Cross Stitch Cafe - stitching out of 2012 and into 2013...

Flat_Eric

JCS1 wrote: »

Which bank are you with? I'm with NatWest and the branch near work has a fast pay in machine where you can pay in coins. Simply empty pot into the machine and it chugs away and counts it all for you. No counting, no bagging up the money, no limit :T

Oh that sounds amazing..... :j:j:j

JCS1

Christmas Card exchange all ready to go, thanks for the tip though, will take it the Post Office to just double check if it should be a large letter (it is fairly heavy).

Stitching mojo still not there, blackwork angel still on the shelf, but have done some smaller items.

The Christmas decorations from a recent CrossStitcher:




And I do have a "thing" for stitching things with my initial. Tigger complete with hoop marks as only finished this evening







Time to go through the stash and pick something out to do next.

Take care with the snow tonight

bossymoo

Flat_Eric wrote: »

I don't know if any of you do the sealed pot challenge but I'm taking part and intend to sit it out this year and not give up half way through!

anyhow - while I work out the finer details (for example whether I'm going to keep a weekly tally of the coins I save so I can keep tabs on how well I'm doing), I decided to count up the 5 pence coins I have been saving in a money pot. Now I've been saving them for yonks ! at least a year or more.

I wasn't expecting to become a millionaire ! but I was kind of expecting more than the £22 I've counted up! oh well. I think I shall bank it to help fund xmas. I have lots of pennies and 2 pence pieces. can't face another round of counting up at the moment.... nor the trek to the bank to pay them in. Does anyone know if there is a limit on how many bags you can take in at anyone time and does anyone have any suggestions of what to do with these coins ? I mean I'm not going to given them away - that would be silly and I shall include them in the sealed pot challenge but its the faff of counting them all that really gets my goat !

Hi I think the coin star machines deduct 7 or 8% however at some sm if you use the self service till you can pay with coins in a similar way, tip them in and it counts them for you.

chickywiggle

bossymoo wrote: »

Hi I think the coin star machines deduct 7 or 8% however at some sm if you use the self service till you can pay with coins in a similar way, tip them in and it counts them for you.

ohhh I would love to see the look on people's faces as I try to pay for my weekly top up shop at the self service tills with 1ps and 2ps :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Flat_Eric

chickywiggle wrote: »

ohhh I would love to see the look on people's faces as I try to pay for my weekly top up shop at the self service tills with 1ps and 2ps :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I've been doing that recently - emptying my purse of small coins - 5p / 2p / 1p. it works to a point then the machine must get fed up and spits them out again. Also its slow so you end up putting too many coins in and getting more coppers back :mad: I'm thinking of saving my 5p coins now for chocolate fix moments and seeing just how many 5p coins the machine will accept !

couldsavemore_2

would any one mind if i joined in.

i have just started to stitch the penguin in a xstitch mag recently. i plan to do some every day after work instead of watching tv. i have been following you all and feel you would keep me motivated. it will be a doorstop for dd bedroom.

l use my kindle fire for most things ie banking, blogs, mse, books,games, ordering on internet etc saves turning on computer.

i have paid lots of coins into my natwest bank it goes straight into you account with no deductions, brilliant.

have to go have busy day like everyone else

happy stitching
xx

blue_eyed_girl

Welcome to the [STRIKE]madhouse[/STRIKE] Cafe couldsavemore.. Keep us updated with how you are getting on and we just love pics here.

Woke up this morning to a covering of the white stuff - aaarrrggghhh.

No stitching this weekend and WOCS remains unopened .

First job when I get out this morning - POST EXCHANGE CARD :j:j:j

Take care everyone.

b_e_g

Mags_cat

I'm packed. I'm ready. I'm off on holiday:T

After having to cancel my last lot of leave (work...grrrr) I am so ready for a break.

I'm looking forward to seeing all the lovely cards you've sent when I get back.

blue_eyed_girl

Mags_cat wrote: »

I'm packed. I'm ready. I'm off on holiday:T

After having to cancel my last lot of leave (work...grrrr) I am so ready for a break.

I'm looking forward to seeing all the lovely cards you've sent when I get back.

Have a lovely time Mag_cat.

b_e_g

maria_and_the_imps

Card exchange posted!