Sealed Pot Challenge!!

Surfbabe

nykmedia wrote: »

I'd be up for a paper mache thread but I wouldn't know where to put it! .................. I'm off to rake for somewhere to start a paper mache thread now & it's YOUR fault!! LOL

Whoops !!!!!! good fun though !!!!:rotfl: :rotfl:

hypno06

Hi Guys, we have had a sealed tin for about 2 months - saving our money towards the kids ski trip. The telly cameras were here yesterday to film for Martin's new show in the new year, and filmed the children opening the tin and counting the money! just over £75 in 2 months - not bad at all!!

Only problem now, is that I have no new tin to start off! I did ask OH for a terramundi for Christmas, but as we are skint, that is likely to go by the wayside. I will have to come up with something just as indestructable, so I can start aiming for my 2008 sealed tin target, which will hopefully pay for a holiday for us all this time next year!

Frugaldom

hypno06 wrote: »

Hi Guys, we have had a sealed tin for about 2 months - saving our money towards the kids ski trip. The telly cameras were here yesterday to film for Martin's new show in the new year, and filmed the children opening the tin and counting the money! just over £75 in 2 months - not bad at all!!

Only problem now, is that I have no new tin to start off! I did ask OH for a terramundi for Christmas, but as we are skint, that is likely to go by the wayside. I will have to come up with something just as indestructable, so I can start aiming for my 2008 sealed tin target, which will hopefully pay for a holiday for us all this time next year!

:T :T :T Can't wait to see you on telly!!
Now you need to go and make a huge, extra tough, paper mache bank :j

dreams_R_free

Hypno, your children sound a lovely pair so can they not make a big papier mache pot during the school holiday? Very DFW and fun too:j

Frugaldom

OK, here it is, the new thread for all you papier mache converts.

the paper mache thread is here

I've made it into a free hobbies thread so there's somewhere to look for creative passtimes without spending a fortune of our hard earned dosh or dipping into savings. Can't afford to join the gym or local clubs? Save your cash and become a stay at home hobbiest. Your friends will soon want to join in, trust me on that We've had glass painting coffee mornings, halloween costume making get togethers, paper mache weekends... and none of them cost a fortune :j

Surfbabe

Thanks nykmedia !! Am considering next years Christmas Pressies already!!!


Lots of nieces and nephews (although may have a hard job getting two to the USA )

MRSMCAWBER

Hi everyone

Just had to pop in... can't add to my sealed pot at the moment as we are in the UK...:rolleyes:
but I spotted the chat about xmas pressies.. I started my xmas pressie making for 2008 a couple of weeks ago , have finished 2 scarfs and am 3/4 of the way through my 3rd ...and now have just picked up a pattern book for knitted xmas characters - so i have just begun my first attempt at a knitted polar bear teddy :T and my niece has spotted the knitted hand muff..shaped like a yule log -complete with knitted robin ..and is rather taken with it..so that might be another pressy off my list :j ... im determined to make as many pressies as possibe - which will free up more money for my sealed pot ...have picked up 3 more sealed tins too..a £10, £20 and £40 note design :T

spud30

hypno06 wrote: »

Hi Guys, we have had a sealed tin for about 2 months - saving our money towards the kids ski trip. The telly cameras were here yesterday to film for Martin's new show in the new year, and filmed the children opening the tin and counting the money! just over £75 in 2 months - not bad at all!!

Only problem now, is that I have no new tin to start off! I did ask OH for a terramundi for Christmas, but as we are skint, that is likely to go by the wayside. I will have to come up with something just as indestructable, so I can start aiming for my 2008 sealed tin target, which will hopefully pay for a holiday for us all this time next year!

Hyp, cant wait to see you on the telly - when in the new year will it be on?

Frugaldom

Ladygrim wrote: »

I have a confession,

There is a probelm with my head

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: I think we all have that problem on here!!!

Frugaldom

Not dry yet, but looking good, I think :cool: Technically, Penny is a macaroni penguin, very apt considering I'll be living on that next year LOL