Finished baskets!!

Polly

Inspired by this thread, I had my first go at making hampers today and enjoyed it so much I'm hooked! School bazaar coming up so made 2 x 'coffee lovers' hampers, a 'girlie treats' hamper for a little girl and a 'Super Mum' hamper. They cost me nearly £60 all in (not exactly moneysaving I know) but look an absolute treat and the school have said that they will be raffled off as first prizes. Just need to find some more baskets.... :j

caffinated_geek

mum2kathryn wrote: »

Are these online or instore please?

The pillows were instore

jane130

Polly wrote: »

Inspired by this thread, I had my first go at making hampers today and enjoyed it so much I'm hooked!

I know the feeling , i made a single hot chocolate mug for my sister and loved it so much I made 4 more ( 1 each for the kids stockings) now i am just looking for more people to make them for !!!

I am currently mid napy cake , i have a baby shower next week and had some bits left over from when I made my sisters last year so its wrkign ut really cheaply I just need to find a nice but cheap pink cuddly thing to sit on top.... Its nice having a break from all the christmas stuff.

moosetastic

D4WNO wrote: »

Ooooh where did you get the "unwrap me" gift tags?

Sorry for the late reply! BHS £1 for 5 tags! They are excellent x

maypole

All these hampers look fab and some of them done so inexpensively. It's a great idea for the recipient to be able to rummage around the hamper finding all sorts of presents, I like the idea of the themed ones too.

kisto

I've got the school xmas fair tomorrow and after an anxious wait my clear cello finally arrived today, so I've been on a massive cello wrapping spree.

Here's another sweetie bouquet I've made:

UNWRAPPED

WRAPPED


Here's everything laid out ready for tomorrow:

(Poor little flannel reindeer all on his own...I need to make a few more tomorrow so he's not so lonely!!)

MRSMCAWBER

Hi there

here is one that is "under construction" for my mum... it started off as a "gardening hamper" but i have now added some yummy goodies well it is christmas and she does have a sweet tooth
just want to get some lovely smelling hand cream for after all that gardening and that is another 1 done :T
Not a very good pic... but when they are all done i will post a pic of the lot of them
Heck folks -what are we going to do to fill our time after xmas :rotfl:

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/9452/pict0002xl0.jpg

kisto

MRSMCAWBER wrote: »

Hi there

here is one that is "under construction" for my mum... it started off as a "gardening hamper" but i have now added some yummy goodies well it is christmas and she does have a sweet tooth
just want to get some lovely smelling hand cream for after all that gardening and that is another 1 done :T
Not a very good pic... but when they are all done i will post a pic of the lot of them
Heck folks -what are we going to do to fill our time after xmas :rotfl:

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/9452/pict0002xl0.jpg

It looks great. I'm sure she's going to love it - you've managed to pack so much in.

p.s. the cotton twine you have in there is the same as I use to make my bracelets...so if your mum gets bored of gardening......!! :cool:

D4WNO

Thank you for everyones help with finding the "unwrap me" gift tags, I picked some up last night in BHS

passion8

bodycare the chemist/toiletry type stores are selling a miniature bathroom tidy in pink for 19p. They're waterproof and look like a miniature laundry holder on a metal frame and measure about 6" x 8". Whilst they might not be to everyone's taste for a bathroom , I think 3 in a row on a shelf would look nice in a teens bedroom, and are handy for smaller items like hair bobbles, cotton buds or small stationery products like erasers etc. I bought myself one to keep receipts in - bargain at 19p lol.

They also had heel carriers (shoe bags with a drawstring) and although they didn't look like they'd hold a pair of Timberlands they'd make an excellent holder (and finishing touch) for slippers, or even as a holder for cotton wool balls, gloves, scarves, belts etc etc. All those loose things we have in the bottom of our wardrobes lol. They're in a really pretty pink colour with a picture of a ladies stiletto on the front and another bargain at 19p!! At that price I think I'll buy some more lol.

There was also some Charles Worthington "take aways" reduced to 59p - shampoos in pink, and moisturisers in light orange, but have full priced take aways for 99p. Handy little gift for holidays.

Hope these help someone

(I'm not sure about the rest of you hamper makers, but shopping has taken on a whole new concept for me. I've stopped looking at gifts as such. I look more at what the gifts are packaged in (or what can be packaged in them) for ideas for hampers! )