Finished baskets!!

cassk

Sorry if this is in the wrong place, but I think somewhere on this thread was the Harry Potter 'Honeydukes' sweets idea. I have decided to do this for my husband's nieces for Christmas. Have most of the sweets I need now and was thinking of what container to use. Then thought of a plastic cauldron and obviously with Halloween coming up it's the perfect time to find one. I got mine in Matalan (they had 3 for 2 on their Halloween stuff). So got it for a couple of quid.

On another note, thought I'd add my own suggestion. Something my Mum has done for me and others in my family on special number birthdays is to buy us things beginning with our first name initial. So for my 30th Birthday, she bought me 30 small things beginning with C. It was brilliant opening all of these! Took ages! It's amazing what weird and wonderful foods etc. you can find that begin with a certain letter!

Ruth_honey

cassk wrote: »

On another note, thought I'd add my own suggestion. Something my Mum has done for me and others in my family on special number birthdays is to buy us things beginning with our first name initial. So for my 30th Birthday, she bought me 30 small things beginning with C. It was brilliant opening all of these! Took ages! It's amazing what weird and wonderful foods etc. you can find that begin with a certain letter!

For my mum's 50th, I got her 26 pressies each relating to a letter of the alphabet. It was great fun to organise and I did a clue for each pressie in an envelope too. Took hours to get through, but it was great and made the day extra special.

Millie2008_2

Hey everyone

I can't seem to keep up with this thread! so apologise if already posted, as ever

Home bargains today had some vanity- type mini suitcases in silver grey (tasteful). I was in a hurry so didn't investigate fully, but only a few quid


Mills x
I was thinking they would be a good base for pamper type hampers??

lush1001

whittysmum wrote: »

Hello everyone, been "listening in" to these forums for ages but this is my first post, so please be gentle!!

I love the ideas of hampers for gifts and have started making them up for my nieces for xmas. I managed to get bath robes off half cost a few weeks ago, have bought wash mitts and cupcake bathbombs from HB (thanks for that tip too!!). I have just received the strawberry muffin cases from Ebay and would like to make sock cupcakes with them but I am having a problem finding slipper socks cheap enough. Does anyone know where I can get them form and any more ideas for the "bathtime" theme hamper? The girls range from 3 to 11. Thanks.:o

For my sock muffins i got the fleecy ones from primark- in a pack of 2 for £2 and the colours/ patterns are nice too :-) HTH

sophiesmum_2

cassk wrote: »

Sorry if this is in the wrong place, but I think somewhere on this thread was the Harry Potter 'Honeydukes' sweets idea. I have decided to do this for my husband's nieces for Christmas. Have most of the sweets I need now and was thinking of what container to use. Then thought of a plastic cauldron and obviously with Halloween coming up it's the perfect time to find one. I got mine in Matalan (they had 3 for 2 on their Halloween stuff). So got it for a couple of quid.

On another note, thought I'd add my own suggestion. Something my Mum has done for me and others in my family on special number birthdays is to buy us things beginning with our first name initial. So for my 30th Birthday, she bought me 30 small things beginning with C. It was brilliant opening all of these! Took ages! It's amazing what weird and wonderful foods etc. you can find that begin with a certain letter!

I posted a link to this last year - post number 147 on the HOme made chocolate slabs thread:D Hope that helps

brookeslay

sophiesmum ever so cute fleece blankets. I was looking for a nice red one went to Ikea for them not to have it .

I also love hat boxe too !, my Oh did one for me last birthday though it didn`t look much like the picture i showed him. It was on the posh Berkeley Hotel website girls night in.

I went to soilhull yesterday John lewis had the best chocolate buttons i have seen english coins with 10 pences aswell as 2`s and 5`s for a 1.00 each !:eek:

boo hoo i bought the asda ones @ 1.78.

I won my brolly on ebay last night with 10 seconds to spare the new system is not that great ! as it took ages for me to sign in. I wanted the totes slipper socks too but the pretty butterfly ones went for over £8.00 !!!

I got some dreamy lotion for £1.49 in superdrug smells yummy.


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MissBailey

Oooh, I love this thread! I feel so inspired! I'm going to look in Morrisons on my lunch for some baskets. All this preparation is making me more excited for Xmas than I've been in a long time!

blushingbride_3

Just been to instore and got chcolate calenders for 99P! and they have reciepes so think these would be good for chocoholic baskets etc?
where can i get some cheap baskets? if not i might just wrap some boxes in christmas paper!:)

Natbag

blushingbride - I just got my cheap baskets in instore. They have unlined small ones from £1, and lined from £2, including one with a really nice patterned fabric for £2 and some bamboo lined ones for £2.50 (great for smellies/toiletries).
Didn't see chocolate calendars in my nearest store though, shame!

paddingtondoo

Was in Primark today and they now have fluffy socks on 3 colours pack of 2 - £2.00

Kids ones also go up to size 4-7 and are £1.75 for 2.

They also have xmas slipper socks with cats and dalmations heads attached for £1.00 and 4 xmas designs - polar bears, xmas trees and 2 others that I can't remember I know one was pink for £1 as well. These are in the kids section but also go up to 4-7.

HTH