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

rufusdog52

Real Toothfairy - what a fab monkey, absolutely love it. Thats two down off of your list already. Rufus xx

rufusdog52

catherinevegh wrote: »

HELP!
Not sure where to post this so as this is all occasions.
A friend needs a thankyou present.
I made her a nappy cake for her new daughter and she wants something similar for her mother to say thanks for helping her out. She does not do smellies. Loves chocolate and coffee so I suggested a choccy explosion bouquet thingy but she liked the cake idea. Any ideas on what to include.....I thought it seems a bit silly to do it in towels as there will be no smellies.
I do have a lrge cheap fleece throw from ASDA that I got for £2!!! Might use that as a base but she would like it to have a couple of layers!!!! Help.

Could you put the chocolates etc in a nice box and then wrap the fleece around the box some how and make it into one of those square cakes? I have seen some lovely ones done with towels which are only the one layer. May be a silk flower or two as decoration and a bit of pretty ribbon round the outside. Cant think how to make it into two layers without having two items the same to make each layer from. May be someone else would have a better idea, unless you could get a scarf the same colour for the top layer?

Hmm, off to have another think xx

junior_j

I have started my big " xmas clean out" of my bedroom. I am a hoarder and clutter queen. So far i have thrown out a large beaten up storage container which didn't even click together any more out also thrown away Pjs that wouldnt be use to me , any one , or charity shops ect.

Also going to change my bedding tonight pack away clean clothes and pile up my college work and xmas presents.. have to squeeze a bath in there some one too lol x

junior_j

Just got some really good deals of play.com with dvds.

The comedy Xmas film Elf 2.99
The killing room 1.99
Hotel for dogs 3.99

So thats my dad and brother officially finished for Xmas

also the complete box set of Friends is on offer for £20.00 in Tescoes at the moment when usually it can go from any where between 40-100 £ xx

Ddraig

Just nipping in to say Hi to all of you lovely people.
Im not feeling well,but am sure it wouldnt feel half as bad if my family wasnt driving me mad.And if My husband had not try to make his car do idiotic things,like swim with snow over its tyres.
Not very Christmass spirited today unfortunately.
Sure it will pass with a good nights sleep.And have took advantage of the time to do surveys.

esmer

Hi, just a quick post.

ddraig - Hope you feel better soon
toothfairy- Love the sock monkey
Junior_j - good luck with the room, took me 2hrs to do my wee ones................

To everyone else, hope you have had a nice day/evening and the snow is not stopping you getting things done..... We now have freezing fog

I changed my gas and electric and tracked via quidco.... and got 80.00 and im saving 20 a month on that as well well chuffed :T

Mum and dad took DD tonight so I got lots done.

I made a chicken curry (mmmmmmmmmmm)
Cleared DD's room of old toys and clothes, in bags to be dropped at charity shop.
I made bathbomb cupcakes. Waiting on my cello bags.......... snow, stopping the post
I made pint of socks (all finished)
Finished pots of gold, all labelled.

updated blog with pints of socks.....

attempted to cover a diary, and made a right pigs ear of it,......... the corners look NAFF

I am now sitting in a mess of paper, glue and fabrics........ Going to leave it, as I plan to do more tomorrow. I really want one hamper to be done....... getting fretful :eek::eek::eek:

Pips_Mum

Toothfairy - LOVE sock monkey!!

Took Pip to see Santa and the toysoldier who was sending you through to Santa opened the curtain really quickly and scared Pip. Pip then cried and cried, wouldnt go anywhere near Santa, wouldnt take the present off of him, wouldnt wave bye bye and pretty much clung to OH for dear life!!! Photo is quite funny though LOL!

Popped into ELC but they didnt have what I was looking for. Just as well as when I looked online if you bought the happyland farm you got £5 off it and a £10 quad bike set free and if you bought the firestation you got £5 off it also and a £10 emergency vehicle set free. Free delivery if you spend over £50.

Off to look at Tescos to see if I can get The Friends boxset, thanks Junior J

diddly74

catherinevegh wrote: »

HELP!
Not sure where to post this so as this is all occasions.
A friend needs a thankyou present.
I made her a nappy cake for her new daughter and she wants something similar for her mother to say thanks for helping her out. She does not do smellies. Loves chocolate and coffee so I suggested a choccy explosion bouquet thingy but she liked the cake idea. Any ideas on what to include.....I thought it seems a bit silly to do it in towels as there will be no smellies.
I do have a lrge cheap fleece throw from ASDA that I got for £2!!! Might use that as a base but she would like it to have a couple of layers!!!! Help.

Could you not add a mug (for the coffee) or a mini Cafetière http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Cafetiere-3-cup-coffee-press-/110617587041?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Food_SM&hash=item19c1526d61 and use tea towels of some sort to replace the nappies??? Plain Waffle ones in white, cream or brown would look nice - or if you're lucky you might even find some fluffy ones in your colour scheme. Does her mum have a colour scheme in her kitchen that is different?? i.e. pink, red, green?

diddly74

Or....... I have just had some more ideas

How about a snuggle robe thingy blanket? (bit big????)

Or a mini whisk aeroator thingy to froth up her hot chocolate or Cappuccino. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Milk-Shake-Frother-Whisk-Cappuccino-Latte-Coffee-New-/140305650460?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Food_SM&hash=item20aade531c We have one of those and my daughters love making hot chocolate or milk shakes with it.

esmer

I got the Cafetière for my mums hamper out of the poundshop and Douwe Egberts coffee as well