So have decided.to make alot of our gifts this year.. Just need some ideas on ehat are good things to do..ANY ideas are appreciated.. What handmade gift woukd YOU loveto recieve from a loved one?
Tia ladies xx
Food is always useful -
Preserved lemons
Spice mixes/Ras El Hanout
Home made jams/chutneys/preserves
Flavoured liquors
Flavoured oils
Biscuit or brownie mix in a jar
Lentil curry mix in a jar
Gingerbread men
Are you crafty - sewing, etc?
My mum makes hand embroidered coat hangers for gifts -
Small wall hangings
Tree ornaments
Small canvases painted
I've made individual iced fruitcakes in the past too - you could make larger ones for a family
Scented oils - pretty glass bottles look lovely, and also bath salts.
Those smelly pocket things you put in drawers/cupboards are nice gifts too made out of some lovely craft fabric.
Hope these help!
Some ideas i have from pinterest:
Hot Chocolate In A Jar - layer the ingredients for home made hot chocolate in a pretty jar with a bow and tag
Chocolate Spoons - Basically melt chocolate and spoon it into a plastic spoon, decorate with sprinkles (they look pretty)
Cake in a jar
For little kids melt down some crayons into shapes they like
bags
purses
clothes for littllies or softies
reading pillow
ipad covers
belts for men
hats for anyone large or small!
napkins
wall hangings
bunting ( I have mine hanging all year round outside)
If you can't sew then food is probably the best thing packaged in gorgeous glassware that can be reused as vases or glasses maybe??
Such awesome ideas ladies!!
No, sadly i cant sew to save my life but you have all given me something to brainstorm over!!
OK, so am thinking of doing a gift basket for everyone (there will only be about 6-8) and having the same things in them all (except maybe something a little more personal in each one) Yes, am thinkiing of making truffles for each one.. and also doing a scented oils and/or bath salts.. do you make these yourself? and if so where would i look for recipes?
ill probably put some brought things in the baskets too to fill them up.. useful/different things you wouldnt normally get yourself.. but i thought putting some homemade things in there would make it a little more personal.. coz im done just going out and buying someone a present for the sake of it coz i have to.. i want my babies to grow up knowiong its not like that.. christmas is about eating, drinking and being merry with family and loved ones.. the presents are just a bonus
Last year I bought some cheap glass water bottles and got some glass pens from spotlight. I then googled words for water (eg Aqua, wai, H2O etc) and got my kids to write all the different words on the front of the bottles in the different colours before I baked them. I also gave two glasses with each bottle that had their names on them.
They looked really effective, cost buggar all but a little bit of time and we got loads of compliments about our useful gifts.
I have also done fudge, chocolate balls, shortbread and rocky road all met with appreciation.
This year I am planning on doing redskin vodka for everyone. I have just had a weekend away with the girls drinking this so I can definitely vouch for its yumminess.
FM.. i REALLY like the glass idea.. i think i may have to do this
yes have heard redskin vodka is very yummy.. sadly im like the only proper drinker in the family lol!! Id have to go hard on christmas day on my own
Maybe a 2012 diary? Not particularly creative, but functional if part of a gift basket. Maybe also buying something like a magazine or cookbook to suit individuals interests?
Then things like homemade treats, bath bombs etc.
I remember my great Nanna always made Christmas stockings (silver card backing, orange bag netting front) and we always got a chocolate, pocket diary, knickers/jocks and a small bag of coloured popcorn. Tradition was always to eat the popcorn for breakfast on Christmas day!! The little things you remember, right?!
I make little lead lighting objects, which go on windows and such. I made a few for my ILs last year for Christmas and will be making more for them this year.
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this might be a bit dull as you just cant compare with homemade slices and foods but when i was a kid, at school we got a glass bottle (cheap in a nice shape) and made a few piles of sand on paper and rubbed different coloured chalk through each pile colouring them pink, purple, blue, orange so on and so on till all the sand in each pile was coloured, then layered them in the bottles, i dont know what this is called but the end result is nice. you cant really do anything with it, but they look nice sitting in the bathroom and around the place as trinket type things
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Homemade christmas presents this year.. Ideas?
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