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

Tjzdazz

Hi,

I am doing hampers for the first time this Christmas so have been searching for baskets/hampers. Last week I went to Dunelm Mills in Leeds and there were lots of baskets and boxes in varying sizes with 50% off. I bought 10!

kms26

Tjzdazz wrote: »

Hi,

I am doing hampers for the first time this Christmas so have been searching for baskets/hampers. Last week I went to Dunelm Mills in Leeds and there were lots of baskets and boxes in varying sizes with 50% off. I bought 10!

Thanks for letting us know i am doing some this year, so just had a look. Some really good bargains there!! Here is a link if anyone wants to have a look http://www.dunelm-mill.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?srt=Price+low+-+high&freeText=baskets&langId=-1&storeId=10551&catalogId=11100&results=com.salmon.ec.searchandbrowse.mercado.databeans.SearchResultsBean@ef57c16&viewTaskName=SearchResultsView

elysia2003

Tjzdazz - Thankyou for sharing and welcome to MSE. Join in whenever you like.

foxy219

Oooh I like the tomato chutney idea, could I have a recipe please if there is one going! I made coconut cake with the kids at the weekend, that was delicious and went down well with the adults too. Let me know if you want recipe's - I also have shortbread, Christmas cake and lots more!

sarahf191979

Thanks clare and Mary.

I am going to take the job, not worked for a few years with one thing and another, the hours are flexible (so great for the kids) and the job is good fun (hard work though) not sussed out the internet situation yet but i'm sure i will .

Got all the kids uniform now (thanks elisya for the tescos tip), apart from their shoes, but wont buy them til the end of the month as my boys seem to have a growth spurt on their feet every summer, although DS1 went into a adult size 6 last month :eek: (he's only 9 lol....got a good grip on the world:rotfl:) so hopefuly he wont or he'll be nearly the same size as me.

susan42

Hi tjzdazz welcome :j I too got the hampers baskets at leeds (love the coffee shop there), thing is they were good value, and great quality, i dont want to part with them...

Sarah congrats on your job and we dont mind if you pop in now and then, we`ll wont forget you;)

II`d like the tomato chutney recipe if theres one going please:D abd
fadupand skint could you please please please pm me a copy of xmas cake recipe....:beer: if possible
OH went picking blackberries monday, so i had a go at making jam (first time ever, I didnt realise how delicious home made stings were....mmm bang goes my diet

elysia2003

Blackberries already! OMG how time flies. I knew they were due August but for some reason, in my head it was still July!

I'd love any recipes going. I can follow a recipe but i'm not very good at making my own things. Mum used to make cake and pastry etc just by guessing the quantities and it turned out perfect every time, but not me!

Sarah - DD1 was an adult size 8 at aged 9. Thankfully her feet haven't grown since (she's now 19). DD2 is 7 yet her feet haven't grown for over 2 years.

elysia2003

Mary - I know you're probably fed up with doing your scrapbooks for so long, but I thought I saw (on one of the threads) that you would like to do some mini ones for Christmas presents.

I saw this bargain and thought of you. If I was wrong, just ignore me, I'm probably imagining it!

susan42

Right here goes girls.....and guys (have we got any?)

I need to make two hampers (quickly) and could do with some ideas...

One needs to be a medical box...and one emergency box....

I need cheap things and also what to put in them...:beer:

Any ideas would be more than gratefully received as my mind is a blank....hate it when that happens. They for a couple going into a new house, they have nothing at all and wouldnt even know what they want......youngsters today...:o

Thank you

cdsmiler

Ok, some ideas for items, but not sure about them being cheap, but it's a start!!

Emergency:
Torch
Batteries (9 volt - useful for smoke alarams and kitchen scales!! lol, and AAs)
String
Cellotape
Scissors
List of useful phone numbers (electrician, doctors, insurance, etc etc)

Medical Box:
Plasters
Antiseptic Cream
Paracetamol
Ibuprofen
Cold Capsules
Dihorreah (SP?!) tablets
Acid reflux tablets (Tums, Rennie)
Hang over sachets!!
Asprin
Scissors
MAsking tape (the sergival type obviously)
Tube bandages
Bandages
Wadding type stuff

That the type of stuff you're thinking of??

Clare x