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Fellatio's Poncetastic Christmas Thread 2011 is.....

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FellatioNelson · 24/09/2011 09:14

open for business. Knock yerselves out. Grin

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MartyrStewart · 26/09/2011 23:39

Yes it's me Wink

I am very Envy that you get to ponce over Thanksgiving and Christmas Grin

QBEE · 27/09/2011 08:47

This is a marvellous thread! I adore all the out-poncingness of it.

May I ask when is an acceptable date to get out the tree? Also, how many trees are too many? Is a mix of real and faux workable if you have more than one? Would 500 small white fairy lights on a seven footer be appropriate/too much/not enough?

So many tree questions...

girlywhirly · 27/09/2011 10:31

Amara, I have found that you can use up left-over turkey in pretty much any recipe that uses raw chicken/turkey. You just have to be meticulous about re-heating it properly. We have made leftovers successfully into chasseur, risotto, curry, canneloni, chinese style in sauce, and mexican fajitas or enchiladas. These are good ways of using less attractive but tasty leg and wing meat, especially as you will need smaller or chopped meat for these recipes. You can reheat breast slices in a sauce of red wine and cranberry sauce/jelly, thickened with cornflour.

QBEE, I think it's a good idea to get out your tree, lights and decs a good while before Christmas to check them over, make sure they're working and none are broken/need replacing etc. There have been sad tales of decs destroyed by mice, leaking sheds etc. Next month would be good.

I've known people who have a tree in each room of their home! Don't think it matters if one of those is real and the rest are faux. Think the amount of lights is OK for a 7ft tree, but if in doubt try it out. I tend to zig-zag my tree lights across the tree, so if you find there are not enough you can position most on the front and sides. My reasoning is that on a very bushy tree, the ones at the back won't shine through.

Squitch · 27/09/2011 11:02

QBEE it is my opinion you can't have too many trees!

billgrangersrisotto · 27/09/2011 11:57

Delighted to see this thread again! Many happy hours of reading and being poncey to come!

Would anyone be kind enough to send me a pinterest invite? I will PM my email to you if you are lovely and say yes!

Also - top tips for cheap glass bottles and jars for homemade fruit vodkas etc. anyone? Or do you just use the bottles they came in? We're on a tight budget this year so I am thinking of homemade gifts but at the moment it's seeming like it could actually work out to be more expensive once I've bought the empty bottles and all the ingredients. Recommendations for which vodka to use?

Thanks!

tiddlerslate · 27/09/2011 12:04

I've just had a Cox and Cox catalogue through my letterbox so am ready for some Christmas poncing.

I will need alcohol in large quantities as DH wants to ask his parents to come to ours for Christmas. This is a big deal as they are the Scrooge family. They don't even have a Christmas tree. In fact they hate Christmas. Sigh.

Some truly fantastic recipes up thread. I am taking notes.

Alouiseg · 27/09/2011 12:06

I Can send a Pinterest invitation if you'd like. Pm me your email.

billgrangersrisotto · 27/09/2011 13:42

Thanks Alouise! Have PMd you.

winefairy · 27/09/2011 13:59

Cox and Cox catalogue here too.......with 25% off. Well it would almost be rude not to really, wouldn't it?!

Really tempted to get rid of most some of my baubles and replace them with a mix of these, these and these purely because I love the set of eight little matching bud glasses.

And I really like these advent stickers for the kitchen window.

And these lights. But they are fifty pounds. Fiiiiiifty pounds.

tiddlerslate · 27/09/2011 14:16

Winefairy - I didn't notice the 25% off!! The whole catalogue is ponce heaven.

Doilooklikeatourist · 27/09/2011 14:26

Tiddlerslate, my ILs are quite possibly the worst ever ( my DH is actually OK , it's just his parents . )
They came to our house a few years ago , wanted to know could they bring anything ? Well yes . Suggested they bring a couple of bottles of Champagne . Simples .
What do they actually bring ?
( And I'm shuddering as I write ) mini kievs, party eggs and pringles . Eeeeeuw .
Also , in case we were thirsty some alcohol free bucks fizz ( why ? )
which was out of date .
As DH poured the brown sludge into their glasses I almost snarled ..." Make them drink it ."
They haven't been since ,
So DH and the fact he likes tinsel is sadly only to be expected

dolceebanana · 27/09/2011 14:29

Ooh..can I join? I so love Christmas. I am in a rented heap at the moment but we've just bought a wonderful ramshackle Cotswold cottage, and so I am really imagining Christmas en famille, (once we have renovated and extended), there. My credentials for being truly poncetastic can be summarised in that my vision for our new abode is 'The English Home' meets 'Living etc', rather than 'Country Living' (okay, Georgiesmama?). I like to think Kevin would approve.
Oh, and I adore Turkey for The Lunch, Goose Christmas Eve, and we always make Nigel's Christmas cake....do love a bit of Nige. Er, the DCs always have new suitably festive pj's for the month of Dec (Boy - raspberry check, girls various raspberry sprigged) and I do like a bit of subtle festive crockery....sorry I'm rambling .......

