Christmas will soon be here! I sooo need to start shopping! I hate it when I wait til Im crushing for time.... Any nifty gift ideas this year? What are you girls doing? I should start knitting some gifts but seems I never have enough time to get started anymore.
~~Blessings, Mikki Jo
"Courage is being scared to death... but saddling up anyway" ***John Wayne
check etsy.com you can find lots of fun/inexpensive gift items there if you are crunched for time on creating your own. also the current issue of STL at www.stliving.net has an article on "gifts from the pantry" that might get you started on a few ideas.
I have started a beanie for my husband and plan to do one for my son and grandsons. (hopefully they will get done before xmas.)
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Sherrie
Gardena
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Posted - Oct 07 2009 : 6:54:02 PM
There are craft books that are made for giving gifts in a jar (usually canning) what goes in the jar are the dry ingredients for cookies,or perhaps a soup. Attach a recipe card to it & you've either given dessert or a meal. You can decorate the lid to be an adorable storage container after!
Great ideas! My daughter made some of the cookie mixes in a jar as a fundraiser for our Relay For Life team this year! Was a big seller! I may knit some socks n hats! I love to knit!
~~Blessings, Mikki Jo
"Courage is being scared to death... but saddling up anyway" ***John Wayne
I love knitting too, and have several more pair of socks to knit for my older sons and their girlfriends. I will be knitting ski masks for the boys and socks or mittens for the girls too. I love the gifts in a jar and should do some of those this year too. I have been working on christmas gifts the past couple weeks already. One up-side to being home recovering from knee surgery is more time to get projects done (and no guilt about it!!) I will be making the usual matching pajamas for my 4 kids still at home too. But...I tend to do those last minute..I am working on the gifts that have to be mailed to the grown kids and other relatives first.
I made peach jelly to give and for my aunts who are in there 80's I also give them all occasion cards with the forever stamp on each envelope. They still like to write they won't even try the computer.
I went to big lots today and for $5. they had smoke alarms that you use in a light socket then you put the light in it so it's still a light it's suppose to even work with the light off. If my DH approves of the I'm going back for more. They don't have the carbon oxiode ones and they are very important, this is just and extra for the garage area.
Christmas
Posted - Oct 07 2009 : 4:13:53 PM
