Christmas 09 Let's Get Organised!!

pretzelnut

Claire_Bear wrote: »

Register with Vodkat, they have an instant-win competition to win a cocktail kit, I know a lot of people (myself included) have won one It has a cocktail shaker in it, four flashing ice cubes, 4 vodkat stirrers, and two packets of table confetti

Link here http://www.vodkatparty.com/Page/Competition.aspx

Good luck!

I just won one too :T:T:T

Thats another stocking filler sorted.

^!£$&

And I Lost booo

LJM

i lost also boo

SugarSpun

I've just been buying Christmas junk food from approvedfood.co.uk and they have an apple martini shaker/rimmer set for £1.50. It's not worth it unless you're buying a full order cause delivery's over £5 - but if you're ordering anyway it's a good addition. They have a cocktail section in the drinks section too.

pretzelnut

I'm really struggling today.

I still have a massive lists of christmas things to make and pressies to sort but Lily is attention seeking today and just wont let me put her down.

So i have decided to take the pressure of trying to do everything at once and limit myself to 1 thing a day.

So i have just about managed to get 8 boxes covered in christmas wrapping paper ready to turn them into hampers. Which wasnt as easy a job as i though tit would be.

Tommorrow i will start putting presents in them, then i will know how much space each one has left in it.

The day after i will try and get the advent calendars decorated that i started months ago. To stop me bying 3 from the shops cos that would be so much easier.

pretzelnut

princesswoo wrote: »

last year i got my wicker baskets with fabric liners from dunelm mill.

for those of you who have people who are ungreatful for the handmade gifts they recieve i have found this ribbon, There are 4 different ones to choose from including one that says ''recycled gift''


http://www.prezzybox.com/products/index.aspx?pid=5452

I have just ordered 1 asits in keeping with my humour thene for gifts with another couple of cheap gifts and gone through quidco as you get 10% cashback plus £5 off £15 spend which is a quidco exclusive code. Delivery is £3.95 but i could justify that as the ribbon and bows are unusual plus you save that by using the quidco code.

Forgot to say that they have this too:

http://www.prezzybox.com/products/index.aspx?pid=4125&SearchSession=4a53222a-a20b-4edd-bdee-4c01289d604e

Its ideal for those of you making an xmas eve hamper, it contains santa footprints and magic snow, as well as reindeer hoofprints too for £3.95.

I bought one as i think it will be great - the kids can have the snow and then i will sneak out later and make some footprints and reindeer prints.

chickywiggle

wahhhooo while daddy sat on babywiggle I managed to finish wrapping and cellophaning the rest of the xmas baskets andf wrapped daddy and babywiggle's birthday presents........what a productive day.

jemtom

i really need to start getting the christmas things organized, but i dont seem to have the time, by the time tom is in bed im to knackered to start and when he is on his nap i have too much other stuff to do! the things on top of my wardrobe are starting to look unsafe and i have a feeling that the next time i open the doors its all going to fall off :eek: so i have to sort it out. i dont seem to have the money to get anything else but hopefully will have enough tomorrow left over to start on my friends hamper - going to make her a cocktail one i think. i never won that competition either, i rarely do though competitions dont like me :rotfl:.

Claire_Bear

You can enter the Vodkat competition once a month, or register with multiple email addresses for more chances to win if you didn't the first time

yippee_kye_yay

got my popcorn from b&m today. i got the 6 bag of butterkist toffee £1 bbd end of april 2010. so thats that done for the movie hampers just need to add a couple of bottles of coke and still looking for a older kids/teenager beaker with straw

also got some bits for the xmas eve hamper - a disney princess torch £1.29
and some toy story and barbie tall box of chocolate buttons £1 each, also from b&m
then went to a chemist and got a plate to leave the cookies on for santa it says something like 'santas cookies keep off' that was £1 to go with toy story alien cushion, fairy cushion, and thomas the tank torch i already have
still got loads to get for this tho;
magic key
polar express dvd
hungry hippos game
reindeer food
pictures to colour or xmas colouring book (gonna leave a pic for santa as a thank you)cookie mix
cup for santa
night before xmas book
snowman soup
new cups
and new pjs for the 2 of them!

have been super organised today tho and made a list of the food i need for xmas dinner, decorations i need to buy and food supplies for baking i need to get. im going to do an overall xmas food list tonight too so i can start buying stuff in.

decided to get mil 2 new games for her nintendo ds taht are coming out soon and also going to do her a little sweet hamper with her favourite things. i have her 3 bars of milka chocolate in different varietys (but may up this to 6) and going to add some jaffa cakes and turksih delights. but she only likes frys turkish delights has anyone seen any on offer anywhere?

fil has asked for the new shaun long (rugby player ) book and some old spice he has a budget of £50 so this will leave him about £30-£35 can anyone think of anything? he's also getting a sweet hamper (different budget). his favourites are toffees and liqorice. i dont eat either so can anyone recommend any? he likes the 'finer' things in life when it comes to food. i do already have him a bag of liqorice twists and traditional soft liqorice to go in his hamper. and i would like to get him some hard toffee with the little hammer, but unsure on the best brands?