Finished baskets!!

rainmac

Cookiedough, all your pressie are beautiful and thoughtful and brilliant!

Melon, I love your garage, can we swap please?

rainmac

RustyFlange wrote: »

Were the above music items also from asda? If not could you let me know where from please? we have a couple of bells for Maddison, but I wanted to get a few more noisy toys to annoy her dad on christmas day

Sorry, yep everything was from Asda, I think the music things may be new in as I haven't seen them before. I love the little triangle the most, I remember them from school

rainmac

maria08k wrote: »

rainmac- could you tell me what bits & peices you put in your large chocolate hamper. It looks fab!

No problem, I'm really glad you like it I did post a link of what I'd bought for it previously but I changed my mind over a couple of things so it's made up of:
Spotty fabric large basket - £5 Matalan
Chocolate Lover mini pillow - cross stitched by me
Time For Chocolate door hanger - made by me
Chocolate candles x 2 - £1.66 each Sainsburys
Typhoon Milk frother - 99p Home Bargains
Cocoa Deli Chocolate Dipping Sticks - £2 (on offer)
Green & Black's Hot Chocolate - £2.95
G&B Cocoa - £1.49
G&B chocolate bars - one dark one white - £2.50
G&B chocolate spread - £1.65
Lily O'Briens chocolate bars x 2 - Sainsburys on offer can't remember how much, sorry
Tesco Finest chocolate sauce - £1.29
Mini grater & whisk - 98p for the two Au Naturele
Small box chocolates - made box and added Sainsburys cheapie choc truffles
Magnetic notebook - 35op Home Bargains
M&S Chocolate Serving Plate and 4 Side Plates - approx £6-£7, massively brilliant offer!
Chocolate face mask - 79p
2 x flannel cupcakes - made for about 60p
Flannel reindeer - no idea how much this works out at as bought bits to make in bulk
Muffin cases - 51p
Chocolate recipe book in shape of cake - £1.99 Borders
Blackboard heart - homemade - £1.50 for MDF heart from ebay and £4 something for blackboard paint but using the paint for several gifts
Chalks - 15p Wilkos (for blackboard!)
New York guide - £3 something from play.com
Think that's everything!!!

Hadley

Costco have got some good basket sets in at the moment there are five in a set XL size is 21.5 in x 15.7 x 7.5 inH L size is 19.2in x 13.5 in x 6.5 in H . M size is 16.6 in x 11.2 in x 5.7in H.S size x 2 are 8.7 in x 7in x5 in H.The baskets are willow & Maize and are lined with a cream wrinkle free liner.They are only £8.18 per pack.

ladsmadd

rainmac wrote: »

Ok, I've had a bit of a sort out of some of what I've gathered together for my baskets this year and have finished these so thought I'd show some pics...

Chocolate basket for my brother & girlfriend -



Another chocolate basket -



Chinese basket -



I've bought nearly everything when it's been on offer or in a sale so have saved money all over the place. I've added a New York guide to my brothers as the lucky so and so is off there in January for his birthday.

Need to add a flannel yule log to the chinese one but I've run out of ribbon.

Going to wrap them in gold hessian cello and pop them away, my first completely finished Xmas pressies

rainmac all your baskets are lovely, i really like the big chocolate hamper

hels102

I just wanted to say a big thank you to chris for locating the orange and black hamper for me:beer:
Rainmac your Chocolate hamper looks stunning I would sooo love to recieve one of those! I think I'll be making one for my mum!

savingholmes

rainmac wrote: »

I got two of these for my boys for Xmas in Asda today and they have been reduced to £1.50

I'll take the one back I've not used yet then and buy it back again at the lower price so thanks for that:rotfl: !

rainmac

savingholmes wrote: »

I'll take the one back I've not used yet then and buy it back again at the lower price so thanks for that:rotfl: !

If you buy another and take it take with your original receipt would they refund the difference? I used to work in M&S many years ago and they would always pay out the full price if the customer had a receipt.

Thank you so much for posting a pic of them in the first placce as they are fab Will make perfect sweetie tins for my little monsters

kle87

Hi Everyone,

Came across this thread 2days ago and im hooked. Your baskets look so lovely and very professional. Today I made a very small basket for a friend with some showergel, bubble bath, soap, bath bomb and soap dish. Ive also planned a DVD basket for my little sister for xmas!

I just wanted to say a big thank you for everyone for inspiring me

Kylie

maria_and_the_imps

everyones baskets are lovely i want them all so if you would like to send me a message i will give you my address ha ha ha ha