winefairy · 27/09/2011 15:12

Tiddlers, I saw the 25% off and nearly combusted. There is so much I want this time. So, so much.

RockStockAndTwoOpenBottles · 27/09/2011 16:12

Winefairy I don't know whether I wish to kiss you or punch you for the link to this catalogue Wink

Damn you.

Starshaped · 27/09/2011 16:43

Winefairy / Tiddlers Is there a voucher code for Cox and Cox or is the 25% off just in the catalogue? I can't see any discount on the website but might be being thick.

ForYourDreamsAreChina · 27/09/2011 16:44

Be warned though, I bought the Cox and Cox Scandi inspired reindeer paper roll last year (was red/white inspired wrapping last year) and it was horrid.

A hooooge disappointment. Too much space between the red reindeers. It looked a bit like wallpaper.

I noticed it was in the catalogue again this year....

I'm going old fashioned red and green this year I think. I'm feeling a bit retro 70s.

Which reminds me, someone paaaaaages ago asked about coloured, but not led lights, what about vintage on ebay? I drool over the 70s carriages with coloured lights inside. Reminds me of my Gran.

FellatioNelson · 27/09/2011 16:48

My sister has a big box of vintage decorations that belonged to my grandparents and they had the same ones for the whole of our lives - right back to the 50's I think some of them were from. They are absolutely divine.

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Stokey38 · 27/09/2011 16:49

Can I join too? Very excited! TK Maxx have got some brilliant crackers in at the moment and also for all things Christmas and vintage inspired try Etsy, have some amazing things on there.

glitterkitty · 27/09/2011 16:50

Can we just clarify our terms of reference please? I thought 'poncey' was spending literally hours researching & laboriously hand crafting twig/knitted decorations and weaving xmas vodka.

Or does it in fact mean spending £££ on non-reusable advent window stickers a la Pedlars?!?!?

I cannot start project planning if I do not have clarity on the expected outputs.

girlywhirly · 27/09/2011 17:19

glitterkitty, I think it depends how you pull the 'look' together, and sometimes it involves hours and £££ and sometimes not. (But it needs to look as if it has!)

winefairy · 27/09/2011 17:26

Rockstock It's lush, isn't it? I do love everything they do (with the possible exception of the reindeer wrapping, by all accounts!). Feel free to kiss me. I owe you one back anyway for the link to the mini muffin tins and the luscious Yorkshire Pudding idea!

Starshaped The discount is printed on the front of the brochure but there is no actual code or information on how to claim it. I need to call them and shall let you all know. It's valid until the beginning of November though.

GossipWitch · 27/09/2011 17:44

£90 for a turkey!!

trumpton · 27/09/2011 18:05

Oh! FelliatioNelson our Christmas lights were bought for DH's first christmas to put around his cot that had been built by his Grandad.

My Dad was a electrical engineer and has rendered them safe !! They are multi coloured plastic bells. Only used for an hour or so at a time and never left unattended. ( sorry dad, I do trust your work honestly.)

DH was 60 this year and our Grandson sleeps in the same cot ( built by his G-G-Grandfather)

Our tree is always a real one and is covered in a mismatch of playgroup and school decorations with a few special ones from years ago.

I buy or make each ( grown-up) child a new decoration every year so they too can have a glorious technicoloured mismatched tree.

This year I am knitting Norweigan baubles. ( more time than sense !)

Squitch · 27/09/2011 18:06

I was looking at the Cox and Cox website last night (as I suddenly remembered their poncetastic catalogue from last year) - it's expensive though and with minimal googling you can normally find whatever they're selling for less - though it is great for inspiration

tiddlerslate · 27/09/2011 18:21

Very true Squitch. I was about to go ponce googling when DD2 fell out of bed so nap time was over way to quick...

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