crazy girl's pressie challenge: as nice, cheap, original & crafty as possible

crazy_girl

mary-op wrote: »

crazy girl - you amaze me..............:T Where on earth do you get all these bargains from ? I cant get to Poundland or any of the shops like that:( Such lovely gifts:T

i just keep my eyes peeled at all times, easter 2012 is already complete and under my bed! my sister is 21 next month and i started buying for that before she turned 20!

thanks again btw

mary-op

My word you are organised:T
I'm all behind myself this year what with my health problems and now OH has spine trouble, just had half his colon out and now in hospital again with gallstones ! Never ending and its hard to concentrate on anything at the minute but I really must............kick my bum somebody:rotfl:

debtfreewannabe321

crazy_girl wrote: »

MIL's Birthday:

8 x mini bottles of wine (J.P. Chenet, Blossom Hill and Gallo) £5.72
Cadbury’s Koko chocolates £2.04
2 x Wine Glasses (Personally engraved) £1
Glasses Holder FREE
1m cellophane 19p
4m Curling ribbon 4p
2 x Sheets Tissue Paper 16p

TOTAL = £9.15

WOW i had to re-check the price three times there just to be sure :rotfl: this pressie looks FAB!!! I am thinking of nicking this one for christmas!!! Did the wine come from home bargains again? I'm going to have to find somewhere else that does them for similar price ...very impressed with this one (and of course all the others lol....wine always does the trick for christmas though:rotfl:)

p.s where did you manage to find those wine holders they look great!

DFW xx

debtfreewannabe321

mary-op wrote: »

My word you are organised:T
I'm all behind myself this year what with my health problems and now OH has spine trouble, just had half his colon out and now in hospital again with gallstones ! Never ending and its hard to concentrate on anything at the minute but I really must............kick my bum somebody:rotfl:

You sound like you've had a rough year mary, I hope it picks up for you Hope hubby is feeling better soon :grouphug: (wish they would put a less dodgy looking hug on here lol)

DFW x

Kitchenbunny

Wow. I'm seriously impressed and inspired - thanks, Crazygirl! I've been thinking of something on a retro sweet theme. All the kinds of things we'd pick up in our lunch hour at school so I'm getting a list together and will do a sweetie hamper for our same-age friends this year. So far (as a 30something) I've got:

Kola Kubes (or Frosties, if you can still get them)
Pineapple Cubes
Refreshers
Drumstick Lollies
Blackjacks
Chomp Bars
Chewits!

... and that's about it so far. I'm going to put them all in a jar with some photos of us at school and call it a big jar of retro. Just got to find out what other sweets there were and see if you can still get them, and then go for it Hoping to put a max. spend of about £5 per jar, so we'll see. Thanks again, Crazygirl

KB xx

mary-op

debtfree - it has been a ''bit of a year''..........still someone must have kicked my bum........this morning I did a ''kitchen kebab''...............lol Cost me nothing as it was stuff I had in the house anyway. It's Just a skewer with brillo pad, metal scourer and those sponge scourers on it and wrapped it in cellophane........sort of ''welcome back'' pressie for my young cleaner (Her MIL has stepped in while she's been away)..........she'll love it I know and who knows, I might now get spurred into doing something else:)

Kitchenbunny

OK, bought my sweeties now - got leads (about a tennerworth) I'll make up the hampers and post pics soon

Mary-op - the kitchen kebab sounds fab -

KB xx

debtfreewannabe321

mary-op wrote: »

debtfree - it has been a ''bit of a year''..........still someone must have kicked my bum........this morning I did a ''kitchen kebab''...............lol Cost me nothing as it was stuff I had in the house anyway. It's Just a skewer with brillo pad, metal scourer and those sponge scourers on it and wrapped it in cellophane........sort of ''welcome back'' pressie for my young cleaner (Her MIL has stepped in while she's been away)..........she'll love it I know and who knows, I might now get spurred into doing something else:)

wow great idea! I wonder if anyone would be offended ifi gave that to them.....lol shame i don't have a cleaner to give it to :rotfl:(could try it with DS1 maybe....his room could do with a clean lol)

dfw x

mary-op

I'll be doing a couple more for friends ........I know they won't be offended.........it'll give them a giggle...........lol:)

crazy_girl

debtfreewannabe321 wrote: »

WOW i had to re-check the price three times there just to be sure :rotfl: this pressie looks FAB!!! I am thinking of nicking this one for christmas!!! Did the wine come from home bargains again? I'm going to have to find somewhere else that does them for similar price ...very impressed with this one (and of course all the others lol....wine always does the trick for christmas though:rotfl:)

p.s where did you manage to find those wine holders they look great!

DFW xx

the holder was free with a cider gift set my hubby got from debenhams a bit ago

the wines were from a tesco glitch but ive seen similar prices in HB

thanks very much i never really think theyre that good