Christmas is coming! 2007 - merged thread

sammy_kaye18

maow425 - thanks hun that looks fantastic - i mgiht see abotu orderign a few of the fruity teas off their for her and one of their teapots - then putting that in a nice hamper for her.

will have a look for somehwere a bit nearer though first!

rosekitten

we have been doing lightspeed surveys
since last November at the moment we have
£45 of HMV e vouchers between four of us.
Ideal for buying gifts for teenagers and grown ups.

Also the MacDonalds promotion running at the moment
where you can get money of a £10 or more spend
works using these vouchers online.Also everything on the
site includes p&p

EagerLearner

Could you add some really nice biscuits to it? Sainsburys do some nice almond thins and I am sure you can find some nice cakes to go with as well - I love walnut cake with buttercream (or make your own - even better!)...

Also something that could go with teatime is a nice book - depends what she reads - murder-mystery / historical / biography / poetry?

On E-bay I bought some handmade soaps for my wedding - they were rose shaped and you could ask them to add a sparkly finish to the rose petals (I asked the lady who did mine to do this as she offered it as an option), that could add a really decorative touch too and also scents the basket alot - I got rose scented in dark red, and lily scented in cream - all rose shaped and with sparkly finish. Worked out about £0.50 each I think + P&P. If she is a gardner there may be something really moisturising and fresh you could choose?

Maybe a gardening DVD or a movie that has a fait bit of gardening or sweeping pretty scenery in it?

It's a lovely idea, enjoy putting it together!

x

sammy_kaye18 wrote: »

HI peeps

just radign through the hampers thread - just wondered if anyone has any ideas for what i can do for my nan

Shes a keen gardener btu will have pretty much everythign adn anythign she needs btu im thinking that she loves tea, but is allergic to the traditional tea bags and drinks alot fo fruit teas - anyone have any ideas of other thigns to add into a basket to fill it out a bit more - im thinkign of a variety of flavoured tea bags so far but then im stumped.


Im also thinking of doign it somewhat joint - or two mini hampers so my grandad can have one too - he isa keen shortbread lover so think i mgiht make him soem homemade shortbread with ben before christmas and then he can have that

tinselfairy

Could you buy her a plant for the garden like a blackcurrant and buy blackcurrant flavoured tea, or another type of fruit like raspberry?

Maybe a novel that has a gardening theme to it?

And hand lotion and bath foam, like Radox muscle soak, are surely a must for a gardener.

rosieben

Love the idea of fruity tea, biscuits and nice book! Some great ideas here, hand lotion etc always good for gardeners

sammy_kaye18

Hi All

I brought a pretty pink scarf today to go in my nans basket - its baby pink with roses sown onto it randomly - its really pretty though so i think if i can find a nice pink tea pot and then get smaples of allt he teas form that tea site it will be a nice little basket for her.

Plus i was explaining to my mum about making hampers and the themes id thought of and then she asked what her theme was - doh! hadnt planned on doing one for my mother!

any ideas what i can put into a basket for a tattoo adn piercing loving, tarot card reading, punk mother who loves bon jovi and meatloaf??? hte only thing i can think of is she loves tigers and has everythign adn anythign to do with tigers except adopting one - but that is gonna be her 45th birthday present from me and ben this year.

stumped!!

sammy_kaye18

Hi guys

need ahand a minute - the scarf i have got my nan is THIS COLOUR and i wanted to get a cute tea pot and matchign cup instead i found this - what do you all think?? or should i hold out and find a prettier one?? Im thinking all the tea if it comes in plastic bags i might rebag it in pretty pink and purple bags so keep pink and purple as the theme.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gorgeous-Boxed-Teapot-and-Cup-Pink-and-Lilac-Polka-Dot_W0QQitemZ130104915409QQihZ003QQcategoryZ122942QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

let me know what you thing please??

Queen.Bess

8 MONTHS TODAY!! Exactly 8 months to go everyone!

I took up knitting in the New Year and if I can get to grips with it (so far I've done 2 scarves and the 1st one was decidedly wonky!) then I might be able to progress to bags or sock perhaps? Can anyone point me in the direction of a website with free patterns, or even cheap ones?

Lightspeed and pigsback points are progressing well still, so hope to do most of my shopping later in the year with the vouchers have mounted up!

TerminallyShortOfCash

Hi Queen Bess.

I always find that about.com have some good patterns that are usually free and graded into difficulty levels. There is a great website called knittinghelp.com that has some really good videos on - not sure if it's American or not, but they have both American and European techniques which I found really useful as the American's knit from right needles to left.

HTH

Jen
x

EagerLearner

Quite sweet and would go with most things - how long do you have until the deadline (sorry if it's xmas, haven't had a chance to read all your posts)? You never know a local charity shop may have something too... but the ebay one is a good price and wrapped too.

sammy_kaye18 wrote: »

Hi guys

need ahand a minute - the scarf i have got my nan is THIS COLOUR and i wanted to get a cute tea pot and matchign cup instead i found this - what do you all think?? or should i hold out and find a prettier one?? Im thinking all the tea if it comes in plastic bags i might rebag it in pretty pink and purple bags so keep pink and purple as the theme.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gorgeous-Boxed-Teapot-and-Cup-Pink-and-Lilac-Polka-Dot_W0QQitemZ130104915409QQihZ003QQcategoryZ122942QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

let me know what you thing please??