Old Style Christmas Preparations for Christmas 2013

IrishRose12

I'm looking for Chocolate Santa's also lol. If I find any I'll let you know

springdreams

IrishRose12 wrote: »

I'm looking for Chocolate Santa's also lol. If I find any I'll let you know

Asda have bags of mini chocolate santas - there are about 10 in the bag and they cost £2.

It is the santa used on the sleigh in the first post of this thread:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4788100

Dragoncry

I bought some of Lidl's 'Favorina' little elves bags. There are 8 in a bag and look like mini father christmases. Think they are around 79p or 99p a bag in the Christmas chocolates area. Perfect size for my kitkat sleighs.

mum2one

kitschy wrote: »

I love the sleighs and will definitely do them for my nieces, nephews, godchildren and colleagues! Thank you for a lovely idea

Has anyone seen little chocolate Father Christmases yet? I like the idea of having them on the front.

I got my mini father xmas poundworld - there was 20 in the packet and there about 1 1/2in high xx

nimbo

hiya all - they have candy canes and mini candy canes in poundland as well as chocolate santas.

working on the theory the more shops named the more likely everyone will be able to get to one locally.

nimbo

mum2one wrote: »

I guess the posher jars do look gd, I've used some normal jam jars for jam for xmas (did buy 4 little ones for £1 from £1world), but any big jars I use, I'm going to cut a circle of fabric. xx

Thank u for the tip for standard vinegar - found nice recipie online for dried apricot and pear chuntey - takes my fancy xx

Morrison have the vinegars for about 50 -70p a bottle. 250 ml, so usually don't need more than 2 bottles per chutney. (in the mayonnaise aisle).

the bottles are then reused in my house for sloe gin etc, they work out cheaper then buying them specifically. I plan to use a bit of raffia type string with a parcel tag to label them decorated with a button, and maybe a bow for the ladies.

we also reuse the booze bottles that we have 'flavoured'. as well as glass pop bottles from the local shop... we always soak off the labels, and either buy corks or use the lids - we just add nice labels to detract from the mismatch effect.

IrishRose12

nimbo wrote: »

hiya all - they have candy canes and mini candy canes in poundland as well as chocolate santas.

working on the theory the more shops named the more likely everyone will be able to get to one locally.

I was waiting for them to come into Poundland TBH as I knew you would always get them there lol.

Here's my 1st attempt at a candy sleigh. It's not the best but I'm all chuffed with my 1st attempt lol

craigywv

IrishRose12 wrote: »

I was waiting for them to come into Poundland TBH as I knew you would always get them there lol.

Here's my 1st attempt at a candy sleigh. It's not the best but I'm all chuffed with my 1st attempt lol

they look great well done!

IrishRose12

craigywv wrote: »

they look great well done!

Thanks Not as good as others I've seen but practice makes perfect I'm told lol.
And BTW peeps, I used normal double-sided sticky tape that I had in the house! I had intended t buy a cheap glue gun ot those wee glue dots, but saved myself some money lol:T

mum2one

Irishrose - there brilliant, they look fab xx