Home-made Xmas presents

[Minnie_the_Minx]

But we can do that ourselves - don't need to send it away

Take photo, print photo, stick photo to card - easy peasy

Well yeah.... I'd rather get someone to do it for me though

 

[sojourner]

Well yeah.... I'd rather get someone to do it for me though

No way! Miss a chance to get busy with the Pritt stick and glitter all over again? Uh uh - I miss doing all that

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

No way! Miss a chance to get busy with the Pritt stick and glitter all over again? Uh uh - I miss doing all that

Well that would be nice but I'm busy enough.

























*starts getting tempted*

 

[sojourner]

*starts getting tempted*

and don't forget sticky stars, in all colours and sizes...and sequins...and feathers if you really fancy pushing the frivolous boat out


gawd - I MISS having a toddler daughter!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

and don't forget sticky stars, in all colours and sizes...and sequins...and feathers if you really fancy pushing the frivolous boat out


gawd - I MISS having a toddler daughter!

You can adopt me temporarily if you like

Goodnight

 

[DRINK?]

Love this thread! Totally going to make truffles and sweets

what about my pickled sprouts?....can't get more festive than that

 

[feyr]

and don't forget sticky stars, in all colours and sizes...and sequins...and feathers if you really fancy pushing the frivolous boat out


gawd - I MISS having a toddler daughter!

*covers toddler daughter in postage stamps and posts her to soj *

bloody glitter , tis the bain of my life!

 

[moomoo]

please be aware holly berries are poisonous and not to be put on anything that you're going to eat

they're on a list of flowers/leaves not to be used on cakes

if you use fresh cream in your truffles please be aware there is only a 5 day shelf life once they're made

Yes Mum.

 

[Callie]

It's 33p for a jar of mixed fruit jam near me - is that the cheapest glass jar I could get, do you think?

I don't want the jam, but I do need jars, and Value Jam was the solution I was given.

ridiculous! just ask friends colleagues to collect any spare glass jars they would have otherwise recycled/binned.

 

[Termite Man]

You haven't included enough alcohol in your hampers IMO !

 

[Callie]

You haven't included enough alcohol in your hampers IMO !

I doubt you'll be getting one, so never mind

 

[Termite Man]

I doubt you'll be getting one, so never mind

Well if Wookey did want to make me a hamper , then I'd like 90% alcohol 10% biscuits .

 

[mrsfran]

ridiculous! just ask friends colleagues to collect any spare glass jars they would have otherwise recycled/binned.

Good idea. Just sent an email to my own work address to remind me to do this on monday.

 

[mrsfran]

I also have a Top Tip - write your xmas shopping list online using a google doc and then you can access it from home and work.

 

[mrsfran]

This page has some good ideas - home made bath salts! http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A478127

 

[mrsfran]

And some christmas sweetie recipes: http://uktv.co.uk/food/homepage/sid/5932

 

[madzone]

It's 33p for a jar of mixed fruit jam near me - is that the cheapest glass jar I could get, do you think?

I don't want the jam, but I do need jars, and Value Jam was the solution I was given.

What will you do with the jam?

 

[moomoo]

ridiculous! just ask friends colleagues to collect any spare glass jars they would have otherwise recycled/binned.

I was going to suggest looking on Freecycle.

 

[Wookey]

What will you do with the jam?

Bin it, I couldn't eat that shit.

 

[madzone]

I was going to suggest looking on Freecycle.

Me too

 

[madzone]

Bin it, I couldn't eat that shit.

See, I couldn't do that. Too wasteful

 

[sojourner]

*covers toddler daughter in postage stamps and posts her to soj *

bloody glitter , tis the bain of my life!

I love the stuff. I just embraced a life filled (and covered) with glitter for years


Does she like feet painting too?

 

[sojourner]

Bin it, I couldn't eat that shit.

Where's that ginger beer recipe then?

 

[sojourner]

See, I couldn't do that. Too wasteful

Sorted then

We can all courier tupperware filled with cheapo jam to madz as her xmas pressie

 

[madzone]

http://www.ebottles.net/showbottles.asp?familyid=36&havevat=N

26p each form there but with a minimum order. I guess it'd be useful if there were lots of you wanting jars. I'd just put up a freecycle wanted ad though.

 

[madzone]

Sorted then

We can all courier tupperware filled with cheapo jam to madz as her xmas pressie

Think you're very funny don't you?

 

[Wookey]

Where's that ginger beer recipe then?

Sorry my love, he's sitting here now.

He now says he won't give you the recipe because it didn't go as he wanted - he wanted it less sweet, and more gingery.

He used 79p worth of ginger for ten pints of pop, and that isn't enough (I thought it was OK but I'm not the Pop King, obviously...)

For elderflower you use a bag of sugar, some lemons, elderflower heads from the trees and two spoons of white wine vinegar for about 10 pints of pop (that's most important the vinegar, it goes in the Ginger ale too). He intends doing elderflower next summer, and getting that of a better consistency.

So, in conclusion, Google the fucker, my boyfriend is rubbish.

 

[Wookey]

See, I couldn't do that. Too wasteful

I tend to agree, but I can't stand jam, and the Value Jam seems to be about as related to food as I am to Jemima Khan, which is to say, not at all.

Throwing food away is a sin, but making your own pressies is a virtue, so the one cancels the other.

 

[sojourner]

Sorry my love, he's sitting here now.

He now says he won't give you the recipe because it didn't go as he wanted - he wanted it less sweet, and more gingery.

tell him he's a fucking misguided perfectionist and he's in trouble if I ever meet him!

right then, I'll fucking google for it then. Huh..HUH

 

[sojourner]

Think you're very funny don't you?

yeh, yeh I do

What of it, oh jammeister?