Finished baskets!!

chuchies..x

Yayyyyyy so glad this is back up and running

well morrisons have got some great deals they've got mini bottles of wine (but still a nice size) for 1.50 or 4 for 5.00 and starbucks ground coffee and other sorts for 2.something really which looks nice in the hampers and nice galaxy hot choccy they did have the options 5 for a 1.00 and their own brand 7 for a 1.00 but the galaxys nice for 29p any body else got any new ideas..x

mumoftwo

dipsy wrote: »

I know someone has mentioned on here already, but does anyone recall the link for getting the cellophane for the baskets.. somewhere on ebay as I recall.... I must get a shift on with mine don't want to be all stresssed like last year :-)

They all look great!!! well done everyone!!! oh boy am I glad this site is back up.... didn't know what to do with myself how sad :-)

Sorry don't have the link for you, but I went to a florist shop and bought cellophane from them.50p a metre I think it was. No waiting for e-bay seller to send you the stuff.

*niptuckfan*

i got my cellophane and bows from a seller called nickschicks on ebay got them yesterday and very happy with them and the price

debjk

I got mine from this seller http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Toppers-and-Tales_Cellophane-Wrap_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQfsubZ9785780QQftidZ2QQtZkm works out to 44p a meter if you buy 10m came within 4 days not bad considering there was a postal strike.

moosetastic

earthmother wrote: »

They sound lovely

If you have quite a few to do, it might work out cheaper buying the Green & Blacks Miniature boxes on the 3 for 2 at Boots, and splitting them up, rather than buying the individual bars.

http://www.boots.com/shop/product_details.jsp?productid=1044616&classificationid=1037832 and http://www.boots.com/shop/product_details.jsp?productid=1088792&classificationid=1049983

these are fantastic! If you get the second one 3 for 2, it works out at 27p each. Will definately keep an eye out for these! Thank you x

mumoftwo

Here is my first finished basket for my husbands nephews son. He is 4 years old and crazy about spiderman. We have a £10 limit

http://s202.photobucket.com/albums/aa284/estherscot/?action=view&current=100_1640.jpg

Hope this image works,

Spiderman colouring book 97p
spiderman cars 96p x 2
spiderman t-shirt £5
tube of sweets £1
showerfoam £1.89 (I think, not sure)

zulubabe

fantastic work all! I had the nicest compliment tonight - a male friend who I made a hamper for last Christmas said that he had taken photographs of the one I made him for Christmas as it was the nicest present he received! Needless to say I'm making him one this year and as no-one ever makes me a hamper he's going to make me one!

Twinny99

The brown boxy basket and the pink plastic basket both came from a shop near wher I live called QS - its kind of like TK Maxx it sells clothes and housey stuff but really really cheap. I liked the plastic pink baby one cause I thought it might be handy to put blanket, nappy, cream etc and carry over one arm and baby in the other

Ive had real fun making the baskets - I think lots of people in my life will be getting them for upcoming events :T

ccastley

Hi all,

First of all - thanks for a wonderful and inspiring thread. I was resigned to not being able to buy pressies for anyone this christmas, and have told them so! I have loads of bits and bobs though that I could put in hampers and I intend to make some nice home made fudge and Christmas pud. Thanks again for the inspiration!

If anyone is doing a hot choc type hamper, you can get these rather fab milk frothers from Ikea for 99p - http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/30100041

Hope this helps someone!

Thanks,

Crystal

scottishfreebiehunter

Cheers for that as I had ordered one from Avon with mug etc and the silly women told me yesterday oh I forgot :mad:anyway shall now get that one cheers:j

Excellent idea with the fudge and there are little boxes at 80p in Au Naturel that the sweets will look cool in.