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chickenladycris
True Blue Farmgirl
77 Posts
Cris
Prairie Farm
WI
USA
77 Posts |
 Posted - Nov 09 2011 : 08:44:52 AM
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Anyone else out there stumped for homemade gift ideas? Usually I knit up a storm, but this year due to carpal tunnel issues I can't--and surgery pending in two weeks isn't helping me to get much of ANYTHING done! I haven't done much crafting other than knitting in a while, so anyone out there have ideas for me? I am contemplating making handwarmers, fashioned from rice and those stretchy cheap-o knit gloves, in the theme of "hot chickens" to keep in the pocket. (You know ,stitch on a little beak & eye onto the thumb, fill 'er up with rice, and sew up the bottom). Anybody every tried this? Will the rice flow out of the gloves?
Anybody have ANY ideas that would make my sister-in-laws squeal with joy??  Oh, and young kid gift ideas would also be welcome!!
"A farmgirl can never have enough chickens!"--me |
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
1360 Posts |
Posted - Nov 09 2011 : 09:20:59 AM
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I would love to do more homemade gifts this year, but I have no idea what his family would like or if they would think I was absolutely nuts for making them a scarf or something of the like.
I've made plenty for my family over the years and they expect nothing less, but I'm running out of ideas too.
Laurie
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herb19355
True Blue Farmgirl
321 Posts
Debi
Danielsville,
GA
USA
321 Posts |
Posted - Nov 09 2011 : 10:22:13 AM
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I am giving my 3 sisters, mom, niece, daughter-in-law and cousin a washer and a dryer..... read on before you hit the floor! I am making knitted dishclothes, hand decorating 6 clothes pins and packaging them with a sample of my homemade laundry detergent with instruction on how to make more. My first thought is they MIGHT fit in a mason jar with a cute label, but that is still to be determined. Any of you crafty ladies have any additional suggestions?
Debi
herb19355
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pinokeeo
True Blue Farmgirl
559 Posts
Phyllis
Oregon
USA
559 Posts |
Posted - Nov 09 2011 : 11:14:04 AM
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My suggestion, if you're fresh out of ideas, would be to troll the craft forums for ideas. The best one for ideas might be craftster. There are lots of folks there with lots of ideas.
Here's the link. http://www.craftster.org/
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ClaireSky
True Blue Farmgirl
1792 Posts
Julie
Arcadia
WI
USA
1792 Posts |
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Jessi Lynn
True Blue Farmgirl
144 Posts
New York
USA
144 Posts |
Posted - Nov 18 2011 : 11:57:22 PM
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homemade desserts in a jar
haven't made them since I was a kid but maybe someone would know exactly how?
candles with layered colored sand in a jar
kid gift ideas-
homemade playdough-add flavoring ie: peppermint, vanilla etc.
Got broken crayons? chunk up put in muffin tin/mold melt in oven (you could make drawstring bags to put them in)
Easy hats-fleece fabric (at least 24 inches long/width- diameter of head)fold in half long ways stitch length. Reverse fabric so seam is inside/fold, roll up/bottom is folded/the top is the dbled fabric (2 pieces) slice to make fringeys/tie with ribbon or extra fleece
matching scarves-choose the length/fringe the edges, you could even add a pocket
Fleece blankets-I guess they even have kits now-it's just 2 pieces of fleece, cut fringeys, tie together
Pocket dolls-decorating clothes pins into people
You could decorate small boxes ie:decoupage/painting etc. You could put marbles, cards, or jacks in them. Kids could then use them to put small treasures in.
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knittingmom
True Blue Farmgirl
665 Posts
AnneMarie
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
665 Posts |
Posted - Nov 21 2011 : 5:08:13 PM
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Cookies are always appreciated :)
"There is no foot so small that it cannot leave an imprint on this world"
"The things that matter most are not really things after all" |
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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl
3259 Posts
Laurie
Patchogue
NY
USA
3259 Posts |
Posted - Nov 21 2011 : 8:42:52 PM
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This year I am trying to do as much of a homemade Christmas as possible.
