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[baa-me-chick]

oooooh.....i've got some sloe gin left from last year & some cherry vodka. I think i'll get it out & have a sample or two or 3 or 4 or 5 or 9 or 7 or.............

Anyway thanks Sarah for the compilation of ideas! Just gonna print it off now.

[Scrappy~Sarah]

oooooh.....i've got some sloe gin left from last year & some cherry vodka. I think i'll get it out & have a sample or two or 3 or 4 or 5 or 9 or 7 or.............

Anyway thanks Sarah for the compilation of ideas! Just gonna print it off now.

this time of day???


Anyhow - no probs, will endeavour to keep it up to date with new ideas and post the updated version too.

[Citrine]

This is such a brilliant thread, thank you for all the lovely ideas.

[allyf]

Will definately have a taste of the gin, but leave most of it for pressies. We have a ton of the sloes here, mostly cos its an airfield and no one can get at them except us - bwahahahahah!
:-)

[cuzcrops2]

thanks for all the ideas....bookmarking...and thanks for the squished word doc...

Cuzcrops2
Diana
www.xanga.com/aprilshowers835 <--daughter'b blog

[LME]

I make my own crackers for christmas day as you get such rubbish in the ones you buy

If I dont have time buy a cheap box and add more decoration and slip small presents in the hole and push back into shape

mini bottles
Keyrings
jewellery

etc

[Scrappy~Sarah]

That reminds me when we were little my Mum had made this snowman (quite large) and inside was a little gift for everyone who was at Christmas Dinner - something silly all the same, but personal

I have also done this with the crackers, and put a numbered ticket inside for the gift. http://www.hawkin.com/ have a good selection and many are reasonable and cracker size

[scrap-happyuk]

If you have grown ups round for christmas day dinner...but a value pack of crackers and enough lottery scratchcards to poke inside each one...much better than a plastic moustache!!!

[quinnan]

just bookmarking this thread its brilliant

[leigh11]

i like the scratchcard idea!!!!!

[scrap-happyuk]

i like the scratchcard idea!!!!!

It was just a flash of inspiration there! I am gonna do it for our guests this year...my kids like the disney crackers, but I am gonna pop scratchcards in the adult ones

[Sky]

I absolutely love this idea ..............

Wisk Gift

1. Take a large wisk and fill it with little chocolates.
2. Wrap it all in cellophone and tie with fancy ribbon.
3. Make a cute little holiday gift tag that says:

"We WISK you a Merry Christmas".

just found this thread and only read a little bit so far,but i have to say..........i love this idea,just the sort of thing my friend at work would like,she'a always saying daft things like that

[Scrappy~Sarah]

I am posting a condensed word doc of the thread, updated regularly

[Jue Jue]

That reminds me when we were little my Mum had made this snowman (quite large) and inside was a little gift for everyone who was at Christmas Dinner - something silly all the same, but personal

I have also done this with the crackers, and put a numbered ticket inside for the gift. http://www.hawkin.com/ have a good selection and many are reasonable and cracker size

Hi Sarah have you got a pic of the snowman i would love to see

[Sky]

reindeer food.
Mix together:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup instant oatmeal
2 tbsps of glitter* (substitute edible sprinkles if you live in an area with wildlife)

not sure if this has been said (still reading though!!) you can get edible glitter from cake decorting shops we can't make a cake without putting some on these days