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

mum2one

rufusd!!!2 wrote: »

Thanks Clare, I think they look full because I put loads of beads on them. My grandson was round Saturday and sat and threaded loads of beads onto head pins for me so saved a lot of time and he did different combinations than I would have done my self. All the beads I used were from old necklaces etc, just bought the chain to put them on and the other bits you need to make them. Rufus xx

Those braclets and necklaces look fab, do you fancy lending grandson out, hate threading..... xx

mum2one

abdonz wrote: »

Wow all your jewellery looks amazing rufus I would love to start been more crafty but I wouldnt know where to start.

The pots of gold are really pretty too u inspired me to go find some pots and make them for my kids and friend.
Well u are all very organised I haven't done anything this weekend went out on sat and was not very well yesterday so had a dvd day with kids. Just been to emergency dentist my tooth has been hurting for weeks now, he said theres nothing wrong, but he will put me on antibiotics if it dosent stop hurting.
Mum2one hope u hear from Tesco soon.that's disgusting the way they treated you.

Does anyone know of ant shops that have offers on tvs,finally got all the money together yippee
Well its my b/day tomorrow hoping oh will take me for a nice meal hmmm I can keep hoping lol.

Thank you re tesco, thats the trouble with big companies, they think they can get away with murder!!

Apologies if anyone has answered ur TV question, - not sure what size screen your looking for, but Argos had a nice one advertised on TV 26in widescreen, £199.99 instead of £299.99
x

Anglea

juliejim wrote: »

Could anyone help with my advent candles or has no-one done anything like that before?

Jue

You can buy transfers to put onto candles that you soak in water first or even try rub on ones, but they might be difficult.

Or you could use crystals or other embellishments e.g. leaves by using hot glue or some melted candle wax to stick them on.

fedupandskint

susan42 wrote: »

fedupandskint - wow you been busy, chutney sounds ace:j

The recipe was Delia's Christmas Chutney and its so easy to make

Chop up all ingredients in a mini chopper in batches or food processor or even by hand, chuck it all in and 1hr 30mins later tis done

mum2one

susan42 wrote: »

long thread alert, hope i dont miss anyone out ...

princess85 - i`ve pm`ed you

fedupandskint - wow you been busy, chutney sounds ace:j

cookiedough - i bet your DDs will be thrilled with kitchen, mine had one and played forever with it:T

mum2one - tips please on making vodka....beg beg:o

juliejim - dont know anything about candles but read somewhere they used a marker permanent for the numbers and attached imbellishments around the bottom

rufusdog - your bracelets are beautiful, any photos of the place mats?

mrsow i couldnt put my tree up now, i hate cleaning around it and would have to dismantle it to clean

cdsmiler - earrings and icing fab :T

findingmyfeet - i bought a cake last year and its still in the packaging, OH said its not the same

cookiecrumbs - i would love the recipe for lemoncurd if you`ve the time please;)

abdonz - happy birthday for tomorrow, and not sure if links will get deleted, but if you go on www hot uk deals , teles on there

sangus - wd on your buys :T

Elysia - i feel for you down there because its so open and cold, i`m off to Whitby and they forecast snow:eek: and it is called a dongle so your specking like a geek :rotfl::rotfl: so cut it out

I`m off shopping tomorrow, taking the disabled peeps so I`ll wangle a trip to hobbycraft in somehow. And DS wants new shoes so have to get some of those

Hi Susan

Love the wangle trip to Hobbycraft,

flavoured vodka- basically any flavour avoid mixing skittles as it turns it a lovely!!!!! not shade of brown.

Wine gums - I stuck to red and orange flavours, chopped them in half, help them to dissolve quicker

Toffee - brought mixed flavour toffee from aldi - so could do couple flavours - half filled the bottle with the toffee

Kola cubes - had to break them to get into bottle -

Pear drop - we used the pink ones - but that may be an acquired taste looked more like medicine

raspberry / strawberry / cherry - fresh fruits add sugar to them put them in the bottle

For all flavours top up with vodka, give a good shake, I used value vodka - does the job - always leave a space at the top to allow shakeage. I would say for the 1st week shake daily then weekly, our toffee has 90% dissolved. The thing is don't add any extra vodka as it makes it seperate.

