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

crazy_girl

Baby hamper:

crazy_girl

Easter Cups:

Nanamia

crazy_girl love seeing all your ideas, you are an inspiration

diamond_sky

Love your gifts, they look great and show you've put thought into them...and for such great prices! :j

crazy_girl

Thanks very much

I will keep updating, Fathers' Day is the next biggie!

silvermist05

What a fab thread thanks for sharing your wonderful ideas. Sorry if it's already been asked but where do you get your cellophane and ribbon?

craftymummy_2

Lovely hampers/baskets. :T Where and how do you get such good bargains?

crazy_girl

silvermist05 wrote: »

What a fab thread thanks for sharing your wonderful ideas. Sorry if it's already been asked but where do you get your cellophane and ribbon?

I buy my cellophane in bulk from Rajapak, to get the best prices you need to spend £50+ in an order but that will do you for 18mts plus.


I buy my ribbon in end of roll off-cuts either off eBay or the market, some sellers do it by weight so it's a great deal. The curling ribbon I buy off eBay, works out less than 1p per meter actually but that's the lowest I can put! If you just buy one large spool in a colour that suits both genders, all occasions and ages then you only need to buy one. Gold and Silver are good for this.

crazy_girl

craftymummy wrote: »

Lovely hampers/baskets. :T Where and how do you get such good bargains?

Check the Grabbit thread as often as possible, always ask for free samples, if you see any boxes that you think would make good hampers that don't seem to be on sale (ie from old GWP) don't be afraid to ask to get it thrown in, buy magazines with good cover gifts, look at the bottom shelves in Superdrug, know where your local branches of different shops keep their clearance sections and check them regularly, use vouchers, codes and coupons, collect Coke codes, Kenco codes and Andrex points etc., buy in bulk if appropriate, visit markets and generally keep an eye out everywhere you go!

Craftyblue

Just wanted to give this a little "bump" - looking forward to all the Christmas Hampers! :j