❄❄ Let It Snow ❄❄ :: Christmas 2012 Chatter Thread

my3girls

andipandi72 wrote: »

I have just subscribed and there are so many wonderful ideas on here!!

The only thing I can add at the mo is about my sharing sack. I have two boys very close in age and they always ask for lots of the same things at Xmas, I cannot afford to buy two of everything so larger things and DVDs, Wii games etc are placed in a separate sack called the sharing sack. I have a note attached to it which states:

Please do not open these presents unless you are prepared to share them. Love Santa. PS my elves will be checking.

It has worked a treat for the last 5 years!

Love this idea! We've always had a family present to share but love the sack and note idea, thanks x

my3girls

spacecadet1 wrote: »

Primarni, they're great. :T they were £15

Thanks so much, ill definitely need to get a pair, I'll phone my local first as they don't seem to stock as much now since the big Edinburgh one has opened.

Ameyturtle - good luck in lush! Just last night I was on their website coveting the Santa bath bomb, party popper one and the bath moustache lol

JJ
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Tawny75

Well thats it, am almost done, Al and I went shopping on Saturday, bought all but 3 presents and wrapped the lot up! I can concentrate on my fiddly bits now (always the best part)

noodles86

andy.m wrote: »

I'm now thinking of personalised crackers, lego figure for my lad, brandy mini for grandad, nail polish for the wife that sort of thing

Edit: just seen the Snowman soup, great idea

They sound great, I always make our own crackers (well buy a kit!) this year me and hubby will have scratchcards & dd has a toy story blind bag (dont know why toy it is).

If you have any females to buy for im sure when the boots do the spend £5 get a no7 voucher could come in handy!?

kemo_2002

my3girls wrote: »

What about the pots of gold? I'm making them for my Table gifts this year, pretty glasses,lametta, choc coins, toffees, fererro, lindt bear and a lottery scratchcard, all wrapped in cellophane with a pretty bow and label! Got the idea on here but I can't find the link anywhere!

JJ
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i think pots of gold would be a fab idea!

Especially if anyone wins! will give you something to chat about! hehe :xmassmile

chickywiggle

My christmas home bargain haul today......

box set of 3 dvds for £1.99: The littliest light on the christmas tree, the night before christmas,the light before christmas.

magnetic christmas shoppping lists (one blue with snowflakes, 1 red with snowman, santa and penguin - 29p each.

2 christmas sticker books - 69p each.

1 x santa days till christmas wooden chalk board - £1.29 (similar in style to my avatar)

christmas treasury story book with CD. the snow on the bottom is soft. £1.99 (RRP £9.99)


There are still 2 rows of rudolph game in Sheffield (Hillsborough) - perhaps worth asking if they can do a store transfer if yours don't have one?

While I was looking at the games another lady picked it up to look at it - a few little words from me about how we'd played it every night for the last week and she walked away with the game and a big smile on her face.............. we should get comission!!!

chickywiggle

andipandi72 wrote: »

I have just subscribed and there are so many wonderful ideas on here!!

The only thing I can add at the mo is about my sharing sack. I have two boys very close in age and they always ask for lots of the same things at Xmas, I cannot afford to buy two of everything so larger things and DVDs, Wii games etc are placed in a separate sack called the sharing sack. I have a note attached to it which states:

Please do not open these presents unless you are prepared to share them. Love Santa. PS my elves will be checking.

It has worked a treat for the last 5 years!

:j:j love this idea.

we all have a stocking but a couple of years ago I got one with a christmas countdown whiteboard on. Last year I used it for advent calender pressies but what a FANTASTIC idea for this years one. I've got a few DVDs, thomas trains etc that I was thinking of wrapping up between them.

Dark_Star

And now for something completely different.....

The lump of coal gift box.....

http://www.marthastewart.com/907672/lump-coal-gift-box-secret




For the person that has it all - a box to put it in :rotfl:

Ho Ho Ho

& here's a normal person's version...

http://tatertotsandjello.com/2009/12/have-your-kids-been-naughty-or-nice.html?q=UPCBgVPrwdQjNDwtBLk+uSk36+tzOSKVxol9U0bZxA==


I like Martha Stewart crafts but she does tend assume that everyone on the planet has a room full of craft stuff the size of hobbycraft......:p

hee hee hee

lucyc58

I know this has probably been asked before but I don't really have time to look back through 285 pages!! Does anyone know where I can get ribbon saying 'gift from the North Pole' or something along those lines? :-)

cornishorchid

andipandi72 wrote: »

I have just subscribed and there are so many wonderful ideas on here!!

The only thing I can add at the mo is about my sharing sack. I have two boys very close in age and they always ask for lots of the same things at Xmas, I cannot afford to buy two of everything so larger things and DVDs, Wii games etc are placed in a separate sack called the sharing sack. I have a note attached to it which states:

Please do not open these presents unless you are prepared to share them. Love Santa. PS my elves will be checking.

It has worked a treat for the last 5 years!

This is a fabulous idea...I must remember this when my 2 ask for something which is the same