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Hand Made Gift Open Poll
With moving into the new house a month before Christmas, there won't be a huge budget for gifts this year. I want to make homemade gifts for everyone this year, but want to make sure it isn't something people will have to pretend to appreciate. I wanted to get some opinions from you ladies:
What homemade gifts do you normally give around the holidays?
What is your favorite homemade gift you have recieved during the holidays?
Anything you hated?
Anything else that you loved?
I want to be sure that I get started making whatever it is I decide early, so I really appreciate your feedback!
Re: Hand Made Gift Open Poll
I'm planning on doing the same thing this year. A few years ago, I crocheted different scarves or/blankets for people. That went over pretty well.
This year I'm probably going to make things. I've already made some jam that I'm planning on giving people for Christmas. I will probably make things like that, jam, sauce, I even found a way to make homemade vanilla extract (it's really easy)
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I made some knitted things last year for Christmas, however yarn can get expensive unless you are doing smaller items like scarves. I think that would be a nice idea, either knitted or crocheted.
I got a cookie mix in a mason jar last year from my bro and SIL. It was cute, and gave me an excuse to make cookies.
I love Amanda's jam idea :-)
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I also like the jam idea. Anything edible/drinkable - jam, salsa, wine, hot chocolate, candy etc. - is a nice home made gift idea, especially in a cute packaging for the occasion.
Another thing would be soy candles in cute containers. A friend of mine was doing them where she'd put them in wine, martini, margarita etc. glasses and they were refillable for cheap. Those were also nice gifts.
This is such a great post, as I am the handmade gift QUEEN!
What homemade gifts do you normally give around the holidays?
I always try and give one treat/food in addition to something else if I have the time. Last year I made everyone homemade cinnamon honey butter and it was a HUGE success! This year I am thinking about making homemade apple butter because I have a ton of apples in the freezer from our visit to the orchard a couple of months back.
What is your favorite homemade gift you have recieved during the holidays?Someone once made me homemade lip gloss...LOVED! Oh and the sherbert-colored scarf my Mom made me one year is still among my favorites! My best friend is really handy with ceramics so she made me a very special Christmas ornament one year. Really...my friends and family know me well and have been pretty successful in what they've gifted. Anything you hated?Not yet. *crossing fingers* Anything else that you loved?I love what I am doing for other this year. I have a blanket I'm finishing up for my niece, I made a beanie over Labor Day weekend for my older niece, I am making homemade candles (upcycled from candle remnants) for most of the women in my family, homemade CD's from some free kids music I got off Amazon for my niece, some sugar-free candy for the men whom I do not know how to gift for, t-shirt bracelets for my co-workers and sister, a painting for another friend, some homemade hot chocolate and vanilla chai tea mix...the list is endless. Like I said...I'm a homemade connoisseur - rarely does someone *not* get a homemade gift from me.A10 Siggy Challenge: Our Next Vacation Destination: Paris!
I am not crafty at all, so I have never done the home made gift thing, though the few things that I have gotten I have loved and though were very personal and thought out.
I have a scarf a friend made me that I really like a lot. It is in a color that is bright, and not like the scarves that I have bought. So it is really fun to wear when I an wearing something kind of plain, to add some color, which I think is really fun. I would love a knitted scarf, hat, gloves, or blanket. A knitted hat would be fun!
As a kid I got some really nice home made toys from an aunt, a few nice wood carved toys, which I loved and had for years, and a sock monkey, so cute.
I really like the jam idea and many of the other food ideas. However I have to say, that I really do eat so badly over the holidays, that I am not a huge fan if someone gives me cookies or something sugary that just adds to my unhealthy eating. That is just me though.
LOVE homemade gifts! To me it says, "I really thought about it and put in a lot of love".
In the past I've "sort of" made kitchen towels and potholders (if you know they need them).
For the towels, I use a store bought towel and then sew some fabric (or knit) onto it so it's easier to hang for a stove or fridge. Something like this: http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-hanging-dishtowel-for-your-kitchen/2010/01/06/
I also think the homemade jam is a good idea!
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For that reason I usually put "no candy, please" on my secret santa exchange form at work. If I do happen to get candy or cookies from anybody I usually bring them in to work to share with everyone, or take them to my cousin's house on Christmas Eve to share with the family.
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