Thrifty Gifty - Organised for Christmas and all ocassions 2009- Santas Challenges

soblivion

choccy you are a naughty, the suspense is killing me and I don't have any young children:rotfl:for anyone who does it must be terrible.
I think yourself and mum2one must have been sadists in previous lives:D

bunbun2

sarahf191979 wrote: »

That would be my worst nightmare LOL, I'd be in the kitchen constantley brewing up LOL

I'd have to invest in a really big flask

I have the kettle in the frontroom lol

bunbun2

Sarah I was just reading your list of things your boys need to make for Christmas and they sounds so similar to my two - cubs/drama/and an obsession with Dr Who!!
last summer we went to a Dr Who day in Lanchester (County Durham) where they had Colin Baker, Terry Maloy and whoever played the brigadier. From looking at Colin Baker's website he goes to various venues round the country - there might be one near you. Mind you it cost a fortune - they have you over a barrel don't they!!

sarahf191979

bunbun2 wrote: »

Sarah I was just reading your list of things your boys need to make for Christmas and they sounds so similar to my two - cubs/drama/and an obsession with Dr Who!!
last summer we went to a Dr Who day in Lanchester (County Durham) where they had Colin Baker, Terry Maloy and whoever played the brigadier. From looking at Colin Baker's website he goes to various venues round the country - there might be one near you. Mind you it cost a fortune - they have you over a barrel don't they!!

Thanks for that info bunbun will have a look into that see if I can get my boys to one near us.

sarahf191979

Right My carpets down and frontroom resembles a frontroom again, I can now get on with some jobs, OH Nagging now as kids will be home in an hour. Catch you all in a bit

Sarahx

mum2one

bunbun2 wrote: »

Sarah I was just reading your list of things your boys need to make for Christmas and they sounds so similar to my two - cubs/drama/and an obsession with Dr Who!!
last summer we went to a Dr Who day in Lanchester (County Durham) where they had Colin Baker, Terry Maloy and whoever played the brigadier. From looking at Colin Baker's website he goes to various venues round the country - there might be one near you. Mind you it cost a fortune - they have you over a barrel don't they!!

Hi
Just a thought following on from Doctor Who, theres a Dr Who museum / exhibition in Llangollen, dont know what its like (sorry) or even how far u are from there, but might be worth a search on the net.

x

mum2one

Hope no one minds, but gone for a new title on the thread, tying in all our objectives

Christmas
Birthday
Any ocassions
Presents
Santas Challenges

As were a sister thread to Jammy, that thread helps us save money and make money, while this thread we spend it!! The mse way of course!!

Can't wait for Choccys challenge xx

furrypig

mum2one you are making me laugh with all the thread name changes!!!lol xxx

bunbun2

mum2one wrote: »

Hi
Just a thought following on from Doctor Who, theres a Dr Who museum / exhibition in Llangollen, dont know what its like (sorry) or even how far u are from there, but might be worth a search on the net.

x

think I will keep that one to myself or the boys will want to go - regardless of how far it is!

rufusdog52

mum2one - I like the new name for the thread, its much easier now to find both of the thrifty threads.

I have done quite well today. Went to the town this morning and found a foam sleeping mat for camping in the 99p store which daughter needs for her camp next month. Now need to find a reasonably priced sleeping bag unless I can borrow one.

Also had a sort out of my gifts I have bought or made and put them in boxes and put everything together. All the Christmas ones are in two boxes, the birthday ones in another box and my daughters bits in a separate box. OH's gifts are in yet another box "hidden" amongst my craft stuff until nearer the day when I will cover the box with wrapping paper. His gifts are all wrapped up.

I sorted out the bits I have for my 4 nieces, I knitted them a doll each, 1 blue, 1 lilac, 1 pink and 1 green (clothes on the dolls), then made a patchwork bag each in co-ordinating colours and made a make-up bag and tissue holder out of what was left. I also bought them each a small cross stitch set (to get them crafting), a bar of soap to match, a tiny doll, some fake tattoos and an altered notebook with their name on to match the colour of their bags/dolls. Today I put all their items in the bags to see whether it looked enough and the bags are quite full so I am really pleased. I printed out some rectangular tags and stuck them on those brown luggage tags with the string and they look really pretty, and tied one to each bag.

Also put the bits I had for my sisters in their bags too, they have the bracelets I made, altered notebooks with their names on and tissue holders to match their bags. I found a nice brown bead necklace which someone gave me so have put this in one sisters bag and will look out for another black or white one for the other sister.

All in all I feel very organised. Now waiting for the mini challenge later xx