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

Anglea

Hi all

Welcome to the thread Diddly

Kiwi, hello again. Mum2one's coffee's are detailed on this thread (Edible gifts) - either on this page or the one before

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2560947

LOL Mary, your 'covering over' craving led you to disposable cups on holiday.

brand8

please could anyone give me a link to find the letters from santa thankyou

junior_j

Hiya everyone , I joined this thread a lot earlier in the year but I have had my hours upped at work and started 3 college courses on top of that and then two friends had a baby and made me Godmother (which I love and appreciate) so all in all very busy but spent a whole week reading through the 170 or so pages I missed lol. So I am all caught up! I am 18 and a qualified nursery nurse!

I am a true to form bargain hunter and want Xmas organized as cheaply but nicely as possible ( I am on £450 a month roughly as a apprentice)
and I am working on Xmas eve which I hate because all the years before I usually have my 5 year old Godson on Xmas eve eve and spend Xmas eve with him baking , making , shopping film watching then I watch him and his 2 special needs brothers whilst their mum does last minute Christmas eve stuff... but hey ho!

I am going to make my friends little boy a hamper he will be 2years and 1 month at Christmas so need to get him Pj's a book , some sweets (going to put in a glass jar and print a nice label saying Riley's sweets) character themed bubble bath and a puzzle or dvd. I will also make her a pamper night hamper with

.Bubble bath
.Primark or Asda pj's
.Face mask
.Nice nail polish
.Nice mini manicure kit.
.Chocolate

Hoping her hamper can be done for under £9.00

I have already sorted My Goddaughters 2 year old sister. she has a

.peppa pig pillow (play.com)
.Talking micky mouse clubhouse clapping helicopter)
and I will ad some pjs and a selection box maybe!

I also need to buy my 3 God children presents

Isobel (who is known as bug to me lol) is 6 months atm and so is Ronnie my godson x

hope to keep up with you guy sx

fedupandskint

Just updating my Christmas Eve Hamper List

• [STRIKE]snowman soup and pots of gold[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]nice fluffy towels[/STRIKE]
• Slippers
• Nice bath stuff

Will call in TK Maxx tomorrow to look for some nice glass dessert bowls and if non there have seen some nice ones in the Tu range at Sainsbugs so think these will do at £2 each are a nice bargain

Then later on get the bath and shower stuff eg travel size for mum and relaxing bath for the rest

Will put the pots of gold together in a couple of weeks time, then get some more mini marshmallows and candy canes on offer and have a look in Dunelm for some small ish baskets if I have none the right size

rufusdog52

I have just finished sorting out the carrier bag of broken jewellery I bought. It was all tangled up inside but have it all sorted out now. Found four nice necklaces in it for my self which were not broken at all, and managed to salvage two lovely pendants and two bracelets for youngest daughter without having to do anything to them either. Will wrap hers up for Xmas. There were loads and loads of lovely beads including some long flat ones that I think would make nice key rings if I painted on them and got some big rings for them. Off to look on Ebay for some. Will probs do daughters one each with their names on and may be my sisters too.

Hi to the ones not been on for ages, lovely to see you back again. Rufus xx

toffeeapple

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Legendmum

They are excellent Toffeeapple! Well done you!

junior_j

Toffee-Apple they are lovely! Jealous of how creative you are hun! Well done!

I can't wait to be paid at the end of the month to get more Christmas shopping done! x

toffeeapple

junior_j wrote: »

Toffee-Apple they are lovely! Jealous of how creative you are hun! Well done!

I can't wait to be paid at the end of the month to get more Christmas shopping done! x

Thank you for that... x

I know how you feel about payday!! Money is rather tight at the moment here too, its been a long month..... , or as my husband says 'there must have been a lot of bargains this month!!'

Greatwombat

toffeeapple wrote: »

and this is just one of 5 little dogs I made which are being packaged up with chocolate bones!!!!

oh my goodness why is my dog one so HUGE, sorry!! I can't get it any smaller...

Oh he is adorable! :T:T

Would you mind if I asked how you make him please?