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

cdsmiler

Morning all!

elysia - Love bakearella! Have you looked at the cake pops?!
Has your mum got a date for the knee replacement yet, or she still waiting?

Mary - like others I'm amazed at how well you're getting on with things! You're an inspiration!!

kelda - 17th Dec must be a good day! lol

susan - I can give you details of the seller if and when you fancy giving them a go.

Right, relaxing night for me tonight (I hope!). Need to decide what yummy food to make for myself. Hmmmm.

Just posted a querey about ebay on the money making thread! Hopefully someone can help! lol

Have a good day all.

Clare x

mary-op

Hello all :j

:eek: -me freaking out at the thought of Christmas !!!!! Cut up last years cards to recycle but theyre still in a box- can't even think about christmas especially as eldest son and grandchildrens pressies are still here - can't get down to deliver them no way and really I don't want anyone visiting and stopping overnight which son and family would have to do. The stress would tip me over the edge.............:eek:
The way I am at the minute everyone will get a cheque with their card............when I get around to doing cards....................lol

Had my water colours out this morning..........thinking I can do a little painting for everyone..........will cost me nothing and its quite relaxing.........mind you what I did this morning I wouldn't give to myself.....................lol:rotfl:

SugarSpun

Hello lovely ladies - just wanted to let you know that Crowdity has a free £15 Red Letter Days voucher today, no minimum spend. And with it you can buy a voucher for 12 free Krispy Kreme doughnuts or there's a £10 family photoshoot voucher in their January sale :money:

susan42

Hi all,

cdsmiler, would love to have a look at ballgown site if you have the details.

elysia - thank you for bakeralla link, just got lost on there for an hour again, i remember nicky telling me about it, love the fast food one, have 40 people coming wednesday for a party, 8 sleeping for a few days and those will be ace, so must give them a go.

May - i love watercolours, goto a class for a couple of hours a week, love it. Only time i leave my laptop behind

Hope your all ok , hugs for those that need , and boots up the bum for those who needs them

sugarspun - was looking at that crowdity link, do you have to pay for voucher?

rufusdog52

Hi Jammy, nice to see you on here again, hope you get yourself better organised for this year. Good luck with the Ebaying, Rufus xx

SugarSpun

No Susan, it's free

kelda_shelton

susan42 wrote: »

Hi all,

cdsmiler, would love to have a look at ballgown site if you have the details.

http://www.gianinar.com/index.htm and http://stores.ebay.co.uk/gianinarbridal

I think their wesbite is not the best website in the world so doesn't show the quality of the work they can do.. but they are brill.... I sent them a picture of a particular dress and they copied to a T. The dress was £200 not made to measure here in the UK, I got it for £48 with these guys made to measure.

Another similar place is http://www.landybridal.com/

cdsmiler

Thanks SugarSpun - will take a look!

susan, kelda beat me to it!! lol Thanks kelda!

Clare x

mary-op

Hello all :j

Out came the water colours again today.............bit better this time. Only a little flower............really simple but its getting me back into the habit of painting.

susan - I went to classes 2 hours a week some years back and really enjoyed it..........when the classes finished and the tutor moved away I was determined to still carry on but didn't. Still, I did some little water colour coasters for my sons birthday last year and now I can't do much else I thought it was time to drag them out again and see what I can do............take me a bit more practise but I'm enjoying it and finding it relaxing which at the minute, for me, is the most important thing..........plus if I have an ''end product'' at the end of it there's a great feeling that I'm not useless

Think tomorrow it'll be getting some fabric samples out and doing a card for little grandsons birthday. It's not till June but it'll be a change for me and at least it'll be done. I've got some fabric with a teddy on so just need to fold the card and cut a 'frame' out -pop fabric in the frame and maybe do running stitch round the edge..................umm..........looking forward to doing that.:)

mum2one

happycrafter wrote: »

So soon!! better get a move on :rotfl:

tbh I don't know where January has gone, quite :eek: how these months fly by now.

Think money wise Jan has dragged on and on, time wise where its gone I don't know, had a big list of things I planned to get done.... think done about 2 things and now remembered got anassisgnment to do!!
Delights of health and fitness and legalities at a health centre...!! how exicting.

Had a nice surprise this morning, a free book, from Radox, they have so many books a month, its the 3rd time I tried to get a freebie and it came

Got organised last weekend - well half way there - cut up an old dress, we've cut it into 2 make up bags, mp3 holder and a beach bag, used a sheet for the lining, was going to finish it this weekend, but its assisgnment time, think next sat got a tutorial for new course, want to get it done, yrs since used a sewing machine, so think that be classed as my challenge to do something new.