Christmas 09 Let's Get Organised!!

MrsBartolozzi

98sidney wrote: »

Can someone give me the link for fivepoundsgifts.co.uk as I have put that in but itsnt coming up

I couldn't get it to work either, but this thread might help with gifts under a fiver!

teacherandmum

DD is with nanny today so got loads done!

• made the retro sweet hamper for dh - sweetsfrom the happy sweet shop delivered this morning
• made dad's gardening hamper but don't like the way the tea towel sits at the bottom
• took deliver of oh wii console + 2 games from amazon. don't want either game so......
• put them on ebay to sell - they are reaching £30 each on auctions!
• checked out the christmas card stock from last years sales
• read my good food xmas magazine from cover to cover

not xmas related but made my mum and dasd ruby wedding hamper

picturtes of hampers may follow (if i can work it out!)

kingshir

GemzyKate wrote: »

My mum has just started patchwork quilting and she really loves it. Now, I would love to make her a patchwork themed hamper, but I don't have the first clue of what to put in it.

Was just wondering if there might be people on here that know a thing or two about patchwork quilting?

Selection of sewing cottons, pk of nice big-headed pins, small pieces of material (curtain sample pieces are perfect - well they are for me:p) applique patches, pk of her favourite sweets to be consumed whilst quilting, thimble, pr of small embrodery scissors and if she is doing the traditional quilting then paper and templates for the various shaped patches. How about a small but strong lamp for evening/nightime sewing, a 'daylight' bulb, tailors chalk, a book on quilting. Is that enough?:rotfl:
Quick edit, a pkt of hand wipes as it is amazing how sweaty and grubby hands can get just sewing!!

wendywitch

98sidney wrote: »

Can someone give me the link for fivepoundsgifts.co.uk as I have put that in but itsnt coming up

Me neither.
The person who posted it has advertised in 3 other threads

GemzyKate

kingshir wrote: »

Selection of sewing cottons, pk of nice big-headed pins, small pieces of material (curtain sample pieces are perfect - well they are for me:p) applique patches, pk of her favourite sweets to be consumed whilst quilting, thimble, pr of small embrodery scissors and if she is doing the traditional quilting then paper and templates for the various shaped patches. How about a small but strong lamp for evening/nightime sewing, a 'daylight' bulb, tailors chalk, a book on quilting. Is that enough?:rotfl:
Quick edit, a pkt of hand wipes as it is amazing how sweaty and grubby hands can get just sewing!!

Wow, thank you so much for those ideas, that's such a great help, I feel like I will definitely be able to do this now!! I will keep you updated!

JaneLiz

Finally decided what I can put my retro sweet thing in.. we have some quite big kilner jars that aren't being used (and my parents can have them back afterwards) so going to put them in there I think - any that are too tall to go in can just be outside it somehow (maybe attached with ribbon) because I'm going to wrap it with cellophane anyway. Finally - now that's sorted, I think I know everything I'm doing

Now, to find a tennis ball for the "ball of life"... maybe I should have thought about this in the summer!

Rummer

Tescos had loads of tennis ball packs reduced.

TeaTree6

I think you need to take the first 's' out for the website you are trying to get to

http://www.fivepoundgifts.co.uk/

hth

CheapDate_2

98sidney wrote: »

Can someone give me the link for fivepoundsgifts.co.uk as I have put that in but itsnt coming up

Hi - if you leave out the first 's' it should work - fivepoundgifts.co.uk (I think because I'm new on the forums I can't post this as a link, so you have to add www. before it) - let me know if this doesn't work

chickywiggle

hlcarroll wrote: »

Could i ask what sort of things you got? I'm still really struggeling!

Also I'm hoping someone might be able to help me, does anyone have any idea where I could get them mini chocolate graters from that arent too expensive? I found some on ebay but they were quite expensive!
Thanks xx

i might have one I'll have a look (there were 3 knocking around at one point.).