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

sarahf191979

Well another busy day for me, have loads to do and feel that time is running out :eek:, still got packing to do for nest week, and still need to dig out the dogs paper work for the kennels tomorrow. Really must get my bum in gear and start doing:o

Aim for This weekend....

Visit next (to pick up bedding for kids)
Go to mums to put her new chairs up
Get more Christmas stuff out of mums loft
Go through stuff I get out of mums loft
update planner
Finish packing case
Go to Aldi for wine for Christmas
Find Dongal so i can take laptop away
Sort out paper work for dog
get money out of bank for dog
ring Kennels
washing & Drying
Finish packing suitcase
Check online for money off vouchers for next week
Sort out travel lodge for christmas break
Wrap FIL and Auntys Christmas Pressies ready for FIL to take home
trip to tip


Thats my main jobs, if i do anymore after great, if not they will still be there when we get back of holiday.

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend.

Sarah
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3_cheeky_princesses

Morning all

This weekend i am organising a bit at home! I cleaned out 1 dd's bedroom yesterday and now have a huge pile of toys for the charity shop or woman refuge if i can find one local. I am going to be brave and start on my 2 younger dd's bedroom today If you dont hear from me for a week send out a search party :eek: It was shocking actually how many toys she hasnt played with in the last year and also how many toys were still unopened that she got for Christmas last year! I think its because she is 9 yrs old and a grown up one so is coming out of the toy playing and into more grown up stuff.

Also i know a lot of you are into crafts and since joining this thread and a few others on this board i am getting into it too. I have brought some special offers from Arty miss this morning like the christmas stamps caddy for £1.99 and also the alphabet caddy too for my children but i need ink pads i think! Would these ones be ok? sorry to ask but i am a beginner!

http://www.qvcuk.com/ukqic/qvcapp.aspx?app=detail&params=item^585159&source=aw

Hello Kalojac and welcome back. I dont know what i would do without my laptop and the internet for a month

I am loving the Next bedding set! might "need" :rolleyes: 3 of them for my dd's beds. Great price too for Next. :T

Sarah you sound like a busy girl! By the time you go on holiday you will need the rest! Hope you have fab holiday next week. :T

mumofjusttwo

Good Morning.

What are you planning on using the ink pad for. If you need to cover larger surfaces you may be worth looking at separate ink pads for each colour IYSWIM.

One of the problems with QVC is the cost of postage. Go to http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=48 and you can ask there about certain inks that you want. I don't know if that is any good.

3-cheeky-princesses where abouts in Essex are you from. There is a craft shop in Hornchurch I don't know if you have heard of it?

3_cheeky_princesses

mumofjusttwo wrote: »

Good Morning.

What are you planning on using the ink pad for. If you need to cover larger surfaces you may be worth looking at separate ink pads for each colour IYSWIM.

One of the problems with QVC is the cost of postage. Go to http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=48 and you can ask there about certain inks that you want. I don't know if that is any good.

3-cheeky-princesses where abouts in Essex are you from. There is a craft shop in Hornchurch I don't know if you have heard of it?

Thanks mumofjusttwo :T

It will be for my children to decorate their scrapbooks, christmas cards they are amking etc... I have found some of the QVC ones on EBay but a lot cheaper. I will ceckout the forum you posted. Thank you

mumofjusttwo

Have you thought about places like Wilkinson etc for stamp sets etc. I wonder if they do them?

sammy_kaye18

69 DAYS TO GO!

Well I seem to have a fair few main bits of presents done - just need finishing touches now.

RED - GOT


Jackie
Bath Sponge
Blue bubble bath
bath spa set
pyjamas
wine
chocolates

Abby
retro sweet box
sweets
hot chocolate sachets
mug

Grandad
blanket
socks
hot water bottle
bicuits
cardigan

nan
hand decorated diary
hand decorated phot album
writing set
nice writing pen
nice biscuits
pretty cup and saucer

tori + sophia
name plate each
disney princess pictures
disney cup = sopia
disney cup = tori
disney pyjamas = sophia
disney pyjamas = tori <<< was given a bag of outgrown barely worn clothes by sister in law which has two sets of unworn PJS in her size.
colour yoru own princess pictures - sophia
colour your own princess pictures - tori
sweets (probably pink smarties)

dad
make your own wine kit - wilkinsons
bag of corks
corker
wilkinsons stamp book so he can get glass bottles

mum
bracelet - £29.20 left to pay as of 2/10/09 paid in deposits.<<< being paid in installments!
tiger teddy
retro sweet box
sweets

So as you can see I still have a fair bit to go but I still haven't really made a start on Ben. So far he has got

Disney book x 3
click together ben 10 alien
click together ben 10 alien
DVD Player - free gift from mother in law for his room (she had to empty a static caravan as she's selling it so had a spare one)
spider man drawing set
bowling game (was £5 reduced to £1.25 in Ethol Austin)
toy cup and ball

his main gift this year will be a bike i think so that's another £100 but think I need to make a start on him at some point soon - hoping with overtime money i should get between the next two pay days to get a fair bit for him.

3_cheeky_princesses

Sammy Kaye if your getting Ben a bike for Christmas Halfords do a good XMas scheme where you can put a deposit down (it was £30 one year and £10 another year per bike) and then pay off the balance as and when then collect the bike whenever you want ( we choose few days before Christmas). I have done this for 2 years running as one year my children had new bikes and then last Christmas my dh and I had bikes for Christmas. Also with Halfords they will make the bike for you (as you sometimes have to put on the stabiliers etc...) if you want them too and also give you a free safety check 6 - 8 weeks after you have used the bike. Their after care service is good too.

mumofjusttwo

Also there is 50% of at the moment at halford if I remember that is on for a while then when it gets nearer Christmas (and for the panic buyers) it disappears so may be worth looking into it now.

sarahf191979

3_cheeky_princesses wrote: »

Sarah you sound like a busy girl! By the time you go on holiday you will need the rest! Hope you have fab holiday next week. :T

I sure will need the holiday, it will be good to get away from it all, altough not everything as i will be taking the laptop with me;) Hope to get some bargins while i'm away and scour a few different charity shops and cheapo shops too for bargins.

Kids are so excited, driving me mad lol, trying to put all their stuff in the suitcase :eek: really must get my bun in gear though as i've so much to do.

NickyBo_2

I hope someone here can help me!

My brother in law is SO difficult to buy for and the one thing he has asked for is FCUK no.1 toiletries. I can't find it anywhere! I can find loads of other FCUK ones but no.1 is the only one he likes so I can't get another FCUK one instead.

It's the first year he has had any idea what he wanted so I really wanted to get it. Does anyone know anywhere that sells it or even if it's still made? I've seen it in Boots in previous years but they don't seem to have it this year.