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

mrs_moneyspinner

this is purely for a laugh - www.tamponcrafts.com/ I couldn't see a previous post for it ... I think the tree lights are best!
correction, was originally posted in the bad mothers thread - very appropriate.

wee_me_4

Hey!!

Just came across your thread when i was googling homemade xmas ideas. Can I join too?

I am addicted to Christmas!!!

Not very arty or crafty but gonna give it a go this year as I am fed up buying all the usual gifts for adults and usually buy for the sake of it.

Giving DS his brekkie then heading into town to get folder for all my xmas planning - sooo excited!!

sammy_kaye18

How many people to buy for? 15 (if just my family and boyfriend) or 26 if boyfriend cant be bothered to do his own but he gives me the money.


Estimated Budget? £250 for my 15 or £400 for all 26 and that not including Ben or boyfriend yet


Actual spend? £15.93


Presents completed/half done/nowt yet --- 2 complete, 7 half done, 4 nowt yet but know what im getting them


Original/Proper cost of prezzies? £358.27

not too shabby!

irishgirl62

Pips_Mum wrote: »

Oh Oh Oh Oh I might actually Pee a little as I am so excited as I just found this cute site with covers and dividers for Holiday Planners. It is soooooooooooo sweet I am going to have to print them all!!!

http://melindawhitehead.com/ChristmasNotebook1.html

Welcome back Mary,
Mum2one hope Blackpool is drier than Northampton is.
Welsh Lovelies - My family is from Treorchy!!

Thanks for sharing it is gorgeous!!!

my elf name is Blinky crazy-legs

irishgirl62

How many people to buy for?18

Estimated Budget?£400 on my four children for thier main present which is not decided yet as well as stocking fillers etc overall budget for everyone including stocking fillers 360 plus the 400 total 760

Actual spend? unknown

Presents completed/half done/nowt yet 4 hampers half done

Original/Proper cost of prezzies?£30

irishgirl62

Thanks to this thread I have put away £125 last month and will put away 125 this month and sept and oct so that is my four kids xmas money I am so excited to be so organised this year as usually after xmas i am so broke and three of my kids birthdays are in first week of feb so it ususally takes me few months to recover from xmas finanancally!

ellemm

Number of people : 18 (12 adults & 6 kids from age 2 to 10)

Budget: £600 or thereabouts

Actual spend: £300 so far (vouchers from surveys etc has helped)

Presents completed:

5 pamper hampers
SIL's present (apart from some foodie stuff)
2 of the kids
3 small bottles of Toffee Vodka (for foodies)
Apricot & Orange Chutney (for foodies)

1/2 done:

1 Movie Nights hamper
1 more pamper hamper
1 toddler
4 hampers for males
(2 of them foodie so some will be put in last thing)

Not yet started:

other 3 kids although I know what they are getting

Seeing it written down like this is very encouraging for me and looking at my "calendar" of tasks to complete each month, I see I am well ahead.:o

Actual cost: staggeringly over £600 - this money saving malarky is great!

helyg

Ooh can I join in please (I do love making Christmas lists!)

Number of people to buy for: 29

Budget: around £600

Spent so far: around £200

Have bought:

all the stuff for my husband's rugby hamper, just need a container to pack it into

my daughter's main pressies (Baby Annabel and a Disney Princess dressing up outfit)

my younger son's main pressie (VTech Kiddizoom)

all the stuff for my 2 sons' rugby hampers, just need containers

basket, jars, cellophane etc to make my mum a foody hamper (just need to make the stuff!)

baskets, jars, cellophane etc to make 3 foody baskets

6 x other pressies

mugs and cellophane to fill with fudge for kids' teachers

vouchers for friends' kids/nieces and nephews

yarn and pattern to knit dolls/mascots for my three kids

Still need to buy:

DS Lite for eldest son (will be buying this next month with a £10 off voucher I have for Argos)

Mother in law, Father in Law, Sister in law: not sure yet, may well be vouchers as that's what they appreciate.

Stocking fillers for my three kids.

I have spent around £200 on stuff so far, but if I had paid full price for it all it would have cost around £400 so I'm quite pleased with that

cdsmiler

How many people to buy for? 30

Estimated Budget? Unknown!!!

Actual spend? £22.06

Presents completed/half done/nowt yet

Completed: 2
Half Done: 4 (including a Pink Hamper which I have most of the stuff for but no basket!)
Nothing Done: 22 (but know what two people are having!)

Original/Proper cost of prezzies? £72.82

Doesn't look all that good really does it.... lol Better than this time of year in previous years mind. Plus my excuse is that we've just cleared a LOAD of junk out from the house, re-organised the attic, re-organised the dark room (it literally was a dark room when hubby first moved into the house - he built it into one of the larger bedrooms - now it's just a decent sized walk in storage area!!), changed the one spare room to a proper working study/exercise bike room/second living room, and the other spare room has been stripped out, decorated and has new carpet ready for being the nursery!!! Buying the furniture tonight - very excited!!

Big hello to all newbies!!!!

Clare x

erm

Lucy_Lu wrote: »

Is there anyone else who doesn't have children or isn't pregnant?! I feel so lonely lol.

I'm another one without children and I'm defnitely not pregnant!! I am however, a bit barmy about my nieces and nephews!!