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[DianeB]

............ Get your thinking caps on peeps please

I have been given these lovely brand new wicker baskets and i'm wondering how to turn them into a fundraiser?

All ideas gratefully received ;D

Thank you.

Diane xx

[spencekelliem]

Are any of them big enough for a log basket? Im after one and would happily swap for pennies!

[simpsons]

I know, I know (sticks hand up in the air) ;D ;D

hampers - dog item filled hampers, home made goodies hampers, the list goes on!

[freddie]

Fill with xmas goodies and raffle them!

[DianeB]

Nov 8, 2010 13:07:56 GMT -5 @simpsons said:

I know, I know (sticks hand up in the air) ;D ;D

hampers - dog item filled hampers, home made goodies hampers, the list goes on!

I thought about that too ;D, but i would have to fill them and they're really big

Diane x

[Lisa]

What about waiting till the show next year and filling them with vegetables and doing them up to sell?

[DianeB]

Nov 8, 2010 13:07:15 GMT -5 spencekelliem said:

Are any of them big enough for a log basket? Im after one and would happily swap for pennies!

I don't think they're big enough for logs Kellie, however we've got some proper big log baskets at work, i can get you one and i get a discount too. My Mum has one i think they're about a tenner.

Diane x

[DianeB]

Nov 8, 2010 13:12:44 GMT -5 Lisa said:

What about waiting till the show next year and filling them with vegetables and doing them up to sell?

That's a really good idea, and it wouldn't cost me anything either. I could put a really good selection of fruit and veg in each one. Fab ;D

Diane x

[just jackie]

Can I put my name down for one now? I do love wicker baskets, remember having one as a cookery basket for school years ago.


Jackie
x

[simpsons]

You could squish it out abit with a big soft toy, or shredded paper to give it some substance IYKWIM. Basically line the bottom padded deep and then put stuff on the top so it's sitting half in half out IYKWIM.

If you have a few mins look on this link forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=101, a couple of threads on the first page on this link give some fab ideas, can be done cheaply with a good profit.

[dominique]

You could go to your nearset Lush and see what goodies they will give you, stick a teddy in the middle surrounded by smellies and the cello wrap and finish with a bow? Or have I just got a little over enthusiastic

[Cath]

needs to be something for the show or to collect at kennels- they'd be a bugger to post

[Deleted]

Diane, I have some coloured shredded paper, cello wrap & a few soap/ bath items that you can use as a filler if you like?

[DianeB]

Thanks everyone, so many good suggestions i wish i had more baskets ;D

I'm going to stick with baskets of my own grown fruit and veg on a bed of straw - with perhaps a specimen plant thrown in too -mainly because i will already have all those things here at home. (and our damsons/plums/apples etc always get snapped up at the shows)

I will have to aim for the September show for the fruit to be ready and i wouldn't have much veg in May either, so i'm afraid it will be rather a long wait

Jackie - i'll make sure you get 1st pick on the day

Wanda - thanks for the offer, but i can use my own straw

Diane x

[rooroo]

i used to go round car boot sales and buy these for coppers and also buy nearly new cuddly toys(pref bunnies) then at easter id fill them with shredded tissue put some cheap hollow chocolate eggs in them and a cuddly furry toy usually a bunny and wrap them up in cellophane and top with a huge bow and i used to get really really good prices for them and had orders for loads more too!