Finished baskets!!

rainmac

Shelley3774 wrote: »

My dear Mil has just put this on me and announced its my hubby's aunties 60th birthday tomorrow and could I make a hamper. I havent got time to pop into town today so I might have to pop to Asda after OH comes home.
Unfortunately she also said she would like to do a joint hamper as the uncle is 60 soon and she'd like to give it together !!??!!. However (although its her brother and wife) they are not that close and she doesn't know what they like. So the only suggestion she came up with is Champagne and Chocolate with a £20 budget!!!
I really wish she had given me more time to come up with something really nice but the clock is really against me. I tried to suggest other things like retro hamper, a special tree with message for the garden etc but she just wasn't interested.
Anybody got any ideas what else I could put in?? :rolleyes:

Oh how nice of the MIL Shelley!!! I would go with what's been suggested already - 2 glasses, bottle of something and some chocs. Do you have a basket/container or need to get that too? Asda is a good bet, you should be able to get everything easily in there I hope you get BIG thanks for your efforts.

rainmac

bunbun2 wrote: »

funnyfrecle I bought a cheese grater in Tesco today for my brother's italian hamper so thanks for the info.

rusty are you still looking for a black box? In Tesco they had a black plastic crate for £1.20. Not the most attractive of boxes...but black:D

...maybe not the most attractive of boxes, but it is cheap and will be full of Rusty's fab stuff! Good spot bunbun Useful storage container afterwards too! Can you get large Newcastle stickers - could put a couple on the crate...?

RustyFlange

Thanks Bunbun, still looking for one, planning a trip to Ikea some point this week but some fool hit my car yesterday so waiting for them to come and see me. Will have a look in tescos on the way to ikea.

Rainmac you are in trouble again ... your fab ideas are costing me money lol ...

Just seen this

I could get it personalised with daddys penny jar or something and it could do into the box of black and white stuff from the children. Also thought I could add a bottle of newcastle brown ale who used to sponser NUFC the ideas are flaring within me lol ... Roll on pay day then I will go out and get everything I need and then can put it all in the basket that I hope to buy this week! love the terramundi though ... shame they didn't do vertical stripes!

RustyFlange

Ooooh does anyone know if you can buy red and yellow credit card type cards? i.e the plastic cards like credit cards but in red and then another in yellow? I could add a red and yellow card into my basket lol ... ok I am being daft now aren't I lol
Failing that I could probably make some by covering beer mats or something?

Melon78

RustyFlange wrote: »

Ooooh does anyone know if you can buy red and yellow credit card type cards? i.e the plastic cards like credit cards but in red and then another in yellow? I could add a red and yellow card into my basket lol ... ok I am being daft now aren't I lol
Failing that I could probably make some by covering beer mats or something?

My Dad is a rugby referee so i'll ring him tonight and see if hes got any spare cards for you.
x

Cinny91

It's my Grandads Birthday tomorrow so I made him this! it's not fantastic but it's my first proper hamper.



Basket - 99p from Morrisons (hinged lid)
Trowel - £1.30ish Wilkos.
Gardening Gloves - £1.89
Seeds - 3 for 2 on packets total 78p
Morrisons Organic Shortbread - 59p
Altoids Mints - 99p
Werthers originals - 99p

Already had cellophane and ribbions.

Total - £7.53


Taking it to his house today afterwork, he's a hard one to buy for because he seems to have everything. I hope he likes it!!

Chris25

He'll love it!

Shelley3774

rainmac wrote: »

Oh how nice of the MIL Shelley!!! I would go with what's been suggested already - 2 glasses, bottle of something and some chocs. Do you have a basket/container or need to get that too? Asda is a good bet, you should be able to get everything easily in there I hope you get BIG thanks for your efforts.

Thanks Rainmac i think Asda is my best bet too. Day hasn't gone as planned so I will pop down later and get all the bits. Luckily I made a hamper for my bampy's birthday last week and when my nan heard I had to make this one for my MIL she gave me the basket back and said I could use that to save some pennies. She's such a sweetheart LOL. :D:D

RustyFlange

Melon78 wrote: »

My Dad is a rugby referee so i'll ring him tonight and see if hes got any spare cards for you.
x

Awww thankyou that is very kind.

Tams x

Cinny that looks lovely! I love the basket! Well done ... Are you hooked yet?>

Cinny91

Thanks you two! I had a bloody hard time doing the cellophane. I've got another two boxes all ready to be wrapped for my mum and dad's birthdays so you could say i'm hooked!!