Finished baskets!!

savingholmes

Bigmomma - most people on here use cello from flowerhour on ebay.

I have tried to have some mother and daughter time, so we have made 2 more reindeers and 3 yule logs. She tells me her reindeer is better, I don't know where she gets that competitive spirt from but its so obvious mine's better that I'm not even going to post a piccie of those 2! I will however post a piccie of the yule logs as I am really pleased with them

1 for MIL, 1 for M&D and 1 for one of my sisters (Yule logs), reindeers for other family members... I was going to give everyone a reindeer but now I've worked out reindeers are dearer cos of the soap I'm tempted to do yule logs instead but it would be a shame to waste the antlers and googly eyes! Oh well. I've used up the last of my favourite ribbon tho... Heres the piccies of the yule logs...




Coming home in the car today my 5 year old DD said "Isn't it amazing how I know nearly everything!":rotfl:

maria_and_the_imps

savingholmes how funny, i love kids they make me laugh so much

savingholmes

Hamper for MIL

Hamper for MIL
Dunelm bamboo basket £1.99
Palmolive Naturals Shower Milk - Shea nut x2 50p each RRP £1 each
M&S Shea nut body butter £5 (using cashback vouchers)
Body scrub 29p (H&B where else?)
2 books in bottom of basket £1 each (RRP approx £4 each) Instore
Personalised calendar £7.50 Pixum - Birthday calendar and photos (mostly paid thro cashback so £1.50)
Gold hessian cellophane (flowerhour)

RRP £24 approx, actual £12 approx

SeaBee

Well I've just attempted my first few hampers. Quite pleased with the results, though I think I need more practise at making bows!

Jar of sweeties for MIL



Wrapped



One for my niece



Wrapped



Step daughter 1



Wrapped



Step daughter no 2



Wrapped



Apologies for the size of the pics!!

RustyFlange

Attempted snowman soup for a couple of cup hampers I want to do for my kids and our friends kids. Need to print tag still but that will have to wait as OH needs to put in the continuous ink supply.

Pics

lush1001

wow they all look really good! well done everyone! i have two days off now so going to try and catch up on getting mine more organised :-)

kle87

My first ever hamper attempt. Still need to wrap them but please give me some feedback on how to improve.



Contents: Case CBS £1
Two Tshirts from Gap which are folded in the case £6
Haircare products £2 (Special Offer) InStore

Total £9

savingholmes

Seebee - gorgeous hampers, really nicely presented, looks very generous with the contents too! The lips look really interesting... my favourite was the beautilicous one...

Rusty: Snowcones look lovely - I definitely want to do some but not bought any plastic cones yet...

salduck

kle87 love that pink case where did you get it!?
everyone else lovely hampers is it sad i cant wait to get home for xmas to wrap mine in cellophane?? lol cant really fit things in suitcase if they are wrapped!!
(also dont forget everyone about the thread for pics only!
xx

savingholmes

Kle87 - its always nice to see a new poster. I think it looks nice as it is. :A Everyone has different tastes and ideas. You may find the items make more of an impact if you stood all 4 items up against the lid - just a thought - and possibly use shred or tinsel or pot pourri in the bottom of your tin?

If you wanted to add something that didn't cost the earth you could add a body scrub for about 29p from home and bargain they had various colours, savers and wilkos also do cheap ones... or you could buy a 6 pack of flannels from instore for 99p and make some flannel cupcakes... You could tie ribbon around them rather than using cupcake cases...

I tend to try and colour theme where I can so I've done a green one, red one, lilac one and now what I'd called a naturals coloured one. I've also done all pink, and others that are various primary colours...