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

SugarSpun

Oxfam have some gorgeous journals half price on the Unwrapped site if anyone's like me and not crafty enough to make one pretty. There's a lot of reduced fair trade stuff as well as the second hand shop.

www.oxfamunwrapped.co.uk

It's the ethical collection.

sammy_kaye18

mum2one wrote: »

Hope ur all getting ready for Santas challenge........not long now.

Oh Im ready!!!!!!!!! :j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j

fedupandskint

Hello everyone, I've started looking on all of the Christmas threads, this one, the Christmas Eve Hampers and the orgainised one for help, advice and ideas for Christmas.

I've picked up many ideas and the hampers are written down with what to get and the theme alongside gift tag messages.

The aim is a thoughtful Christmas and to spend only budgeted amounts. Doing ok so far with the plans and scouring the shops for bargains!

I better have a look back on here for the santas challenges - can anyone tell me what they are?

sammy_kaye18

Fed Up - Think they are all on the first page of the thread chick - might be second post.

I know there was

one to make - a Christmas folder - a4 folder for all your Christmas preparation things

one to defrost the freezer

one to get all the school uniform written down that you needed - cant remember the non mum challenge though

and there is a new one due on the 24th of this month


SPEAKING OF WHICH - does anyone else have a Rudolph day?? like the 25th of the month like some other sites have??? that's just dedicated to Christmas planning/crafts???

fedupandskint

Thanks sammy, you're a great crafter by the look of it!

I'm not a mum so no need to worry about uniforms!

Thanks for the tips I'll take a look again on the first page and write them down.

I have a dedicated notebook for my Christmas pressies and preparations instead of a folder and a drawer for the wrapping paper, tissue paper, ribbon and bows, quite well prepared in this area

The freezer challenge is the main one for me. I am working through the freezer at the moment as it is stuffed full of food that needs eating and can make room for Christmas food and more batch cooking and casseroles when it gets a little cooler and colder.

Looking forward to joining in and getting more ideas and tips from all of you. For my brother's birthday I made him a car care hamper which he really liked! I wasn't sure if he would and I was surprised by his reaction!

rufusdog52

Ordered 3 Twilight books, they were the special edition red edge ones. One came Thursday but they sent the normal white one so emailed them and they sent out the red one for me instead. Was out yesterday and they all turned up so have got to go up the town to pick them up from the sorting office.

These are for my youngest daughter and I am going to make her a quilt for her bed too at my class when I start at the end of Sept. Went to the shop yesterday where the classes are to be held and the woman had one hanging in the shop for sale and it had a price tag of £480!!!

mary-op

Been busy this morning making tea bags of various sorts to put all the little bits and pieces in that I've made or got from charity shops...........just another way of wrapping really but at least when they open their shoe boxes it all might look a bit 'better' than it actually is..............lol
Now I;m grabbing my book and making the best of the sunshine I think:j

jamtart6

Sammy - we have a rudolph day here!

paddingtondoo

jamtart6 wrote: »

Sammy - we have a rudolph day here!

Blimey that's only Tuesday - need to update my spreadsheet :rolleyes:

irishgirl62

rufusd!!!2 wrote: »

Ordered 3 Twilight books, they were the special edition red edge ones. One came Thursday but they sent the normal white one so emailed them and they sent out the red one for me instead. Was out yesterday and they all turned up so have got to go up the town to pick them up from the sorting office.

These are for my youngest daughter and I am going to make her a quilt for her bed too at my class when I start at the end of Sept. Went to the shop yesterday where the classes are to be held and the woman had one hanging in the shop for sale and it had a price tag of £480!!!

480! :eek: my daughter is twilight fan too and I am dying to make her this bracelet for xmas but cant find the findings she used as its only for sale in usa looked on ebay found one seller but he wanted alost 8 quid for postage!:eek:

my daughter wears the bracelets i make and often asks me to make her friends one for their birthdays etc


here is the bracelet and it is gorgeous!! http://leasanders.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/twilightnew-moon-bella-jacob-bracelet/is the bracelet and it is gorgeous!!