Finished baskets!!

PoorPrincess

Rusty - Wow those Nappy Cakes are amazing!! I only wish i knew somebody that was pregnant so that i could either make one myself or buy one off of you. Do you do the Wedding Cakes also?

Have got all the bits and pieces for my mums Pink Cancer Research inspired hamper. Just need to sort out my bf's but this is proving to be difficult, he is 24 and isnt really into sports but does love buying clothes & fashion and his appearance etc, any ideas guys??

Princess

x

rainmac

passion8 wrote: »

Unfinished and nearly finished




Been twiddling about trying to make something from not a lot and came up with this. I'm not sure about the pink shred though so will play about with it.

Sorry about the picture - I think the lighting's gone to pot lol, and the nail varnish isn't showing very well.

Edited to add the 'laid down' version' to see if it looks any better

Wow, that looks so expensive :T I like the shred too

raggydoll_2

Hi, I am lving this thread and have spent literally hours reading hrough it all. I now have loads of themed hamper ideas for the whole family for christmas and am itching to get looking for bargains to fill them with! Will be much better for next year when i've been looking all year.

I do need a bit of inspiration for one of them though. My little brother is almost 5 and autistic. He loves things that spin, or that he can twirl in his fingers. So i thought it would be great to do him a hamper of spinning, twirling, twisling things! Only problem is....i can't think of anything!!! Help!!!

Angie100

I was in matalan last night and they had some lovely stuff in their Christmas section and i think it was all 3 for 2. I bought some Christmas confetti 6 pks for £1. There are 3 different designs in the pack and you get 2 pks of each. You get holly, stars and snowflakes. Could be good for card or tag making or sprinkling into baskets. The holly might be good gor flannel yyle logs also with a few beads stitched onto it.






Angiex

Angie100

raggydoll wrote: »

Hi, I am lving this thread and have spent literally hours reading hrough it all. I now have loads of themed hamper ideas for the whole family for christmas and am itching to get looking for bargains to fill them with! Will be much better for next year when i've been looking all year.

I do need a bit of inspiration for one of them though. My little brother is almost 5 and autistic. He loves things that spin, or that he can twirl in his fingers. So i thought it would be great to do him a hamper of spinning, twirling, twisling things! Only problem is....i can't think of anything!!! Help!!!

He might enjoy a colourful kaleidoscope and a nice spinning top - u can get ones that light up when they spin I think!

Sian_the_Green

raggydoll wrote: »

I do need a bit of inspiration for one of them though. My little brother is almost 5 and autistic. He loves things that spin, or that he can twirl in his fingers. So i thought it would be great to do him a hamper of spinning, twirling, twisling things! Only problem is....i can't think of anything!!! Help!!!

What about some things to hang outside, like little windmill spinners or the ones that look like spirals that turn in the wind?

rainmac

raggydoll wrote: »

Hi, I am lving this thread and have spent literally hours reading hrough it all. I now have loads of themed hamper ideas for the whole family for christmas and am itching to get looking for bargains to fill them with! Will be much better for next year when i've been looking all year.

I do need a bit of inspiration for one of them though. My little brother is almost 5 and autistic. He loves things that spin, or that he can twirl in his fingers. So i thought it would be great to do him a hamper of spinning, twirling, twisling things! Only problem is....i can't think of anything!!! Help!!!

What about one of these, he can spin round himself...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bilibo-Rocking-and-Spinning-Toy/dp/B000G0IE84/ref=pd_sxp_f_i

I haven't looked around so could maybe get them cheaper elsewhere.

A kaleidoscope is a great idea, also old fashioned spinning top and things that move in the wind. We've got a couple of those windmill flower thingies in plant pots in our garden. Sorry, don't know what they are called...? Got them from Sainburys in the summer.

Melon78

Got a couple more hamper bits this morning in primark, a zebra print hot water bottle £3 for SIL, christmas tea towels to line neighbours 'hot choc and cookies' hamper. Also got some lovely (quite big) gift bags with a 'blackboard' type square on the front to write recipients name on and a babys 1st christmas one - £1.50 each and going to use them for Christmas eve 'hampers' for my 3.

HTH someone

Natbag

Can anyone help me think of ideas and point me in the direction of any bargains please?
I'd like to put together a wedding planning hamper for my best friend for Christmas as she's getting married in 18 months.
So far I have the M&S wedding planner book and also thought maybe a diary and a nice pen but I'm stuck after that!
Loving all your efforts by the way, some fab ideas in here!

Chris25

raggydoll wrote: »

I do need a bit of inspiration for one of them though. My little brother is almost 5 and autistic. He loves things that spin, or that he can twirl in his fingers. So i thought it would be great to do him a hamper of spinning, twirling, twisling things! Only problem is....i can't think of anything!!! Help!!!

This might be too expensive or innapropriate for your hamper but I can recommend it for pleasure http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/slides-&-swings/tp-twizzler.asp got it especially for my son when he had a very bad arm break when little & he needed to strengthen it. All the children loved it - as they got older, they would hang on with their legs and spin. You can spin but also swing. For us, it was such a good buy

There's a step-by-step guide to making a wind spinner from a plastic lemonade bottle http://www.freecraftunlimited.com/pop-bottle-wind-spinner.html

and a video here to make a spinner from a paper plate http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-make-summer-breeze-spinners-with-crayola-249694/

This one shows how to make a spinning bottle top from an old CD and a template http://www.papersnowflakes.com/tops.htm

and there are links her to show how to make a spinning top from paper/card http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080304170006AAVyntZ