Old Style preparations for Christmas 2012!!!!!

meg72

Pink-winged wrote: »

Hi meg,

I've added your post to our existing Christmas thread where others are planning ahead and may give you some ideas.

Pink

Oh thank you, I can see now that others have started, dont feel so lonely now.

meg72

Wee_Pilsbury wrote: »

Wee Pilsbury pops out of lurkdom - yep I've started. Got two packs of Cadbury's choc-chip cookies for a pound and a box of After Eights for the same - both from the Land of Pound. Dated best before April 13 so will happilly be munched in my house come Christmas :santa2: - Pops back to Lurkdom

Will be looking for the After Eights in my local, thank you.

findingmyfeet

hello everyone,

only just spotted this thread so will have to read back and catch up.

totally love christmas and all the preparations just my budget is never as big as the lists i have!! looking forward to reading all your tips.

meg72-
i collect tins and stuff every year must have done it since i left home around 28 years ago!!!!!! i start around the begining of august and get one or two extra items per week and stick them in a box in the spare bedroom. by christmas i just need fresh stuff and last minute items. this year im also saving morr*s*ns £5 petrol vouchers as DH drives alot to get to work. i have £30 worth so far so reckon christmas food will be easily sorted. My dad provides all veggies from his allotment for the big day too.

time to get my list sorted i think

bossymoo

Oh my I never thought about Xmas food <rushes off to make a list>

ginnyknit

Thank you, just got loads of gifts from .com giftshop place and it only came to £16 including postage! Am really pleased with it all, got 3 of the storage bags plus loads of jigsaws, ribbon and goodness knows what.

Spotted the 'keep calm' notebooks reduced in Mr T last week and got 6 of those 79p -99p depending on size.

Am doing well as I have already made lots of knitted and crochet things. Love the idea of using cans with ring pulls to make a losse bottom tin :j excellent have always wondered how on earth to get the cakes out! I use the smal tins of spaghetti hoops for DGS so will do some tiny ones in those for singletons.
OH aways sneakily buys the odd saving stamp in the supermarkets and presents the, to me and DGS near chrimbo so we can do an extra shop - bless him

fuddle

bossymoo wrote: »

Oh my I never thought about Xmas food <rushes off to make a list>

Oh I know, my very own big box of christmas hamper to open Christmas week with the excitement of "oh, I forgot I bought that, yippee!" and no more worrying about bigger food bills for the festivities. I like that idea. Now, where's there a box?

bossymoo

What a brilliant idea. I did mini hampers for the tots 2 xmas eve's ago, just new pjs, a story book, DVD, sweeties for DS (DD was only 3mths) never thought of doing a foodie one for myself.... Hmmmm

Wee_Pilsbury

fuddle wrote: »

Oh I know, my very own big box of christmas hamper to open Christmas week with the excitement of "oh, I forgot I bought that, yippee!" and no more worrying about bigger food bills for the festivities. I like that idea. Now, where's there a box?

Now there was me thinking I would buy one or two bits and pieces and then someone says "hamper" - I remember when the old mother used to get a hamper from the catalogue back in the Seventies and it was amazing. I hate to think how much she paid over the odds for it right enough but even the thought brings back happy memories.

Right, off to trawl the house for a suitable box for my Christmas Hamper (2012 version) :xmassmile

Wee_Pilsbury

meme30 wrote: »

Our Card F*ctory is sell boxes of last years cards for 50p. I have grabbed a few. Thanks for the Dotcomgiftshop link I found some lovely things in there!:)

Wow - that sounds like something worth checking - I have two of these shops nearby and I think it's time I paid them a visit!

Thanks!

keza

Wee_Pilsbury wrote: »

Now there was me thinking I would buy one or two bits and pieces and then someone says "hamper" - I remember when the old mother used to get a hamper from the catalogue back in the Seventies and it was amazing. I hate to think how much she paid over the odds for it right enough but even the thought brings back happy memories.

Right, off to trawl the house for a suitable box for my Christmas Hamper (2012 version) :xmassmile

im a shocker for buying xmas hampers from the christmas savings fairy mostly for the nostalgia of my mum getting a food hamper every year when i was younger. my DH doesnt approve and i know it costs over the odds but i have done it again this year! :o