Christmas 09 Let's Get Organised!!

jexysbird

SaucySecrets wrote: »

For my little sister I'm making a make over hamper, and have got nail varnish, a bag, and a dress. I'm hoping to find a reasonably priced make over day too.

So, any advice on anything? I might delete specifics from here in a day or two, in case anyone snoops!

Just thought this might help with sisters hamper depending on where she lives/transport etc. Buyagift.com are doing lots of cheap experiences until midnight tomorrow, Monday. http://www.buyagift.co.uk/content/promotions/santaclaws/index.aspx?cm_re=homepage-_-santaclaws-_-a
experience for one is down to £10, for two its £15!! Worth a look.
Hope this helps you out with your hamper! You could join her for an extra £5!!

jemtom

why dont you give you parent a chocolate hamper, and give your mil one for her birthday?
i think its quiet because everyone has finshed there christmas shopping, i started mine in june and some started there's earlier than that! all done now apart from selection boxes (after the chocolate monsters eating the others i brought) and some chocs for ex fil, mum bringing wine for aunties and uncles back from france with them. may try and wrap some up today cant believe how little time there is and tom in hospital for one week so need as much wrapped as possible.

Ruth_honey

jexysbird wrote: »

Just thought this might help with sisters hamper depending on where she lives/transport etc. Buyagift.com are doing lots of cheap experiences until midnight tomorrow, Monday. http://www.buyagift.co.uk/content/promotions/santaclaws/index.aspx?cm_re=homepage-_-santaclaws-_-a
experience for one is down to £10, for two its £15!! Worth a look.
Hope this helps you out with your hamper! You could join her for an extra £5!!

Or for free (just pay £2 P+P)...
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2096583

p00

wendyphant wrote: »

I've got one to get those christmas minds working here is what I have left to get
* OH BF - got him a T shirt from The IFFY shop online now need something to go with it
* SIL ?????????????????? (mum of 2 but not mummsy if you kn ow what i mean )
* selection boxes I need 10!!! so am looking for a deal or can you think of another way of doing christmas treats for the kids

x x x x

morrisons are doing a 1/2 price selection box. And our local co-op are doing 2 x cadbury button tubes for £1 plus some other quite cheap choccy things.

xxp00

dizzytina

wendyphant wrote: »

I had an ispiration moment when watching a christmassy film on halmark - one of my friend's mothers has just recovered from breast cancer and this gave me inspiration for the secrect santa hamper. At christmas time we all (8 of us) go out for a meal and we bring a small gift for everyone (only £2-3 max) and we all go home with a lovely hamper. I am doing a breast cancer pink thing. I bought a tray of pink beast cancer awareness coke, 8 pimk flakes (15p each cos a lady was given out 20p vouchers), small pink nail vanishes (90p) tube of pink smarties each (£1 342) just want 1 more pink thing ???? total £1.91 each not bad

thought I'd also ask what is the funniest christmas thing you heard a child say?
my ds is 3 on dec21st he informed me today that santa lives in the norp hole in a hotel !

he also wanted to know when we were putting the farm out (that would be the nativity!!!)

and finally in case you didn't know there are lots of santas but 1 real big father christmas!

Can i ask where did you get you pink breast awareness coke and flakes from ta?:D


My duaghter is just 4 and she calls santa Farmer Christmas!! It tickles me every time she says it.:rotfl:

dizzytina

Yipee - where did you get your The daddy glass from? it sounds a perfect jokey gift for my hubby and it will match our proper wine glasses that are black!!

Ruth_honey

I just want it over and done with now. It's hard enough trying to find things for the difficult to buy for people, but I'm buying all the presents on my Grandma's behalf too, so it's twice as hard!

Here's my list so far:
(My shopping)
DH
Wii Sports resort
Tickets to Rocky Horror show in January
USA book (going there next year!)
Toffee
Bad Girls the musical DVD (missed it when it was on stage)
Simpsons PJ's
Jumper
Michael McIntyre DVD (saw him last week & he's brilliant!)
Still need to buy some silly stocking filler things, but will do that in Home Bargains when I go home to see the family

Mum
Shopping bag
Luggage scales
3 trial subscriptions to various cross stitch magazines (only 3 issues of each, but I know she'll love it)
Grumpy Old Christmas book (she enjoys the TV shows, so this should go down well)
Belt
Hair cut in London (Lastminute offer)
Hot stone massage (again, LM offer :T)

Grandma
Christmas gel gems (she loved the autumn leaves that I bought for her last Christmas)
Cross stitch (have been sitching one for her for christmas & birthdays, as they're a set of 4 seasons-this one is Autumn)
Suction handles for the bathroom & step from kitchen & living room. She has trouble getting up sometimes (she's almost 90, so not doing too bad!) so thought these may help

