Giving homemade gifts is a great way to save money during the holidays because you are a home-made special and elegant gift for a fraction of what one would have to pay, can give retail for a similar item. If you believe that you do not have the talent or not "smart" enough to read on and you will see that it is possible for you (yes, even you create!) Your own homemade Christmas gifts too!
Homemade Food Gifts
Some of the best gifts are homemade food gifts! Everyone loves to eat soYour appetite ready and whip something nice to your friends and family inspire!
* Colorful Holiday Snack Mix to combine: In a large bowl, red and green M & Ms, raisins, butterscotch chips, mini-twist pretzels, Golden Grahams cereal, and dry roasted peanuts. Mix thoroughly and put into clear glasses. Cover the tops of the jars with beautiful fabrics and safely through the coupling of a band around the top. This is a Christmas gift idea that is especially good for teachers of children and casual MobilityAcquaintances.
* Nut Bark: Making homemade nut crust is easy and makes an impressive gift. Use one type of nut, or a mixture. Mix 12 ounces semisweet or white chocolate and spread them evenly on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. The whole thing with 2 1 / 2 cup nuts and cold until firm. Break into pieces.
* Biscotti: Biscotti's hard Italian cookie. If you make your own biscotti, you have a wonderfully elegant gift that sure to impress even the gourmet on your list.It is also a very sharp cookie, they stay fresh much longer than the softer varieties make, so you hurry to not so much in the last minute. Put them in a nice glass bound with a belt or in a tin or in a homemade gift basket.
Infused Vodka * All you need to make your own imagination is infused vodka: a bottle of vodka bottles with tight seals and flavorings such as halved and seeded jalapenos, vanilla beans or cherries. Divide the vodka and flavorings betweenthe bottles and refrigerate 3 to 7 days. Keep the flavors and in the refrigerator up to two months removed.
* Candied Nuts These sweet treats are easy to make, but you were so impressive that no one except you know how easy they are! Toast 2 cups mixed nuts on a baking sheet in a 400-degree oven for 6 to 8 minutes, do not burn until fragrant -! In a pan, mix 3 / 4 cup granulated sugar, 1 / 2 tsp. Salt and 2 Tbsp. Water. Simmer this mixture and swirl the pan occasionally, until the liquidamber - about 12 to 15 minutes (Do not stir the mixture - this will lead to crystallize).
Stir in the nuts and spread them on a baking sheet lined with baking paper - let cool.
* Filled Fruit Delicious as full of sweets and all the good nutrients from fruits and nuts, and it's quick and easy to make! Stuff seedless prunes, halved and seeded with walnut days with whole almonds. On a plate or in a pretty box lined with wax paper.
* Mix cocoa: Cocoamix is a homemade food gift that is a welcome treat for children and adults of all ages! Create a homemade gift basket and a nice cup of cocoa mix, or simply tie a festive ribbon around the container.
Packing tips for homemade food gifts:
* Over-sized coffee mugs make good reusable containers for food gifts. Fill out a bit crowded and place the filled cups in the middle of a large piece of colored cellophane, gather the ends at the top and secure with a ribbon.
* Basketsare always a favorite, and can be painted or lined with a pretty napkin - paper or cloth.
* Pick up rare plates and bowls at flea markets, garage sales, secondhand stores, or store bargain bins to use for the granting of cookies and cakes. Cover them with plastic wrap, foil, or cellophane.
* Save empty potato chip cans (such as Pringles and Stax). Wash inside and let it dry thoroughly. Use contact paper or glue on decorative wrapping paper, which can cover outside theand stacks of cookies or filling flavored with nuts or candy, poetry, and top with a fancy bow.
More homemade Christmas gifts
Teacup Candles: * If you (or not found) or match) is odd tea cups (or small cream pitchers, sugar bowls, you can easily be tailored to your recipients taste of homemade candles and decorations. Flea markets, garage sales or your grandmother cabinets are looking for places to visit, but rather odd teacups.
* Decoupage Jewelry Box you can buy cheap boxes mademade of lightweight wood or heavy cardboard and easily convert them into attractive jewelry boxes. This is an excellent Christmas gift idea for children who want to make their own homemade Christmas gifts. The boxes are covered with fabric or decorated with stickers, cutouts from magazines or photographs and covered with Mod Podge (available) at craft stores.
Tile Coasters * Find some beautiful tiles at your local home-building market. Look for clearance-priced tiles (leftovers, whichnot enough for a great job) and you can get them at a greatly reduced price. Put a layer of felt on the back of each tile (at least 6 of 6 works best) to create a useful coasters and a nice homemade gift!
Cork Coasters * If you have a number of corks from wine bottles that have been saved, you can use a cork coasters. If not, you may be able to get some from a bar.
1. Find a picture frame that is large enough for your project. You can have a framework or a cheap woodento save a dollar or a flea market. It must be as deep as the corks are wide so that they fit in it.
2. Remove the glass and all the wires or brackets from the frame.
3. Put a piece of heavy cardboard on the back of the frame and glue into place until secure.
4. Arrange cork inside the frame - move them around until you with an interesting design that you like. You can use a champagne cork upright on a different look (you will probably be up to a certain threshold ofGo to the bottom so it does not become too large.)
5. If you are satisfied with your design, stick the cork in place with glue gun.
* Herbs in a cup to buy vintage floral teacups in secondhand stores and plant chives, oregano, rosemary, basil or in them. Decorate with a little ribbon and a card describing how to care.
Homemade Gift Baskets
* Favorite Recipe: For someone who has a particular fan of one of your recipes (or a dish served on a localRestaurant) - you can print the recipe, buy all the ingredients and pack them all together in one basket. Include a wooden spoon or a nice new dish for an extra touch.
* Movie Time: For the movie lover, you create a basket with a gift certificate for movie rentals or a movie on DVD or two. Either add homemade surfaced before and experienced popcorn, a package of microwave popcorn, movie or other crunchy snack-time. Other items, think of things that one wishes to see if I make a film at home, drink --Coasters? A bottle of gourmet root beer or other drinks? Be creative!
* Car Care Bucket: Buy a plastic bucket and fill it with chamois, car wax and car soap. If you say something, what about a car accessories such as CD covers, steering wheel cover or beverage holder?
* Beauty Hamper use of a cosmetic organizer or a basket to create a beauty gift basket themed market for teenage girls on your gift list. Add any kind of makeup, nail and hair care products,and / or
Lotions. Add cotton, Q-tips, emery boards, tweezers and a beauty book or edition of a magazine, the beauty or hair are related.
* Use a bucket cocktail ice bucket gift as a unique vessel for this gift. Fill it with favorite spirits of the receiver and mixer. Ideas for additional items include: roller coasters, fun cocktail napkins,
swizzle sticks, glass, bottle pourers, bottle opener, cocktail strainer, or a glass of cherries or olives.
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