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

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cyclingyorkie wrote: »

i know there is a home bargains at Clifton Moor....but I don't know where...can anyone help me?

I can find Tescos, Toys R Us etc...but even with a map I'm not sure where HB is!

It is in the bit near the Tenpin, just about next door to Nettos. Hope you can find it! I went there for the first time the other week after reading this thread and got loads of stuff, one or two things sneaked in for xmas but also some day to day stuff we needed like toiletries at really good prices, so it's definitely worth seeking out. Good luck!

nannyboo1

SugarSpun wrote: »

I'm a list addict too - I also like spreadsheets.

Currently there are three lists open on my desktop and two more in my Recently Used Documents. And today I bought a little notebook for next year's birthday and Christmas presents cause I can't carry my spreadsheet to the shops.

I did a simple spreadsheet a column of the numbers 1 - 100 then a column for ticks so I knew which pages on this thread I had read when I was reading them all - do you think that was a bit over the top - I love spreadsheets

nannyboo1

sammy_kaye18 wrote: »

NANNYBOO - Yes you can still get Monkey Island for the PC. I have one and still haven't finished the damn thing!
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Oh thank you so much I know what I will be asking hubby for for my Christmas pressie

esmf73

Just to let you know Lidls had luxury xmas puds in (Andover) for under 3.00 and lots of German style Christmas biscuits, stollen and chocolate santas.

I've got lists and boxes full of wrapped presents and bits of food. Have made Christmas cakes too

sarahf191979

Well its Only....

95 Sleeps Til Chistmasssssssssssss!!!


:j:D:j:D:j:D

sarahf191979

What comes at the end of Christmas Day?



The letter "Y"!

:rolleyes:

Confuzzled

i thought i'd let you know about this new website (from the people that do ministry of deals, a site i've had some cracking good deals from!) everything is 95p with 1.95 delivery or free delivery if you order 16 items or more

i managed to get a 5 boring moving related things for less than what i'd have paid for the one item here in my town (and that includes the postage!) however i thought people here might be interested in some of the sections for gifts and stocking stuffers

http://www.95pence.com/

since it's run by the ministry of deals people i feel quite confident in ordering from them, i've always had my items in 3-5 days and they've always worked well and been of good quality. i'll let everyone know how i got on with this order when i receive it... after i've moved and gotten my wee one's birthday out of the way i plan to make a larger order for stocking stuffers!

mary-op

sarah - don't remind me how close we're getting :eek: panic will start to set in :eek::eek::eek:

Confuzzled -thanks for the link. Not heard of that one before.

Well, today I've covered a little box -just right for little teddy and mini soaps for sons girlfriend -put santa strip of paper round neighbours jars (think I'll put humbugs in them and label them 'bah humbug'........smallest pot will be for reindeer poo for little grandson............just need a piccy of a reindeer.
Now have empty gravy tub so I can start on my friends 'owl'...........think I'll do a sort of paper pattern first before I attack my felt.
Had a box of Baileys truffles from freebie board so might use them for the owl poo.

That'll probably be my lot for today.......lad we care for keeps going awol............think he's done it again.........doesn;t take two hours to walk to the shop for sweets :mad: Had a right week of it:mad:

Nice and peaceful outside so might sit and finish off my book.............savour the silence while I can............lol

Pips_Mum

Mary - well done on your bits, hope you find the missing lad!

Im back from hols, had a nice time but didnt get any of the cross stitching done that I wanted too though.

Just sat and went through my pressies, have managed to complete my Aunties seaside/holiday bundle. I used quite a few bits I had around the house.

Yankee Candle Flip Flop Tealight holders £3.70
Countdown to Holiday Timer £4
Passport Holder £1
Luggage Labels £1
Samples Sachets FREE
Travel Pantene 29p
Shell Bracelet FREE
Avon sun higlights for hair FREE
Shell Necklace FREE
Shell Earrings FREE
Ice cream bath fizzers FREE
Avon sun mist FREE
Face Wipes FREE
Body Puff FREE

TOTAL £9.99 and I had budgetted £15 - £20 for her!

I have put all the bits into a £1 yellow beach bucket, just need some cellophane now.

NickyBo_2

Oh, I've had fun today. I have finally found a spare 10 minutes, mainly because my son is having an extra long nap, so I have started making my Pots of Gold!

I bought some plastic flower pots from B&Q a while ago - 10 for about £1.50. So today I have spray painted them gold, they look so good . Brilliant idea to whoever it was that suggested the flower pots, thank you! I used a metallic gold spray paint from Wilkinsons, cost about £3 ish, and the can is still almost full. Once the flower pots are dried I'll see if they need an extra coat, but at the moment they look fine with one. I still need to spray inside, then I'm done :T

Yesterday I bought a box of 16 Ferrero Rocher from Netto, as well as a bag of Fudge that is in a lovely shiny gold wrapper. Confession time - it was actually the second bag I bought, as I ate the first bag I got last week Well, I had to check they were good enough, didn't I?! I also got some gold chocolate coins from Tesco, and I'm going to put a scratchcard in each pot too.

Does anyone know of any other sweets that are in a nice shiny gold wrapper? I tried the Tesco own eclairs, but the gold is a bit dull and looked out of place next to the shiny Netto ones (so I had to eat the eclairs too!).

I just need to find some extra gold wrapped sweets then I can start putting it all together. I found some gold cellophane on Ebay so I think I'll buy that now I know the spray painted flower pots will work



On another note, I was at a garden centre today and saw some Yankee candles. I had never heard of them before seeing them mentioned on this forum a few times. I ended up buying 2 little ones - one of them is a Christmasy one and smells gorgeous! I can't wait to have it burning while I wrap presents whilst watching a Christmas film So excited now!!!