I would like to make Christmas a little more personal (and cost-effective) this year. Anyone have some suggestions for some nice homemade gifts to give to extended family?
Any good ideas for homemade Christmas gifts?
Posted on: Sat, 11/24/2007 - 12:20pm
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I love to do hot chocolate mix in a mason jar - there are lots of good mix recipes. I tend to like doing other things in jars too - brownie mixes and cookie mixes. I've also been doing digital photo books lately - I like the photoworks.com website.
I was thinking of making (well, mixing) my own tea and putting it in to little sachets tied with pretty ribbon.
I also make meat pies (tourti
This is a little late, but if you are into sewing, pillowcases are SO easy. It doesn't matter if they are embroidered or not, but embroidering names is such a nice touch.
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My daughter asked me for ideas and wanted the pillowcases for her friends. She was very pleased with the finished products and I think her friends really liked them too.
One year I made fleece throws for my family. They are REALLY easy! Here's a link to a site that gives what little instruction you'll need:
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Hats, scarves and shawls are also really easy to do with this fabric. You can even find it pretty cheap at WalMart