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

Pips_Mum

Real_Toothfairy wrote: »

Had a busy day out shopping with DH.........Argos for a new printer as we have a big HP all in one printer and the cartridges are so expensive......even the own make ones from WH Smith etc etc So we got one of the Kodak ones ......still in the box will look at it tomorrow.

Ive got one of these and use the Tescos ones that are half the price of the HP ones.

mrsow

Hiya everyone

Well Ive had a lovely day today, long but lovely. Ive been totally spoilt by my friends and family for my birthday. My friend even wrapped up the Lloyds Pharmacy Christmas Gift Guide up for me haha.

nickybo good luck with the move, hopefully it wont be for long.
smithydirect love those baskets fab find
fedup I bought the Hairy Bikers book from The Book People too and was looking at the Sarah Raven book, could you let me know if its any good as Im considering ordering it x
Toothfairy love your hamper it looks great
mum2one well done on your argos finds, I never find anything good on my local clearance.

Really need to try and make some more Christmas Cards Ive only made 10 and need about 30, Im not very good or up with all the technical stuff when it comes to crafts but I find it really relaxing.

Off to get some sleep, gas fitter coming at 8 in the morning

Bye xx

mum2one

cookiecrumbs wrote: »

Hi everyone

fedup - hope you have a nice birthday on Sunday, just relax and enjoy yourself and don't even waste your time thinking about the ex...

rufus - hope you enjoy the knitting and stitching show at the weekend, I was at Alexandra Palace last Sunday and it was great!

mummyslittleboy - those pots of gold look great

nickybo - hope the move goes smoothly

mum2one - I thought of you today when I saw a story in the paper about a 2 year old boy being asked to take his hood down in the Co-op!! :rotfl:Well done on getting the bike too.

Not done anything Christmassy this week, but am gearing up to it - can't believe it's October tomorrow already!! Am doing a sponsored Dog Walk this weekend for The Dog's Trust charity so hopefully it won't be pouring with rain

I saw the article in the Sun, I just laughed, poor child.
Good luck with the sponsered walk, hope the weather holds for you.

Sent you a PM.xx

mum2one

smithydirect wrote: »

Im giving everyone hampers this year. Just got my baskets from Wilkinson set of 3 for £11.99. Now the hard bit what to put in them.

Those baskets are beautiful, there look to nice to use.xx

mum2one

mary-op wrote: »

Hello all :j

mum2one - well done with the argos shopping:T Thank you, think I fell very lucky, thou haven't told dad yet were picking a bike up and its not from the Argos extra where we can park - town centre store!!

Nicky - good luck..........hope all goes well :T Our lad fidgety as ever particularly as he had an interview for vocational college place............he got in thank goodness so after monday next week I'll have more time to get stuff done (hopefully). We have the 'hard to place' teenagers........used to have 3 but after OH's illness gone down to one and think we'll stick at that. OH now got chest infection - consultant said to watch out for it and get antibiotics so he's done that. He's ok but doesn't want it to get any worse.
Hope OH goes on ok, at least he's done the right thing and got antibitiocs down here, without sounding cheeky, (just the arrangement I have with my Doc), I have a spare supply of weeks antibiotics in hand, incase a chest infection starts, (more because of the Asthma, most colds go straight to me lungs - sometimes I wheeze like a100 a day smoker, so funny as Bailey just can't work out where the nose is coming from).
cdsmiler -thanks for the link.........I'll have a look at that:T

Due to 'fidgety' lad all I got done today is the other patchwork border to the tea towel........still least its finished and can go upstairs in my 'stash' room out of the way. Now must consult list of ''stuff to do''..........keep seeing things on blogs and places and adding them to my never ending list..............lol:rotfl:

You've been productive, with the patchwork border, - def agree with the other poster (useless with names unless hit reply), who suggested giveing lad the duster, xx

mum2one

Borrowed the recipie from the Xmas food in advance

I used two punnets of fruit (raspberries or blackberries etc) to 225g granulated sugar. Gently heated until the sugar was dissolved and the fruit had juiced a bit. Put the fruit into a jug and added a 70cl bottle of value vodka or gin, covered with clingfilm. I will stir every day for a week or so, then bottle and leave somewhere cold (I use the garage) till Christmas. Maybe shaking them up if I wander passed them. I may add more sugar later if after tasting I think it could do with it - all a bit hit and miss with me!

