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I NEED fake treasure!

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DoesntChristmasDragOn · 15/12/2006 13:04

DS2 has requested fake treasure for Christmas. Easy peasy I thought, imagining plastic coins and large plastic gems. I've seen all that sort of stuff before....

aaagh! Can't find it anywhere I've got a beaded christmas garland which I'll de-bead as it has what looks like gems on it but it's not what I really had in mind.

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MerryChristmasPANDAGHappyNewYe · 15/12/2006 13:06

fake gems in a haberdashery dept - john Lewis or somewhere like that? you can buy big plastic gems for sticking onto crowns or whatever - maybe try yellow moon catalogue or other craft stores?

cadeauxbury · 15/12/2006 13:07

chocolate coins look fairly authentic but I don't suppose they'd last long!

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DoesntChristmasDragOn · 15/12/2006 13:07

From memory the Yellow Moon type ones were smaller and more stick-onable rather than put-in-a-chest treasure. Will have alook though.

Have to get it online now BTW as I am NOT venturing to a Real Shop again if I can help it.

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foxtrottothefestivegrotto · 15/12/2006 13:07

Time to brave the local pound shop?

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DoesntChristmasDragOn · 15/12/2006 13:08

Chocolate coins feetingly passed through my mind too

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MerryChristmasPANDAGHappyNewYe · 15/12/2006 13:10

Hmm, maybe the yellow moon ones are too small, DD came home with huge gems stuck on a crown - about 2" across, but don't know where they came from. Not much use eh?!charity shop for srings of beads as treasure? elc for plastic coins - wads of money

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DoesntChristmasDragOn · 15/12/2006 13:12

I've seen these large gems - DS2 has come home from people's houses with them shoved in his pocket. Nive faceted whole gemstones IYSWIM.

It's so annoying! They must come from somewhere

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southeastastra · 15/12/2006 13:12

charity shops always have tons of old jewellery

PortAndLemonaid · 15/12/2006 13:17

Gold coins

Crowns (various)

Medallion

Bling King Ring...

PortAndLemonaid · 15/12/2006 13:29

Some more rings, about half way down

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DoesntChristmasDragOn · 15/12/2006 14:23

Have bookmarked the gold coins and will traul the charity shps of Purley on Monday. Sigh.

Thanks

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PrettyCandlesAndTinselToo · 15/12/2006 14:26

Costume jewellery? Claire's is the only shop that springs to mind, but there must be lots of fake bling about at this time of the year. What about Oxfam shops, or similar?

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DoesntChristmasDragOn · 15/12/2006 14:30

Claire's was disappointing really. They need to be chunky things. I think the problem is I have a image in my mind of exactly what I want and I can't find it!

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DoesntChristmasDragOn · 15/12/2006 17:21

Any other suggestions before I act on the ones here?

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Whizzz · 15/12/2006 17:22

You might find something on beady websites - hang on will look

Whizzz · 15/12/2006 17:23

any good ?

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DoesntChristmasDragOn · 15/12/2006 18:08

Oddly enough, I'd looked at that site, Whizzz I couldn't quite visualise the sizes

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janeite · 15/12/2006 18:14

Paperchase do stretchy jewels made of a kind of plasticy gel stuff.

SaintGeorge · 15/12/2006 18:16

These or these for coins

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DoesntChristmasDragOn · 15/12/2006 18:16

Oh bum - walked past Paperchase today and didn't think to look there (although I find the fell of those stertchy things a bit yucky )

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iota · 15/12/2006 18:17

how much do you want to spend?

SweetSue · 15/12/2006 18:20

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SaintGeorge · 15/12/2006 18:20

If you want the sort of stuff in iota's link, let me know. Can make you up a bagful a lot cheaper.

DeckTheHallsWithFRAUsOfHolly · 15/12/2006 18:21

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SaintGeorge · 15/12/2006 18:22

Found a great site with a fantastic selection....but it is in the US so I guess too late for delivery