*The Holly and the Ivy* and the You Know What 2013 Chatter Thread.

FeistyFidget

Own_My_Own wrote: »

Lakeland Christmas page live -

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/Christmas

Link added to page 2

Eta just found some Christmas cookie cutters in the sale.

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/p16675/Lakeland-Cookie-Cutter-Collection

They have sold out of the gingerbread house cookie cutters all ready I was going to go back to doing these this year as the food hampers were too stressful and I usually do the gingerbread houses in batches - guess I will have to try ebay.

fatblackandwhite wrote: »

Hi all - sorry not posted in a week or so but been so addicted to my new toy (Silhouette Cameo) that I can't drag myself away from it. My designs and cuts are getting better and better and I have three being posted to friends today (only as gifts after they saw them on Facebook and wanted them!) - two of them are going to Canada to two of my oldest and best friends who are both artists so that is an amazing compliment (I only did art as far as A level). I would like to post a couple of pictures but wonder - if I post a link to the ones on my Facebook page, does that mean people will be able to see all my other pictures/page?

So glad you are getting on well Would love to see some pictures if you wouldn't mind sharing?

I had an ingenious idea for gift tags this year, based on the pricing tags I make for my business. They will be in a luggage tag shape and then have either; 'Merry Christmas from the Smith Family' or 'With Love from the Smith Family' and have a snowflake (or other festive gift) cut out from the bottom Fingers crossed it works!

Own_My_Own

fatblackandwhite wrote: »

Hi all - sorry not posted in a week or so but been so addicted to my new toy (Silhouette Cameo) that I can't drag myself away from it. My designs and cuts are getting better and better and I have three being posted to friends today (only as gifts after they saw them on Facebook and wanted them!) - two of them are going to Canada to two of my oldest and best friends who are both artists so that is an amazing compliment (I only did art as far as A level). I would like to post a couple of pictures but wonder - if I post a link to the ones on my Facebook page, does that mean people will be able to see all my other pictures/page?

Post them through photo bucket. Then we see only that picture.

fatblackandwhite

Ok so having trouble with photobucket - will have to come back to it later!

clayton79

FeistyFidget wrote: »

They have sold out of the gingerbread house cookie cutters all ready I was going to go back to doing these this year as the food hampers were too stressful and I usually do the gingerbread houses in batches - guess I will have to try ebay.

I think the site is a little misleading....it's says outs of stock directly under the info then if you scroll down you can still add it to your basket.

clayton79

I'm officially returning to this thread this morning after lurking for a few weeks!! With summer well and truly over I'm starting my Christmas countdown!
Just ordered a book off amazon as there is an offer on the grabbit board for 100% cashback up to £5! Got a few other bits and pieces over the last few weeks including a couple of books from the book people and a ted baker mans set from boots. I've saved with park this year as well (first for me but loads of friends at work do it so I thought I'd give it a whirl).

I've also saved up on TCB and I've just withdrawn £70 to put in my kitty for the ideal home christmas show on the 14th November!! Very excited about that one.

Only about a month until christmas launches at Bents Garden Centre (any north west folk on here excited about that?)

doodygirl

I love it when this comes onto all the shopping sites he he http://www.tesco.com/groceries/zones/default.aspx?name=christmas&icid=GHP_LN5 it earns Xmas is getting closer

Own_My_Own

doodygirl wrote: »

I love it when this comes onto all the shopping sites he he http://www.tesco.com/groceries/zones/default.aspx?name=christmas&icid=GHP_LN5 it earns Xmas is getting closer

101 days to go.

Countdown starts tomorrow.

girlinayellowdress

OMO did you have any luck with child tax credits? I'm on hold to them at the moment as this is the second week without and its £119 a week i am down



arrgghh, on hold for over ten mins then the line went dead

Own_My_Own

Pinksteps wrote: »

OMO did you have any luck with child tax credits? I'm on hold to them at the moment as this is the second week without and its £119 a week i am down

No money yet. They told me it could take up to 2 weeks. I'm not sure if I'll get anything next week either, as only phoned them last week.
When I phoned the week before the automated service said it was normal not to get money for one week, so I left it.

If I was you I would ring them, just incase they didn't alter your claim either.

Gettingtherequickly

Own_My_Own wrote: »

:eek: where was that ? :eek:

And actually I am over due an eye test. Got my reminder from Specsavers in the week. :rotfl:

Is on the visiting tab of website, then ticket info. Admittedly, not the most straightforward of sites:rotfl: