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I have already started my Christmas shopping and putting away money each month towards the big presents (husband). I also make a list on Excel of who we have to buy for, how much we want to spend and ideas for that person. It made it easy for my husband to understand why we can't spend the amount he felt we should, because it adds up quickly. I started making wine charms for friends and bought everything for coasters. I did ornaments a few years back, but they were the glass ones covered in stamped mulberry paper. You just emboss the image and the use Modge-Podge to attach it. Little messy, but they turn out nice. I want to try the acetate ones this year. I also do the gift card thing when shopping at certain stores. You don't notice a little here and there. I'm always done by Thanksgiving, I hate shopping, so I really don't want to be out there after that holiday. Thank goodness for Amazon and free shipping!
The only thing I must do is label the gift - otherwise I could forget who it was purchased for. I also keep all gifts in the same place. This way I will never loose a gift and have to run out last minute for something.
This is a little off topic and sorry for the hijack, but hope it helps someone out there!
I'm not sure how many of you belong to FlyLady site, but around late October, early November she releases her "Holiday Control Journal". It's fabulous! She has lists in there for shopping (cooking and presents).
When you said you had to mark the gifts it made me think of the gift tracker in there! I keep mine handy year-round, then when I buy something, it all goes in there (along with where I hid it) because I used to mark gifts, but then would hide them too well, haha, so it didn't matter. Now I know where everything is and who I need to buy for. I print a copy each year for the upcoming year, that way I have it all the time.
Anyway, these "trackers" have pages for purchased gifts and handmade gifts, budgets for them, whether you need to ship them, etc. It's fantastic.
It's only June 2 & yes I am thinking of Christmas gifts. I went to my first stamp camp and we made stationery holders. I was so impressed that I am making them for family & friends. I'm going to make a bunch of cards to put inside for different occasions. I'm thinking of making a couple of coupons to enclose so that they can request a replacement for something that they used. I normally have everything bought & wrapped by Nov. We will see how things go this year.
__________________ Kim
Friend: One who knows all about you, and loves you just the same.-Elbert Hubbard
I've started buying Christmas presents for this Christmas. Thought about designing this years Christmas cards, but haven't started that project yet. Also have all the supplies to make/stamp CD pins and stamp on candles but that project isn't started yet either.
Is there an interest in a bath cookie recipe? I have made these and they are so realistic that you have to stop people from eating them. If anybody wants it, I will dig it out too. Have a great day everyone!Denise
Hi Denise, this is breeze's mom I would LOVE if you would send me the recipes also. you may e-mail me at [email protected]. thank you SOOOOO much in advance.
God bless you, Sue dove7
Hey guys! Everyone that wanted the candy cane salts and bath cookie recipes PM me your email address. I have forwarded the recipes from sites where I got them and thought it would be easier to forward them to you instead of you looking at the site.
Also, about the bath cookies, mix EXACTLY as the recipe says. I added the egg to the dry mixture. Big NO NO wasted a whole batch. I packaged them in cellophane bags tied with ribbon. Make sure you put instructions with them. Girls, they smell like real cookies baking.
If you guys have ANY questions, please let me know. These were so much fun to make and give!
Is there an interest in a bath cookie recipe? I have made these and they are so realistic that you have to stop people from eating them. If anybody wants it, I will dig it out too. Have a great day everyone!Denise
Denise, I don't know your e-mail address, but I would like to have this. It sure would help esp. with teacher gifts and some of my friend. The "cookie" "smells" great.
I would love to have these recipes as well. I have a niece that loves to take baths. Might even be a good gift from our PTO to the staff. THanks for posting and getting me to start thinking about the time crunch near Christmas.
I am a little behind this year - I don't have anything started for Christmas. I usually stamp all of my Christmas cards (60 of them). I also make packets of cards for my Mom and my MIL. They just love that. It is so nice to have my stuff so appreciated!
Thanks so much for emailing the instructions...here are the links for anyone else who may be wanting the information...Rebecca
vegaswife...I hope you don't mind that I have posted this here...
YOU'LL NEED
2 c. finely ground sea salt
1/2 c. baking soda
1/2 c. cornstarch
2 tbsp. light oil such as canola or corn oil
1 tsp. vitamin E oil
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract or vanilla fragrance oil
Miscellaneous items: oven, electric mixer, cookie sheet, two mixing bowls, spatula
INSTRUCTIONS
This recipe yields about 30 cookies.
1 Preheat your oven to 350�F.
2 Lightly beat the eggs, then mix in the light oil and the vanilla. Set aside.
3 In a separate bowl, stir together the salt, baking soda, and cornstarch.
4 Add the dry mixture to the egg mixture and combine to cookie dough consistency.
5 Roll the dough gently into 1" balls and place them on an ungreased cookie sheet. Note: Do not flatten the balls; they spread nicely as they bake.
6 Bake for approximately 5-7 minutes. Note: They do not need to be browned, just spread and well-set.
7 Allow the cookies to cool completely before you store them.
STORE AND USE THE COOKIES
1 Store the cookies in a sealed container. Note: Wait 24 hours after baking before use.
2 Drop one or two cookies into a warm bath and allow them to dissolve slowly. Note: Smashing or crumbling them prematurely will create floating crumbs.
GREAT GIFT IDEA
Create personalized packaging for your bath cookies with a small decorative box and homemade gift tag, as shown above.
Tag: Bazzill Basics cardstock, Adirondack ink, PSX Designs stamp
Design: Kelli Collins
This is from papercrafts.com
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I have started looking at this... going to have a baby in August, my oldest starts Kindergarten... lots of changes and I don't like to take a baby out in the shopping... sooooooo
July will be Christmas in July here...
I want to try
Christmas cards
gift tags
coasters that are stamped
recipe books
I'm not sure what else... will have to keep reading other people's ideas
Me too
