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Finished baskets!!
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lilmrsmullen wrote: »Home bargains, Au naturel, pound stretcher/instore, B&M if you have one near you , wilkinsons, are all great plaes for gettign baskets etc.
Thanks, I will start tomorrow, just had a B&M open by us as well!:D0 -
hey guys dont forget about the pictures only thread so we can scan thru all the lovely pics very easily!!
thx
xMortgage free wannabe! No idea on date yet! £132,350 TBC
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lilmrsmullen wrote: »Both the tubs are from Home bargains, most of the stuff i have bought is either from B&M or home bargains.
Not got either of those near me. Didn't see them when I was on holiday in Blackpool, but I'll look in the Stroud branch when I visit my family next week. Gotta love HB!Cross Stitch Cafe Monthly Challenge Member #27
12/12/12 challenge-[STRIKE]Season's Greeting Newton's Law[/STRIKE] Christmas polar bear-finished on time!
Thanks to all the girls in the Cross Stitch Cafe! You're all fantastic! :A0 -
Mortgage free wannabe! No idea on date yet! £132,350 TBC
Loan paying off May 2022 £70000 -
I've yet to finish a hamper. I'm trying to save that bit for closer to Christmas. Half the fun for me is sorting out the pressies!
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hello everyone, 60 days to go!
Finished two more hampers today for both sets of parents, they look nice, even if I do say so myself!
Baskets - £1 poundland, I really wish id picked up more
Wine - 3 for £10 tescos, the extra one was about £4
Twilight - £1.89 BOGOF tesco
Iced stars - 99p BOGOF tesco
Finests cookies - £1.19 tesco
Fleece throw - £2 primark
Photo frame - £1 poundland
Twinnings tea - 2 for £2
Debt free wannabe
Littlewoods - £214.82 (DD set up so 0%)
Very - £100 (0% on BNPL - 1/4/13)
CC - £2600/£3533.53 (0% until 1/6/14)0 -
awww, they are ace cookie, wish my poundland would get in some baskets or hamper suitable items

althoguh did get a couple of plastic kids lunchboxes for my retro sweet hampers!0 -
Fab baskets cookie, wish I was a relation of yours
:wave: If you want the rainbow, you've got to put up with the rain :wave:0 -
cookie - brilliant - that'll be well received:T
Did you have to remind me it's 60 days to go:eek:
Got nothing done today - spend half my time clearing up 'deposits' from elderly cat..................:mad:Mary
I'm creative -you can't expect me to be neat too !
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