Christian Posted August 20, 2007 Author Share Posted August 20, 2007 2 more 'hamper fillers' done!! Pickled red currants I'm getting all festive now, much to the of the OH! Off to work tomorrow for 5 days. A bit of Christmas shopping in Warsaw I think. That should keep me in the festive mood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Christian, you are putting me to shame, you will have finished your Christmas shopping by the end of August The pictures of your lovely 'hamper fillers' look fab Keep posting pics, they are an inspiration PS Have I grovelled enough to be on your Christmas list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 I think we all want to be on Christian's XMas list! What would be a good idea is for everyone here to produce a batch of the same homemade item...then have a get together and swap so for example: I'd swap homemade chocolate truffles to everyone attending & I'd receive for example ...a jar of homemade mincemeat, a bottle of raspberry liqueur, a knitted scarf......blah blah blah! It would be so nice! Yeah, please keep the Xmas ideas & makes coming! It's made me feel a right little Haus Frau (german for House wifey) today, making my damson gin. I might even get in the spirit to make xmas cake this year! On with my knitted mittens! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 That's a great idea Emma. It happens on lots of other forums, we just need somebody to volunteer to organise it. Normally in a swap like that, you send all the addresses to the one person and then they give them out randomly and you send to that one person like a secret santa. Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Hiya - I've just found this idea in a book of mine. I think I'm going to have to make some. My sister loves hot chocolate - So I could ceramic paint a nice chickeny mug, stick a packet of luxury hot chocolate in it, a mini whisk from the pound shop, a packet of mini marshmallows and some of these spoons. Wrap it all up in cellophane & she will love it! Special Spoons Buy a package of plastic spoons, perferrably in festive colors. Dip them in chocolate (melted chocolate chips work well) and shake off the excess. Place them on wax paper and sprinkle with crushed peppermint candy. After they dry, wrap them in cellophane and tie with a ribbon. Put a few spoons in a coffee mug along with some individual hot cocoa or coffee packets and you have a great gift for those chilly nights! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted August 20, 2007 Author Share Posted August 20, 2007 ...a jar of homemade mincemeat Thanks Emma, you have just reminded me!! I have normally done most of my Christmas shopping by October at the latest! I hate going out in all the crowds. I do normally go to a shopping centre the week before Christmas just to soak up the atmosphere though! Thanks for all your comments! Its really nice of you all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Bah Humbug.... Christian, the Christmas pudding you gave me last year was FAB!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 We usually do our Xmas Shopping in Southport, but I think we will do a lot this year at the French Hypermarkets in October!!!! The rest I will probably go to Wolverhampton - it's great for shopping! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted August 20, 2007 Author Share Posted August 20, 2007 Bah Humbug.... Christian, the Christmas pudding you gave me last year was FAB!!! Thanks Annie! but or they will all want one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 No no, only special people like me get them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 [quote=" The rest I will probably go to Wolverhampton - it's great for shopping! Emma.x Emma, Please tell me where you go shopping in Wolves, I live and work there and I think we have dreadful shopping facilities We have no deli's, or even a greengrocers just the usual suspects Next, M & S, phone shops et al I would love someone else's opinion of our city, I think I am just fed up of the same shops day after day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Off to work tomorrow for 5 days. A bit of Christmas shopping in Warsaw I think. That should keep me in the festive mood! I would just like to remind you that we are still in the month of August! Just thought id let you know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Off to work tomorrow for 5 days. A bit of Christmas shopping in Warsaw I think. That should keep me in the festive mood! I would just like to remind you that we are still in the month of August! Just thought id let you know I'm beginning to panic now that I haven't started yet Must try out the christmas lights, to see if they still work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted August 20, 2007 Author Share Posted August 20, 2007 I would just like to remind you that we are still in the month of August! Nothing wrong with being organised Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 I completely agree Christian, but 4 months ahead of schedule is really something! I though my mum was bad when i was organising my wedding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted August 20, 2007 Author Share Posted August 20, 2007 Its just that i'm a saddo that enjoys Christmas and all things festive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 If QVC shopping channel can have Xmas in July - Us Omleteers can have Xmas in August! In Wolverhampton - I loved Primark...a huge one! There was also a nice shop with unusual knick knacks in I liked - in one of the shopping centres - the wulfren one I think. We also liked the Indian jewellery stall on the outside market. There was an afro caribean hair products shop on the walk up from the station. That was good - loads of unusual hair products & oils. We had coffee in Starbucks, lunch at the spud place. We loved TK Maxx - spent hours in there. I loved the shop called Bank. We liked Beatties too. We don't have department stores in Crewe so we love going round the makeup & perfume & there are also handbags to die for. Bought a playboy handbag from BANK shop & loads of clothes from Primark! Oh and some jewellery accessories from a jewellery shop / unit. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Its just that i'm a saddo that enjoys Christmas and all things festive! OK its confession time! When i was in Stratford the other week i went into a Christmas decoration shop There ive said it now and i feel cleansed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 That shop annoys me so much! It makes me feel so depressed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 That's a great idea Emma. It happens on lots of other forums, we just need somebody to volunteer to organise it. Normally in a swap like that, you send all the addresses to the one person and then they give them out randomly and you send to that one person like a secret santa. Martin Cool, that sounds like a great idea arranging a mini secret santa on the forum. Perhaps later on in the year we could put out a post in the nesting box for people who would want to take part. I'd be happy to organise it with some help from another person... Say one person does half the list and I did the other half. That way I could organise the other volunteer's secret gift and they could organise who did mine-that way we both wouldn't know. Anybody else want to help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 I think Christian volunteered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 I shall PM him in a minute then, and let him know I'll help. Thanks Martin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 No problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted August 20, 2007 Author Share Posted August 20, 2007 OK its confession time! When i was in Stratford the other week i went into a Christmas decoration shop There ive said it now and i feel cleansed! Shopping for decs in August?? Are you mad??? (I found some in Habitat in April) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted August 20, 2007 Author Share Posted August 20, 2007 Just you wait til I see you martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
