Christmas Random Floaty Thought Bits
I’ve has the idea for awhile now, that I wanted to make all my friends & family homemade Christmas gifts. Last night I revealed my plan to Gregg, he said it was a great idea. It’s actually pretty daunting; because we have a ton of close friends & family members. (I did a rough calculation & it was over 20) Oh, & I don’t want to make just *one* gift per person/family, I want to make entire baskets w/ a variety of stuff.
Good thing is, Gregg & I work pretty great together. He’s into aesthetics, & able to see the bigger picture. I excel in grunt work, I like doing, putting things together, the small steps. (Ie: when cooking together, I chop everything up, prep & he puts it all together into something exceptional.)
The whole idea started with this blogpost, where a bride-to-be blogger made homemade vanilla extract & vanilla sugars.The extract takes a few months to make, how awesome is this? I want to be able to say, “I love you *so* much, I thought of *you* 5 months ago!!”
I’d love to include some yummy treats too. Since Gregg camps a ton (& I have …once…) I think S’mores on a stick would be a fun addition. We also like things spicy, homemade hot sauce? Homemade sour gummies?!? yes!
Maybe the gift basket could include something new from the past year. I started gardening, how about including some homemade seed tape?
A few of our close friends have children/are expecting soon. (Hey Jen!) Recycle old broken crayons (cray-ons? crowns?) into rainbow crayons! DIY bubble wands & solution?
This also could be the perfect time to get craft things I’ve always wanted but couldn’t justify, like a button machine. or even better, a letterpress machine. (Total personal obsession of mine)
I met a lady last week, who brewed her own beer. I think that would rock as well. I once made prison wine in highschool, it was terrible, so a kit would be required!
Have you ever made homemade gifts? What was your favorite? Any tips for such a feat?
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Thanks for the link to the rainbow crayons project. So cool!
I just finished making a bunch of 8×10 photo prints and CDs from our family get-together of two weeks ago. Those will get passed out at my grand-nieces’s 3rd birthday party tomorrow. For the niece herself, who is obsessed with animals, I bought a bunch of toy sea creatures at Michaels, and added a shiny red carrying case to fit them in. I think the carry case really ups the cool factor.
She’s also getting a “My Little Pony” wall calendar that cost $1 at Michaels. For anyone who needs a bunch of inexpensive Christmas gifts, the calendar department at Michael’s is a goldmine.
A few years ago, everyone got a jar of my homemade spicy almond-macadamia nut butter.
I think my coolest gifts ever were the pocket size sewing kits I made for the ladies in the family about 25 years ago. I bought some of those 2-3/8 x 1-7/8 x 1/2″ enameled pillbox tins and added magnets to hold pins and needles. I cut notched pieces of cardboard to wrap different colors of thread and heat sealed tiny plastic ziplock bags for safety pins and spare buttons. I don’t remember that anyone else made a fuss about them, but I thought they were way cool. Should have made one for myself. ;-)
Homemade granola is an awesome treat and gift. It’s cheap and really easy to make, and you can add whatever you want! Hello personalized granola! Here’s a quick recipe I saw on the Katie Brown Workshop once upon a time: Granola. Best of luck!
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Oh, this is such a great idea! I’m in the process of crocheting a blanket for my parents for Christmas. I started it last Christmas, figuring it will take that long!