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

NickyBo_2

Toothfairy - the sock monkeys look amazing! I found my sewing machine in the house move (it was lost at the back of the attic!) and I feel all inspired to have a go at sock monkeys. It will have to be in the new year now though, too many Christmassy things to do!

Legend - I'm glad you got everything fixed, it's so frustrating when technology doesn't do what it should!

Mary - I hope you foster daughter is okay. Good news about the volunteer driver

elysia2003

Nicky - the sock monkeys are quite easy to make, you can do them by hand too. If you use fluffy socks the stitches are very well hidden and become invisible. I think I'll stick to the fluffy ones in future as I'm not the worlds neatest sewer .

I still can't find my camera to show you the ones I made, I must find it before tomorrow. Who/whatever brought my phone back after it's been missing for six months has taken my camera instead. :mad: It'll be a shame if I don't find it because, the rescue dog we had last year, was frightened of the high pitched beebing it made, and went berserk when you took a photo, so I didn't take any last year, not one!!!

Fedup - did your lamp arrive yet? Mine did and it looks lovely. My mum gave me the money for it for Christmas. :j Now I don't look after my Niece (after falling out with my sis last weekend) I was worried I wouldn't be able to afford it at the moment.

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The new thread is up and running. Are we staying here for a bit or do we need to post on there from now on?

SugarSpun

Eeeeeeep how is it that with my astonishing powers of organisation I have a full-page list of things to do before tomorrow evening?!?!?!?

Good luck everyone, and Merry Christmas Eve Eve :xmastree:

esmer

I packaged all my makes and have put them in each hamper, I now have to wrap the hampers. I was going to hide all the stuff with tissue paper, but I prefer the look of them all opened up............ Decisions desisions! Dont know what to do.

abdonz

Well that's it shopping done,away,car parked and bills all paid. Just my cleaning to do stripped kids beds and made this morn do minw tomorrow. Along with prep, baking. I'm excited now I have everything done I couldn't have it thou without. The help from all of you thank you all very much y

KiWi13

Hey I'm still trying to catch up but won't be able to get back on computer for a few days after I sign off now so just wanted to wish everyone a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Hope Santa is good to you all and you have a wonderful day!!

KiWi

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PS: also should say thank you to everyone for their great ideas and help and encouragement throughout the year x

elysia2003

Thanks - Merry Christmas to you too Kiwi. The new thread is up and running, so we'll be over there when you get back on, I expect.

Esmer - I've left my hamper open. I think it looks better that way too. Whatever you decide though, I'm sure it will look wonderful.

Sugarspun - calm down! Don't worry! Have a super special time if you don't get back on.

Abandon - Well done. You've done brilliantly!!! I'm going last minute shopping this afternoon, and just got the house to tidy in the morning.

abdonz

Sorry last post was spelt wrong and full stops all over I'm on my mobile and the screen is a bit small for my chubbie fingers sometimes lol.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of you, i think we all have done brilliantly and deserve a rest ( I wish).
Just watching snowman with kiddes they have been at a friends while i went shopping then I had her son while she went turned out well.
Going to my other friends tonight for a wine or two lol, so the festives begin.
Saved a bit of wrapping to do tomorrow nite with DH always fun.
Xx

mum2one

Hi

I got to send massive apologies for the flying visits, condsidering how organised I was, once it got to wrapping the presents, everything just went all up in the air.

Top that this silly condition keeps triggering in, luckly they have been mild attacks, so now can't eat nuttty brown bread and mint tic-tacs.

Do hope everyone gets there heating sorted, there seems to be a lotof problems with these combi boilers, - apparently as thr pipes are a lot of twists, turns and corners (very technical!!), and eventually into the down spout theres a lot of places they can freeze at. Every morning dads outside with the brush trying to poke up the downspout - our area so far has had -19C, but we have been forecast -29C.

Miss Hoodie won, and I ended up wrapping presents for everyone in the class... the boys all had pump bags - £1 from Halfcost, - originally got them for her bday goodie bags - but we ended up as girls only bowling party, the girls they had a mix of swim bags or piano bags (halfcost again).

Still wrapping, left ours to last, but most are now delievered, just the 2 neighbours and my uncles to go.

So ledt mum to do her share, shes wrapping all ours...... shes sent poor dad on the hunt for Santa Paws and the Robbie Williams DVD - I didn't order them, they never thought of buying them.

Just getting sorted with the post, thou guess should be very plzed with the post, we've had none for a week...... then a lovely assisgnment for Open Uni to be done by 2mor, was due 9th Dec - but took the extension.......

maon over, but a very Merry Christmas to everyone and abig thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your support not just making the thread the success it is, we've alll worked realy hard and deseerve to raise a toast, but a personal thank you for all the support, with all the hassles from my darling ex and his family. Theres nowt can do to the court hearing, spoke to the cafcas officer and shes recommending no access or parental responsibility...... but we'll cross that in Jan.

A big thank you and your all wonderful people xxxx

elysia2003

Dad popped around this morning to bring Ghristmas cards (no pressies). He was dropping hints left right and centre about stying for christmas dinner and he was moaning about the prices of turkey crowns. LOL I didn't give in though and invite him. Sorry If I sound mean, but I have him every year, and it's uncomfortable - he refuses to sit, he stands there awkwardly, and he has no conversation skills - all you get is one word answers. I may ask him around for New Year instead. Trouble is, as he didn't bring the presents he has an excuse to drop in christmas morning. Arggggghhhhhh.

Does anyone do anything special tomorrow - we exchange little gifts tomorrow to the value of £5 per person (there are four people buying for 7 people, the other three are kids). It all started when I was about 16 and Mum found out I opened the presents and re-wrapped them, because I couldn't wait. After that we were allowed to open one gift from under the tree (usually the biggest). Then it morphed into what we do now because Mum hated us getting the best present before Christmas proper.

We have to wait until my two sisters come home from work at lunchtime, so the morning will be spent cleaning, the go to mum's. Afterwards I have two free tickets to the cinema, so I think the four of us will go there. Very MSE only having to pay for two. . We were originally going Iceskating but DD still not fully well, and don't want her to be in the cold.