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

mumofjusttwo

Do you mean the answer to the questions returned to her by the 20th or the Argos codes? I take it you mean answers to her questions.

kingshir

Shevs wrote: »

Ragz we always have christmas dinner around 4pm but have a big cooked breakfast so we dont want dinner/lunch, aswell as all the chocolate that gets scranned between breakfast and Christmas dinner.

We have ours at approx 5pm for exactly the same reasons:p

KiWi13

3_cheeky_princesses wrote: »

Hello all

KiWi13 ~ Feel free to join in and chat away. I only found this thread a few weeks ago but so pleased i did. It is so nice to know i am getting organised financially and physically if that makes sense! I am aiming by the end of November to have all the presents brought, wrapped and posted to relatives if they need to be and all the food and drink that can be brought done so. This way i can have a stress free December having lots of fun with my children when our Christmas Elf comes to stay on 1st Dec!!! HeHe

Thanks - everyone seem so lovely on here I feel right at home.

I was just telling my Mum this morning about the Christmas Elf thing you do - can't wait til we have kids to be able to do things like that. We have no wee ones around us at the moment (youngest is 11 - BIL) to do any of the lovely magical things you all are doing with the children.
But I've got them all written in my Xmas book and will remember them when the time comes!

I have a good lot of my presents bought and am aiming to try and few of the crafty ideas too but as usual I am stuck with a few that I just don't know what to get them - may end up doing a mini hamper type thing with a few wee bits and bobs in it as I am stumped as to what to get them.

Don't know if it would help anyone on here but i just spotted an Xbox 360 game on shopto.net called Vampire rain for £3.94. thought it might be a good stocking filler if nothing else. I snapped 1 up for my hubby and for one of my BILs. (there is other deals on as this is a special weekend on the website)

JaneLiz

Hope you don't mind me butting in on this thread!

I finished my brother sweet jar thingy yesterday.. I'm pleased with how it turned out!




Do you like it?? Just need to make a nice label for it now..

Anyone know of any little rhyme I could put on it?

Only cost £3.05 to fill it with:
flump
jazzles
maoam
dib dab
frosties (sweets)
drumstick lolly
other lolly
jelly tots
haribo
rainbow drops
wine gums
candy necklace
double dip
refresher bar
wham
powdery lolly
gummy pizza, hotdog and burger
freddo
candy sticks
parma violets
loveheart thing - not sure how to describe it but remember them from when I was little.. it's all powdery in a stick.

KiWi13

JaneLiz wrote: »

Hope you don't mind me butting in on this thread!

I finished my brother sweet jar thingy yesterday.. I'm pleased with how it turned out!

Do you like it?? Just need to make a nice label for it now..

Its very nice indeed well done - I would be well chuffed with that. I'm sure he will love it.

Anyone know of any little rhyme I could put on it?

Sorry im not inventive enough but I'm sure someone will be along in a mo with a fab suggestion.

Only cost £3.05 to fill it with:
flump
jazzles
maoam
dib dab
frosties (sweets)
drumstick lolly
other lolly
jelly tots
haribo
rainbow drops
wine gums
candy necklace
double dip
refresher bar
wham
powdery lolly
gummy pizza, hotdog and burger
freddo
candy sticks
parma violets
loveheart thing - not sure how to describe it but remember them from when I was little.. it's all powdery in a stick.

Where did you get the Jar you put it in? I was looking one like that but the one I seen was quite expensive for all the size of it.

cdsmiler

ragz wrote: »

Beautybay.com have it for £27.99, but you m,ay have to pay postage.
http://www.beautybay.com/fragrances/pacorabanne/ultraviolet/m/

It's £26.99 on Amazon (not just books lol)

Cheapsmells (lol) have it for £34.95 but you get the deoderant too or £26.50 by itself

perfumeclick.co.uk have it for £24 but it looks like a different one

HTH

Thanks ragz - he's going to have the smaller 50 one now, so his sister (who was having trouble budgetting for it!) is happier now coz she can get that for around £20 in a few places. Many thanks for looking though!


Mary-op - sounds like the scan went ok then. Let us know when you hear any news!

*Puts fingers in ears and goes lalalalalalalalalala when Sylvanian Families are mentioned!!* I too had them when I was young, and loved them, and they look just as fantastic now as they did then!! The quality is amazing!

Argos codes back today/yesterday?!?! Noooooo..... surely she just meant the answers to the first questions?? 20th sounds much more realistic for the Argos codes!! lol

Clare x

irishgirl62

KiWi13 wrote: »

Where did you get the Jar you put it in? I was looking one like that but the one I seen was quite expensive for all the size of it.

ASDA does the large jars for £2 or £1 for normal sized one

KiWi13

irishgirl62 wrote: »

ASDA does the large jars for £2 or £1 for normal sized one

Cheers irishgirl62 I shall try to get to Asda over the next few days to grab a few.

JaneLiz

KiWi13 wrote: »

Where did you get the Jar you put it in? I was looking one like that but the one I seen was quite expensive for all the size of it.

Thank you Yes, can only echo what irishgirl said - it's a 1ltr jar from Asda for £1. It's big - could only just fit all of that in it (and the taller things and rainbow drops are on the outside of it)

ellemm

Haven't posted recently but do follow the Christmas threads every day.

I had pretty much finished all my presents by mid September and only really have some foodie bits to add nearer the time to my hampers.

All the pamper hampers are finished and wrapped and I have posted a couple on the Hampers, pictures only thread. Quietly pleased with my efforts so far

Just 4 retro sweetie boxes to fill and a couple of vouchers to get so quite chilled really.

Want to write cards this weekend to tick something else off.