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

elysia2003

Congrulations Jamtart.

Come on give all of newbies details. What's the date etc. Whats your dress like? Ooh I love it. Never been there and done that, and at my age doubt I ever will, so I have to be interested in everyone else's.

You've got choc's, smellys and a card sorted, How about a bottle of bubbly, and cook a special meal or better still go out.

To make it more meaningful - instead of the boring old 'Happy Valentines from' inside your card - write a poem about how you can't wait to be his wife' etc you get my drift. A poem doesn't have to ryhme so just say what you want.

mary-op

Hello all :j
Still haven't been to the shops Cleaning girl came today and that motivated me into re-arranging/tidying a few things -bit more than last week.
Must get down town tomorrow............foster daughers OH's birthday is beginning of Feb and so far he's got a stig soap on a rope and top gear key ring.........doesn't seem like a lot for him and we've no big stores here so I'll see whats on offer in the charity shops I think -long as I dont get carried away..............lol:rotfl:

NickyBo_2

jamtart6 wrote: »

I need some inspiration for the valentines day though. Got 3 things (free choccies from Thorntons as a sorry from them, FCUK set and the I LOVE YOU sweets from thorntons, cost me £2.50) but just want some ideas for something a bit more meaningful. Will be our last one before we get married (and everyone knows when you get married, all the romance is lost haha!!)

How about making a scrapbook for him? It could start from when you met and continue with all the memorable things right up until now. You could leave some pages blank at the back for wedding pictures
I made dh a scrapbook before we got married. It started with a photo of us the day we met (was a friend's birthday so people had cameras - lucky!) then had lots of different things in that we special to us. I collected receipts, cinema tickets, printed pics of meaningful things from the internet, I even printed out song lyrics to our favourite songs. Then I used stickers, nice backing papers and loads of photos of course.

You can get scrapbooks in all sizes so you could do a mini one if you don't have time for a big one.

Failing that you could make him a cd of favourite/meaningful songs

Janebo12

mum2one wrote: »

I've got plan B - if I can't find the same size bottle, still use the glass, bottle opener and a smaller bottle, wrap it in some cello wrap, and bobs ur uncle xx

...or if you get stuck, make a "sock" pint - use black socks in the glass and add a white flannel to the top - it looks like a glass of Guinness - did them for DH and my dad last year and they loved them.

NickyBo_2

I made a few sock pints for Christmas, they went down really well

mum2one

Janebo12 wrote: »

...or if you get stuck, make a "sock" pint - use black socks in the glass and add a white flannel to the top - it looks like a glass of Guinness - did them for DH and my dad last year and they loved them.

Love the sound of that, x

jamtart6

Ooh you are a good old lot Great ideas thank you!

Elysia - I have hardly got anything organised! Nightmare! I'm usually so organised too

sarahf191979

Morning All, sorry I've not been about, we had a right old day yesterday, Found the hamster had died over night so DS's were devsted :( Took me all my time to sort them out to get to school and then had to go shopping and see the letting agent about the leaking radiators:eek: Checked in Boots while I was out not much left in the one near me, but did manage to pick up a few Startrek goodies for my dad, they will do for fathers day. Oh and some lovely belguim chocs, think they must be same ones others have got as the boes are really cute, also got 4 tins of gaymers cider, so they must have really over stocked on them if were all getting them. Well I have loads of stuff to do today so will try and ctch up later.

Take Care

Sarh
x

Janebo12

Mum2one I found this link for piccies of sock pints for you:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=26954891&highlight=sock+pint+photo#post26954891

hope it works - its off the flannel cakes thread.

I think they look really good wrapped in cello and ribbon.

Half_pint_4

If anybody is looking for beads for crafting then £1 land currently have bags of them in a variety of colours (by all the stationary). They also have packs of diamante stickers.

HB have sheets of "iron on" letters ideal for the personalised bags I am making for nieces. Bargain at 99p. They also have iron on pictures (can't remember what they were) but there are 5 different styles - all for girls. Also 99p.:j