Finished baskets!!

RustyFlange

LynT wrote: »

You don't have to like them - the person you are giving them to does;)

Ah but this is where you are wrong ... as long as they like the contents who cares about the basket lol

mr_and_mrs_t

Hi all

Always love reading this thread...clever lot..........I like the teacher's gift rusty, v original and useful.....
Do you all have any ideas, my daughter's best friend who is 5 is going to be christened along with her sister who is 1. The mum told me today we are invited but I have NO idea as to how to do a lovely yet not OTT hamper for both of them?! Any ideas appreciated as I'm stuck......do I separate the gifts or combine?!
Cheers, Mr and mrs t

cookiedough38

I have started picking up bits and pieces for my christmas hampers. I am on the look out for some mugs, planning on doing 4 hot chocolate gift sets and a tea hamper. Any bargains around in the sales? I can't find anything that is a real bargain

sethsgran

I buy Ikea mugs, 35p I think, then I use Pebeo Porcelaine 150 paints and decorate them with a simple design of holly and berries, leave to dry then 24hrs, dry to touch in approx 30 mins, then bake 35 min in oven. They are then dishwasher proof. I usually get a shoe box decorate it and line it with tissue then put 4 cups in with the extras like chocolate etc or wrap individually in cellophane with all goodies in cup as per usual.

PS buy smallest pot of paints possible as they last ages, about £3.50 a pot will do about 100 cups!!

troglodyte

I know I'm a bit late with this, but to print photos I always use Bonusprint. You download your digital files to them and get them back a day or two later as 'proper' photos, and it costs around 10p per print plus postage.

rainmac

mr_and_mrs_t wrote: »

Hi all

Always love reading this thread...clever lot..........I like the teacher's gift rusty, v original and useful.....
Do you all have any ideas, my daughter's best friend who is 5 is going to be christened along with her sister who is 1. The mum told me today we are invited but I have NO idea as to how to do a lovely yet not OTT hamper for both of them?! Any ideas appreciated as I'm stuck......do I separate the gifts or combine?!
Cheers, Mr and mrs t

Hi mr & mrs t, how about bucking the silver bracelet/ moneybox trend and doing a craft basket with things in suitable for both ages? Haven't really thought this through as don't have any firm ideas. Don't know if there's anything around reasonably priced that you can buy for them to do foot/hand prints for each girl - either paint or cast (is it called plaster of paris?). Could also include chunky crayons and paper for 1yo and something pink including glitter for the 5yo. A friend of mine bought a large canvas and all the family did prints of hands and feet on it and it is in pride of place on the wall in their house. It looks stunning and completely original. Not sure how you can do this in gift form? Sorry, I'm waffling, not sure if I'm making any sense :rotfl:

sammy_kaye18

rainmac wrote: »

Thanks Rusty, the sweets are going to come in little stripey bags (old fashioned sweet shop type of effect!). Got about 9-10 different types of liquorice sweets so I think you're right I can afford to leave the card set out ..

Thanks again

Hi chicky

I would leave all teh sweeties in their stripey bags and jsut arrange them nicely in the basket and wrap it up - that way he has the unexpected excitment of opening all the little baggies as well to see what little treasures they hold

RustyFlange

Ok so I completely forgot I have a christening to go to at the weekend (sunday) Little boy is only 7 months old, but would like to get him a little something, completely clueless ... any help?

rainmac

Hi Rusty, how about...

a terramundi jar (about £18)
foot/hand mould type thing
a scrapbook album that you personalise with his name, christening date etc and a few pages filled in with things like average price of a house, price of bread/milk, number one single/album/ book this week, birth sign and meaning... something for his parents to look at and fill in now and for the child to look at when he's older

any good?

RustyFlange

Very good as always ... Thanks Rainmac

You actualy gave me a fabulous idea ... Steal said child, paint his hand place on paper and push ... paint his foot ... place on paper and push ... then take photo of said child smiling, buy a nice 3 photo frame and put photo in middle with handprint one side and footprint the other