Preparing for Christmas 2011

kayandy_2

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/tward75/m.html?_trksid=p4340.l2562

the seller has a shop she does chains too and there are lots of different ones...she does boys ones too hope this helps never posted links before

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Bumpmakesfour wrote: »

Thanks Hubby is joking that I've spent more money than ever since finding a money "saving" form :rotfl::p

yes grabbit can be addictive & cost you a small fortune:rotfl: you have made a great start there, i have one pressie for my sis, think i need to get my backside in to gear

jakesbakescakes

kayandy wrote: »

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/tward75/m.html?_trksid=p4340.l2562

the seller has a shop she does chains too and there are lots of different ones...she does boys ones too hope this helps never posted links before

These look lovely Kayandy - I'm sure they will be very well received. Thanks for the link, I think I'll be buying a couple for my God-daughters :T

As for my christmas planning, I have finished knitting my 'tipsy turkeys' table centrepieces (5 done now ) and i am well underway with the kids, snapping up bargains off the mse grabbit board. The hamper lists have been written, will just keep stock-piling things when i see bargains and bogoffs. Have spent the best part of this week trawling the old mse links to christmas crafts and gifts and now think I'm gonna tackle some pots of gold, snowman soup and (if I'm feeling brave enough) some sock monkeys - although they look quite complicated but totally gorgeous!!!
Its a good job the kids are going back to school on Tuesday cos it looks like I'm gonna be very busy :rotfl: Yippee..... I lurve Christmas

jemtom

kayandy - i use photobox for my photo's they are always sending me e-mails with special offers also they do refer a friend offers so check that page i got a photobook for my mum and dad for free and it came out brilliant they loved it (not so much the old pics i had dug out though lol).
bumpmakesfour - i know what you mean, i seem to buy loads on the "cheap".
nataz - sill question but bowl of fish? do you mean your buying them fish or is it something crafty?
just got to do my friends cushion then she is all done, just need ds scooter which is his main present and an outfit for x-mas day and he is done. its mainly my mum and dad to do now. got lots of basket now, been picking them up from carboots and cs so should have enough to go around.

shabby_chic

Some brilliant ideas on here, thanks.

Found some lovely football string lights in B&M Bargains yesterday, reduced to £1 from £4.99 so this has inspired me to do a football themed hamper for grandson, be grateful if anyone has any ideas as to what I can add to it.

Giggle

shabby_chic wrote: »

Some brilliant ideas on here, thanks.

Found some lovely football string lights in B&M Bargains yesterday, reduced to £1 from £4.99 so this has inspired me to do a football themed hamper for grandson, be grateful if anyone has any ideas as to what I can add to it.

Football mug with some football sweets in thats all i can think of oh and a football lol how old is he

shabby_chic

Thanks for reply. He is only 4 but football mad. Sure he will appreciate some chocolate footballs in a mug, going to see if I can find one with his name and a football on it maybe.

Sadie204

Does he support a particular team? I'm sure I saw stationary for different teams in Sports Direct before. HTH

my3girls

shabby_chic wrote: »

Thanks for reply. He is only 4 but football mad. Sure he will appreciate some chocolate footballs in a mug, going to see if I can find one with his name and a football on it maybe.

Ooh what about an infatable goal & ball? They'd be packed quite small so could fit in a basket. Argos have an inflatable goal set in their 2 for £15 toy range!

Sportsdirect.com have football money boxes for £2

Football stickers/sticker album (you can get these quite cheap in most newsagents)

If he supports a certain team, you can gets cheap things like hats, sweatbands, scarf etc not too expensive

Im sure ive seen in tesco/asda the party bag fillers and the boys range had football theme - bubbles etc

Whistle! (party pieces has football themed one and football themed party fillers, pens, yoyo etc)

Oh i so love gift baskets!!

Jenni
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my3girls

Also, whilst up town yesterday, Inoticed thorntons had kids chocolate football lollipops and little chocolate footballs 3 for £1.50

Primark had little novelty football slippers reduced to £1.90

Thinking of copying you and doing a football hamper for my friends little boy lol.

Oh and i saw cheap mini cones somewhere too but can't remember where