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

queenb1981

Hello all,you have all been doing so well,i managed to pop into town today and get fifa 2009 for ps3 for £5.99 which i can add to sons stocking,i went with my friend and she ended up getting loads from B&M,they have lovely toys in at moment.

Real_Toothfairy

Ok here goes.......Xmas list ......with those that are finished etc etc (finished in red) and amount it has come to!!

DD - Not going to put on here as she has a nosy every now and then!!! But have nearly finished her pressies!!

DH - Xbox game & Nike jumper

Nephew1 - Star Wars model set, Star Wars toy, Nike Jumper, Nike polo top, Xmas eve hamper (PJ's, snowman soup, book, sock monkey) £10

Nephew2 - Ben 10 Projector set, Star Wars toy, Nike Jumper, Nike polo top, (Xmas eve hamper) £10

Niece1 - Jean skirt, t-shirt, dress, 2 polo neck jumpers, sequin trainers, Pony toy Xmas eve hamper. £10

Nephew3 - Nike jumper, Ben 10 set, Toiletries, Xmas eve hamper £10

Niece2 - Leggings, jeans, t-shirts, socks, Sequin trainers, stationary set, notebook, pencil case, £10

Nephew4 - Fireman Same fire-engine, xmas eve hamper £10

Niece3 - Skirt with leggings, t-shirts, skirt, sequin trainers, xmas eve hamper. £10

Niece4 - Silver pendant with initial on disc £5

Niece4 partner - Ed hardy hip flask £3.50

Brother - Male pamper hamper, dictaphone

Niece5 - Pamper hamper, pink scarf £5

DH best friend -

Niece6 - Silver disc pendant, Ed hardy pencil case, Mini sock purse £10

Niece7 - Same as Niece6 but diff colours (they are sisters 1 year apart)

Elderly neighbours - Coffee/Biscuits/Mints Hampers £3

DD's College lecturers - Pots of gold

Postie - Card with £10 and some chocs

Small great nieces & nephew that I dont see much - Send vouchers

BTW.....Just incase u were wondering......yes the price I have put on the end it the total amount spent roughly......I have done this by using voucher codes....glitches.....BOGOF.......freebies.....and finding bargains in various shops!!!

susan42

Legendmum - welcome to the [STRIKE]nut[/STRIKE] house

Gemmy - wow well done onyour pressie stash, you put us all to shame

cookiecrumbs - why do you need to sleep diagonally along the bed...lol

mum2one - thxs for the list of hampers, i`m jotting them down :T

Elysia - like the idea of colour co-ordinates;)

rufus dog - well done on your organising, i`ve made a start

EstherH - I`m using the little red bags for pamper hampers , with bath things in like a reindeer flannel...bath bomb. Little colgate toothpaste 10 for a £1 in pound world.

cdsmiler - thxs for the tip, i`ve put edible glitter on my list, but where do you get it?

mary - good luck in charity shops , i`ve done some today, my finds are here

queenb - i was in BM today, I bought lots of things including these three things. But there was so much, I will be going back

I been making xmas cards here

And 5 birthday cards here , (no peeking miss hoodie) You can tell i`ve no internet connection cannt you ....but i am managing with my mobile dongle

elysia2003

Susan. You can get edible glitter from ebay in loads of colours.

CDsmiler. - I've just had a quick peep. This is great - Elysia played with hers for years, I probably threw it out when she was four or five, so I do mean years. Excellent value for money.

killielila

hi folks still dis organised after move but getting there I will up date 2moro i have been plodding away on this months to do list but DD birthday on sat my big priorty

Legendmum

You guys are great! Cannot believe how organised you all are! Christmas Eve hampers sound wonderful but my son is only 2? Too young? Oh I am getting all excited now! Sleigh bells ring are you listening?!

mary-op

susan - you got some good buys there...........love the cards you';ve done on your blog:T

Oh I am miffed.............I went to physio last week about my back and she told me I needn't go back anymore, just keep up with the exercises. My friend went today........similar problems to me and she's got 23 sessions at the gym doing exercises !! I didn't even get that offered to me as an option and could have done with that :eek:
Sorry -rant over but oh it does make me cross........different gp so maybe that makes a difference................:(

NickyBo_2

CDsmiler - one of my boy's best bath toys was this - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tomy-2756-Octopals-Bath-Toy/dp/B0007D7O22
The little octopals are squirters, the big orange mummy octopal is also a cup with sprinkler holes. The green base floats and has numbers on each arm that match up to the numbers on the little octopals. DS got a lot of use out of these! One bit of advice though - make sure you squeeze the water out of the squirters, I always forget and then the toys go mouldy inside. We've lost a lot of bath toys to that

abdonz

Legend mum your son not to young mine only 3&5 first yr I have herd of them only been here a couple of weeks myself but got loads of good ideas.
Have found ediable gold glitter on eBay
Books direct order arrived today happy with it all
Vistaprint calendar due to arrive tomorrow let u know
Just ordered a mobile off t mobile there 25% off ends in morn online only, got eldest a mob$32.50 looks like a modern one but its not but he should be happy .
Just need a jacket for him now,bidding on eBay on 1 at mo if we lose getting one from m&m.

Pips_Mum

Ive been MIA for a few days as my Grandad was rushed to hospital, had to have a huge operation and was on a ventilator for a few days. Thankfullly he is off that now but is still very, very poorly
It is his Birthday on the 28th but because he is in the ICU we wont be able to take him any cards or presents.

I have just ordered my Vistaprint things got 2 wall calendars, a pen and a canvas bag for free and also ordered some return labels and a desk calendar. All in all postage and their photo uploading fee it came to £20.09 still not bad I dont think. I couldnt get the cashback though as when I went through there all the prcies went up????

Everybody is doing great x