The Thrifty Gifty Girls 2009 (Organised & Money Neutral for All Occasions) #3

scattymam1

Got all my easter presents to make and put together - I have 5 tshirts to make and 5 baskets to finish also.

Then I have 4 lots of birthday presents to wrap.

For my sis in law I wanted to put her together a black and white small chipboard album of her wedding but I can never get ahold of any photos so as I now have limited time I'm just going to do the cover and then let her add her own photos. Not sure whether to do the pages with words and everything and leave the gaps for the photos or to just make a diy pack up so she can do it all herself (she has done a mini scrapbook before). What do you all think?? I have all the stuff so this would be money neutral.

I am getting all my car boot stuff together to raise the money for dd's birthday party. I should be making cards for this also.

So I have plenty to do as well as tidy the house and what am I doing?? sitting in bed on my laptop..? I need some get up and go but it's hard as I can't eat anything without throwing it back up at the minute (I'm living on crisps)

bikerchick1066

rufusd!!!2 wrote: »

Sorry to hear about your Grandmother Sugarspun.

Well done to winners on the Grnad National, my OH had the winner in the works thingy what ever they call it and thinks he will get about £30. Bettter than nothing. He is off this week as its my birthday tomorrow and he always tries to take the week off. Not sure what we are doing yet, would like to go out round the shops somewhere where there are little shops to look in and plenty of charity shops, will have to have a look on the map and find somewhere we havent been to yet. Saying that they have forecast rain for tomorrow so might just end up going out for lunch. The evening is sorted though as there is football on the tele.

I have two more amounts to add to my total for the challenge, received £7 from Topcashback and £17 from Cashback Cascade.

Off to do my daily clicks, catch you later xx

rufusd try Tunbridge Wells for the charity shops. Plenty of them all in the same road, and very good quality stuff! And HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

RustyFlange

Morning ladies ....

Sooooo many messages I can't remember them all but I will try ....

Rufusdog - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! hope you have a fantastic day! I made you a birthday cake - hope you like it


Goochie - I missed the meatballs but demanded that OH did them with penne and cheese in the oven however I shall be round tonight for the pie yumyum~!

Mum2one - sounds like you are doing fantastically well! well done!

Hayley - now come on ... we all know it is the vampire club you are really joining and are just covering it up by calling it a craft group :rotfl:

Jammy - Are you alive?

Chocky orange! :eek: you naughty lady!!! ... PLM will shout at you!!! love the promise to Jammy about you being thrifty once you have stopped being gifty!

Scattymam - sounds like you are doing fab! I wish I was still in bed!!!

Rainmac sounds like your ebaying is doing well ... I am not happy, someone keeps bumping up my bid!!!

Bunbun - Ooooh look at that sexy hair!!! ... way to go lady! bet it looks really fab! can't wait to see it! what did your OH and kids think?

Sorry if I have missed anyone! ...


Right so now I am here and have finished babbling on I will just mention a couple of things quickly ...

I am due back in court soon. (some of you know the situation) but not til May so gives me time to get Rainmac to order the quickdrying cement!!!
My sister is coming up at the weekend :eek: not looking forward to that but ho hum!!
My girly wirly is almost 2 :eek: where has the time gone???

Anyway I am proud of myself and OH is proud of me .... all of you know we are struggling money wise due to OH being out of work ... but our little one turns 2 at the end of may and I have been trying to pick up little bits as and when. I now have enough things for her and have spent .... (DRUM ROLL PLEASE)
£15.95 however it retails at £164.45


Is that thrifty and gifty enough for you?

And to top it off for Jammys fabulous challenge, I now have a total of £340.34 and still going strong!!!

Marg

Happy Birthday Rufusdog!

Hope you have a good day - Only 51!

Mum2one - Hope you have a fab holiday & the forecast is wrong.

Rainmac - good for you - what a generous brother you've got.

sylphraven

Rufus

Morning all :hello:
Last night I made a 5min choccy cake in a mug - piccys on my blog - thought it might make a good pressie, a change from snowman soup. Put the dry ingredients in a bag, seal it with a knot, & hide that with a ribbon, then pop in the mug, possibly with a small whisk?
Print/write out the recipe onto a piece of card & attach to the mug with a piece of ribbon, or you could just slip it inside the mug, or attach to the bag of dry ingredients.

I won bingo on bingo port yesterday for the first time, yay!!! 2 lines in the morning - 699 points, then full house in the evening - unfortunately this was split between me & someone else but thats still 597 points. Also refered my lil sis & got her playing last night as well. If anyone else wants a referal just PM me, lol.

Hope everyone has a fab, happy, pain free day (why am I in such a good mood, I've been up since 6 as LO thinks this is a great time to play now, & I am NOT a morning person)

chocolate.orange_2

Happy Birthday Rufusdog _party__party_Hope you have a fantastic day xx


Rainmac Thankyou so much for making me feel better about my awful spending not saving habit :rotfl: Ps i just made you up to £95 ...Not on my own i only did £2. Ive been spending too much on unneeded craft stuff

Well the sun is shining and i have so much to do. The little 2 are off to the seaside with my mum and dad. So lots of ironing to do I want to make sure their Easter stuff is ready to go also.

sylphraven

Wow Rusty, that is a saving

All hail Rusty, Queen of Thrifty

chocolate.orange_2

Rusty !!! You are being thrifty enough for both of us

Well Done you !!!

Hope everythings going abit better now hunny xx

RustyFlange

Thankyou ladies, I couldn't have done it without all of you so a big thankyou for all of your support etc. Chocky you can blame me if you like :rotfl:

xxx

hels102

Haven't been in for a while, so hello everyone.
Happy Birthday Rufus, hope you have a lovely day:beer:
Rusty You have done so well, that's an amazing saving!
Sylphraven I've just had a peek at your blog OMG your cake looks amazing!