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  • Stephb1986_2
    Stephb1986_2 Posts: 6,279 Forumite
    well its my mates birthday tomorrow and i decided last night i wanted to make her a hamper well its finished already :D here is what it looks like

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=671523&l=b99e6&id=512745768

    http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=29650&l=0a44f&id=512745768

    Steph xx

    What it cost me

    Basket from in store £4
    DVD Sainsburies £4.99
    Toffees in total £7
    Toni and guy hair care Boots already had in
    ralph lauren perfum already had in
    bottle of wine already had in

    :D

    BTW ANYONE MAKING BASKETS IN STORE HAVE LOADS OF NICE ONES IN AT THE MOMENT REALLY CHEAP HTH
  • mary43
    mary43 Posts: 5,845 Forumite
    BMF - think there might be something on the Gifts in a Jar thread if not google in 'gifts in a jar' and loads of website come up with ideas.
    Mary

    I'm creative -you can't expect me to be neat too !
    (Good Enough Member No.48)
  • shaz_mum_of__2
    shaz_mum_of__2 Posts: 2,010 Forumite
    Off on me hols everyone

    Will catch up with you all in 2 weeks .........................i will probably have withdrawl symptoms and may find interenet cafe..................

    Shaz
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    Shaz
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  • RustyFlange
    RustyFlange Posts: 7,538 Forumite
    Off on me hols everyone

    Will catch up with you all in 2 weeks .........................i will probably have withdrawl symptoms and may find interenet cafe..................

    Shaz

    Have a lovely time and remember my stick of rock :D
    Raising kids is like being held hostage by midget terrorists
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 28,971 Forumite
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    Warm pamper basket (Ikea box) £7, contents DVD Maid in Manhattan £5,
    Red pillar candle and holder £2.30 (Asda), red Nescafe mug (freebie),
    Thorntons Diabetic Chocs £2.10 (on offer), red glass rectangular shape
    holder (freebie) with 12 cream candles (Ikea) £2, Schwarzkopf Bonacure Sun
    Guardian Treatment (3 items - special offer/price unknown)

    New spend only chocs and pillar candle and holder (£4.40):rotfl: Value £20-25

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    Green Pamper Basket contents: In Her Shoes DVD £4, Living your best life
    book (£8), Turquoise necklace (£2), Heal angel cushion £2 approx, Hair
    Moisturiser (approx £2), Aromatherapy item (free hotel items), No 7 mini
    moisturiser (freebie with boots spend), green glass bowl and pebbles (approx
    £5) plus 5 candles approx 50p. Green, blue and gold tinsel strips approx £1.
    Basket approx £4 Ikea.


    th_DSC00166.jpgNew spend: zero!:T Approx value £30
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  • savingholmes - love the hampers, sound like a good bargain too! Were they just things you had in the house?
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  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 28,971 Forumite
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    Yup - I didn't get all those debts spending on air!!!!!:rotfl: Also at work I've told a few people that I'm trying to a) save money and pay off debts and b) do hampers/baskets for Christmas and people have given me stuff. So I was given the red glass container that I put the candles in, I've been given a gold pot for another hamper and other things that people didn't necessarily want for selves but would look good or be good in a hamper!:j
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
    2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £24.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 30.1/£127.5K target 23.6% 29/7/25
    4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • savingholmes
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    Tin of hand made / finished cards as a thank you for MIL. Cards range from Get Well, to Happy Birthday, to Baby Boy, Baby Girl, Wedding cards, Thinking of you Cards, Sympathy Cards, Blank cards.... As you can see I enjoy making cards and just have a few items in stock to make them with! In case you were wondering the tin is started life as a Christmas present with biscuits in - I liked it so I kept it!:rotfl:
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
    2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £24.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 30.1/£127.5K target 23.6% 29/7/25
    4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • -MRS_T-
    -MRS_T- Posts: 2,033 Forumite
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    hi shelleybee

    can you tell me where you bought that lovely jar fromn please.

    I absolutely love your hamper

    well done
  • rainmac
    rainmac Posts: 7,063 Forumite
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    Fab presents savingholmes, love the tin of cards! I've made a couple of boxes of cards to give as presents and I did buy the boxes but had all the card making stuff already. I love your baskets too, people are going to love your thoughtful gifts :D
    :wave: If you want the rainbow, you've got to put up with the rain :wave:
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