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

elysia2003

Junior - I bought all mine in the January sales so I'm not sure where's best. Do you have a Card Warehouse? They are usually quite cheap and good quality.

You need padlocks on the fridge Mary, or your lad will eat you out of house and home. :eek:

junior_j

Yes auntie elysia i will get straight upstairs after x factor lol and yes we do have a card factory! xx

esmer

junior_j wrote: »

Where do you guys go for nice wrapping paper , last year I found massive rolls of winnie the pooh paper (xmas) in Primark and it was great this year not such a great selection! x

I got mine from ALdi. Nice Brown paper with little reindeers on it. It was Just what I was looking for. :j

rufusdog52

Evening all

Have just about finished my first shirt, just got to sew the button holes and the buttons but havent got them yet. Nothing else Christmassy going on. Did see someone's tree up and lights flashing last night on way home from eldest daughter's party.

Have £6 of vouchers towards some aftershave for OH but won't be getting it this week, will probs get some next month as should have some payments coming through if I am lucky from a couple of daily click sites.

Claimed my £20 Amazon voucher from Dooyoo so hopefully that will be through too and can get rest of OH's dvds.

Eldest daughter loved the hand bag I made her out of recycled magazines, don't know if any of you remember me making it beginning of the year, the bag bit was made from the black and white pages with writing on and the handle and edging was made from brown paper. I was a bit nervous as I thought she might think it was a bit naff but she absolutely loved it, was showing everyone lol. She also liked the watch and bracelet set that I won on the tombola so pleased with that. Was nice to see them again and have a look through their holiday photos before the other guests arrived for the party. Youngest daughter had a moan when it was time to come home as she wanted to stay on with her friend and sleep over but I put my foot down, I didn't think it was right her staying as she is only 15 and I know eldest daughter would look out for her and she knew everyone there but they had all been drinking and I just don't like her hanging about with them when they are like that. We came away at 11pm so I didn't think it was that early lol, I was falling asleep on the settee, or would have been if the music hadn't been so loud lol.

Anyway, off to bed soon, having early night, Rufus xx

mum2one

Good evening ladies

The next stage of secret santa has been done, so your all have your partners details in your inbox,

If you can choose 3 sets of items from Argos, (use website, catalogue, xmas books), and maximum spend is £10

eg - you choose a necklace at £5.00, and the matching earrings are £5.00, then get the 2 catalogue numbers and that will class as one choice.

Little tip - if your stuck
Argos have a help section - you can click money amounts, female, type of present - may give you an idea.

If you could return the cat no's to me by 1st Dec, I can then pass them to your partner

When you get your numbers back, pass them to a friend, along with the £10 and they get the final choice, and if there nice - get them to wrap it for you!!

xx

Real_Toothfairy

Are we allowed to use the "online exclusives"??? Or only buy in store?? x

mum2one

Real_Toothfairy wrote: »

Are we allowed to use the "online exclusives"??? Or only buy in store?? x

Online exclusives should be fine, as long as they can be collected in store, postage costs £6.00!!

xx

mum2one

Flavoured Coffees-

COFFEE MOCHA

Fill tub/jar with Equal parts of instant Coffee and Unsweetend Cocoa Powder (I used Drinking Chocolate) also added coffee whitener - same amount as choc and coffee

CAFE VIENNA

Fill Jar/ Tub with Coffee and add a pinch of Cinnamon

SWISS MOCHA

The same as Coffee Mocha, but maybe use a differnt coffee or Cocoa so the flavor is different - again add whitener to the mix

CAFE VIENNA MIX

4 spoons Coffee
1 spoon Cocoa
1 spoon whitener
Pinch of Cinamon

Keep doing this until Jar/ tub is full

CAFE Au Lait

Equal Parts Coffee & non dairy creamer so half and half.

What we did was measure into a bowl, get a good mix and then put in the jars - allowed a shake as well

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Found this recipie in our local paper -

IRISH PORTER CAKE


8IN CAKE

225G / 8OZ BUTTER
175G / 6OZ BROWN SUGAR
300ML / 8OZ SULTANAS
300ML / 1/2PT STOUT
ZEST 1 ORANGE
175G / 6OZ RAISINS
50G / 2OZ CHOPPED MIX PEEL
450G / 1LB PLAIN FLOUR
1 LEVEL TSP BAKING POWDER
1 LEVEL TSP GROUND CINNAMON
1TSP FRESHLY GRATED NUTMEG
100G / 4OZ CHERRIES
3 EGGS BEATEN

PLACE BUTTER + SUGAR IN PAN WITH THE STOUT AND MELT OVER GENTLE HEAT TP COMBINE

ADD ORANGE ZEST,SULTANAS, RAISINS. + MIXED PEEL

BRING TO THE BOIL FOR 3 MINS

REMOVE FROM HEAT AND COOL SLIGHTLY

SIFT FLOUR, BAKING POWDER, CINNAMON AND NUTMEG INTO A BOWL ADD FRUIT MIX

STIR IN CHERRIES

GRADUALLY ADD EGGS – STIRRING WELL

LINE THE BASE OF A BUTTERED LOOSE BOTTOMED 20CM /8IN CAKE TIN WITH GREASEPROOF PAPER

SPOON MIXTURE IN, SMOTHERING OVER THE TOP

BAKE IN APREHEATED OVEN GAS 4, 350F, 180C FOR AROUND 1 1/2HRS OR UNTIL INSERTED SKEWER COMES OUT CLEAN


ALL THE ALCOHOL IS LOST DURING THE BAKING PROCESS, RICH TASTEING CAKE – LIGHTER ALTERNATIVE TO CHRISTMAS CAKE

RECOMMENDED LEAVE IN A TIN FOR A WEEK BEFORE EATING

mum2one

Thank you everyone for rhe advice re Miss Hoodie and the bullying, started again 2ngt the Sunday tummy ache........ as for her Forest clothes etc, I've told her to check again 2mor, just incase someone has picked it up by mistake..... but the positive is they have CCTV in the changing rooms, whether its recorded over not sure........
Got parents evening on Tuesday - have a work with theteacher about whats going on, and if the clothes etc haven't reappeared - then up it to the Head.

Did ok 2day did a tabletop sale, thou £20 for the table!! - made £30 after paying for the table, every penny helps.... xx

Real_Toothfairy

mum2one wrote: »

Online exclusives should be fine, as long as they can be collected in store, postage costs £6.00!!

xx

No I meant the online exclusives that can only be ordered for home delivery but because they are online exclusives you get free delivery on these items. Doesnt matter for me anymore as I have done my list lol :j