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

pinkflop

Hi everyone!

Hope you are all well - those who have colds/chest infections hope you get better soon!!!

I have had a busy few days - been to a baby shower, out with ex MIL & FIL, had a lovely family day yesterday with roast dinner and board games in front of the open fire - lovely!!!

Not done any shopping, but I have received my candles and soaps curtesy of the freebies (low spend board), both of which can be used in my hamper and my sisters stocking.

CDsmiler and legendmum - have voted for both babies - what little cuties!

Here is my challenge (thanks mum2one), with my updates...

FROM MISS HOODIE – THE CLEANING CHALLENGE
Have just moved house in the last 6 months so haven’t really had time for cupboards to get messy yet!

CHRISTMAS GOODIES – Food
My friend has been collecting baby food jars for me to make my reindeer food and robins breakfast. Wont be making any jams / chutneys this year but have got some cheap kilner jars for “make your own cookies”

HAVE THAT CHAT
All planned – Christmas eve with my sister and BIL and then off to my aunts Christmas day for a big family Christmas!

WRAPPING
Have enough wrapping for at least the next 5 years!!!

CHRISTMAS CARDS
Written my list!!!

CHRISTMAS ORDERING
All orders done!

VISTA PRINT
Not doing this

UNWANTED / GROWN OUT OF
Cleared out and sold as much as I can!

TABLE TOP SALES
Will keep an eye out!

MAKING PRESENTS/ CRAFTING
Made a list of what needs doing, but as they are all ‘foodie’ things, will wait till beginning of Dec to do this.

FOOD
Havent decided whether to make one this year or not…..

CHRISTMAS PUDDINGS
Will get one to go in a hamper as a pressie..

TURKEY OR XMAS MEAT
Not required

STUFFING
Not required

FOOD LIST
Not required. Will only get a few nibbles and a few bottles of mulled wine for when people ‘drop’ in!

FOOD FOR THE FREEZER
Going to make some mince pies..

CARS
Have all my car stuff
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WRAPPING PRESENTS
Will have a big wrapping session mid dec which I absolutely love!!!

MEDICATION
Not required

LADIES
Haircut booked!

SECRET SANTA
Will send you a PM - mum2one with my answers.

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diddly74

welshgirl90 wrote: »

any other ideas for cheap but tasteful mugs?

Have you got a B&M near you? They have some lovely Xmas mugs 50p & £1. I bought 4 50p ones with Santa, snowmen and rudolph on. Gonna make snowman soup to go in them for our Christmas Eve Goodie Box/Hamper. They have other designs too.

foxy219

Quick update on the kitchen - worktops, sink and new tap are in and look fantastic! The tiler is coming tomorrow. OH is still working putting the new units together now, bless him! I will then be spending Wednesday (hopefully) putting things back in the cupboards so the first part of the challenge will be complete!
Really enjoy catching up with everyone else's posts. I am about half way through my shopping so really need to get a wriggle on, got to wait until OH gets paid tho!!!

SugarSpun

I cleaned and organised our pantry today :j

Tomorrow I have miserable paperworky legal stuff to do and then buying the small girl snow trousers - with a little bonus trip to buy frozen puff pastry and check the date on the vacuum sealed English muffins, both of which will be an advance purchase for Christmas!! If I find frozen regular pastry I'll buy that for mince pies :cool:

esmer

I copied this, hope you dont mind. xx

my updares

FROM MISS HOODIE – THE CLEANING CHALLENGE
I shelved Two cupboards, one is now my lovely linen cupboard, the other is my junk one but it now has shelves and all junk (need to keep it) is tidy

CHRISTMAS GOODIES – Food
I have ordered my cellophane, but I do have everything for my pots of gold. just to get my hot chocolate for my snowman soup

HAVE THAT CHAT
We have all said 10.00 on each adult or make it......... whatever you do, dont spend more than ten quid.

WRAPPING
Just got mine from Aldi Really nice, looks like brown paper with reindeers on it. thirteen metres for 1.29

CHRISTMAS CARDS
I have all my cards, and my list, just to write them

CHRISTMAS ORDERING
All shopping done for DD, and the rest are either made or cheaply bought

VISTA PRINT
calendars ordered and despatched............. cant wait to see them

UNWANTED / GROWN OUT OF
I listed 30 Items on magpie and got about 30.00 I have listed all DD outgrown party dresses and coats on ebay.

TABLE TOP SALES
I get my niece to make these. she loves crafts. she does all the place settings

MAKING PRESENTS/ CRAFTING
Made a list of what needs doing, but a lot are homemade chocolate slabs, and choccies.

FOOD
family not made a decision, have a meeting and discuss...... NOT TURKEY!

CHRISTMAS PUDDINGS
Bluergh

CARS
is going to my friend to get its winter check, and a good bath. renewing insurance.

WRAPPING PRESENTS
will do DDs this week, and make a list of what I have got her....... keep the little things for her stocking and her main present is not getting wrapped. Others are all hampers and I got boxes today from Aldi

MEDICATION
I will phone end of Nov when I am on holiday and got and get all my stuff I need for me and the wee one.

LADIES
need to book my hair app

SECRET SANTA
not doing this... thanks xx

Think thats me

toffeeapple

Still really ill. Feeling very frustrated lying in bed or on the sofa!!

Well done you all on getting sorted......

Can't believe November is here already...where did October go????

junior_j

Argh I have a horrible 1500 words essay to right for my a level English course but can't seem to get in the zone lol x

cookiecrumbs

Hey everyone

Did go to Harrods in the end (to be honest I only go there to get bits for my stepmum - she's American so she loves all that stuff.) I got a few bits for their hamper so that's everything sorted for that apart from the stuff I'm going to make...

Cannot bear going there in the run up to Christmas, you can't move for tourists! Better to get it all out of the way now.

Willow92

I'd love to go to Harrods

welshgirl90

Thanks for the tips. have got the £5 voucher for debenhams but got to use it tomorrow. hopefully find something there. If not i'll look in town because we have a poundland, 'home bargains' and a 'pound stretcher' all together.

am so surprised and happy with how helpful and quick you guys are.. so im going to annoy you with another question...

i have two neices and a nephew. the girls are sorted but he isn't. He is 19years old and is on an electricial course. so far i have got him a toiletry set, sweets and chocolate. i have about £15 left on his budget. Unsure what to get him. My boyfriend mentioned tools for his course, or maybe something for his car (which he is always riding around in). I've struggled because i find it easy to buy for teenage girls but a struggle with boys.

Thanks