I used 1 x 70cl bottle, and some smaller bottles for mixing, the final plan is to put them into 5cl miniture bottles so there be taster pots. xx

mum2one

pinkflop wrote: »

Hi Everyone!

Have been busy all weekend and not had a chance to catch up on here. On a good note though, I have finished the dreaded PTA accounts, handed them over and resigned!!! Woop!!! I shall now have more time to dedicate to my NVQ for work, and most importantly, the hundreds of sock monkey orders I have!

And of course, to Christmas!!

I have not done much the last few days. I have picked up some posh chocolate bars for my aunt and uncles food hamper (orange and spice chocolate - sounds v. christmassy!!) and butterscotch chocolate. Yum! I also got my DS a lindt reindeer from poundland, so his stocking is finally done.

I did get in the christmas mood and made some Nigella Christmas morning muffins on saturday! I was baking at 6.30am! House smelled of satsuma, cinnamon and nutmeg - how yummy!

Mum2one - sorry to hear about how horrid they were in tesco - I keep hearing about how awful the staff can be (esp on the 1p thread!). I am pleased they rung and acknowledged that and hope you get an apology in the post (and some vouchers to say sorry would be nice!!! )

Off to the Isle of Wight on friday for half term... have a sore throat, earache and a headache! Hope I' not coming down with anything hideous for my holiday!

I love the sound of those muffins, could I be very cheeky and ask for a copy of the recipie.
Hope your feeling better b4 friday - think its this damm weather xx

fedupandskint

I'm going to have a go at those muffins as last year I thought they sounded lovely and then forgot all about the recipe

Now Nigella's website has changed many of the recipes have disappeared and this one has

Better have a look in my book then

Off to bed in a bit as soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo tired tonight

Qaphsiel

Hello all :j

RufusDog the jewllery looks fantastic.

I have now got all my little girls pressie and wrapped and in the loft. Just the rest to finish now.

Ordered all my bits for Pots of gold, Snowman Soup and hampers to be delivered on Friday from Tescos so at the weekend i can be getting on with them. Also ordered most my ambient food for Christmas to be delivered Friday too. At least if i spread the cost it will help to budget.

Still waiting on my DooYoo voucher :cool:

pinkflop

Nigellas Christmas Muffins

Makes 12

250g Plain flour
2.5 tsp baking powder
0.5 tsp bicarb of soda
100g caster sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
good grating fresh nutmeg (or quarter tsp ground nutmeg)
2 clementines/satsumas
approx 125ml full fat milk
75ml veg oil (or melted butter left to cool slightly)
1 egg
175g dried cranberries

For the topping:
3 teaspoons demerera sugar

Preheat oven to 200 degress celcius/ gas mark 6. Line a 12 bun muffin tin with muffin papers

Measure flour,baking powder, bicarb of soda, caster sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg into a large bowl; grate the zest of the clementine/satsuma over, and combine. If you are doing this in advance, leave the zesting till the morning.

Squeeze the juice of the clementines/satsumas into a measuring jug, pour in the milk till it comes up to the 200ml mark.

Add the oil (or slightly, cooled melted butter) and egg and lightly beat until just combined.

Pour this liquid mixture into the bowl of dried ingredients and stir until everything is more or less combined, remembering that a well beaten mixture makes for heavy muffins; in other words, that a lumpy batter is a good thing here.

Fold in the cranberries, then spoon into muffin cases and sprinkle the demerera sugar on top.

Bake for 20 mins, by which time the air will be thick with the promise of good things, and the good things themselves golden brown and ready to be eaten, either plain or broken up and smeared, as you go, with unsalted butter and marmalade.

Enjoy!!! :j

sangus217

Ugh slight bump in the road, i ate the 3 sets of ferrero's i bought for my pog's. Whoops.