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

vickitoria100

Don't know if this will work, but....

http://www.dropshots.com/day.php?userid=206135&cdate=20061112&ctime=004435

http://www.dropshots.com/day.php?userid=206135&cdate=20061112&ctime=004600

I am going to bath the bombs up in little cellophane bags and tie curled ribbon around them and add a little sticker I'll print off at work with a small pic of the person with a santa hat on and I'll write "Lavender for Relaxation" etc and "Happy Christmas from Vic" etc. Same with labelling the vodka. Yay!

li'l_p

Sallys_Savings wrote:

I just picked up 4 lovely wicker baskets from a car boot this morning all for under £1.50 each. :j
One is like a flower arranging one
the second has two flaps each side that close and is going to be for toiltries
and the third is a little wicker suitcase type which will be for chutneys/pickles/jams

they are going to look great as hampers.

So don't forget to take a look at car boots

Indeed, I'm a BIG fan of car boots and charity shops alike. Whilst charity shops can be on the pricey side(!), they can throw up little bargains every now and then. I've collected a few bits and pieces, including baskets and bowls from charity shops/car boots over the last few weeks, so it has really helped me in my production of hampers.

My best buy was last week when I bought a lovely glass swan ornament/bowl for £4 which I am going to fill with a hand knitted fluffy cream scarf, topped with some choccy truffles, for my surrogate Nan. I know she's going to love it; and it's practical to boot - the scarf can be worn when required, the bowl can be used for pot pourri, etc, and the choccies can be eaten - so none of it will go to waste!

squiggles

Fab gifts vickitoria100,love the soap.The bottles look rather posh if i do say so myself.

Rachie_B

they look fab !

postingalwaysposting

last years handmade soap hampers are on this thread... http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=3449674#post3449674 they arent very good though as they were taken today a year old... but they looked great last year

thisuseridistakenagain

I've just started a 'flu' hamper!! lol theres allways without a doubt someone in my family at christmas who is really ill with a cold, so i thought it could be nice to do whoever it is this year a special extra gift!! (hopefuly nobody and i keep it till next year!!) anyway i got a mug with a cup a soup sachet, some soothers, little pocket pack of tissues, old fashioned little tub of menthol crystals, little pot of vasaline (for sore noses), and a sachet of lemsip from the cupboard. think that will be really sweet, hoping i wont ned it tho!!

Harrietxxx

I have been looking at the woolworths website this morning and they have a lot of lined baskets and other suitable hamper containers quite cheap, even some faux suede (or leather) boxes at a good price. Not dirt cheap but if you are spending a bit more then very nice.

Search under storage, sorry I an no good with links!

HTH

Pink_butterfly_3

Hi

I love this thread. :T I never even thought of doing a hamper before. It really inspired me and I have made my own. We're lucky in Gloucester as we have a 99p store, a £1 store AND a £2 store!!! I went mad this weekend and bought loads of things for my hampers.

The baskets were a bargain - i got them from the 99p store. I've made four hampers (each costing £4 each) and four coffee cups (less than £1 each)!!!

See my photos!

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o49/nicky42_2006/Camera3028.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o49/nicky42_2006/Camera3027.jpg

I've ordered a roll of cellophane from ebay to finish them off.

li'l_p

What, those backets were £1???

Wow - I want some! Lovely hampers though - welll done!

lyns_2

Got some bath salts to go in my daughters hamper but i can't find any cheap/nice glass or plastic containers to put the in what has any one else used