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

mrsow

How many people to buy for? 19 (including eachother)

Estimated Budget? £565 eek

Actual spend? £141 so far (£353 predicted)

Presents completed/half done/nowt yet

8 completed and 7 started and 4 not even thought of ooops

Original/Proper cost of prezzies? not sure yet

mary-op

Angela - I did that - yuk............nearly put me off my coffee..............lol

Thanks for the tip about gravy tubs smell.........last year I took the lid off and left them open for months and it worked but was a nuisance having them laying about everywhere. OH is getting me some cinnamon for my coffee mixes so I'll use some of that.
Don't seem to have done so much with them this year..........running out of ideas..................lol:rotfl:
Still got carte d'or ice cream tub I grabbed from OH before he recycled it and not sure what to do with it........nice gold rim to the lid so lends itself to be a 'tub of gold' but everyone had them last year so got to think of something else...........plus need to get some paper to cover it before I even start. Thought my little coffee mix pots would fit in it but they won't.................
Oh well, back to covering notebooks I think..........done the shopping list ones.............nothing fancy, just pretty paper and tied with a ribbon. Now its on to the A4 notebooks...............oh lor.............fabric or paper ? Not sure................
Think I'll hang the washing out and have a think................lol

irishgirl62

I found this simple instructions on making a cupcake wrapper which could be adapted for the flannel or sock cupcakes for the hampers on u tube ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOP9qewYldA&feature=related

sarahf191979

I really want to try one of these, sounds quite easy and cheaper than the photo shops (and I suppose if I make a balls of it I can let the kids use the canvas tiles;))




step 1Getting started

You will need: 1. Nice photo 2. Computer 3. Nine pieces of 10x10cm tiles 4. Five sheets of printer paper 5. Five strips of 10x20cm tissue paper 6. Double sided adh…



step 2Picking and editing you photo

First you have to pick a nice photo. Make sure you pick a photo in which you will not cut away vital parts (such as eyes) later on. Chose which part of the photo you want …



step 3Dividing your picture into smaller elements

In order to print your paper you will have to take a few extra steps. Make a grid on your edited photo with lines at 10 and 20 cm. Cut out the squares between the l…



step 4Printing your photo on tissue paper

Obiously it is hard to put tissue paper into an ordinary laser printer. This is a nice trick to make it work. Take your strips of 10 x 20cm tissue paper. Put double sid…



step 5Cutting the parts

No need for longer explanation. Cut all nine squares. Try not to cut your fingers as well.



step 6Time to use the glue!

Put decoupage glue on tiles. Adhere tissue paper. If you want a softer look, adhere pieces with printed side facing tile. (That is the reason you might want to reverse …



step 7Finished!

Now you might want to put tiles into a frame or just stick to a piece of board and put on your wall. Good luck!


Courtsey of: http://www.instructables.com

sarahf191979

mary-op wrote: »

Still got carte d'or ice cream tub I grabbed from OH before he recycled it and not sure what to do with it........

I use mine in the microwave mary they are great and save a fortune over the micro dishes you can buy. They don't get too hot either.

On the crafty side I can't think of anything, but If I do will let you know hun

mary-op

sarah - thanks but we've already got loads of dishes for freezer/microwave. This ones destined for 'christmas' one way or another.............oh............just remembered someone who didn't have a pot of gold last year :j So, problem solved.....................:T

sarahf191979

mary-op wrote: »

sarah - thanks but we've already got loads of dishes for freezer/microwave. This ones destined for 'christmas' one way or another.............oh............just remembered someone who didn't have a pot of gold last year :j So, problem solved.....................:T

Glad you thought of something, couldn't think of anything crafty, must be the paint fumes.

mary-op

sarah - just re-done my list so its more readable..........I'm nearly there......:T mind you having said that I'm never going to make my target date of finishing everything by the end of august...........think I was a bit over the top with that silly idea...........:rotfl:
And there's bound to be loads more ideas crop up that I'll end up sticking on my list..........:o
I really must finish off the bits I've started before I begin anything else.

whizzer01

ooh just got back from holiday and caught up on all threads, kids are keeping me very busy over holidays but just had a go at the challenge here goes

How many people to buy for? 23 (including kids and dh)

Estimated Budget? £718 yikes i have no intention of spending this much
this is my pre \mse budget

Actual spend? approx 250

Presents completed/half done/nowt yet

12 completed and 5 started and 6 not even thought of ooops

Original/Proper cost of prezzies? so far £415 but lots of gifts to make yet which will cost very little as lots of materials i already have

must get cracking on making gifts as soon as kids back at school

hope everyone is well

sarahf191979

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