Thrify Gifty Santas Challenge 2012

mary-op

Hello all :j
Thought it was time I showed my face -now I've made a start on things.
Lady a few streets away is selling all her stuff as she's moving in with someone so I went off last night and came back with bedding, new casserole (well better than what we'd got) some cheap jewellry that looks better than it is really -2 necklaces and matching chunky bracelet, plus another necklace -several strands of beads and big chunk of stones and beads in the middle - £1 the lot ! 4 embroidered face cloths 50p each and a sundae glass with strawberry body lotion, banana bath crystals, sponge shaped like thick wafer biscuit, orange soap and bath pearls.........spent the morning fiddling with a pale pink flannel to make it look more like and ice cream sundae and hide the contents a bit......neighbour will love it so thats her sorted -that all cost £1.50:T
Necklace with loads of strands of beads will do for eldest sons girlfriend. Found a purple voile gift bag, popped it in and wrapped it in a purple embroidered flannel, sort of like an envelope - cost £2:T -thats her October birthday sorted.

Going back at the weekend for the final clear out to see whats left..............least its a start for me so now I might keep going.

Hospital phoned about transport for next weeks meeting with consultants about complaint - they'll pay for a taxi for us :T I was having probs finding anyone with wheels who wasn't working or on holiday so another prob solved.

Hope you're all ok:)

mum2one

Mary - that sounds brill buy, and good news re getting you to the hospitl.

Good news all went ok with Miss Hoodie going back to school, thou she says the teacher bit weird, but she came home happy, so can't moan.

Dare I ask who tuned into Dallas 2ngt....... I hold my hand up, just out of curosity!! xx

mum2one

http://www.royalmail.com/greetings (website taken dates from)

UK

Thursday 13th December - Standard and Mail Order Returnparcels

Tuesday 18th December - 2nd class and Recorded Signed for

Thursday 20th December -1st class and recorded signed for

Special Delievery

Friday 21st December - Guarenteed for Saturday arrival (bearin mind you pay more for Sat delievery)

Saturday 22nd December - Special Delievery - (9am optiondearer than 1pm delievery time)



International SurfaceMail

Friday 28th September Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Central America, New Zealand, Australia andSouth America.

Tuesday 2nd October - Middle and Far East (except Hong Kongand Singapore

Tuesday 16th October - Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa,USA and Canada

Tuesday 6th November - Eastern Europe, Greece, Malta,Iceland and Turkey

Tuesday 20th November - Western Europe



InternationalAirmail

Wednesday 5th December - Asia, Australia, Far East (incJapan), New Zealand

Friday 7th December - Africa, Caribbean, Middle East, Southand Central America

Monday 10th December - Eastern Europe, USA and Cananda

Wednesday 12th December - Western Europe.

rufusdog52

Hi Mary, nice to see you back, sounds like you got some lovely bits and what a bargain too xx

Mum2one, thanks for posting the times for Royal Mail. Must start getting some stamps in soon. Glad Miss Hoodie had a nice day. YD had her induction day at college yesterday and it seemed to go well. She has abandoned her child care course, and is now taking 4 A levels instead.

I got another present finished off. Made the paint brush roll for my brother so that's him finished. Another thing I can cross off my list. I now need to think of something to make for my great niece. I originally made her a fabric basket with some sewing bits in but while talking to her Mum about sewing she mentioned she bought one for her last year so that has gone for my craft stall instead. Then thought I would make her a cross body bag like I made myself but saw her the other day and she has a lovely one already very similar to the ones I make so can forget that idea too. She is 12 so too old for dolls, I want to make something if I can as most of the others get made presents but can't think what to make. May be a cushion for her room or something.

Pips_Mum

Morning all!

Thanks for posting dates Mum2one and glad Miss Hoodie settled ok.

Just ordered the Marvel 6 disc set for my cousin for £13.81 and used a voucher so only paid £8.81, looked on Play.com and its on there for £75!!!!

Ordered Downton Abbey series 1 & 2 for my Mum alongside the book, in October the tickets go on sale for Easter for Highclere Castle where its filmed and its not too far from her so going to get her 2 tickets and then that will be her done!

I am going to focus on finishing the Birthdays for the rest of the year, wrapping the presents and writing the cards so they are all ready as I got my C-Section date for 9th October so just over a month :-)

rufusdog52

Ooh good luck Pip's Mum xx

mum2one

rufus - maybe a cushion for her room or what about a role for make up brushes with a make up bag attached, or a jewellery roll.

Pipsmum - cant believe you have less than a month for peas arrival, xx

susan42

Wow ladies you all busy.

I started doing .... Nothing ... OH phoned up , got a surprise come upto middlesborough ... So here I am at Blackthornegate in a luxury log cabin. Lovely surprise been to saltburn and markse today. I came up yesterday and stay to Monday and the weather ace. The twins are on holiday too one in porthcawl and one over Blackpool so we're all on hols for their birthday in different places. Their birthday was last weekend .

Pips mum how exciting knowing the date already...hope everything goes well

Mum2one made me laugh teacher being weird... I have something to post but have to post it to you Tuesday I'll let you know when I post so you can look out for it.

Mary sounds like you have some bargains there ... Well done

Rufus like the sound of the artist roll

And last but not least my paintings are going in an exhibition next saturday so that's a turn up for me .. Two exhibitions in a year... Lol

mum2one

susan42 wrote: »

Wow ladies you all busy.

I started doing .... Nothing ... OH phoned up , got a surprise come upto middlesborough ... So here I am at Blackthornegate in a luxury log cabin. Lovely surprise been to saltburn and markse today. I came up yesterday and stay to Monday and the weather ace. The twins are on holiday too one in porthcawl and one over Blackpool so we're all on hols for their birthday in different places. Their birthday was last weekend .

Pips mum how exciting knowing the date already...hope everything goes well

Mum2one made me laugh teacher being weird... I have something to post but have to post it to you Tuesday I'll let you know when I post so you can look out for it.

Mary sounds like you have some bargains there ... Well done

Rufus like the sound of the artist roll

And last but not least my paintings are going in an exhibition next saturday so that's a turn up for me .. Two exhibitions in a year... Lol

the log cabin sounds fab, hope you get a good break.

Sounds intriging... look forward to that!

I have just finished knitting a hooded jumpers for a girl we know, ready for her sons first xmas, he was 4 weeks early in July, did well did sage green cardi with a mixed green wool borders, the mixed green finished did the jumper, then the remaining wool, just need to get ball of white, crochet a blanket, got to deliever it end of month... 1st xmas to be wrapped and delievered, xx

mary-op

Hello all :j
More bargains today............lady who's having a clear out had more stuff so I managed to get to her house -3 necklaces 50p each (with matching bracelets, Stack of xmas wrapping paper -much needed and a big box of scrapbooking paper........some full 12 x 12 books..................keep me going on cards for ages, plus bits I can use to cover little boxes and maybe the odd gravy tub.....................lol

susan -well done on the exhibition :T

After this mornings outing (thats 3 days on the trot I've been out !) I was worn out (putting it politely) so spent the day in the garden at one with nature just sitting...........bliss.

Hope you're all ok:)