New Thrifty Gifty - Organised for Christmas and all ocassions 2010- Santas Challenges

lizalloareds

great gift Elysia

do you have a link to jamtarts blog

elysia2003

Here you go. She's not been around for a while but there are some lovely things on there. I'm sure she won't mind you having a look.

http://handmadeheartfelted.blogspot.com/

NickyBo_2

elysia2003 wrote: »

I absolutely LOVE it! :j

I will definitely be stealing that idea. I'll make one each for my nieces and nephews as one of their Christmas presents. I did the toolbox of sweets last year and they loved them and said they were really funny I might even make one for my teaching assistants at the end of term as I'd like to do something a bit different this year rather than the same old bathy stuff.

elysia2003

You'll need to stock up on wooden barbeque skewers as the sweets are held in place in oasis with them. They might be hard to find at christmas time, whereas with it being barbeque season (I wish) there's loads around at the moment.

I bought mine from wilkinsons 47p and oasis from home bargains 79p but it will do about 6-8 depending on size of pot. You could even use a mug, that way they get a gift AND sweets.

HTH

sarahf191979

elysia2003 wrote: »

You'll need to stock up on wooden barbeque skewers as the sweets are held in place in oasis with them. They might be hard to find at christmas time, whereas with it being barbeque season (I wish) there's loads around at the moment.

I bought mine from wilkinsons 47p and oasis from home bargains 79p but it will do about 6-8 depending on size of pot. You could even use a mug, that way they get a gift AND sweets.

HTH

I got my BBQ skewers in B&Ms and you get 3 pks for £1, you can also get small round oasis and blocks of oasis in homebargins,

HTH

sarahf191979

Managed to order Mouse trap for the kids of cokezone yesterday so now they both have a board game for xmas and both at little cost :j:j

Just waiting for the microphones to tuen up from kingsmill and that will be another 2 pressies on the list too:D

Ohhh I just love this thread:cool:

mary-op

Hello all :j
Like the idea of a mug with sweets of bars of crunchie etc. in it............think I've got some surplus mugs about that haven't been used to it'd be a fairly mse pressie:)

Not done much today except bit more to scrapbook.......intended going into town to get some more paper but it was so hot and I'm not so good in the heat (honest, it's never right for me............lol:rotfl:)
Wrapped up grandsons pressie ready for OH to post tomorrow-just card to do and he'll be sorted.
Got some more cards to make for July birthdays (only 2 I think) -really must get on and do something (button necklaces and other bits and pieces -kick up bum somebody please ?)

nomorespending

Had a great day yesterday for getting organised fro christmas - ordered a load of stuff from the body shop which had the 30 % off and then the extra 20 % off so got some really good deals - have got a set of stuff for my brother and my sister in law as they love that stuff, got a set of stuff for my OH sister and bits to add to the baskets for my sister and dads girlfriend... So lots got and only £40 spent working out at less than £10 per person!! yey!

cdsmiler

Anglea wrote: »

Hi all

Clare here is a video of the cake made entirely from sweets

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKEyYYN6hzI

There is another type called a Pinato where you have sweets and toys inside a cake that has to be broken as it has a hard outer shell from chocolate. There are lots of variations on this which you will see if you do a search on the name. Some people make the inside purely of sweets built up in layers, not in the way that is shown in the link below.

http://www.mypapercrane.com/blog/?p=1290

Thanks Angela, they look fab!!

Sorry, bit quiet at this end. Done something to my neck so feeling like a robot today! lol Sure it'll disappear overnight though. Hope you're all well!!

Clare x

elysia2003

I hope you feel better tomorrow Clare.