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

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NickyBo wrote: »

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.

Halfprice perfumes have the mens gift set FCUK One. It is £19.99 tho but you do get 5% off for your 1st order i think:

http://www.halfpriceperfumes.co.uk/gift-sets-2/gift-sets-for-her-19/calvin-klein-ck-one-100ml-gift-set-with-free-100ml-body-lotion-5951.html

Shevs

Well I havent been doing much organisation for me but I have got my parents and oh organised for their present to me! There both getting me ugg boots from http://www.ugg-australia-uk.com/ They may very well be fakes but if they look like that who would ever tell

Bought some wrapping paper the other day from primark. Bought plain silver for oh family gonna put black ribbon and a black pull bow on those and bought plain red and plain gold for my family and gonna but gold ribbon and a pull bow on the red pressies and vice versa for the gold pressies.

Been up nearly all night with a dodgy tum and cant believe its 10.30 already!!! today is flying by which isnt good

sarahf191979

Quick update,

Aim for This weekend....

[STRIKE]Visit next (to pick up bedding for kids)[/STRIKE]
Go to mums to put her new chairs up
[STRIKE]Get more Christmas stuff out of mums loft[/STRIKE]
Go through stuff I get out of mums loft
update planner
Finish packing case
Go to Aldi for wine for Christmas
[STRIKE]Find Dongal so i can take laptop away
[/STRIKE][STRIKE]Sort out paper work for dog
[/STRIKE][STRIKE]get money out of bank for dog[/STRIKE]
ring Kennels
washing & Drying
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

Went to next, but they have no bedding sets in to look at but have ordered them to collect, hope they are ok now Thanks for the tip about these, really chuffed as Grandma decided she was going to get them for the kids and let them have them for beginging of dec instead of advent calanders this year:D

Got a mountain of bags in the front room with pressies and decorations in that i need to go through, so going to be feeling christmassy this afternoon, might even put a christmas film on

right better get my bum in gear

mary-op

Hi all - my word you are a busy and organised lot !
All I've done is sort out my card making drawer -least now I can actually see what I've got.
Can't face arranging/sorting/wrapping pressies this afternoon so that'll be tomorrows job along with sorting out computer desk drawers.........heaven knows whats in them.
Stuff to do:
robins christmas breakfast (once I get the robins)
Photo album for grandson

Think thats it...........then I'll fiddle about with christmas decorations I want to make ...........whats not done can always wait till next year:o

Shevs

Sarah I've been watching christmas movies the last week and a bit but for some reason there just not making me feel christmassy today . Its cos its still october.

Mary I keep meaning to ask you what is the robins christmas breakfast?


I ordered my ribbon and pull bows today from ebay 30 pull bows, black, red and gold (10 of each) and ribbon to match and I have my silver, gold and red wrapping paper all bought aswell. Feel pretty chuffed with myself on getting that sorted. Need to buy christmas cards now and right them out (I hate this job)

mary-op

Shevs -

Mary I keep meaning to ask you what is the robins christmas breakfast?

OH came up with the idea when we were trying to decide what to do with some really small flower pots -the size you put seeds in. He said to cover the hole at the bottom, fill the flower pots with birdseed, cover with perspex (or anything would do really) and with a bit of glue, stick a robin on the top (the ones you get from cake decorating shops would be about the right size) -pop label on saying 'Robin redbreasts Christmas breakfast'. Thought it would be nice idea to add to grandsons Christmas eve box but we've got so many pots I think everyones having one.................lol

Shevs

Thats a really good idea. My dad is really into wildlife and our garden backs onto a forest. He's got a big feeding table, bird houses and those plastic feeders hanging from nearly every tree in the garden so we get alot of birds, squirells, foxs, hedgehogs etc in the garden so will give that a go for him. Theres one fox that comes into our garden all the time, right up to the house sometimes and in the summer sunbathes at the bottom on a nice sunny patch, he/she isnt the least bit bothered by us my dad mows the lawn around him and he doesnt move an inch. Theres an oval shaped patch of long grass in the summer where he sits and the rest of the grass is nice and neat

mary-op

Shevs - you could always use a bigger pot for your Dad. I'm just doing the little pots as its what we had spare and they'll fit in the boxes of other bits being given.
Size of the robin would depend on the size of the pot.

mumofjusttwo

Well Have managed to Find a pop up Night before Chirstmas book and a Christmas DVD for my Christmas Eve hamper. Just need some bubblebath, pj's., hot chocolate and a couple of nibbles too...I think

Shevs

I might leave the robin and label it aas ''woodland christmas breakfast'' cos the squirrels eat off the feeding table and feeders on the tree and he also throws the seed and nuts on the grass for the other animals. Thanks for this Mary I hope you dont mind using your idea x