them too :rotfl: ) Infact ANY chocolate :rotfl:

Oh you want to go to Mr Tesco's, they have a limited edition valentines Chocolate Orange in made with real Orange Essence.

Sounded scrummy.:D

rufusdog52

Morning all
Had quite agood day yesterday, received the cheques from Mazuma for my old phones, came to 12.50 so putting tenner of it onto dughters campint trip and the 2.50 towards presents. Joined Littlewoods bingo the night before and went through Quidco. Said you had to deposit more than £10 to get £10 back and play through half of it in the first 3 days. Was originally just going to join for the free scrathys but thought why not have a go on the bingo as I do like playing it. Played through just about half of my money and had about 60p to go when I wont a tenner so withdrew £15, Makes me £5 up already and with a tenner to come off Quidco if and when. Its tracked already so should be ok. Had £4.50 track for Mazuma too.
Only thing with Littlewoods is that I left 60p in there to keep doing the free scratchys and while I was outside OH decided to have a go for me and put the lot on the next book of cards on the bingo and lost so now I dont have anything in the account. Is ther eany of you more familiar with these St Minver sites that knows whats best to do? Should I just put some more money in again and with draw it once I won on the scratchy or shall I just join another site?

Clairealo

hiya everyone,

Went out shopping yesterday n managed to get a hipflask in the 99p shop which is perfect, getting married in December n wanted to get the best man an engraved hip flaks but they were all dead expenive sonow i can just take that one to be engraved at my local key cutters n they only charge bout £3, so personalised hip flask for less than a fiver... Bargain!

Im just sat scouring the web, itsmy 21st in April n i have no idea what i fancy doing.... really cant decide? Im thinking bout having a fancy dress party at y mams house if she lets me lol n asking everyone 2 !!! as 1920's gangsters and flapper girls??? what do ya's think? I really cant decide, was thinking about organising a nite at sundrland races but think a party mite b more fun? plus more people would come coz everyone is normally skint lol!
x x x

SugarSpun

Hey everyone, just popping in to announce my very great excitement - I was looking through my stuff to see what can be thrown out since I'm moving it all into my OH's (bigger, more central, less astounding view) place and found a gift I bought myself that is now joining the gift pile. That, along with the stuff I bought in the sales, means my mother's Christmas gifts are sorted. So are all birthdays except my OH's (and he's probably getting a blow up doll as I will be enormous by then hehehe).

Oh, and I now have a visible bump in the front of what used to be my flat belly and my navel is clearly shallower. It's official!

(I won't even tell you what's happened to my b00bs )