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

mary-op

Angela -love that idea of the old fashioned type photo album with the black pages..........only thing I could think of was covering a kitchen roll middle and doing it as a scroll. Like your idea much better. The pages could be ages a bit round the edges with a bit of cold coffee or tea and old people love to look through a book -I know MIL does and my Mum used to. And if Clare's got any photos of her Nan (the old black and white ones) that would all add to it.

My peg problem now solved................going to give them to my son with the fabric hearts I've made him and he can clip them on to some string..............:j

Anglea

Glad the link was of use mummysLB.

I haven't done anything for Christmas yet present wise - although I spent all year preparing for DS2's Christmas and Birthday (January) because I make about 20 collaged A5 envelopes with glossy images on them for different thing e.g. treats, clothes, cafe, days out etc so he knows what the money will be for. He lives in an adult home. I had a look at them recently and realised I needed more because I used some for Easter and his recent holiday.

This is the first year I considered starting in February, last year it was a mad panic at the last moment.

Hampers - the children like food ones, but DS1 eats them in one go - how he isn't ill I'll never know. Perhaps a cooking themed hamper as he enjoys to cook and less things in it that can be eaten straight off.

All year I was taking photos with a single camera I was going to use for special albums for my dad and DS2 - and put them in those Victorian looking albums. However, my ex FIL has died over the summer and was in lots of the photos and I feel uncomfortable about doing it now, might leave it until next year.

Mum - something gardening/cooking related probably

Anglea

Mary, your fabric hearts and pegs gave me an idea. I've seen advent calendar projects (stockings) hung on lines across the wall, so you hearts could be pouches for choccies and pegged up on a ribbon hung for Valentines, Easter etc.

mum2one

Anglea wrote: »

Hi girls

For those of you with little children, I saw this on Magic Freebies

http://club1.lego.com/en-gb/news/NewsDetails.aspx?id=125360

a 2 year free subscription to a Lego magazine.

hijacked Angleas post - magic freebies uk (all one word) - never saw the lego one..... get to distracted by Vista Print.

I must of been naughty somewhere - wish I could remember - being v good and doing my OU assisgnment - deadline midday 2mor, be in by midngt 2ngt :Txx

Pips_Mum

Mum2one I did 21 day postage too but it actually took just over a week.

Anglea

mum2one wrote: »

hijacked Angleas post - magic freebies uk (all one word) - never saw the lego one..... get to distracted by Vista Print.

I must of been naughty somewhere - wish I could remember - being v good and doing my OU assisgnment - deadline midday 2mor, be in by midngt 2ngt :Txx

mum2One - did you also see the one on MF about the website with 3 free items which included a sock monkey -I pressed the link but couldn't see any freebies once I got there - something to do with children's books I think.

mary-op

Angela -good idea but the fabric hearts I made for my son are all sewn up and stuffed with a button at the top and a ribbon to hang them on something -the pegs will be perfect.
If I have some left over I could do a little something for little grandson maybe.:)

elysia2003

Mary when you see the verse you liked again, could you handwrite it out, and then type it into Word on the computer. You could fancy it up in different fonts etc then and get it to just the size you needed. If I can be of any help, let me know.


Thanks for all the links and ideas everyone. They are most useful.

For all of you who are finished - Well done!!! I'm nearly there! Trouble is I have no birthdays at all from June until October and then I have LOADS until Mid January. I have to factor those in too - that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it! :rotfl:

cdsmiler

Anglea wrote: »

Hi girls

For those of you with little children, I saw this on Magic Freebies

http://club1.lego.com/en-gb/news/NewsDetails.aspx?id=125360

a 2 year free subscription to a Lego magazine.

Oh gutted - don't think DD is quite old enough at 10 months.... lol

Angela - Thanks for the idea. I'm going to do her a hot prints book with a load of old pictures we scanned in from some old slides, so will try to do that in an old style if possible. Your idea sounds fab, but I'm having a hard time getting NORMAL information from family about her presents (who wants to buy the family crest, if anyone, for example - no straight answers) - do to do something that detailed...it would end up being all me! I shall store the idea though as if I find I have time, I could have a go!! Given me food for thought.... thank you!

Mary - hmmmm, you're right. Will think about Angela's idea a bit more I think..... thank you!

Finally leaving work! Apprentice tonight so probably won't get online! Will catch up tomorrow!!

Clare x

piglet27

angela - thank youfor lego link sorted that out for ds, he'll love it.

Don't know if anyone has already posted but tesco has loads of extra bonus points for the next week, def worth a look on tesco home page.

I popped into town this afty and got ds new shoes free! (deal with shop i use, buy 11 pairs get 12th free) thought i had two more to buy so very welcome bonus. Makes up for parking ticket i got through post today, 2 minutes over on timed cameras and charged £60, fuming!