~*~ Thrifty Gifty Moneysaving Thread for Christmas and all Occasions 2012 ~*~

elysia2003

Hi Shoetree - the spreadsheet is unavailable now. I got a virus on my comp and had to take it back to factory settings, sadly without saving it first.

I just use a diary now. I write down whenever I cash out from a site, and in a different colour when I receive the payment (so I can check I've been paid). You can total up all your earnings, and payments received at the end of the month just the same as everyone else. HTH

Hi Everyone - I'm still here, just not a lot of time to post. Just over four months to Christmas so I'll make the effort to be here everyday once the kids go back to school.

shoetreeworksop

Ok thanks for letting me know elysia

mum2one

You take care, xx

Ninno820

Hi all - I lurk arund this thread and must thankyou for all the great ideas that you have given me. I thought that I'd return the favour and share one with you. This year I am giving my family "project bags" - small cloth bags (69p each tho you could make your own) with a cardboard front stapled to the front as you might see in a shop claiming that the bag contains everything you need to complete a project inside. For example a brother has recently split with his wife and has the children around on friday evening for a "boys night" so I've done him a curry recipe card along with small jars of all the spices he will need to complete the recipes and make a home made curry. A sister in law is into her sewing so I have wrapped some fabric from my stash in a home printed "wrap" - and added a sewing pattern for her.
I should add that we have all reached the age where more stuff just clutters up the house so have agreed on a £5 limit but I am also trying to use some of my clutter to help with the finances.

elysia2003

Great idea Ninno - I like the curry one. It's a bit more grown up than the movie night hamper theme - dvd and popcorn etc. I think Rufus did a Thai curry one for her son so you could change it about a bit to suit the recipient.

Using your own stash is great - I've so much stuff I could fill a craft shop, and I don't want to ebay it, instead I could make some of these little gifts for my sister and neice. Thanks.

slm6002

Can i ask you where you got your bags from for 69p I need some plain ones for a little project i will share once i have had a go myself

Ninno820

Hi slm6002 - it was from this site:-

www.thecleverbaggers.co.uk/store/pc/Goody-Party-Bags-Mini-Cotton-Bags-c72.htm

Luckily the price seems to be down at 61p - a veritable baragin!

slm6002

thanks so much - idea was to use different size buttons to make a xmas tree - seen it on a usa craft website somewhere - it lookes really good so hopig i can recreate it as well

rufusdog52

Hey Elisia, yes ws me who did the Thai hamper and he absolutely loved it to bits lol. Thought it was a brilliant idea.

I have sorted all my stuff ready for my craft fair next week. MGS came round to help me this morning, got it all priced up and listed and packed ready to go. Just need to finish making the table cloth now. Also am in the middle of trying to make some of those bags out of newspaper to take with me to see if there is any interest. I have enough ready for one, going to start sewing the strips together tonight, then have half another ready so will do the first and then see if I can get a second one done if I have time.

mum2one

If anyone wants to get organised for 2013, Poundworld have a good selection of diaries in, all desigtns and sizes xx