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Storing Christmas decorations?
Does anyone know if/where you can get the boxes with the compartments for baubles, sections for strings of lights etc. A few years ago they seemed to be everywhere, but this year I can't find them. We have amassed quite a collection of baubles and lights over the years, and whilst I do pack them in tissue, I'm fast coming…
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Freecycle and Farepak
Hi Folks Firstly, thanks to meerustar for spotting and raising this issue which concerns the recent events about Farepak. Our friends over at Freecycle have conceived a way to help people who may have lost out. (If you don't know what Freecycle is there's more info about it in the Ebay Golden Rules article. The email they…
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Song help?
Thanks for your help with the teacher post will def be getting wine now :T I now need some more help. I am making a photo album/scrap book for my sons friend for christmas. They are 6 and I have lots of pics of them together from schools trips and birthdays. I want to include a dvd of all the pics but I need a song for the…
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20 Christmas own photo cards reduced from £20 to £5
ASda have an offer on for the above. Link enclosed. I am going to get some £1 cheap santa hats for my 3 boys and get a nice photo developed for family and friends. You also get 10 free photos for registering. http://www.asda-photo.co.uk/wpp/asda/buygifts_tour.jsp?type=greetingcard
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Free software for designing Christmas Card?
hi after last night's post about making a Crimbo card of my dogs in their Santa Suits (sad I know!:o )... does anyone know where I can get freebie software to design the layout of the card? basically I want to get about 5 images of them on 1 pic, with festive borders in between ... haven't got a clue how to do that…
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Christmas card for photo of my dogs
dressed my dogs up tonight.. the idea was to sell their Christmas outfit on Ebay, but they looked soooo funny, I just can't do it :p ... soooo.. now have a lot of pics of them, but want some sort of Christmas card template to put the photo in .. but don't want the photo to get scratched, so need either an embossed wallet…
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Making a Yule Log/ non fruit christmas cake?
I hope this is the right place to post this, but as usual I have volunteered to make something without thinking about how I am actually going to do it. So I have offered to make some sort of cake/ yule log for christmas tea but have never made one before (my limit is a sponge cake). Has anyone got a recipe, it would be…
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Present Ideas needed for Nanny and Grandad
Dear All, I would be very grateful if you would help me out and post your present ideas for Nanny and Grandad. My girls are 18 months and 6 years. In the past we have done the personalised calendars, pictures, nanny and grandad mugs, personalised mouse mats etc.. I normally spend about £20 from the children. I like making…
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Great cheap battery hunt !
With christmas looming and all the battery operated toys that my children will no doubt be inundated with (not everyone is thoughtful enough to give the batteries too!) does anyone know where there are cheap batteries or batteries on offer so I can start to stock up? :o
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Xmas card alternative
http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/getinvolved/festivefundraising/ You get one of the xmas posters from here to display on the wall at work/school etc where everybody can sign it and make a donation in the charity box. I'm sure that homemade ones for the charity of your choice would be great too.... :beer:
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desperately seeking recipe
I'm looking for the christmas pudding ice cream recipe featured in the Tesco magazine last Nov I think- it used luxury fruit mix and ready made custard, plus other ingredients. I made it last year and it was lovely- but I lost the recipe. Can anyone help me. thanks:xmastree:
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after hours/adults only present & stocking ideas ???
I am putting together some pressies and a stocking for my DH to be opened when we are on our own over Christmas. (My Mum has been having Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer and we have been in hospital with DS (15 months) having bad asthma.) So wanting to make it extra special as we haven't had much time together this year as a…
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Whats your favourite family board games?
I'm looking to buy a couple of board games for my 11 year old DD. I have just been looking at the Woolworths site and was thinking of Pictionary and Cranium, would love your thoughts on these please and any other recommendations that your kids love. If anyone has cranium could tell me if it is suitable for a 11 year old or…
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What do you buy your adult children?
What do people do about xmas presents for their adult children? Do you give them money or buy surprises? We always get them surprises more or less ( they do give us hints,lol ) because they say xmas would`nt be xmas without them. val:p
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MORE cheap present ideas...
I am buying little things off buycosmetics.com (they are GIVING the stuff away! lol) and making little baskets/ buying make-up bags on Ebay for my family and female friends. That site is so cheap, for example i have bought a Versace gift set with body lotion and a lipstick for £10.95 and a Versace lipliner for 65p for a…
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Another cheap present idea!
I have bought a reasonably priced 3 aperture frame in silver and took some photos of my neice, had them printed in black and white (lots of free photo threads on here!) To give my sister for Christmas. Total cost £8.00 I did a set of colour photos of my daughter too (for myself) and framed them in an Oak frame. I bought…
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Park Vouchers - Anyone got theirs yet?
I have been saving with Park this year - has anyone received their vouchers through yet? I think it was quite sharp last year but can't remember exactley when. Thanks all :beer:
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Christmas Countdown
I thought it would be fun if we did a christmas countdown :D So Here goes 53 days & counting!:xmastree: :xmassign: :snow_grin :snow_laug :santa2: :xmassmile :rudolf: :xmastree:
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Would like to create an art and craft chest for under £10 for a 3 and 6 year old!
I would like to make the kids an art and craft chest as a joint present for Christmas, I am wondering whether I can do it for a budget of £10? Any ideas would be grateful as to contents on this budget please?
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Blockbuster voucher using nectar points for present
I would like to use my nectar points to get a Blockbuster rental voucher for a friend as part of her xmas present. However, i've looked at the nectar website and you can't get vouchers :mad: Blockbuster will swipe your card and give you a free rental. Does anyone know if they sell a film rental voucher in a Blockbuster…