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

pinknfluffy28

finally plucked up the will to log on and catch up! Been understandably very down this weekend :-( thankyou all so much for your kind and supportive messages, CHIRPYCHICK your words really gave me hope, I wish you all the sucess too when the time comes, and I wish you a speedy recovery. We have decided I am going to take the oppertunity to go back into childcare (i was a nursery nurse for 12 yrs but went into retail after dd was born for 'a change') so I am going to bide my time & get a teaching assistant possition, something I have wanted to do for years, but until our hand was forced, we never wanted to take the drop in wages! I know we will be ok, and i am sure it will make us happier when i am doing something i enjoy! Im now looking forward to a few weeks at home, getting the house ship-shape, and doing some crafty xmas bits, plus at least now i can make all the kids school xmas fairs, plays etc, so dd's are both very happy about the situation.
OWNMYOWN - your crafty bits are fantastic! how do you find the time? Trying hard to get my xmas spirit back, so going to look back over some old posts for free/very cheap craft ideas :rudolf:

dropsofjupiter

Own_My_Own wrote: »

:j:j Update. Just had a peek at coasters, and it seems to have worked.:j:j

These ones were made by gluing wallpaper onto the tile using pva glue.
After 1 hour I coated them in pva glue. I did this again an hour later. I think they need another coat, but at least they haven't gone a funny colour like the others.

I just need to cut any excess paper off. (Turn tile over and go round the edge with a stanley /craft knife). Give the top and sides another coat and glue on the cork tile bottom.

That design is so good, they look really professional!

Pinksteps wrote: »

As I have bought most of my pressies I succumbed to a wooden advent calendar and ordered this. Think it will look cute in our hall

That is sooo cute, where did he come from?!

springdreams

Own_My_Own wrote: »

EDIT-Can anyone tell me how to make my pictures smaller. They are a bit in your face aren't they.:)

Glad you found a workable solution for the coasters :T

Your photos are great the size that they currently are - we can see the finer details better

carlamarie_2

moneysavingmumofone wrote: »

For anyone buying anything from New Look you can exchange £7.50 of tesco clubcard vouchers for a £15 New Look gift card! Might help you too carlamarie with your nieces gift card?

glad you enjoyed your break, you must need another one though now if youve read 35 pages:eek: your eyes must be killing!

my tesco vouchers have already been exchanged for a vanity table for DD which i loved but refused to pay £80 for it! i said to DH if i can somehow get it half price i will get it!
cue my £20 worth of vouchers doubled up, bringing the price down to £40 :T:T:T
i love it when a plan comes together!

girlinayellowdress

dropsofjupiter wrote: »

That is sooo cute, where did he come from?!

Got him on eBay

BloomingTasty

carlamarie wrote: »

glad you enjoyed your break, you must need another one though now if youve read 35 pages:eek: your eyes must be killing!

my tesco vouchers have already been exchanged for a vanity table for DD which i loved but refused to pay £80 for it! i said to DH if i can somehow get it half price i will get it!
cue my £20 worth of vouchers doubled up, bringing the price down to £40 :T:T:T
i love it when a plan comes together!

Thanks for this. Am gonna get my niece a New Look gift card for her shopaholics hamper.

ON MY OWN went to xmas fayre at brentwood today. They'd used old boards from board games gor theirs. Looked good. Meant to look at the prices for you but forgot. Had 2 kiddies biying my ankles to see the tricycling hippo!!!!!

Got a good bargin yest. Went to a secondhand toy and clothes shop in Suffolk? Managed to get Sylvanian families school and accessories with loads of figures gor £24. Got home looked on line rekon it'd be about £80 new if not more! Putting it away for dd's birthday, 5th January. She'll be over the moon:snow_grin:rudolf:

Hubby working tomorrow night, so gonna sit doen a chevk lists to see where i'm up to. Might have to stick Christmas 24 on tv, open the vino and have a mince pie or two.:snow_laug:santa2::xmastree:

Own_My_Own

Do you all have your vouchers ?
Or are you all talking about when you get them ?
I haven't got mine yet !

Not that it matters, mine are being used for days out in London, on next years holiday. But still

will-be-debt-free

Own_My_Own wrote: »

Do you all have your vouchers ?
Or are you all talking about when you get them ?
I haven't got mine yet !

Not that it matters, mine are being used for days out in London, on next years holiday. But still

i get mine online and got them a few days ago, not sure on the postal ones

carlamarie_2

Own_My_Own wrote: »

Do you all have your vouchers ?
Or are you all talking about when you get them ?
I haven't got mine yet !

Not that it matters, mine are being used for days out in London, on next years holiday. But still

i havent recieved mine yet, i exchanged them and ordered the vanity table online

springdreams

disabled_NCIS_fan wrote: »

Those gifts are brilliant. May have to make those whisk ones for a friend or two

I found some of the mini whisks in Wilkos today for 50p each. Great for some mini "we whisk you" gifts or for the snowman soups :j

Couldn't find the 89p compartment box though previously mentioned for the retro sweets boxes - when I asked I was told that they hadn't sold them in a long while :cool: