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OS Yuletide...what have you made so far??

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  • tara747
    tara747 Posts: 10,238 Forumite
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    sexki11en wrote: »
    Noooooooo thats a fab idea. I'm going to do this for my (new) DH for our first Christmas (along with his other bits)

    Thanks Missychrissy - fab idea!

    SK x


    OK OK - mum or OH then! :rotfl:

    Actually, it is so sweet that I might do it for my OH too. Missychrissy - I think you might have started a trend!!! :beer:
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  • ubamother
    ubamother Posts: 1,190 Forumite
    I love the idea too - particularly the fact that to give the very last one, you really have to eat all the others! :rotfl:
  • DianneB
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    carriebradshaw wrote: »
    you could buy some packs of value shortbread it's really nice I'm surprised to say & only 9p a packet! Unwrap and lay it out on a tray, drizzle with icing or value chocolate (27p) and when set wrap them in home made bags to add to hampers.

    I had the very same idea yesterday while munching my way through a packet of Tesco's value shortbread!! I am going to drizzle them with white and plain chocolate, put them in a tin and my visitors will love them!
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  • Kitchenbunny
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    I often get asked to make cakes as gifts for people, so that's what I do. It isn't much, but they are always well-received and as I have a cake tin that can bake 4 smallish square cakes at a time, I'm saving money on energy! This year, I have to make 2 fruit cakes, and 2 coconut cakes - all will be made with value ingredients and shouldn't run to more than a few quid for all four.

    I quite like the idea of make liebkuchen to give to people to hang on their Christmas trees too. Cookies, too, and maybe a few homemade savoury gifts like some homemade mini snack scotch eggs!

    What I might do one year is create a "voucher" to give as Christmas presents. It'll be for them to come around for a cooked meal on an evening of their choice (date pre-agreed, of course) and it'll give everyone something. :)

    Kitchenbunny xx
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  • vivw_2
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    Butterfly_Brain wrote: »
    My kids love it when I make Gingerbread houses I have to make them one each so that they can decorate them my DD's best friend has a one year old and has asked me to make one for her for Christmas - I have got all the little sweeties and have bought a couple of cake boards then when it is made I will wrap it in cellophane with a big bow.
    The thing is that now DD wants me to make one for each of her friends because she is skint!!!

    I love that idea. Do you have any instructions/recipes for this you could share?
    We don't need to do it perfectly - good enough is exactly that GOOD ENOUGH.


  • jollymummy
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    I'm doing a fair bit of making this year. I've bought 3 ASDA smart price t.shirts for 75p each, I've got some felt and got the Cath Kidston Make book off the shelf. I'm going to applique racing cars onto the t.shirts for my son and his two pals. They look really effective and expensive (hello Boden) but aren't :)
    I've also made some Christmas chickens and little Christmas trees , see the crafting for Christmas thread. I've used fabric scraps for these so they've cost nothing.
    Next year I'm going to start my Christmas 2010 preparations early and think I'll enjoy the challenge, we don't have much money but we do have fun!!
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  • Butterfly_Brain
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    edited 28 November 2009 at 4:31PM
    vivw wrote: »
    I love that idea. Do you have any instructions/recipes for this you could share?

    This is a good one to start with
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/articles/2007/12/07/gingerbreadhouse_feature.shtml

    There is another recipe on this site
    http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4900/simple-gingerbread-house
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  • missychrissy
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    edited 29 November 2009 at 8:46PM
    tara747 wrote: »
    OK OK - mum or OH then! :rotfl:

    Actually, it is so sweet that I might do it for my OH too. Missychrissy - I think you might have started a trend!!! :beer:
    It's the thought that counts. The message conveyed is far more important than the monetary value. It is supposed to be the season of good will and cheer and my son was imaginative and innovative and it was a present I will never forget.
  • tara747
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    missychrissy wrote: »
    It's the thought that counts. The message conveyed is far more important than the monetary value. It is supposed to be the season of good will and cheer and my son was imaginative and innovative and it was a present I will never forget.


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  • Penelope_Penguin
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    pupsicola wrote: »
    Does anyone else have any great ideas for handmade gifts?

    As this has fallen from the front page of OS, I'll add it to the existing Crafting for Christmas thread to keep ideas together ;)

    Penny. x
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