Dad
Gretna Green football shirt-he's been on about one for ages and my DH found one on Ebay
Football trolley token keyring
Jamie Oliver cooking spices

Stepmum
Ronan Keating CD
Couple of pairs of socks
Warming slippers (they have a microwavable heat pad in the base)
Internet address/password book (joint with my Dad)

Cousin
Shopping hamper:
I love shopping bag
I love shoes & shopping T-shirt
Magnetic shopping list
Purple pen
Shoe money box
Slipper socks

Auntie
Most of our family have christmas socks & undies (!!!) and last year my auntie mentioned that she didn't, so I'm doing her a mini christmas eve hamper with a pair of xmas knickers, xmas socks, some sachets of hot chocolate & a couple of candy canes
On christmas day she'll have:
Bubble bath set
Handbag charm

Aunt's boyfriend
Set of boxed christmas mugs

Brother and his fiance
I came up with the idea of doing them an entertaining/party hamper and I've come up with so many ideas that I've got the rest of the family adding bits too!
The 'hamper' is a big ice bucket
Chocolate fountain
Chrome wine stoppers
Festive 'nibbles' plates
(other family members are adding wine charms, ice cube trays, glow sticks, bottle opener...)

Best friend
Miss Piggy T shirt
Tatty Teddy photo clip
Born to Shop spoon rest

Other friends (not naming as they might come on here, so they'll have numbers! Sorry girls!)

Friend 1
Address book (she's always having to ask for my address, so no excuse now!)
I love shoes T shirt
New Mock the Week book

Friend 2
Winter warmer hamper:
Hand warmers
Teal scarf
Festive mugs with ice skate dangles
Red hot water bottle
Sachets of latte/Cappucino/hot choc
Mini marshmallows
Candy canes
Festive spoon

Friend 3
Perfect night in hamper:
Top to toe pamper sachet set
Baileys cocktail set
PS I love You book (she keeps asking to borrow mine, but I'm a bit funny about lending out books)
Little Miss Christmas T Shirt
Socks

Friend 4
Mini hot water bottle
Red & Green Yankee Candle oil burner

Friend 5
Accessorize vanity case
Body spray
Moisturiser
(We go away together a lot, so thought this might be useful)

Friend 6
Cocktail glass-really cute! It's hand painted with handbags!
I love shopping bag

Friend 7
Little Miss Christmas top
Tatty Teddy photo clip

DH Family
Mulled wine gift set
Candle set

Friend's kids
Don't usually buy for them, but as some of my friend's also buy for my DH, I thought I find them a little something this year.
Have got all 4 very similar gifts:
Christmas mini buckets/tubs filled with a cuddly santa & either a cheap DVD, disposable camera or some girly sparkly glitter stuff.

Family friends
(both male, so trickier!)
Grumpy Old Men audio CD
Spoon rest

By Any Means book
Mint shower gel & shampoo

Think that's it for my shopping! I've even bored myself with it! Don't think I'll bother listing my shopping on my Grandma's behalf.
I will ask for advice on what to get my mum's boyfriend from Grandma though.
So far I've got a couple of (cheap) DVD's, a book, bath bomb and travel toothbrush. He'll probably get lots of food & drink from others (which mum will have to hide, or it'll be gone by boxing day!) He's 49, like motorbikes, driving and going out visiting new places. Any suggestions welcome!

kingshir

I promise I'm not boasting but all my presents are bought and wrapped!:D Am going to start the dreaded chore of writing the cards this weekend, I like to get them done and posted by the beginning of the second week of December if I can.

I love the post in December, something nice in the post everyday! I'm afraid I don't want e.cards or an email saying a donation has been made instead of sending out cards. Buy charity cards, buy cheap cards, make cards but send me a card, is my motto:p

sarahs999

I agree about the cards thing. Oddly though, I really enjoy doing my cards. It's the envelopes I hate!

I haven't posted on this thread before but I am an organised christmas person and have already wrapped and given out six kids' presents, and have bought many more. I have ideas for most people, just my parents nad my in-laws that I can't figure out yet. DH is useless about Chroistmas - he is a teacher and thinks it's ok to start thinking about it when he breaks up on 17 december!

yippee_kye_yay

dizzytina wrote: »

Yipee - where did you get your The daddy glass from? it sounds a perfect jokey gift for my hubby and it will match our proper wine glasses that are black!!

it was from ethel austin which has opened up in our old woolworths, dont know if it has in other cities?
it was £12 failing that you can buy them on ebay, but when i last looked about 3 months ago they were about £22

they are the large size wine glasses. my husband will use it even tho its meant as a joke, hes a bit weird like that!:rolleyes: