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

Legendmum

elysia2003 wrote: »

I've even got pressies for next year!!! Thanks Legendmum for the Lloyds link. I bought some slipper sets for £3.50 (I think) reduced from £6 or thereabouts. I've just got them out of the box and the price sticker says £16.00. Woohoo. I love a bargain. Thanks so much again - sending a big virtual hug xxx

Your very welcome! I love the feeling of getting a bargain! I bought 2 of those sets too for £3! Couldnt believe the sticker price???:eek: I dont even know who they are for mind!!
Also got a wallet for £1.50 was stickered at £7 and a fishing tool for £2 stcikered at £8! Lovely Tea for 1 set too! In total the real price for order should have been well over £100 and I spent £18.35 including delivery!:T:T

susan42

I am not going to comment on what everyones written having been away a week, I can see that we`re all cracking on for christmas. Well done ladies and gent

Thank you for mum2one and miss hoodie for the challenges.

Can I just say one thing though, this is a friendly forum, has been going for a long time not just this year and ALL are welcome, I personally dont care if you post the TATEs pictures , its all upto you, we all make similar things, we all go about it our own way, some people dont put pictures up, thats fine as well.
The only thing I object to is the person who comes on here and starts trouble, if you have an issue with a person, photograph or post, PM that person. (Giving them a chance to reply, bearing in mind some people go away and dont let on(me) because I dont want people to know my house is empty)

You do not have to publish it for all to see.

ToffeApple, please carry on as normal, is was lovely to see your doggies, I`m going to make some myself as I`ve seen your post.

And to the lady who`s objecting, please keep your arguments a little more private please. Thank you. As it causes bad feeling . None of us know the facts, but neither do we want to. Its not as if some ones been physically hurt.

Sorry mum2one about the rant, but this has to be the friendliest part of MSE and we `d like to keep it that way

cdsmiler

Welcome esmer!!

And well said susan! :T

xrestrictedx

wow wow wow, i love all this, so much inspiration, i would love to know how to make those pamper cakes, i've tried looking but to no avail.
hello everyone, i'm very new to this and would love to join in, you're all soo lucky to be so organised. i always find it really hard to think of pressies for christmas for everyone. i've just started up knitting again for my new grand daughter, two weeks old now. i would love to know about these 'pots of gold' and 'monkey sock' ??? they sound fun, and anything else that would be easy for a newbie like me.
hope to hear from someone
thanx in advance. Milla xx

SugarSpun

cdsmiler wrote: »

Sugarspun - that link didn't work unless you're logged in first I think....

Sorry, the link was for a 90 minute diving lesson for 2 people at the PADI centre in Glasgow, £15 instead of £50. Today only because it's a groupon.

susan42

Quick one

nintendo ds games - free delivery
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2815858

Thxs to claire

elysia2003

Been offline for a few hours and headache is easing a bit now.

I haven't caught up with the posts since I left though, so I apologise If I repeating anything posted in the meantime.

CDSmiler Here is Flourgirls blog - she is lovely and has given me permission to post it over here! Here is the link to the chocs I was talking about making. I'm going to putting some loose in a bag too, here.

elysia2003

Legendmum wrote: »

Your very welcome! I love the feeling of getting a bargain! I bought 2 of those sets too for £3! Couldnt believe the sticker price???:eek: I dont even know who they are for mind!!
Also got a wallet for £1.50 was stickered at £7 and a fishing tool for £2 stcikered at £8! Lovely Tea for 1 set too! In total the real price for order should have been well over £100 and I spent £18.35 including delivery!:T:T

I spent £68 and got
three sets of those slippers (saved £39)
Make your own monster doll for DD (save £4),
two games for two neices next year (saved £22)
and two shiatsu massagers for Stepdad and OH (saved £146)

Thats a saving of a whopping £211 (I think - I still can't think straight!!! Woohoo I LOVE MSE!!!!

junior_j

Hello all

I have had a rotten cold for the last week or so but now (the day before i go back to work) it has really hit me and i feel like utter poo!

I managed to get some bargains today (not xmassy ones mind!)

Chris moyles recent autobiography and Carol MCgriffins recent autobiography for 99p each at the Salvation Army Charity Shop .
I also got a wooden bedside table (nice one) for £5.00 that was at the Barnado's charity shop (only needed it to prop the tv on at the end of my bed!

I have 2 separate £5.00 gift vouchers from boots for number 7 products only. Yet when I looked at the stand the cheapest a item was , was 6.44 !! And your not allowed to use 2 vouchers at once.. there is a list on the back of u can do this u can't do this ect...

Anyway off for some beechams and a book x

elysia2003

Hi restricted.

The sock monkeys are easy to do, there's loads of versions too! Susan42 has even made a zebra, I made a rabbit! They are fun and only made out of a pair of socks. If you type sock monkey in the search thingy at the top right and forums- it will bring you to the thread dedicated to making them. There is also one to pamper/nappy cakes.

We're all getting organised for Christmas. Some are making things, some are buying them, but most of us, it's a combination of the two. With the help of this thread, a few of us are started on next years planning.

There is a challenge to help you get organised (you too Esmer) it was posted yesterday (on the 24th of every month). Just do what is suitable for you, and omit the rest. Mum2one who sets the challenge says it's like a pick n mix - choose the bits you want!

Right, we are here to have fun and to organise Christmas so please excuse the rantings on the last couple of days posts - It's not normally like it. Please join in whenever you can and most of all - Have fun!!!