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Andy Hamilton wrote: 20. Make your own reef from a bit of Ivy, pine cones, Dried oranges (where did I see that before ), rosemary etc.

Will it look like this?



I'm sorry Andy but I couldn't help myself!

I think you mean 'wreath'.

28 : Give gifts that help (force) others to look after the environment i.e. wind up radio, solar battery recharger, compost heap, etc.

29 : Dry orange, lime and lemon slices in the oven to make decorations for your tree

30 : Use a tree in a pot that you can put outside in January and bring it back in next year

31 : Use old newspapers to make oragami water bombs etc - they make beautiful decorations

Thats all... for now

Christmas elf, ho ho ho

Millymollymandy wrote:

Andy Hamilton wrote: 20. Make your own reef from a bit of Ivy, pine cones, Dried oranges (where did I see that before ), rosemary etc.

Will it look like this?



I'm sorry Andy but I couldn't help myself!

I think you mean 'wreath'.

I dunno, i think the reef idea has merit - think of the fish!

Nev

28 : Give gifts that help (force) others to look after the environment i.e. wind up radio, solar battery recharger, compost heap, etc.

Ah yes wreath. well glad that my creative spelling amuses

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28 : Give gifts that help (force) others to look after the environment i.e. wind up radio, solar battery recharger, compost heap, etc.

I think I meant composter lol... still I would quite like to give some people in my family a compost heap to unwrap on christmas morning

Ann

I think there are going to be a few faces looking like this on Christmas morning!!! I'd love to see someone unwrap a compost heap (which had been put under the tree of course!).

Or a reef.

32. Cut festive shapes out of orange/tangerine/lemon/grapefruit peels and hang from the tree or use them in pot pourri.

Great fun and the smell is WONDERFUL!!!!!

pskipper wrote:

28 : Give gifts that help (force) others to look after the environment i.e. wind up radio, solar battery recharger, compost heap, etc.

[slight tangent]well if people can take them when they move (they do!) why not [/slight tangent]

33. use the Christmas cards you receive as decorations (I'm running out of time to do anything else )