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

elysia2003

Thanks Nicky, I can't wait to see them.

susan42

Well done nickybo, love the card and cant wait to see the jewellery:j

Elysia, what a bargain, i`m always on grabbit but never see much i want :T

Giggles, link here for grabbit board;)

mary-op

Hello all :j
Another day of feeling hot and doing nothing in particular apart from putting a Caffiene Prayer in the holders I've done for cappacino sachets (well really just a card, cappacino stuck inside with glue dot and coffee prayer stuck on opposite page. Picture from some coffee art images I found, punch hole, tie with ribbon.....job done !) Just little pressies to add to boxes...........done similar with tea bags.
Wrote overdue letter to a friend of my mums.....and thats about it ! Oh dear...........I do sound like I have a dull life.....................lol:rotfl:

Nicky -super card.........just reminded me I must either re-do what I've done or make another one for one of the girls I used to look after............maybe tomorrow. Glue I've got was so cheap it hardly works !

Printed out recipes for foster daughters Index Box...........was going to try and do it alphabetically but can't see it working............suppose I could separate meat/veg/puddings and I've put some general tips in as well..............any other ideas ???

Another sad attempt at making a bag charm........ugghhh !! Don't you just hate it when things don't go right..........my own fault trying to do it on the cheap with my old beads...........lol:rotfl:

Moan over................plus side......hand made soap arrived from Freebie Board.........lovely.......make nice little extra gift, plus pack of Simple Spotless Skin wipes. :T

Giggles_Fairy

elysia2003 wrote: »

Sorry giggles it was the very last one so the post has been deleted i expect.

It must have been a mis-price because they are £72.50 plus p+p on the site now. :j:T:j

ah ok. thanks anyway I check the grabbit board about 10 times a day but always miss the good ones hehe

well done on 'grabbing' it though

mary-op

Hello all :j

Success ! Finished my bag charms (well nearly -just need the key rings and lobster clasps) They're not brilliant having been very mean (or is it frugal?) and used up whatever beads or stuff I could find........but they're done.........all 8 of them !!:eek: Have I got 8 female friends and family who would like them ? Oh well, can always turn one into a purse charm................lol:rotfl:

Really must get organised and sort out who's having what. Girl we used to look after has a birthday July 15th and I'll give her a button necklace and a key ring (she asked me to get her one from Eden Project)-lad we used to look after has a birthday a week after her.........more or less sorted for him and it's cost me nothing:T Just managed to find enough stuff around that I know he'll love.......sons in August is sorted, his girlfriends is not but I'm thinking about a pamper/chocolate theme for her maybe.

So, getting there.............now want to make some pot pourri or rose water -or something where I can use the endless rose petals off our climbing roses..........saved a few last night that fell off from the vase indoors and OH chucked them out this morning:eek: Said he was having a tidy up.............told him I wanted to keep them.........men !!!!
Need to make a shopping list of all the 'bits' I need to finish off stuff..........stick on letters for SOS boxes, clasps for bag charms, and I'm sure there;s loads of other bits........wrote it down somewhere and can't remember where..................lol

Anglea

Hi all

Mary I've got another idea for you re rose petals - add them to a tea/coffee themed gift set. I've just had some (freebie) teabags of black tea and rose petals - delicious.

NickyBo_2

As promised, here is a picture of the bracelet and earrings I made. I used some beads from a set I picked up at a charity shop for £2, I would estimate I used about 1/5 of the beads so the set cost me a grand total of 40p

mcjordi

the valeting set i won on e bay never arrived GRRRR... i think the seller didn't even send it ( i won it at 99p)
so waiting to see if my quidco cash back hits my bank tomorrow to go on a e bay spending spree
although i could really do with replacement flooring the living room as this laminate has about had it.. although doesnt look too bad when its properly cleaned..

edit- 118.58 has hit my bank account from quidco... will pay this months car insurance and still have £80 odd to spend

mum2one

NickyBo - that bracelet and necklace are lovely, they look so expensive,

All quiet here, not seem to got round to anything, made 8 necklaces earlier, just threaded some hearts onto a memory wire chocker necklace, have to get the camera,

Just crochereting a blanket now in pink and white, don't want to see any baby cardis for a while, then next on the knitting list - ready for xmas presents, got sound purple chunky wool last yr,and sound 8 balls in Miss Hoodies bedside draw, should got 2 or 3 out of it, then those friends who have had girls, got a pattern for a crossover cardi, thats the next plan.

In between studies........ one of the courses the assisgnment due by Sun, the other the week after, so not doing too bad.......
xx

Even very good and tidyed the "present" shed, thou if I need anything theres about 10 boxes to go through, kinda got feeling we've got wack of next yrs done!!

sarahf191979

Morning All

Everyone has been so busy.

Love the card and jewlery nicky they are fab.

Not done much as was at the airshow saturday, had a really good day but it was long so only popped out and did a bit of shopping yesterday and chilled out watching films with the kids for the afternoon.

Really need to get my bum in gear, just got so much on at the moment :eek: but hey I'm more than halfway there thanks to this thread so I dont need to panic just yet.

Last week of my course this week so should have more time to get on with things:D