(theres a gin recipie as well ) xx

mum2one

Toothfairy - Love the hamper, looks fab.

Mrsow - love LLoyds chemist catalogue, good luck with the gas fitter.

Can't remember who to say thank you to re Topcashback and Vistaprint
.
Did my first order throught cashback, got DD a pen for her teacher - shes having Santas mug, but thought the pen was personal, and got the bumper sticker, "his lordship on board" - Bailey not dad!!

Then used an email they sent mum, so had free caldender, free mug, tshirt, pen, think it was about £7 all in, then went back again and did another batch calender,mug, tshirts - again mega saving, then another order, the offers had ended on 30th, there was downloading 3 cameras of pics, half of them were old ebay items, and got 10 free xmas cards,thou nightmare trying to get good photo is, they cut bits off, got there in the end,

But have put note in diary for monday - to do Octobers order through Vista Print, and topcashback, - does anyone know if its like Quidco where you can have more than 1 account per household.

Off to bed, finish rest of emails 2mor, got to get me bit of beauty sleep - town shopping and Home Bargains is next dr to Poundland (sorry Mary) xx

Qaphsiel

mum2one wrote: »

Borrowed the recipie from the Xmas food in advance

I used two punnets of fruit (raspberries or blackberries etc) to 225g granulated sugar. Gently heated until the sugar was dissolved and the fruit had juiced a bit. Put the fruit into a jug and added a 70cl bottle of value vodka or gin, covered with clingfilm. I will stir every day for a week or so, then bottle and leave somewhere cold (I use the garage) till Christmas. Maybe shaking them up if I wander passed them. I may add more sugar later if after tasting I think it could do with it - all a bit hit and miss with me!

(theres a gin recipie as well ) xx

Thanks for this. I was hoping to do something with vodka to jazz it up a bit for a couple of relatives presents and this sounds yummy!

Qaphsiel

mum2one wrote: »

Toothfairy - Love the hamper, looks fab.

Mrsow - love LLoyds chemist catalogue, good luck with the gas fitter.

Can't remember who to say thank you to re Topcashback and Vistaprint
.
Did my first order throught cashback, got DD a pen for her teacher - shes having Santas mug, but thought the pen was personal, and got the bumper sticker, "his lordship on board" - Bailey not dad!!

Then used an email they sent mum, so had free caldender, free mug, tshirt, pen, think it was about £7 all in, then went back again and did another batch calender,mug, tshirts - again mega saving, then another order, the offers had ended on 30th, there was downloading 3 cameras of pics, half of them were old ebay items, and got 10 free xmas cards,thou nightmare trying to get good photo is, they cut bits off, got there in the end,

But have put note in diary for monday - to do Octobers order through Vista Print, and topcashback, - does anyone know if its like Quidco where you can have more than 1 account per household.

Off to bed, finish rest of emails 2mor, got to get me bit of beauty sleep - town shopping and Home Bargains is next dr to Poundland (sorry Mary) xx

I beleive it is fine to have more then 1 topcashback account per household but only 1 per person. What is the offer via vistaprint and topcashback??

cdsmiler

Morning all!

Toothfairy – lovely hamper!

Mum2one – forgot about your trip to Edinburgh – when you off?

Mrsow – belated Happy Birthday!!

I’m a bit annoyed with myself – think I’ve mislaid about £15 worth of avon money. Grrrr. Serves me right for doing too much at once!

Clare x