Thrify Gifty Santas Challenge 2012

mum2one

Some good news - a very happy bunny just rang the credit card company - apparently it was a fault on there system, and theyve given me £70 credit as an apology, I didn't even have to argue they offered the financial compo, but its got to go off the account...... xx

mrs-moneypenny

mum2one, glad you got it sorted and havent got to pay it off extra quick like you thought

mary-op

Hello all :j

Really must trawl round dotcomgiftshop ..........had a little look the other day but couldn't decide.
Blood test today........actually remembered my form this time..............lol Then I walked down to the other end of town to pay for my wheelie walker...........detour round the market, into the new fabric shop just opened then walked home. I was worn out but please I was able to do it.
Tomorrow will be a 'rest day'.............lol

Hope you're all ok

mum2one

mary-op wrote: »

Hello all :j

Really must trawl round dotcomgiftshop ..........had a little look the other day but couldn't decide.
Blood test today........actually remembered my form this time..............lol Then I walked down to the other end of town to pay for my wheelie walker...........detour round the market, into the new fabric shop just opened then walked home. I was worn out but please I was able to do it.
Tomorrow will be a 'rest day'.............lol

Hope you're all ok

Not good to the blood test, but brilliant that you got out and about and make it a rest day 2mor.
Was there any nice fabric in the shop.

just trying to be organised and sorting some music out for mums mp3 player, its only cheapie one, so hopefully sounds ok, next stop is one for dad for his country and western music, so got one for £5 off ebay. go up for his bday prezzie. xx

mary-op

Hello all :j

mum2one - got some fabric from she shop yesterday.........just a strip with some floral squares on so I've cut them out for fabric hearts for a xmas pressie...........think I can make a box for them to go in then thats another little pressie done:T Makes a change from painting as well.

Still haven't had real good look at the dotgift.com site (hope I got the name right....lol)

Hope everyone is ok

Pips_Mum

My name is Pips Mum and I am addicted to dotcomgiftshop, there Ive said it!!

Just placed another order as I realised I needed something to give to the ladies at Pips nursery and also at The Sure Start centre where we go to, ordered some more umbrellas and folding shoppers as I wont manage to get such a nice present for them for less than £2.29!

Got the nursery Manager the russian doll notebook and a feather pen, again present will look much more expensive than £2!

Also got the Suki shoulderbag and a pack of matching tissues for my friends 12 year old daughter, £2.45

Really pleased as I think Ive probably managed to cross off about half my presents and we are only in July :-)

mum2one

My mother!! I said to her last ngt I'd do her mp3 player - she brings me down 15Cds, got cheapie one for Miss Hoodie from ebay (only £5) do for holidays or the car, went to load her music on then realised when we had the computer serviced + fixed, he stripped everything off, now had to load all her music on.. pain as is a memory card slot, so far memory card saying loaded so fingers crossed work!!

Been creative and made 6 of the candle sets up, were meeting my friend + her hubby, (ones we went on holiday with) and the whole family and her soon to be step grandaughter, so got the girl the mp3 player was going to be for xmas, but thought give it her then, so done 3 sets of candles for the ladies,

Then as were changing doctors surgeries (long story) I've been patient there since birth, mum and nearly 50 yrs!!, theres 2 ladies on reception that we normally give a token gesture at xmas, - done 2 sets for them to say thank you for everything and one for sister there, shes retiring at Xmas, shes been brill to us, look all posh.

Miss Hoodie has had 2 of the tealight holders for the lady that does drama at school, (she does it voluntry twice a week in lunchtimes), - this end of school saga the list gets longer + longer. Cut it back to the teacher and the main TA, even thou theres 5 that wonder in and out of the class.

Were being MSE 2mor going to see The Muppets (£1 children film), then in afternoon, (if anyone wants to swop don't mind!!! bit grusmome), my Uncle had his two big toe nails taken off Thursday got to change the dressings, my Aunty doesn't know shes doing, so joking I said do you want me to do it, to which they jumped at the offer!!!! xx

mum2one

Pips_Mum wrote: »

My name is Pips Mum and I am addicted to dotcomgiftshop, there Ive said it!!

Just placed another order as I realised I needed something to give to the ladies at Pips nursery and also at The Sure Start centre where we go to, ordered some more umbrellas and folding shoppers as I wont manage to get such a nice present for them for less than £2.29!

Got the nursery Manager the russian doll notebook and a feather pen, again present will look much more expensive than £2!

Also got the Suki shoulderbag and a pack of matching tissues for my friends 12 year old daughter, £2.45

Really pleased as I think Ive probably managed to cross off about half my presents and we are only in July :-)

I really want to put another order in, theres so many nice things and the money could save - could almost do next yrs shopping for bdays but have to gd for now!! xx

SugarSpun

May I ask, crafty ladies, what sorts of things you would expect/want/like to see at a Christmas craft fair?

mum2one

SugarSpun wrote: »

May I ask, crafty ladies, what sorts of things you would expect/want/like to see at a Christmas craft fair?

I like a good mix, something for kids that I buy for stocking fillers, but items that would grab me as I'd want but at a reasonable price.

The things like reindeer poo, snowman poo etc be brill, x