Old style Preparations for Christmas 2010!!

karenann76

esmf73 wrote: »

when they go back to school I'll check through all their toys, clear them out and anything that hasn't been played with or coloured in I will keep aside and wrap for them. They're none the wiser and this has worked for the last 6 years!!

Am liking your style!!!:T

midnightraven3

i have a lot fo the asda ones
just remember a litre is quite a lot to fill though

ikea do much smaller ones
(i got mine about 2 years ago and they were 38p then)
i know they still do them but i dont know how much they are now
i got around 40 of them then

karenann76

Was thinking I might use them for a salt scrub rather than food. I will have to go to ikea and have a mooch!

B&M and Ikea are my next bargan hunting missions!

SeaBee

karenann76 wrote: »

Hi folks!

I haven't posted here before...is this where I post my exciting (I am soooo excited!!) finds for gift hampers? I have just started my shopping and am gonna go hampertastic this year!

Asda have 1 ltr kilner jars for £1, is that good? It sounds cheap to me!

Karen

Hi Karen

£1 is the cheapest I have seen 1 litre jars. I have bought them to do "cookies in a jar" as part of a baking hamper I am making for DD2. If you look around the same area in Asda, they also sell a pack of 3 slightly smaller kilner jars for £2.50 which I have used for my jams and chutneys (bought them all last week when they had their 20% off homeware offer)

Looking forward to reading about your finds

karenann76

I posted this another thread....

I have been to poundland and poundworld and stocked up on all kinds of goodies.

Got a cafetierre in p/land and Douwe Egberts coffee and a tin of fancy coffee wafers in p/world to go in my coffee hamper.

There are these pink baskets in P/land called flexibaskets, they are about 30cmx20cm oval shaped am gonna use these for girlie pamper style hampers and got head massagers, pink nail files (6 for £1) all from pound land. Then in Wilkos got face cloths (31p), scrubby things (49p), foot pumice (£1). Putting them in with some pink fluffy socks from primark (£1) and will prob finish off with a little bottle of Rose (will wait for a 3 for 2) and a sachet of face masque from boots (will wait for a 3 for 2), maybe some scented candles! Any other suggestions welcome.

Also got a cocktail shaker in poundland but not sure where that will go yet....might keep it for making myself a celebratory Mai Tai!

Not sure if I am even on the right lines with this as I have never done hampers before but I DO love a bargain!!

Ooh...also got some self adhesive dots in poundworld for the wrapping 350 for a £1 I think.

scotsaver

zippychick - many thanks for starting this up - skimmed through the pages and there are some fantastic ideas on here - off now to write some lists after all this great inspiration.;)

greent

karenann76 wrote: »

I posted this another thread....

I have been to poundland and poundworld and stocked up on all kinds of goodies.

Got a cafetierre in p/land and Douwe Egberts coffee and a tin of fancy coffee wafers in p/world to go in my coffee hamper.

There are these pink baskets in P/land called flexibaskets, they are about 30cmx20cm oval shaped am gonna use these for girlie pamper style hampers and got head massagers, pink nail files (6 for £1) all from pound land. Then in Wilkos got face cloths (31p), scrubby things (49p), foot pumice (£1). Putting them in with some pink fluffy socks from primark (£1) and will prob finish off with a little bottle of Rose (will wait for a 3 for 2) and a sachet of face masque from boots (will wait for a 3 for 2), maybe some scented candles! Any other suggestions welcome.

Also got a cocktail shaker in poundland but not sure where that will go yet....might keep it for making myself a celebratory Mai Tai!

Not sure if I am even on the right lines with this as I have never done hampers before but I DO love a bargain!!

Ooh...also got some self adhesive dots in poundworld for the wrapping 350 for a £1 I think.

Girly pamper baskets NEED chocolate or something else yummy. :Dose turkish delight would work. Thorntons doa mini bar of dark choc for 69p in a pink wrapper.. http://www.thorntons.co.uk/ThorntonsSite/product/5for3MiniBlocks/2568.htm

karenann76

good idea!

karenann76

B&M today and Home Bargains!!! Wish me luck!!

melvis

That's a really good idea karenann7 think I will make one up for my Mum, maybe some pink nail varnish or pink shower gel too? xx