Old Style Christmas Preparations for Christmas 2013

mum2one

nannygladys wrote: »

Im going to make some of the sleighs for my DD's and grandkids, they will love them:) going down the kitkat, candy cane, and thorntons choc route for adults but I will use popping candy, choc beans etc for the children. I think they look really lovely and Christmassy:)

I may even make one to display and they I can eat it afterwards:rotfl::rotfl:will beat large tin of chocs I usually buy and then take in to work as everyone gets fed up with it at home

Dont know if you have a poundworld near you, but when was in ours at weekend they had pack of 8 popping candy £1 - they were up on the rack by the sweets - normally we pay between 25p and 35p a packet.

Getting so tight, I wont buy choc unless its from £1 shop - get more espically dime bars £1 for 4, can by 60p in some places xx

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

My can of Black Treacle, used in the Xmas Pud recipe, which will be published on 1st November, has an best before date of August, 2007. The can is rather dented nowadays. Do you think that this year, I should go all butter rather than use Suet?

BAH HUMBUG

CountingPennies

Wow, love the sleigh idea! Deffo gonna give it a try. Never seen anything like it to be honest.

CP xx

iammumtoone

CountingPennies wrote: »

Wow, love the sleigh idea! Deffo gonna give it a try. Never seen anything like it to be honest.

CP xx

So many people view MSE that I am now wondering if teachers etc are going to be overloaded with presents of kitkat sleighs :rotfl:

CountingPennies

iammumtoone wrote: »

So many people view MSE that I am now wondering if teachers etc are going to be overloaded with presents of kitkat sleighs :rotfl:

I'm gonna do the teachers them.... If they get any others I will know that they are from fellow MSEers :rotfl:

I can't decide if i should do them for christmas eve hampers too or if i should do them for place settings on christmas day! Arrgg! :rotfl:

Uniscots97

Home Bargains sometimes have glue guns for around £5-6. But I would suggest double sided tape. The best you can get has a red plastic backing (not white paper) this is the strongest stuff you can get (believe me). You don't need a lot of this and you can get it on ebay (the cheapest) for about £2 a roll, craft shops it varies in price other than that the craft shows (Hobbycraft) are starting now for Christmas going around the country you'll get it at them (and lots of ideas).

floss2

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth wrote: »

My can of Black Treacle, used in the Xmas Pud recipe, which will be published on 1st November, has an best before date of August, 2007. The can is rather dented nowadays. Do you think that this year, I should go all butter rather than use Suet?

No, you need suet to get the right texture, and I'm sure your treacle will be fine. It didn't kill you last year did it?!

mum2one

CountingPennies wrote: »

I'm gonna do the teachers them.... If they get any others I will know that they are from fellow MSEers :rotfl:

I can't decide if i should do them for christmas eve hampers too or if i should do them for place settings on christmas day! Arrgg! :rotfl:

I'd do them for christmas Day place settings, xx

whitesatin

Went to Costco and got some glue dots in the end as they didn't seem to have glue guns. I was generally disappointed though. They did have lots of super-sized Christmas deccies etc. (who buys that?) but no candy canes at all. Ended up buying a nice throw, some battery operated LED candles that I also bought last year, some pickles for Christmas, a lazy susan. I am always glad to get out of that place. Really busy in the middle of the afternoon with people lining up to grab your parking place. I forget how much it winds me up sometimes - people forget their manners when they get there.

monaebrook

unixgirluk wrote: »

Home Bargains sometimes have glue guns for around £5-6. But I would suggest double sided tape. The best you can get has a red plastic backing (not white paper) this is the strongest stuff you can get (believe me). You don't need a lot of this and you can get it on ebay (the cheapest) for about £2 a roll, craft shops it varies in price other than that the craft shows (Hobbycraft) are starting now for Christmas going around the country you'll get it at them (and lots of ideas).

Hi, don't often post but just wanted to let you know that Dunelm Mill have the red super sticky tape and various other double sided tapes for the princely sum of 79pence. Few of my GF's and I clear the shelves of it whenever we are passing its soooo cheap! HTH. :)