Finished baskets!!

Shakespeare3

mary43 wrote: »

Thanks Shakespear - I'll check to see if theres a store anywhere near my Mums...........might be lucky you never know.

Good luck hope you find one!

mary43

No luck...........well nothing up myway and when I tried Mums area the screen went all funny...................lol Maybe I'll have another look tomorrow

Watering can was in the outdoor section........daisies all over it - £6

Moniker

BigMummaF wrote: »

I got an A4 hard-back note bokk & matching pen today in Wilkos & I intend doing a Journal in a Jar using a cleaned out jammie one for a 40th coming up before crimbo. Thanks for the inspiration guys:T

Sorry to be dim but can you explain how the journal in a jar thing works?

thanks

Moniker

mary43

Try this link Moniker
http://organizedchristmas.com/childs-journal-jar - I'm sure there are others, maybe on the Gifts in a Jar thread. You'll have to scroll down to towards the bottom to find it but its there, along with questions to put in.
(If you google 'journal in a jar' there are quite a few links)

I've never done one but from what I can tell it basically is a jar full of questions about the person you're sending it to and they can write the answers in a journal.
I'm thinking of doing one for my teenage grandchildren.........I don;t see them often as they live with their Mum so there's a lot about them I don't know and I'd like them to write down bits of information and then give the journal back to me.
Hope this helps

tracyburt

chillin_nutta wrote: »

cookie how much is the postage to hawkin??? my sil has used them but i keep forgetting to ask her!

nutty xxx

love the grannies, my dad got them and the track last year they are ace. just ordered some more off play for my husbands granny

xx

A flat rate postage and packing rate of £3.95 is charged on all UK orders.

Also if you go via quidco there is 8% cashback to be had.

DrFluffy

pavlovs_dog wrote: »

if it helps anyone the set of 5 hot box style storage boxes from argos are on offer down to £9.99

Ohhh! Lovely! Thanks!

BigMummaF

I'm hoping Moniker, that the person who gets a Journal in a Jar is encouraged to keep a diary--the Jar of questions is only there to prompt a memory or response if they get stuck with what to write.

With my SIL, she has a wealth of family history in her home & also spent a lot of time listening to the stories from her grandmother.I guess it's a way of keeping those stories alive for her own children & their cousins. Seeing as she is turning 40, there's a lot of history to record

I'm thinking it would be fairly easy to adapt to personal traits with this; a male version could ask about favourite footie players, first car, shaving Or someone becoming a grandparent for the first time--does the bub behave the same way as yours did at that age, hair colour, favourite toy....MARY---don't read this post!:rotfl:

rainmac

BigMummaF wrote: »

I'm hoping Moniker, that the person who gets a Journal in a Jar is encouraged to keep a diary--the Jar of questions is only there to prompt a memory or response if they get stuck with what to write.

With my SIL, she has a wealth of family history in her home & also spent a lot of time listening to the stories from her grandmother.I guess it's a way of keeping those stories alive for her own children & their cousins. Seeing as she is turning 40, there's a lot of history to record

I'm thinking it would be fairly easy to adapt to personal traits with this; a male version could ask about favourite footie players, first car, shaving Or someone becoming a grandparent for the first time--does the bub behave the same way as yours did at that age, hair colour, favourite toy....MARY---don't read this post!:rotfl:

Sounds such a fab idea, Mary go for it

rainmac

mary43 wrote: »

No luck...........well nothing up myway and when I tried Mums area the screen went all funny...................lol Maybe I'll have another look tomorrow

Watering can was in the outdoor section........daisies all over it - £6

Mary, there is a QS store in Rushden - 48-50 High Street. I haven't been in a QS store before but intend going in (after seeing the boxes on here!), saw this one when looking for one near me

shaz_mum_of__2

isn't QS part of the home bargains gruop or is that some thing else ??

shaz