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The Complete HM Gifts Collection

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debbym

debbym Posts: 460 Forumite

15 January 2007 at 8:58PM in Old style MoneySaving

This post is going to be a complete collection of ALL "HM Gifts" threads here on Old Style. Please do not add any posts or questions into this Index Thread but do your best to choose from the many threads below one which is most closely related to your query and by all means join that one.

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debbym Posts: 460 Forumite

15 January 2007 at 10:02PM

The threads listed below are often for a specific occasion but there is no reason why an idea for a Christmas gift cannot be used for another occasion such as birthdays. For this reason the main body of this collection is going to be divided into three sections:

Cards
Gifts
Wrapping

Any other threads which are for special occasions only will be listed by category

If you don't find something to inspire you here don't forget there is a Special Occasions & Celebrations Board too

More to come soon;)

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debbym Posts: 460 Forumite

15 January 2007 at 10:16PM

Cards and tags

Making your own...

21st cards and 18th cards
Cards, envelopes, and boxes (LINK)
Don't throw away your old Christmas cards
Making own cards
Share your HM cards!
Valentines Approaches!

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debbym Posts: 460 Forumite

15 January 2007 at 10:20PM

Gifts

HM gifts are great because they can be made specifically for the likes and dislikes of the ones you love. Many things make great gifts - think of HM sweets/ cakes/ biscuits for example, if you are crafty then there are all kinds of things you can do with your skills. Many things like these will be listed in the other sections of the MEGA index, hopefully they are also listed here

