So far for my Christmas Hampers I have made...

helen_caslass

bobsa1 wrote:

Can I just ask where you all get your baskets from? I wondered about doing hampers for my nieces and thought about butting them in faux leather boxes. Any ideas where I could get cheap ones?

poundstretcher do a large range of faux leather and suede from about £5

Beanietdc

clarabell1984 wrote:

Has anyone bought cellophane from ebay from nickschicks (Flower Hour)? I bought cellophane last wednesday and have had nothing delivered. Also emailed 3 times and heard nothing back

I did - I bought some ribbon and cellophane bags - took about a week to come. I think it did say something on the site (which I didn't see to start with) saying that they post within 3 or 4 days and by 2nd class.....

Happy with the stuff that turned up though!

clarabell1984

Beanietdc wrote:

I did - I bought some ribbon and cellophane bags - took about a week to come. I think it did say something on the site (which I didn't see to start with) saying that they post within 3 or 4 days and by 2nd class.....

Happy with the stuff that turned up though!

The stuff looks great, just annoyed that no one has come back to me regarding my emails. Thanks for the replies from you guys, thought it might be a hit or a miss asking but it looked to me asthough they were the cheapest and I Knew some people had said they had bought cellophane on ebay

mirakl

If it's the same person I've bought cellophane off their email system is down atm

clarabell1984

mirakl wrote:

If it's the same person I've bought cellophane off their email system is down atm

I posted that above. I have just had a rather well... possibly rude reply from the woman.

I did send 3 different emails days apart but they were not duplicates. I am worried that the item has got lost and this was all she had to say:

I am very sorry that you are not getting quicker responses, but there is only 1 of me and 200+ people per day who wish to talk to me. Sending duplicate messages doesn't help because the inbox fills up faster than I can empty it. Your order has been despatched, is with Royal Mail and should have been with you by now, but all the post seems to be running late this week. I can't advise when it will arrive, as I have no control over that, but I can confirm that it is somewhere en route to you. Kind regards Anne (flowerhour)

Doesn't help me much. I replied and said that I would wait until the weekend before contacting her regarding a refund. Seems to me that she has more business than she wasts! Must be us MSErs making Xmas hampers! :rotfl:

iwanttosave_2

clarabell1984 wrote:

Has anyone bought cellophane from ebay from nickschicks (Flower Hour)? I bought cellophane last wednesday and have had nothing delivered. Also emailed 3 times and heard nothing back

Thats who I ordered off, bought on sunday, not heard anything yet.

mitchlouise

Has anyone had much luck making handmade soaps or candles?

lightisfading

I've ordered some stuff for making soap off ebay. Did a quick small test one just to see and came out great, so can't wait for my order of soap, colour and oils to turn up

Beanietdc

I have made some soaps... melt in microwave, add colour and smell and then pour into mould.... easy peasy! I love it!:j

I also bought some of those flexible rubber ice cube moulds (shells, hearts, penguins etc) and used them - they are perfect for soap, easy to get the soap out and make nice little noveltys. I have put 10 in a bag with a ribbon round the top.

I also made some with rose petals in them.... ooooh get me! :rotfl:

Rachie_B

Beanietdc wrote:

I have made some soaps... melt in microwave, add colour and smell and then pour into mould.... easy peasy! I love it!:j

I also bought some of those flexible rubber ice cube moulds (shells, hearts, penguins etc) and used them - they are perfect for soap, easy to get the soap out and make nice little noveltys. I have put 10 in a bag with a ribbon round the top.
I also made some with rose petals in them.... ooooh get me! :rotfl:

oooooh what a fab idea ! :beer: :T