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

scattymam1

Thought the above was funny...nothing more bought yet - but had a look through the present cupboard and am very pleased with some of the gifts. It's my dad's birthday on friday and we are all organised for that already.

My birthday is in 2 weeks so my husband has given me the catalogue from Lush and told me to circle everything I want:j:T:j:T

Hoping to go to a car boot sale this weekend to look for christmas bargains, have to go to an ann summers party too so if I feel obliged to buy something it will have to be a present for someone's birthday or christmas, not about to buy myself something unless they've branched out into maternity wear...also hoping to go strawberry picking tomorrow, the place we go to has a lovely gift shop I may pick up some christmas gifts from. Have a good day everyone.

sarahf191979

:rotfl:Brilliant Scattymam, I love it. Hope you have a nice day strawberry picking, not done that for years, used to go all the time when I lived in spain great fun.

Are you going to circle everything in the lush catalogue?

SugarSpun

Scattymam, have a look at the massage oils on the Ann Summers website. If you feel pressured to buy something try one of those maybe?

Someone gave me a vibrator for my birthday. I found the whole thing rather odd, TBH. I was seven months pregnant and couldn't reach that area without some difficulty anyway I left it sealed and recycled it into the gift bag. A friend of mine will much appreciate it come Christmas (pun intended).

scattymam1

ha ha sarah yes - I will circle everything, well all the bath bombs and bubble slices anyways. He gave me a 30pound budget but I'll see if I can stretch it a bit;) not very mse of me but I deserve it:p;)

sugarspun - didn't know they did oils - that sounds like a good idea...seems a strange thing to go to when you're heavily pregnant!!:rotfl:

sarahf191979

Printable templates for making Christmas boxes, could be used for putting homemade sweets and cookies in

http://www.familyshoppingbag.com/christmas_animal_printable_box.png

http://www.familyshoppingbag.com/chrsitmas_sleight_printable_box.png

http://www.familyshoppingbag.com/blue_christmas_printable_box.png

http://www.familyshoppingbag.com/printable_christmas_bag.png

mary-op

sarah - think it was you who put on a list of coffee recipes.................anyway I've printed them off and had the idea of doing a little 'coffee' pressie using a lot of little plastic tubs I had given me but they're only about
2 and half inches tall x 2 " across...........Looked at measurements of recipes and these little pots would never hold a 'cup full'.................would it work the same if I reduced what it said on the recipe do you think ?
I want to be able to use these little plastic tubs if I can (had them ages..........lol)

Hope DS recovers soon:o

sarahf191979

mary-op wrote: »

sarah - think it was you who put on a list of coffee recipes.................anyway I've printed them off and had the idea of doing a little 'coffee' pressie using a lot of little plastic tubs I had given me but they're only about
2 and half inches tall x 2 " across...........Looked at measurements of recipes and these little pots would never hold a 'cup full'.................would it work the same if I reduced what it said on the recipe do you think ?
I want to be able to use these little plastic tubs if I can (had them ages..........lol)

Hope DS recovers soon:o

Not sure hun, it might do, I have printed them off but not thought of what to do with them yet, like the idea of doing a few as a pressie will have a look at them and see whats what

sarahf191979

Just checked they do make up a big size don't they, not sure how you would reduce the sizing either I'm no good at things like that

sarahf191979

Just found this on the freebies forum, not sure what its like but might make a good pressie??

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=23715859&posted=1#post23715859

Link on the thread

Sarah
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sarahf191979

For anyone who can get to Donnington Park, north west Leiscetershire

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1841625

Links on thread, once details are inputted ticket comes up to print.

Free tickets for a day of car racing (Keep the OH's sweet LOL), looks good shame I can't get there FIL would have loved it.

Sarah
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