50th Birthday Hamper
Advice for 'ReadyMeal' gift hamper please...
amaretti biscuits
An outfit for a bear.....
Any ideas and recipes for Whiskey themed hamper
Anyone do felting?
Anyone got a 'Recipe' for Hair Conditioner?
Art set and Sewing set
Banana cake recipe
Batteries
Bead work patterns
Birthday Book, Household Box and more
Biscuit recipe
Body scrub
Book floss
Bottle bags
calendars on your puter
Calling Crafty Types... (HM beads)
Candle holders plus glass decoration
candle making
Candy wreaths
chocolate brownies
Chocolate yoghurt cake - the sequel!
Christmas Hamper
Christmas Hampers
Christmas puds, candles and more
Christmas Stockings
Chunky knitting bobble (less) hat
Coconut muffin recipe?
Compilation CD + loaf
Confectionary for bloke?
Crafty Ideas (rag dolls and lavender bags)
Crafty, outfit help
craft stuff in today's guardian (LINK - lots of projects for all kinds of crafts)
Cream tea, sugar free jam + loaf
Crocheters unite!
Damson & Sloe Gin Chutney recipe wanted
Decorated Candles
Does anyone have any recipies for Preserved stem ginger
Doggie edible treats
dolls clothes
Easy Cakes For Toddlers
Empty Pringles tubes - gift ideas please!
Extra yummy flapjack recipe
Facial scrub
Fathers day gifts
Fimo dolls house things
Flavoured vodka - please help
fluffy scarves
Foolproof Flapjacks???
free patterns
Fudge recipe?
Fudge receipe needed
Gardening gift ideas (for kids) - LINK
gel air freshners?
Ginger Bear Muffins!
Gingerbread Cake/Parkin
gingerbread men
Granny Squares???
Hampers Apple and walnut chutney and more
Hampers Bath salts
Hampers Cheese
Hampers Flavoured oil and rapberry vinegar
Hampers Food Plants
Hampers Garden, Kitchen, and more
Hampers Ginger
Hampers Purple
Hampers Stem ginger in chocolate and other HM sweets
Hampers Theme ideas
Hand Made Soap - FALLS APART - Solution
Has anyone ever mad a cat scratching post?
Help for Birthday present
Help making my Christmas Presents
Help please; blackberry liquor recipe!
HELP!!! with floam
HM Jams..Rhubarb to sugar ratio??
Home kitchen beauty treats
Home organizer
Homemade Christmas Gifts
Home made christmas presents
Homemade Gifts (lots of ideas and discussions)
Home made goodies selection (recipes can be found on recipe index above)
Homemade Soap
Homemade soap presents the easy way
Hot chocolate sets
how do i make bubble blowing mixture??????
how to make a baby wrap carrier
How to make crumbly fudge?
how to make my own calendars ?
House rules
Household notebook
Ideas for HM Christmas presents
Inspirations - LINK
Instructions for washing up mop dolly?
Jazzing up my hot water bottle
Knitted / crochet dish Cloth
Knitting?
Knitting a Tea Cosy (merged)
Knitting - Debbie Bliss wool
Knitting-Getting started
Knitting little bags/holders
Knitting qu.
Knitting Sindy/Barbie clothes for chrimbo pressies
knitting - where to buy yarn online
Knitting wool
Knitting patterns - LINK Note: the first link mentions copyrights
knitting patterns
Lemon drizzle cake.
Magnetic Fridge Paper - LINK
MAke your own kids play stuff (FLOAM and playdough)
making a rag rug
making photo cd's as presents
Male grooming vouchers
Marrons Glaces. Anyone ever attempted making them???
Memory Box
Microwave flower press
Mr Bean's Teddy knitting pattern
Need a knitting pattern for jumper for 18 year old girl
Need quick knitting pattern help please (LINK to site with lots of free patterns)
No laughing - knitting patterns needed for jumper for elderly whippets
Novice Knitter Advice Please
Old age pills
Oldstyle birthday party, need party bag ideas please!
Orange Pomanders
OS Style homemade sweets/toffees/fudge
Pamper Parcel
Parkin Recipe - by request
Patterns for doll bedding
PE/Shoe Bag patterns
Peppermint Creams
pirate costume for a 6 year old
Plant pots, salt dough, decorated glasses
Quickie Truffle Question
Really Sticky Gingerbread?
re-cycling cashmere jumpers...
Recipe for Bonfire Toffee
Recipe for Moist Carrot Cake is here
Recipe Journal
Scout stamps
Sewing - Found a free software download with printable patterns
Sewing - Making clothes where to start.
'Shelf Life' of HM Face Packs?
Shortbread Christmas trees
Skeleton Leaves
Skinflints Christmas challenge
Slide show on Power Point
Sloe Berries
sloe gin recipes please
so proud of myself!! i made truffles/new to os
Soap making gift question
Spicey nuts, blue cheese biscuits, chutney and more
The mysteries of fudge....
Those decorative sticks for decoration
Thrift delux website (lots of ideas) - LINK
Toffee
Toffee vodka and more!
Tray Bake Recipe
Tree Chocolates
Turkish Delight
Vouchers for services, printable - LINK
Vouchers for services
Wedding An Adult Collection
Wedding An Adult Collection Part Two
Wedding First Night Hamper
Wedding gift - help?
Wedding Gift themed to the honeymoon location
Wedding Guest book
Wedding His 'n' Hers recipe books and more
Wedding Honeymoon Travel Journal
Wedding Limoncello and more
Wedding Passion flower or "experience"
Wedding Quotes Collection and Marriage Survival Kit
Wedding Rain Forest
Wedding Roses
Wedding Scrap Book and This is Your Life
Wedding Stationery
Wedding Through the Years before they met...
Weetabix Brownies
Wooly Hat Pattern
What cake/biscuits will post well?
wheat bags
Xmas hamper for a diabetic?

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debbym Posts: 460 Forumite

15 January 2007 at 10:27PM

Wrapping

Not just how to make your own paper - how can you present the gift?

Cake sending help!!!
Cards, envelopes, and boxes (LINK)
Cellophane source
Cookie wrapping (see cellophane source above)
Cookie wrapping part 2
DIY gift wrap
DIY gift wrap
DIY gift wrap Home made gift bags - LINK
DIY gift wrap marbelised - LINK
DIY gift wrap rainbows
DIY gift wrap tags
DIY gift wrap thrift
DIY gift wrap tips
DIY gift wrap tinfoil and potato stamps
DIY gift wrap Word Templates
How to wrap my valentines gift?
Jam Jars - Help!
Nice packaging for HM fudge
OS christmas decorations (LINK makes kind of stars which could be used as gift bows)
Valentine flowers and making your own gifts
Wrapping xmas pressies

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Chris25 Posts: 12,918 Forumite

2 September 2008 at 8:48PM

..........found this useful so thought I'd bump it up

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