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Finished baskets!!

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  • candlegirl
    candlegirl Posts: 559 Forumite
    Im loving all these hampers - you have all inspired me to do some for various fundraiser events I have coming up - when I have some done will post them on here.
    I get paid to party!:rotfl:
  • RustyFlange
    RustyFlange Posts: 7,538 Forumite
    Looking forward to the pictures. Good luck with it candlegirl :)
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  • RustyFlange
    RustyFlange Posts: 7,538 Forumite
    Ok so I plan to do a Newcastle united themed hamper for my OH from the children for christmas, however this will be wrapped in christmas paper rather than cello otherwise he will guess what it is! I need ideas on a basket or box though ... Could I get away with covering a shoe box then adding white striped and maybe the club crest or do you think they would be better in a basket?
    I have my list of all the items I would like to put in it, so now just need to start buying.
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  • cookiedough38
    cookiedough38 Posts: 830 Forumite
    I think a covered shoe box would look fine rusty. I think I am going to do this for my movie hampers for my siblings as they really wont use a basket
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  • mary43
    mary43 Posts: 5,845 Forumite
    savingholmes - brilliant hamper and what a lot of thought you've put into it. well done:T

    Rusty - I'm doing covered shoe boxes for the men/boys in our family - thought they'd prefer a box to a basket.
    Shoe box will be fine :j
    Mary

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  • RustyFlange
    RustyFlange Posts: 7,538 Forumite
    Thanks for the replies. I will use a shoe box then. I just thought it was probably pointless looking for a basket and spending money on a basket when he won't use it ... although I get to use it again for someone else after christmas so it really wasn't an issue I guess.

    I am all excited to get started now!
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  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,130 Forumite
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    cookiedough38 wrote: »
    savingholmes - I love the hamper, what is the basket?

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    I forgot to mention the basket that was another bargain - original price in Wilkos was £2.49 its a hanging basket that is not quite round and not quite a cone either - and I got at least a £1 off so it was ideal....

    The winnie the pooh stuff I already had too other than the stickers which were 3 packs for £2 from Tesco.

    So new spend was really sweets, journal, basket - so £3.50-4 whereas the value was probably at least twice that.:cool::j
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  • bunbun2
    bunbun2 Posts: 3,540 Forumite
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    here is my finished Harry Potter hamper. Under the sweets is a book on Wizards, Harry Potter annual, Harry Potter 20Q game and Harry Potter nintendo ds game.

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  • mary43
    mary43 Posts: 5,845 Forumite
    bunbun - that's lovely and so beautifully wrapped...................:T
    Mary

    I'm creative -you can't expect me to be neat too !
    (Good Enough Member No.48)
  • cookiedough38
    cookiedough38 Posts: 830 Forumite
    bunbun2 wrote: »
    here is my finished Harry Potter hamper. Under the sweets is a book on Wizards, Harry Potter annual, Harry Potter 20Q game and Harry Potter nintendo ds game.

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    thats a lovely hamper, the harry potter fan will be pleased!
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