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

rufusdog52

Bought a few little bits and pieces for the emergency boxes. Got two shopping list pads about 18p each in Wilks and 4 small rolls of sticky tape for under 90p which we can split in half between the two boxes. Went in 99p shop and they had a large card containg sewing needles, pins and safety pins, and a pack of four tubes of super glue, these can all be split up as well. Need to make a small list of what else to get, keep thinking of things and then forgetting them again. So far we have listed batteries, candle, matches, pen and plasters. Will see how it looks when we have bought this lot and put them inside and see what else we can fit in. Already have some first class stamps and one of those energy saving light bulbs each.

SugarSpun

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mary-op

Hello all :j
mum2one -well done on getting a good deal for the holiday

xrestrictedx - what a lovely surprise for you. Good luck with crochet..........never could master that

Got last diary done (thankfully didn't mess that one up!) and did more fabric hearts. Next thing is another soft tree, maybe two.........if I'm lucky three but I'm not banking on it.

OH thought I was leaving it a bit late to do fabric hearts - don't know where his brain was......I did some last year so these are just to add to what we've got !
Just need to do party in a bag for twins 18th and wrap everything (after checking first everythings in the boxes) and I'll be about done - How many times have I said that........ooops.........OH came in with a load of chocolate bars from cheap shop just opened for me to turn into reindeer or snowmen.......so I'm not done yet !!!:eek:

junior_j

Hiya girls

I just don't know where my time is going any more? I worked over time all week then straight from work Thursday I babysat one of the kids from nursery and then yesterday after work I went straight to babysit my baby Goddaughter and her 2 yr old sister! Today got up very late , checked emails had a bath got ready went and got my eye brows waxed then had birthday shopping to do for my friend 18th and my friends son 2yrs.

Got the 2yr old.

-Pjs (£5.00) very cute says here comes trouble
-Large Thomas the tank bubble bath (£1.00)
- 2 Thomas the tank books (2.00)

and a train card.

friend has shower gel personalized on board car sign , chocolate , betty bop socks , body spray and nail file er can't remember what else lol.

anyway off to Bournemouth on a party bus tonight for clubbing (oh the life of a 18 yr old).. i feel like having a hot bubble bath reading my book and going to bed after x factor lol. x

chasingsunshine_2

Super duper excited now! Been wrapping presents and made a christmas cake. Bit late I know but its a gift and has fruit soaking in (a whole bottle of) rum for a week! Oh my it smells good! Gonna feed it as much as poss until it needs icing!
Im loving doing wrapping! I have so many things to wrap (cos most of my presents are small and I have a few for each of the many people we have to buy for.
Just went on Amazon and got hubby a few more stocking fillers - my own fault - I found a Giant Stocking which is almost a metre high for about £4 and thought it'd be fun so now I have to fill it! lol

should have said, i got him the first Lee Mack DVD for £2.99 down from £19.99! Nice little filler pressie
also a little book of cheese tips (he loves cheese) for £2.51
and a mr man t-shirt that says world strongest dad for £6 odd
All on free super saver delivery

junior_j

Just been on the works website they have some lovely stuff but the site keeps crashing x

Real_Toothfairy

SANTA’S CHALLENGE – OCTOBER


FROM MISS HOODIE – THE CLEANING CHALLENGE
Need to finish sorting out larder cupboard - planned to do this week but not well..........hoping to pinpoint a morning next week to cover this!

Everything else is done........as we have been preparing for a car-boot!


CHRISTMAS GOODIES – Food
Xmas choc got from Mr T's - Quality St, Roses, After Eights (all the 1p one got eaten!)

HAVE THAT CHAT
Normally only myself, DH and DD on Xmas Day.....however DN might be in attendance so waiting for comfirmation.....one more mouth to feed wont make a difference....Boxing Day is usually when everyone comes over so that is all planned for.

WRAPPING
Got some lovely wooden boxes for kiddies xmas hampers from Vertabaudet.....need to put them together! Need to get more Cello (where does it all go??) Wrapping paper.....got loads of.

CHRISTMAS CARDS
Got cards by vistaprint......will start writing next weekend and got a batch of 2nd class stamps to send them out. For DH, DD ordered nice cards from Hallmark when they had the free promo on!

CHRISTMAS ORDERING
Done most presents so no worries here.

VISTA PRINT
Done my order for this month for DN who is into poker.....nice poker mug lol

UNWANTED / GROWN OUT OF
Ebaying this weekend (phone) car booting in the next 2 weeks!

TABLE TOP SALES
As above

MAKING PRESENTS/ CRAFTING
12 sock monkeys to make.......plan to have all finished by 1st week of Dec


FOOD
No xmas cake in our house.....no-one likes it!

CHRISTMAS PUDDINGS
As abpve

TURKEY OR XMAS MEAT
Ordering from Mr T's or Mr M & S in the next week or so.

STUFFING
I make my own......copied from the MIL....lol

FOOD LIST
Done

FOOD FOR THE FREEZER
DH doesnt like re-heated food???!!! But he helps with cooking anyway

CARS
Dont have a car

WRAPPING
Will pick a day to do this....I like to do it 2nd week Dec usually

MEDICATION
Done

LADIES
N/a



SECRET SANTA
Will pm later x

Havent done much today......put some more xmas presents away in boxes in bedroom....that wacked me out!! Still feel really unwell but hopefully over the next couple of days will start getting energy levels back up. Everyone seems to be doing really well with their xmas planning xx

cookiecrumbs

Hello everyone

I went to the Christmas Fair at Olympia this morning - brilliant start to the day as I was standing in the queue waiting to pay to get in, this bloke comes up to me and says he's got a spare ticket because one of their friends couldn't make it and gave it to me. I got in for free instead of the £15 entrance fee or whatever it was - bargain! :j

There was SO much stuff there I could have stayed all day but managed to drag myself home after a couple of hours. There were some lovely decorations and great gifts and the upstairs bit was all food stuff. Think I spent the entrance fee I saved anyway!

Going out tonight so better go and jump in the bath. Sounds like everyone is getting on really well with all their buys, I haven't even thought about wrapping - I usually do it all on Christmas Eve and give myself cramp from sitting on the floor for so long!

Got three parcels this morning, one was a pair of antlers for the dog, they're hysterical. Might take some pictures if I can get him to sit still and make them into cards.

Take care all.

Real_Toothfairy

Oh how I wish I had been well enough to go to Olympia

fedupandskint

2 Christmas Cakes on the go - fruit soaking overnight ready to go tomorrow

I decided to crack on with the marmalade tonight and made 7 jars of Seville Orange Marmalade out of one tin of prepared Sevilles from Lakeland. Talk about easy to make, much easier than thinly slicing and soaking from scratch and took less than an hour to make.

Cost approx £1.20 per jar which is way cheaper than the equivalent from the supermarkets

So that's practically all the preserving done now, just need to check my lists to see if anything is left.

Feeling a bit down in the dumps tonight so decided to open one of the boxes of Thorntons to eat to cheer myself up (blame the ex for this one who is giving me a hard time for no reason at all).

Next is time to update the challenge list....