Old Style Christmas Preparations for Christmas 2013

pavlovs_dog

i love my penguin primarni xmas jumper from last year too. The jumper designs this year are cheesy rather than classy, but there was lots of interest in them.

Rachyk

Ellidee wrote: »

Delurking to say that I think that this may help ]

Yep, those are the one's!!

Rachyk

iammumtoone wrote: »

Has anyone ever made the candy sleighs?

I am struggling to find a UK version that doesn't use hersheys. Anyone any suggestions what to use instead? Think I may have to embarrass myself in the shop measuring all the mini chocolates against a kitkat :rotfl:

I will report back on my findings

I've got the Kinder bars, 16 for £1.65 pretty much everywhere x

Crowdpleaser

double_mummy wrote: »

hey crowd no getting in there before i do!!!!!

Mitts off!

Any pics of their designs this year?

double_mummy

i will race you!!!

nope not seen anything yet but they keep saying that they will be in soon they are hiring their xmas temps atm so must be gearing up for it all of the mk1 shopping bit are getting ready with loads more staff it was crazy last year n its going to be worse this year

loads of people selling last years ones are being sold on ebay again now

mum2one

Just a thought re the santa sleighs
the middle level - could you use the mini bars of choc (mars bars, milky way, twirl etc)

At the moment Morrisons have the multi bags of Buttons and Twirl at £1 bag instead of £2.80 - sure Tesco and others soon follow suit.

If anyone has C0-op - they have 2 tins for £9, (kids mix, hero's, celebrations, plus something else...) xx

iammumtoone

mum2one wrote: »

At the moment Morrisons have the multi bags of Buttons and Twirl at £1 bag instead of £2.80 - sure Tesco and others soon follow suit.

oh thanks I will pop in there, know this is a Christmas thread but these will be great for Halloween

SuziSew

I'm definitely doing the Santa sleighs this year, thanks to those who posted links.

I ordered Robertson's mince meat from tesco.com and they substituted them for their own brand... I'm not complaining as they were still only 20p each! I think word got round!

Uniscots97

purpleheather2810 wrote: »

I like the idea of those sleighs. I'm wondering if I could do a posh adult version for some picky rellies? Has anyone ever done that?

I've done a more adult version using Thorntons chocolate bars, they do ones about the size of a kitkat which you can use as the base. Then either use their other bars (alpini etc) for the rest or make a Santa sack out of shiny red card (cube with an open side) fill this with chocs and mini booze.

iammumtoone

unixgirluk wrote: »

I've done a more adult version using Thorntons chocolate bars, they do ones about the size of a kitkat which you can use as the base. Then either use their other bars (alpini etc) for the rest or make a Santa sack out of shiny red card (cube with an open side) fill this with chocs and mini booze.

I think I am going to do a more adult/posh version for the teachers (as this will be their only present every one else is getting them as a extra apart from sons school friends but budget is only £1ish for them)

I will still use kitkat as base and put one of those mini thorntons bags for £1 on to be like the sack and a lindt Santa at the front.