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

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How many people to buy for? 22

Estimated Budget? £400

Actual spend? £13.98

Presents completed/half done/not started

Completed: 0
Half Done: 2
Nothing Done: 20

Original/Proper cost of prezzies? £18.98

Not too much done yet, but I do have a list ready. I just need to do the shopping now!

I also have to get started on my Secret Santa pressie for work. We're doing "Crafty Secret Santa" again this year, because it was such a success last year. I made christmas tree decorations last year, but might do something like Truffles or homemade Christmas Pudding this year.

stokegal

Can I join please...

I love Christmas and I love making lists so making a Christmas List is super exciting :j:j:j

How many people to buy for?
13 of mine + 7 of OH's family + OH and DS

Estimated Budget?
Mine = £260, OH family = £135 + OH and DS = unknown

Actual spend?
Mine = £45.94, OH family = £17.89, OH = £0, DS = £20.98

Presents completed
Mine = 1 :embarasse
OH family = 0 :embarasse

Presents Half Done
Mine = 7, OH Family = 6

Nowt Yet
Mine = 5
OH Family = 1

Have Bought
4 x Smelly Gift Sets from Next (Bought in the 1/2 Price Sale last Boxing Day)
HSM Teeny Meez (1/2 Price from Tesco Direct)
HSM Make Up Case
2 x Max it Message Me (Reduced from £9.99 to £3.59 from Argos)
Hannah Montana Teeny Meez (1/2 Price from Tesco Direct)
Hannah Montana Airbrush Nail Set (1/2 Price from Tesco Direct)
Hannah Montana Magic 8 Ball (1/2 Price from Wilkos)
Half of the items needed for Pamper Hamper
Dora the Explorer Pram Set (1/2 Price from Tesco Direct)
Dora the Explorer Slide Puzzle (1/2 Price from Wilkos)
Candle to go in Movie Night in Night Hamper
Worthers Originals for Pots of Gold
Christmas Cards (Reduced to 50p from Card Factory)

Still to Buy
Baskets for Hampers
GhostWhisperer Series 3 DVD (Found for £15.45 from Hut + Quidco)
Opium Perfume (Still hunting for best price)
Bowl for Nuts, Nuts, Nutcracker
Fruit Bowl, Fruit
Vouchers
Gold Stud Earrings
Items for Movie Night In Hamper - Blue Ray Disc, Popcorn, Chips, Dips, Wine
Wrapping paper
Cellophane
Ribbons
Bows
Items for Snowman Soup
Items for pots of Gold

Presents for OH and DS (it's his first christmas!!! :T)

Oh Dear...Need to get a move on...

mary-op

Hi all !
Useful Christmas challange and might help me to not go overbudget (I say might............lol)

Will reckon up later and let you know when I've delved into the spare room that looks like santas grotto at the minute -well cross between that and some sort of prep. for a jumble sale...............lol:rotfl:

Racking my brain at the minute for a music type verse to put in sons birthday card for next week so any ideas are welcome -he's mad on the beatles if that helps........I've been googling and found nothing that suits........

mrsow

Lucy_Lu wrote: »

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

Im child free Lucy so we can be lonely together lol. I must say the summer holidays are the one time I do not envy people with children........

Anyhow havent bought or done anything christmassy all week as we have both been unwell with cold so the plan is to try and get xmas cards done by end of august (hopefully)

mary-op

Ooops..........should have been checking my lists and got carried away covering little shopping list notebooks..........lol

No. to buy for.............13 (I think -don't like that number!)

Budget - trying to stick to £10 per person but more like £15

Presents completed - 12 (all little nonsense stuff)
(also made all christmas cards and written them :T)

Presents half done...........lost count :eek:
(6 pots of coffee mixes, shopping list notebooks, A5 notebooks for journals need covering, pot of pebbles for younger son, 2 door hangers, -thats as far as I got)

Presents bought and cost - haven't totted that up yet

Still need:
Marshmallows & Bon bons for snowmen/snowballs
brown flannel for reindeer snowman
Cinnaman for coffee mixes
Shoe boxes to cover for pressies

Thinks thats it so far...............crikey just realised I'm more disorganised than I thought:eek:

cyclingyorkie

you're doing better than me at the moment!

sammy_kaye18

Helyg and Stoke Girl - welcome!

HELYG - could you nto find a cheap waste paper bin for the boys and make a stencil of the word sin and spray paint it on it to make a container for the rugby hampers = so they each have their own 'sin' bin for their rooms.:D:D


I love lists and have about a million of them so far for Xmas alone and just found out im working boxing day not Christmas Eve - may see if i can swap this with someone though as Christmas eve is a nice shift to work plus hoping it will go quickly if I'm 7 months pregnant!

Also just wanted to update this bit.

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

2 competed are
my step mums pamper hamper
sisters pamper hamper

7 half done are
- step sister and step brothers cards
- auntie and uncles card
- step nan + grandad card
- 2 cousins cards.
(these are all having a cross stitched card each, money and my two nieces/step brother + sister may have a selection box each or some snowman soup - have the bits for cards just need to get my backside in gear and do them)
- nieces princess hamper. - have a few bits for it but need to get more for them

and there is actually 5 not started yet because there is my dad, mum, nan and grandad to buy for although i know what im doing my nan, grandad and mum.
Plus the 5th gift is a night before Xmas hamper for my nieces and want to do one for Ben - oh hang on thats 6 not started then :eek::eek::eek::eek: oh and the boyfriend and ben! :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

and i haven't made my Christmas cards yet and I have 16 nonny mice to make cards for and a swap on the magical holiday home site and there is at least 27 signed up for that alone! :eek: think I need to get a move on with them.


HOLY HELL THERES ONLY 140 DAYS LEFT TILL XMAS!!!!!:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

sarahf191979

Afternoon All

Wow everyone is so busy, I will try and list my stuff for challenge sometime over the weekend busy painting and carpeting the stairs at the mo and still got a bit to do in the kitchen.

Anyone without kids can borrow mine for a week or so, (Might put you off having any though) they are driving me up the wall today, wouldn't mind but the sun is shining, DS1 wants batteries for his camera, and we have run out :eek: and DS2 is deperately trying to catch ants in the garden for his ant farm, but they keep running away from him:rotfl:

Just having 5 min before I get back to doing the decorating and 4 dozen jobs on my list.

Hope everyone is having a nice Friday

Sarah
x

sarahf191979

Knock Knock
Who's there ?
Snow
Snow who ?
Snow business like show business !

:rotfl:

mary-op

sammy -=you're scaring me with your countdowns............lol:eek: Keep thinking of yet more things I have to do:eek:

sarah -keep 'em coming...................lol