Shopping!

jetty · 12 October 2009 at 7:14PM

oooooooo, i just thought, my OH found a website tha tells you how to make sock dogs, i reckon the brown socks from boots would make ideal mooses, just add antlers!

http://busstop.typepad.com/blog/2006/02/how_to_make_a_s.html

Dorato · 12 October 2009 at 7:14PM

Thanks jetty!

They sound pretty good

I'll definately have a look tomorrow

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Dorato · 12 October 2009 at 7:15PM

And thanks for the link - looks good!

dogcat_2 · 12 October 2009 at 9:57PM

Wow. I'm loving the sock dog...may have to make him, after of course the sock monkey which I have now started...but I have no stuffing yet....so off tommorow to buy some.

Dorato · 13 October 2009 at 9:14PM

Did you get your stuffing?

I managed to get pretty much everything for the pots of gold so just got to put them together now.
Boots didnt have any socks at all so I'm guessing they were all bought?
Got some candy canes and ribbon
Got some little bits for my dog as well

jetty · 13 October 2009 at 9:20PM

Oh no

you'll have to look in Primark

I got some hot choccie today (aero £1.79) and a bag of mini marshmellows, altho there aren't many in them

as well as my kids xmas eve hampers, i'm doing my nieces and nephew and now my mum wants to do my dad and grandad one with me doing the soup and i am doing her one now too as she would be left out! Got her a mini bucks fizz set, shell chocolates, slippers and reindeer poo!!

Dorato · 14 October 2009 at 2:22PM

The nearest Primark is about 50 miles away

I'll keep looking in Poundland though

That's a lot of stuff you're making! Good luck with it all! Hope you can get it done on time.

Today I went into town again and got:
2 lots of ribbon for £2
72 sheets of paper for £1.50 which was pretty good
20 sheets of tussue paper for £1
6 flannels for £1
5 towels for £4
erm..I'm sure I got more than that but I don't remember what else right now and the bag is downstairs

butterfly2001 · 14 October 2009 at 3:22PM

wow were were the towels from?!

Dorato · 14 October 2009 at 6:02PM

They were from The Factory Shop. They were reduced though so I dont know if other shops would have them at that price. And I dont know if The Factory Shop are a national thing or not either.

butterfly2001 · 14 October 2009 at 6:13PM

thats cool such a saving!! you have done quite a money saving shop it's impressive! even if it were national doubt my area would have one it lacks alot of ms stores