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

sammy_kaye18

cdsmiler wrote: »

Btw, it's probably really simple to do, but I can't see how yet.....how do I add a signiture?!?! Or is it something that's only avaialble once you've reached a certain number of posts?

Clare x

Clare - on the tool bar above - it says welcome, xxxxxx and underneath there are tags for main site, forum, user cp etc

go into User CP

and there is an edit signature option on the left hand side.

x x x

cdsmiler

sammy_kaye18 wrote: »

Clare - on the tool bar above - it says welcome, xxxxxx and underneath there are tags for main site, forum, user cp etc

go into User CP

and there is an edit signature option on the left hand side.

x x x

Oooooooo you star!! Thank you!! :T

Clare x

Lucy_Lu_4

sammy_kaye18 wrote: »

Thanks all

£40 we usually budget in a month

Main goals for today though are
1. to get some more cross stitch done.
2. Post picture of cross stitch :mad:
3. dishes
4. bedding stripped, washed and dried.
5. Dig out Christmas card making bits and make a list of what I've got.

I can't speak from experience Sammy but well done for keeping busy and occupied and you are blessed to have Ben.

I have to ask - how on earth do you spend just £40 on food a month?! What is your secret?!

Mamae

Hello, hello, hello,

Well I found this thread 3 days ago and have finally read it beginning to end. I have smiled when good news was announced and cried with the bad news . This seems like a really friendly thread. Please can I join in. Have made a folder (a novice attempt - nothing as posh as posted on here!). I have 40 people to buy for :eek: with a budget of £550 (that was a shock as well!). OH very impressed that I am already planning xmas.
Just to let you know that M&S are doing a 3 for 2 deal on some of their toileteries. Bought 6 bottles of stuff (shower gel, body lotion etc) for £3.88 yesterday. :j

cdsmiler

scattymam1 wrote: »

cdsmiler - top of the page, click on userCP, then down the left hand side click on edit signature, write whatever u want and then click on save, it might take a few minutes to appear, et voila x

Ooooo sorry scattymam - must have missed your post!! Thank you too!!

Hi Mamae - welcome!

Clare x

Lucy_Lu_4

SugarSpun wrote: »

The website I was thinking of yesterday was www.buyithere.co.uk - 36m wrapping paper for £11, and I added a DVD and a CD for myself to make the delivery free. There'll be 6 of us for Christmas, so I wanted to have everyone's gifts in a different kind of paper to minimise the labels I was using.

And if anyone's buying vouchers, Clinton's Cards are selling two £15 iTunes vouchers for £20.

Thanks for these fab deals SugarSpun, I've just spent £37 on the buytithere website and saved over £70!

Glad to hear the little one is doing well,


Lucy x

Lucy_Lu_4

Mamae wrote: »

Hello, hello, hello,

Well I found this thread 3 days ago and have finally read it beginning to end. I have smiled when good news was announced and cried with the bad news . This seems like a really friendly thread. Please can I join in. Have made a folder (a novice attempt - nothing as posh as posted on here!). I have 40 people to buy for :eek: with a budget of £550 (that was a shock as well!). OH very impressed that I am already planning xmas.
Just to let you know that M&S are doing a 3 for 2 deal on some of their toileteries. Bought 6 bottles of stuff (shower gel, body lotion etc) for £3.88 yesterday. :j

Great to have you on board Mamae!

Everyone on here is really lovely, friendly and helpful. It is great to be amoungst likeminded people who like a bargain and present buying and crafting!

Thank you for the M&S offer and well done, they do lovely stuff and people will think you've spent a fortune!

Welcome,

Lucy x

mary-op

Hi all !
Quite pleased with myself today - finished off sons partners door hanger and the little flannel cake I've done (thanks to flourgirl:T) Took me an age to roll two flannels together to make them fit but I did it in the end.
Finished off little pots of coffee mixes............filled them all up and put them in a gold coloured gift box I found, topped it up with extra sugar sachets, chocolate sprinkles, serviettes with coffee cup on them and little booklet explaining the ingredients -all tied up with a brown ribbon and box - looks better than it is....lol:rotfl:
Total cost about £1.25 -I'd already got the box, ribbon, choc.sprinkles and serviettes.
Think that'll be it for today.............unless I think of something else thats quick and easy............its too hot to do a lot.

paddingtondoo

thanks for mentioning M&S I love their bubble bath but only buy it on sale .

Have made a pink hamper this week for friends birthday on Sunday with bits and pieces picked up over the year. Plus printed off newspaper cover for her with her age on - if I'm not here after Friday you'll know she's done something nasty to me

Also got a free wallchart from the Times showing premiership fixtures for 09-10 that will do for part of DS birthday plus the newspaper cover saying he's been signed to Man U - expect he'll want the new kit - has anyone seen them with offers anywhere?

Have I missed any challenges? Done freezer and school uniform. And of course several bars of chocolate :rotfl:

SugarSpun

Sammy, halfpriceperfumes.co.uk have some bits for £1 and I think there's Quidco.