Old Style preparations for Christmas 2012!!!!!

MrsNorthman

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

How about for the older ones.........smellies, pens, sharpeners rubbers, pencil cases or stuff from this site is really reasonable

http://www.mummymartinstoybox.co.uk/

That site looks great, think I'll have to be getting a few things from there, thanks.

Phoolgrrrl

KSB235 - they might be called glass liner pens or leading pens? In not sure.

mossy

So I had been thinking of sowing chocolates in to Christmas wrapping paper (in the shape of a stocking etc). But I've also remember this idea which I think would be super cute for kids.

http://www.notmartha.org/tomake/tinypinata/

They're tiny pinatas that you could fill with wrapped sweets or freddos/little packets of haribo sized sweets. Think I'll make one and paint it like a football for my eldest nephew and fill with freddos etc and those little wrapped chocolate footballs.

But you could let you imagination go wild and decorate them as Christmas puddings, snowball/snow man etc. You could really put anything little in, might even be fun as a secret santa gift or something for the guys.

killielila

hi can i join :-) off to read posts before i put my tuppench worth in :-D

Possession

Welcome Killielila : )

fuddle

Has anyone seen if Card Factory have their Christmas cards and wrapping paper in yet?

boredjellybean

mossy wrote: »

So I had been thinking of sowing chocolates in to Christmas wrapping paper (in the shape of a stocking etc). But I've also remember this idea which I think would be super cute for kids.

http://www.notmartha.org/tomake/tinypinata/

They're tiny pinatas that you could fill with wrapped sweets or freddos/little packets of haribo sized sweets. Think I'll make one and paint it like a football for my eldest nephew and fill with freddos etc and those little wrapped chocolate footballs.

But you could let you imagination go wild and decorate them as Christmas puddings, snowball/snow man etc. You could really put anything little in, might even be fun as a secret santa gift or something for the guys.

Ooooh I love it - can't think who I need to make them for but I NEED to make them I might make them for the children for Christmas day or maybe Christmas eve or Halloween !!!!

cyclingyorkie

fuddle wrote: »

Has anyone seen if Card Factory have their Christmas cards and wrapping paper in yet?

The one in York already has some Christmas cards in...

Phoolgrrrl

Fuddle - yup the ones in NI do.

nicki_2

fuddle wrote: »

Has anyone seen if Card Factory have their Christmas cards and wrapping paper in yet?

Yep. I popped into one a week or so ago and had a good look. Now I just need the funds to buy them :rotfl: