Finished baskets!!

millie83

'Saint_Chris' WOW, ure baskets are fab!! where did u get the simpsons bucket from??

Saint_Chris

au natural for £3

Isn't it funny you always think that your own don't look that nice. Then some one comes along and says they look nice.

millie83

oh all the good things on this site seem to come from au natural, i dont have one near me Your baskets are really great, i would be chuffed to bits if someone gave me one of them.

Saint_Chris

the basket that i put the new york hamper in came from morissons

dawnteabag

Hello,

Been a lurker on here for a while but my hampers are now finished. They were a bit last minute. Mostly because I ran out of ideas for a present and thought this was a way of making it a bit easier for myself.

First one is for Granny.
Had bought her a bottle of Baileys earlier in the year when it was reduced but when I got it out to wrap it I spotted it went out of date at the end of November. So I gave her that early.

Budget £10

Basket - Free (already had it around the house)
Chocolate seashels £1.30 - Lidl
Continental Biscuits £2.20 - Lidl
Choclate Florentine £1.50 ish - Lidl
Chocolate Gingerbread round £0.99 Lidl
White chocolate covered strawberries £0.79 Home Bargains
Chocolate Orange Wafer Tin £0.49 - Home Bargains
Pink box contains chocolates from the 'chocolate lady' who visits my work. They're chocolate egg shapes covered in strawberry 'dust' like you get on bon-bons. They were £1.50 but I ate half of them myself (well you can't give somebody something that might be awful ) and the box was from some Tescos chocolates that I originally bought as an emergency gift whilst half price but I scoffed myself after a dreadful day at work . So I'm counting this as £1.
The bit I'm most please with is the lining. Couldn't quite decide what to do about it as didn't want to have to buy shredded paper. Then had a brainwave in the poundshop today. Tea towels. 3 of them for a £1.
Cellophane 50p

Total £9.80

Second one for my sister. She's a bit tricky to buy for as she has expensice tastes. Budget £10 again.

500g tin of Charbonnel et Walker Hot chocolate £8
Lindt Bobby Bunny Chocolates £0.90 Home BRagains
Cellophane 50p
Ribbon 25p

Sorry, was going to post pics but not sure how to do it.

s23xy_c

I am just home from New York and I would have loved that basket before hand, only thing I didnt take with me which I needed was lip balm, I bought some over there eventually though lol. Im sure your sis will love the hamper

Claire
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crazydaizy_2

Hi everyone, i think that your work is brilliant, i have been collecting stuff for my hampers since October but i am letting myself down on presentation. The items are mainly Health & Beauty with a few sweet treats, so the baskets could do with being quite large. Does anyone know where i can buy them relatively cheaply from at this late stage???
Any tips on the selophane stuff and ribbons would also be helpful i am a complete novice. Sorry to go back to basics

Happy Bargain Hunting

Lara

Chocolate seashels £1.30 - Lidl
Continental Biscuits £2.20 - Lidl
Choclate Florentine £1.50 ish - Lidl
Chocolate Gingerbread round £0.99 Lidl

I haven't bought any chocolate, biscuits etc from Lidl before. Are they nice? They would all go nicely in my Dad's "sweet tooth" hamper! Thanks.

VLT

Hi Lara,
Yes they are nice, the chocolate florentines are to die for! Just thinking about them makes my mouth water. I'm sure he will love them.

gingababe

Saint_Chris wrote: »

the basket that i put the new york hamper in came from morissons

Saint chris sorry to be a pain can you let me know what you put in the new york hamper & tips on where to purchase from ???


Thanks

Ginga
Ps all your hampers look fab