Finished baskets!!

RustyFlange

Pidge wrote: »

I did exactly the same, I love Soap and Glory so bought what I wanted, handed the stuff to hubby and told him he was giving me this!!;)

Rusty - I think the hamper looks fab, I'll have it, in fact I will even drive to Blyth to collect it.:rotfl:

Eeeeek look BunBun all of the north east people are creeping out from behind their rocks today!!!

Where you from Pidge? there is KandiPandi over in Ashington and BunBun is near Durham, we should all meet up for coffee lol

shaz_mum_of__2

Now i am jealous i want to come for coffee and you are all to far north (sunny scunny)

I have stayed in northumberland though at a campsite near Embleton Bay .............Beautiful even on a cold October day


Shaz

shellyaspey

hi guys ! i am from newcastle so just wanted to say hi ! all your hampers look fab and i would die for any of them ! i am trying to get stuff sorted so i can start putting my hampers together ! thanks to you clever lot !

maria_and_the_imps

hamish222 wrote: »

Is a thread re a free goody bag for kids. Says worth 30 pounds and just need pay postage and packing which is 3.98. I have just ordered one. Thought it might be good for little goodies to pad out hampers. Here is link to original thread that was posted.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1261355

any idea when the offer runs out please?

shaz_mum_of__2

spugzbunny wrote: »

Oh... one more thing. Has anyone ever wrapped a hamper with brown paper (the sort you wrap parcels with)? I did my presents in it last year with gingham ribbons wrapped round and it looked really effective. I'm trying to work out if I could do that with the hampers as I give the presents to the In Laws a week before Christmas as I go back home. I figure I could sort of concertina (sp?) it and tie it at the top with some ribbon?

I bought a huge roll from poundland recently i think it would work but might need folding father than scrunching like you say concertina style ,the gingham ribbons sounds good and a gingerbread heart tag would look nice too

Might steal that idea!!

Shaz

RustyFlange

shellyaspey wrote: »

hi guys ! i am from newcastle so just wanted to say hi ! all your hampers look fab and i would die for any of them ! i am trying to get stuff sorted so i can start putting my hampers together ! thanks to you clever lot !

Oooh look another one from the NE

Good luck with your hampers, can't wait to see some pics

Kandipandi

Between all of us in the North East almost every female up here will receive a hamper this christmas - its the law of averages! x

shimmigirl

nifferwilko wrote: »

As usual, all these hampers are looking fantastic. I'd be so happy to receive one when it's obvious so much thought has gone into it.

I've decided to make some home made treats and present them hamper-style in a festive tin. I'm sure there were lots of tins around last year but this year I can only find these at M&S
http://www.marksandspencer.com/gp/product/B001GTT43S/sr=1-8/qid=1225661207/ref=sr_1_8/277-0800837-5524345?ie=UTF8&node=179168031&m=A2BO0OYVBKIQJM&keywords=&mnSBrand=core&size=9&rh=&page=

Anyone seen any christmas tins on their travels?

I have had ones from Wilkinsons in previous years - good prices too.
Can't see any online - but I think I paid about £2 each

spugzbunny

shaz_mum_of__2 wrote: »

I bought a huge roll from poundland recently i think it would work but might need folding father than scrunching like you say concertina style ,the gingham ribbons sounds good and a gingerbread heart tag would look nice too

Might steal that idea!!

Shaz

That's where I got mine from too! :T I love my pound shops! We've got 2 poundlands and a 99p shop where I live! I'm actuall planning on getting a lot of my food hamper stuff from there! The 99p shop sells loads of lovely olives, sundried toms, herbs and spices etc that look like I could have bought them from a deli! At least that's the plan!

RustyFlange

Kandipandi wrote: »

Between all of us in the North East almost every female up here will receive a hamper this christmas - its the law of averages! x

Nothing to do with the fact that there are at least 5 people from the NE on this very thread :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: