Finished baskets!!

pinkladymel

Are they called fluid chalk?

BigMummaF

lilian1977 wrote: »

Hi - haven't posted for a while but have been avidly reading and collecting items up!


And this is one I'm making four of for Christmas presents - note the sock monkey! I'm going to attach a small luggage tag to their necks and print on the name of the person the basket is for (I need to add some hot choc sachets):




Any comments/tips?

Yes! The name tag should read B-I-G M-U-M-M- I do so envy you folks with Primark, Ikea, HB & the like within reasonable access Trouble is, very often, I'm shopping with other people who have to keep saying things like "waddiya wan THAT for?" & "you don't need that! Wotcha gunna do wivit? DONT BUY IT!"....so I hardly ever do :embarasse I spose the answer is to go on my own, but a) I only just manage the bit I do now & b) the shops I want to go to are literally more than 40 miles away at least :eek:

Sorry--forgot to note down the poster doing a Shopaholic theme...
magnetic shopping lists--great idea! got one for me muvva last year;
shopping list pads--those long narrow ones
pen & highlighters
calculator
fold-up shopping bag--all kinds but for reference they are around 40p in Wilkos & handy to keep in your pocket
micro umbrella--ditto fold up bags
carrier bag grips--those plastic handle thingies for making it easier for carrying bags strangly enough
fingerless gloves--to get into herr purse easier
subscriptions or put her name down on postal list to various catalogues like Lakeland, IKEA & all the places she loves
bag of change [money]--for car parks or bus fares
one of those gizmoes to go on your key chain, that lets you use a trolley when you don't have a pound coin<<<<CHARITY SHOP!!!!!!!
key chain & purse chain--to clip onto the handle of her bag, but allow the keys/purse to be safely hidden inside the bag
credit card sized magnifying glass--to read small print at the end of the day
timetables if she uses public transport

WOW! Now my brain hurts :rotfl:

Ruth_honey

Sorry--forgot to note down the poster doing a Shopaholic theme...
magnetic shopping lists--great idea! got one for me muvva last year;
shopping list pads--those long narrow ones
pen & highlighters
calculator
fold-up shopping bag--all kinds but for reference they are around 40p in Wilkos & handy to keep in your pocket
micro umbrella--ditto fold up bags
carrier bag grips--those plastic handle thingies for making it easier for carrying bags strangly enough
fingerless gloves--to get into herr purse easier
subscriptions or put her name down on postal list to various catalogues like Lakeland, IKEA & all the places she loves
bag of change [money]--for car parks or bus fares
one of those gizmoes to go on your key chain, that lets you use a trolley when you don't have a pound coin<<<<CHARITY SHOP!!!!!!!
key chain & purse chain--to clip onto the handle of her bag, but allow the keys/purse to be safely hidden inside the bag
credit card sized magnifying glass--to read small print at the end of the day
timetables if she uses public transport

WOW! Now my brain hurts :rotfl:

Thanks! Some great ideas there. Really appreciate everyone's help here. I'm itching to go shopping....:j

soblivion

I keep missing things, I don't know how I'm usually so nosey, I can't work it out. LOL

lilian I really like your baskets, everything about them but I particually like that little sock monkey. He's very cute.

lilian1977

soblivion wrote: »

I keep missing things, I don't know how I'm usually so nosey, I can't work it out. LOL

lilian I really like your baskets, everything about them but I particually like that little sock monkey. He's very cute.

Thank you He was very fiddly to make but probably only took 2 hours or so - he's just made out of a pair of babies socks from H&M, £1.99 for 2 pairs. Let me know if you want the pattern.

Pidge

funnyfreckle wrote: »

I know a lot of you have already made up your hampers but I saw a few things today in Tescos which I thought might be of interest to anyone still gathering bits and pieces for cooking hampers. If anyone is doing an Italian hamper I saw a stainless steel Parmesan grater reduced to 75p in the main cooking section.

Thanks so much for this - I am doing 3 Italian sets for Christmas, so nipped out last night and got 3 of these, will make them a little more interesting, rather than just pasta, oil, herbs etc!:j

savingholmes

RustyFlange wrote: »

Can I just ask what the pens that are like chalk pens are called? (think it may have been saving holmes?) MIL can't find any chalk and Blyth and cramlington are rubbish and nowhere sells it! Figure I can probably buy a nice pretty chalk pen off ebay

Thanks in advance.

Check Asda, Tesco and The Works for chalk - I saw sets of stationary with chalk in at the weekend. It was asda that had the fluid chalk a few weeks ago at the end of an aisle - pocket money section I think. Don't know if they still have it....

savingholmes

savingholmes wrote: »

OH has given in and said he will go - that probably saved £10-20 in new spend!:p

OH didn't go in practice - so no-one had milk for breakfast :rolleyes: - apart from the little bit in my coffee. Will send DS tonight.... :cool: I have an Asda delivery tomorrow night so just need to last til then - and sit on my hands a little longer

funnyfreckle

Pidge wrote: »

Thanks so much for this - I am doing 3 Italian sets for Christmas, so nipped out last night and got 3 of these, will make them a little more interesting, rather than just pasta, oil, herbs etc!:j

Glad you got some - they are a good value aren't they

rainmac

savingholmes wrote: »

OH didn't go in practice - so no-one had milk for breakfast :rolleyes: - apart from the little bit in my coffee. Will send DS tonight.... :cool: I have an Asda delivery tomorrow night so just need to last til then - and sit on my hands a little longer

Sounds like my OH, 'yep I'll do it' and then he doesn't :mad: Usually when the kitchen bin needs emptying...:rolleyes: