Handmade gifts for Christmas

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thatsvanity
thatsvanity Member Posts: 391
edited June 2014 in Life After Breast Cancer

I got paid on the 1st of December, and I'm already broke! I'm thinking I can make emroidered ornaments, chocolate chip cookies, or woven potholders for gifts. Do any of you amazing women have any ideas? I can scan Etsy.com and get some ideas too. As I haven't any little children it's not bad but it's definitely not a buying year for me---it's all good.

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  • pickle
    pickle Member Posts: 1,409
    edited December 2011

    Homemade gifts are a wonderful idea. I love getting anything homemade.



    Cookie mix. Layer the dry ingredients of your favorite cookie mix in a Mason Jar. Tie some nice ribbon or raffia around it. Attach a handwritten recipe card. Yiu coukd do the same thing with granola mix with some dried cranberries, nuts etc.



    Candles: pick up some china cups and saucers at a thrift store. You can probably get them for a dollar. Get wax and wicks from a craft store. Melt the wax and pur into a teacup. Add the wick. You can also add a scent to the wax.



    Cheers

    Beth

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  • SheChirple
    SheChirple Member Posts: 954
    edited December 2011

    I almost always do a little something homemade for my office staff.  It started with cany jars, filled with holiday candy.  

    Two years ago I made fudge for the first time ever!  I used the recipe on the jar of Kraft Marshmallow cream.  I added nuts in some, and cherries in some.  I got RAVE reviews.

    Buy tins for 2 for $1 at the .99c / $1 store.

    Last year I splurged and bought pre-made holiday things.  This year, I'm going back to fudge. EASY PEASY!

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  • sewingnut
    sewingnut Member Posts: 1,129
    edited December 2011

    Ditto on the Kraft fudge recipe.  Last year I soaked the nuts in bourbon for a day before I made the fudge.  I have also made chocolate chip cookies and packaged them in celophane bags and tied them up with curly ribbon.  Everything is more festive with curly ribbon  =;0)

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  • peggy_j
    peggy_j Member Posts: 1,700
    edited December 2011

    If you like fancy nuts, there are a couple super-easy recipes in the CANCER FIGHTING KITCHEN (found in my library). There's one where you basically coat walnuts with a maple syrup and a hit of Cayenne pepper and then throw them in the oven for 20 mins. Yummy. There's a diff. recipe for almond (and cinnamon and something).  I agree about doing nice packaging. Don't strain yourself. Make something easy and then dress it up with fancy presentation! ;)

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  • thatsvanity
    thatsvanity Member Posts: 391
    edited December 2011

    Thank you I love all the ideas! Smiles o everyone!!

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