New, New Thirfty Gifty for Christmas and All Ocassions 2011..Santas Challenge...

susan42

Hi everyone happy new year

elysia - know what you mean with these netbooks, seems the fault is the battery manufacturer. Phone them up , they issueing new batteries .

angela - know what you mean about out of date, the £1 shop had some for 50p but they were sept 2011....i checked the superdrug ones before i bought.

mary - OH taking decs down tomorrow. havent told him yet

nellis10

I'd Like to join this too please...would be good to be organised well in advance of Xmas 2011!!

I'd love to get to the stage of a No-Spend Xmas by earning extra, making things, winning comps and generally cutting back!!!

DS will be 7 next Christmas and I want to be able to cut back on the amount I've spent on him without cutting back on his enjoyment (and mine for that matter!!!!)

P.S. I've taken down our Xmas Decs too....just the tree to come down once hubby gets the box out of the attic!!

xrestrictedx

hiya everyone, wow its taken me this long to read thro the pages lol

Happy New Year to you all and i hope all of your dreams and wishes come true

twelfth night is the 6th of jan at midnight, i usually start taking mine down at 11pm on the 6th lol always last min for everything for me.

right off to catch up on the other thread now, if i can find where i was lol

lots of love Milla xxx

junior_j

My spring clean for my room isn't going to plan ,went to bed at 3:30am woke up at 1pm and came downstairs with my quilt laid on the sofa , slept until 3:30pm lol. Since being up I have had some crackers and cheese and chocolates (diet starts monday :P) been on my puter , spoke to my friend and hung up my work shirts and sorted my jeans out.. my room still a bomb site so after dinner I am going to crack on with it lol.

Hope you are all having a lovely day , what date is mothers day , is it the 30th?x

mary-op

susan - dont; think it really makes any difference when you take decs down really........just that OH always been a stickler for 12th night............lol
Not going along with the midnight lark though...........the best day for my cleaner is Thursday so I'd like them down so she can sort out the mess left behind !

Anglea

Hello nellis, xrestrictedx and jellybean

Mary, it sounds very fiddly to cover a wooden peg, you must have a lot of patience.

I just bought a small variety pack of adhesive ribbon in the Factory shop, half price for 70p which I plan to use when making a couple of special Xmas cards this year. I also bought a slightly bigger than normal singing birthday card with a voice like Marilyn Monroe - £1.

mrsow

Hiya everyone, didnt participate much last year but hopefully things will be different this year. Need to read thread and catch up with all the gossip

Hope everyone had a great Christmas, spent mine in bed ill so Ive just had my Christmas dinner today.

Happy New Year and heres to a very thrifty one to us all. xxxx

elysia2003

Hiya JJ - don't worry so much. The mess will still be still be there tomorrow.

Hi restricted - happy new year.

rufusdog52

Went and took my DAB radio back today, didnt have the same one in, said it was end of line so OH gave me the money instead. Found another one that looked nice so got that instead but was a bit dearer so I had to put a bit towards it.

We went in Dunelm Mill for a look around while there and some of those lights that are attached to some twigs if you know what I mean, they were half price and we have always wanted some. Also got a curtain pole for my craft room half price so can put that up tomorrow. Didnt get anything gift wise.

Was on my spread sheet this morning putting some more bits on, still havent finished it yet so will carry on tomorrow.

elysia2003

Well done Rufus - I'm up to about £135 for next christmas already and that's without what I've bought!!!