I did a fair share of canning this past fall with Christmas in mind. I am making up "kitchen" baskets- full of canned goods, and even the "Layered" cookie in a jar as well for desserts! I am also including crocheted dish cloths, recipe cards, a cookbook and a few other goodies (wooden spoons etc). I think I might even inculde that neat recipe for "snow ice cream" from MaryJanes blog along with the ingredients (can of condensed milk and vanilla along w/ assorted goodies- its just too cute to pass up!)
I think that my recipients will really appreciate the thought and effort that went into these, and they will be something everyone can use!
Smiles,
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
Farmgirl Sister#1403
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.. |
Edited by - laurentany on Nov 21 2011 8:44:39 PM |
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woolgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
901 Posts
Elizabeth
Great Lakes
IL
USA
901 Posts |
Posted - Nov 22 2011 : 05:00:26 AM
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I am giving apple pie filling I canned to Rosemary's teachers.
My family/ friends are getting a cookbook scrapbook. It is a Christmas themed scrapbook that I put recipes in and left a few pages for their own. That has always been a big hit when I gave it and if you print up the recipes on the computer if goes pretty quickly.
Some other people not so close are getting Christmas smelling soaps. I poured them into a cookie cutter mold so they are even cute!
Liz
Farmgirl #1947
www.militaryfarmgirl.blogspot.com
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countrymommy85
True Blue Farmgirl
898 Posts
Krystle
MT
USA
898 Posts |
Posted - Nov 22 2011 : 09:28:19 AM
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We are doing something similar to the "kitchen basket" idea Laurie mentioned. I'm also getting some wine or champagne glasses (which ever I can find) at a thrift store, filling with dark chocolate, putting that crinkly cellophane type stuff over them to keep the chocolate inside the cup, putting them into a basket with homemade jelly, candle and possibly a small block of cheese. If I can afford it I might also get a bottle of wine too. For another gift I found a 50 cent mug from goodwill and am giving it with some cappuccino mix and a chocolate dipped spoon (all homemade). Basically all our gifts are either homemade or from the thrift store. What better use than to repurpose thrift store items? Oh and for the gifts that can be wrapped in boxes or paper we are using newspapers. For name tags we are using christmas cards that we got last year in the mail. All you do is cut off the decorative top part and write TO: and FROM: on the plain backside, punch a hole use some twine (at least I do since I'm too cheap to buy ribbon) and voila, gift name tags :) Oh, homemade soap is a great idea to give too!
Mothers are those wonderful people who can get up in the morning before the smell of coffee. ~Author Unknown
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2552 Posts
Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
2552 Posts |
Posted - Nov 22 2011 : 09:58:12 AM
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I've just started my lists....no idea what to do lol!!
~*~Brightest Blessings~*~
Tasha-Rose
Farmgirl Sister #88
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smiley
True Blue Farmgirl
650 Posts
lea
pea ridge
arkansas
USA
650 Posts |
Posted - Nov 26 2011 : 6:33:15 PM
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Marti732
True Blue Farmgirl
398 Posts
Marti
Breckenridge
Michigan
USA
398 Posts |
Posted - Nov 30 2011 : 06:24:10 AM
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| I have some inexpensive decorative tins that i'm lining with tissue paper. adding homemade cookies and fudge all decorated and giving those as gifts. I am also adding crocheted dishcloths for the ladies and boxes with deviders for remotes for the guys. |
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cheryl keyes
True Blue Farmgirl
468 Posts
cheryl
millinocket
maine
USA
468 Posts |
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ClaireSky
True Blue Farmgirl
1792 Posts
Julie
Arcadia
WI
USA
1792 Posts |
Posted - Dec 01 2011 : 08:12:13 AM
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Cheryl...I am laughing right now! When I first read your post... I thought it said meant white light bulb. I went to your blog to see what you were doing with dirt, light bulb, and a pot. lol silly me! I just Love you snowmen pots! What a great idea!
Julie
Farmgirl Sister #399
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. |
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cheryl keyes
True Blue Farmgirl
468 Posts
cheryl
millinocket
maine
USA
468 Posts |
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
3602 Posts |
Posted - Dec 02 2011 : 06:43:19 AM
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Cheryl, just love your snowman pots!
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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