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

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I'm not sure - I'll just go and check

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mary-op

Hello all :j
Well, we're off to see consultant tomorrow -was hoping to do a bit of shopping before appt. but weather forecast looks c**p so that might be a no go :mad:

Checked birthday list this morning and foster daughters OH;'s birthday is first week in Feb...........hope my other Stig thing comes in time...........the soap was really quick. Least I've got a card done for him and went through my list -no-one else due and I've got foster daughters and my sons done (Mar and Apr).......so, started on Easter type ones today.
Made right mess of box I keep my papers in............:eek: didn't help when I dropped it and everything fell out !!:eek: Couldn't be bothered to tidy it up as I'd done what I wanted..............I'll do that another day.......:rolleyes:

Keep your fingers and everything else crossed for us tomorrow:o

rufusdog52

Hi everyone.

Bought another cheap note book to cover for ExMil's birthday (49p I think from Wilks). Wanted to cover it in some nice paper to go with her orangey t-shirt I bought her, went in The Works and they had a pack of nice mulberry papers with the embroidered stitching, top colour was orange and it was reduced to 49p so bought it and it had about 8 of these pages in it A4 size. Have just sat and covered the book, looks very posh. Will look out for a nice pen to go with it.

Bought another one of those birthday folder things with the cards in it and a pocket for each month. Want to give the folder to my Dad as he is finding it hard to remember the birthdays. Have took out the cards to use myself as they are not what he would send. The folder was reduced to £2.99 and I have 24 nice looking cards from it which will suit ladies in the family.

mary-op

rufus - well done :T
If you can't find a nice pen you could always try covering a bog standard bic biro with some pretty paper...........I've never done it but the lad we look after suggested it when I was doing MILs box of cards.
Need to get a new bic thats not been used first-though might try it out on an old one first:rolleyes:

Anglea

Hi all

Today bought the first sale item - a large mug for 50 pence in Ethel Austins - for a hamper in a cup type present. Looking back over the posts I missed I keep reading about a mini challenge but can't find it.

Can someone direct me to the info please.

Janebo12

Anglea wrote: »

Hi all

Today bought the first sale item - a large mug for 50 pence in Ethel Austins - for a hamper in a cup type present. Looking back over the posts I missed I keep reading about a mini challenge but can't find it.

Can someone direct me to the info please.

Hi Angela, hopefully link to mini challenge is here:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=28906925&highlight=mini+challenge#post28906925

or if that doesn't work, I think it was post number 713.

hth

helen_jelly

Mary - good luck vibes for tomorrow

Bought some Bath Confetti today from MrS reduced from £3 to 75p and off to Boots first thing tomorrow morning to see what they have left in the 75% off sale

Helen x

Anglea

Janebo12 wrote: »

Hi Angela, hopefully link to mini challenge is here:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=28906925&highlight=mini+challenge#post28906925

or if that doesn't work, I think it was post number 713.

hth

Thanks, I know why I couldn't find it because I was looking through mum2one's posts.

Well it looks as though I don't need to actually do anything as coincidentally the other week I made something for myself all in hearts. Over the years I made a lot of Christmas ornies in a heart shape - cross stitch, fused beads, felt, embroidery etc and after I took the tree down, I picked them out then hung them all round a pair of silk leaved ivy bushes which are trained up in a pyramid shape and it looks quite nice. I don't have a camera so can't show you.

jamtart6

thanks elysia! im gonna get them ! would have paid £20 on amazon (next cheapest!) so thanks LOADS for that tip

Angela, sarahf updates the thrifty blog with all handy links here: http://thriftygifty.blogspot.com so you dont have to wade through the chat for the important info

mum2one

Janebo12 wrote: »

I found some bargains in Clintons cards this morning - they are getting rid of stuff cheap to make way for Valentines stuff:

4x boxes christmas cards reduced from £5.00 each to 29p each
2x rolls christmas wrapping paper reduced from £3.00 each to 50p each
1 glass twin photo frame reduced from £9.99 to £3.99
1 money box reduced from £9.99 to 49p
1 set of grandad handkerchiefs reduced from £3.99 to 49p
1 grandad pen set reduced from £3.99 to 49p

Everything is to be used for gifts, so some good savings made.:j

Had a look in M&S - no managers reductions to be had :mad:

Hope everybody is having a good day.

:DThat means have to add Clinton onto 2mors shopping trip... already got Boots and Wilkinsons on the list... xx