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8:31 am
November 13, 2009
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jane
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Bath Mitts
Take a washcloth – preferably not a real thick one. The 1.50 ones at WM are fine or the ones that come in a bunch. Cut the tag. Fold it long ways and sew. Turn so the seam is inside and then fold down so it makes a pocket for your hand. Sew on each side. On one side sew a piece of a shoe lace so it can hang in the shower. You can decorate the washcloth before you begin – lace or ribbon on the outside at the bottom where the inset is on the cloth or leave plain. I found some at Family Dollar and Dollar General for 1.00 each that had a colored band at the bottom. These are great graduation gifts too. I just sold a bunch at a craft sale. You can add soap inside too.
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8:34 am
November 13, 2009
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jane
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Pillow Cases
I was jsut at a craft sale and a girl sold a ton of pillowcases for kids made out of santa, snowmen or kid fabric. She put a colored band at the end or just all one piece of fabric. Some had a strip sewed at the end where the end is made like a cuff and around the case – and she cut the strip into pieces - like a rag quilt. they sold like hot cakes.
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12:44 am
October 3, 2010
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Moopsee
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Time to get this one up and going again! Things are still tight and we can use the deals and sales now to figure out things.
Cross-stitch a cute saying/bookmark (I'm doing that for ornaments this year)
Flavored candy pop corn — different flavors and colors — always goes really well and isn't too expensive.
Found some things in a clearance rack that will become gifts!!
Sewing with post last year's holiday fabric sales.
For the pillowcases, make one for each month using holiday sale fabrics — my kids absolutely LOVE their very own — and cheap, too.
Embroider something — I'm going to start up my temari balls again and use that for a few gifts.
Jams/jellies of a couple different kinds.
Jar of salsa, homemade.
For teens of age near to leaving home, watch the thrift shops and get them their own bedding and towels etc for when they leave and need stuff anyway. Making it a holiday gift keeps it on the cheaper side.
Ok, brain is stopping there, so others have to have more and better ideas!!??
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2:03 am
October 3, 2010
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Flatlander
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This year I have a VERY homemade Christmas, last year we had a trip to Europe due to in laws who had their 60th anniversary.
My youngest liked the new year in Europe but…..didn't like the Christmas..and asked me just the other week..mom this year we are staying home…right?
Yes we are..and everything will be home made..and not expensive.
But we are kinda going over the top with decorations…I collect a lot over the years and still am
I have to admit we give the boys 1 nice gift, we safe that up with the points we get on our credit card.
the whole year we buy everything on our card to collect as many points as possible.
(and yes of course pay it of every month to avoid interest) and turn that into a gift for them.
Honest, the month of December is not more expensive for us, as any other month.
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12:14 am
October 4, 2010
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Steph
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I have a lot of aunts, uncles, and cousins, and I always try to give them a little something. Last year, I saved some of the peanuts from our farm and I parched them and gave it as gifts in a decorative bag. They loved them! I've also given small boxes of assorted homemade candies/cookies. My grandmother makes tons of sourdough bread to give away, so she makes a bunch and lets me have to to give away too. This year, I will be giving some homemade 14 day pickles and cinnamon rings. I'm also going to make some homemade laundry soap and give to my grandmothers/inlaws. I've also found a recipe for some homemade pecan logs, and since we have a pecan tree, I figured, why not make those for the neighbors!
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12:29 am
October 4, 2010
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Sally Ann
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Hmmm… I have been given homemade trivets made out of leftover tiles ( they last for a long time!) , homemade marinaded mushrooms in interestingly shaped jars, homemade soup mixes with homemade bread mix , homemade raspberry hot chocolate, homemade table runners,
I have also thought about just taking a photo of the home a person grew up in, print it out, and make a nice frame for it . Other ideas are mini herb gardens in small containers … I dont know if that is possible in the east, but in So Cal, we can get herbs pretty much any time of the year. and for those who are interested in genealogy, maybe give a non genealogist older family member, a copy of their pedigree
and family groups ,with 4 or more generations, including photos, stories and copies of birth, marriage and death certificates, if possible. I have done this and it was a huge surprise ! I put theirs in a three ring binder, and the family name on the front. They loved it ! Hope these ideas can help somebody !
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9:42 am
October 4, 2010
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Moopsee
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I was wondering how you make the raspberry homemade hot chocolate? I don't remember seeing it in the files — if it is, let me know — otherwise, would you be willing to share? My kids love it but it is purchased and not inexpensive.
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9:59 am
October 4, 2010
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cabingal
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Hi Ladies. I'd love to know about the raspberry hot chocolate mix, too. I'm planning on making hot chocolate mixes this year to go with the usual candy, cookies, and Amish bread that I make.
I'm also thinking about making old silverware windchimes for some gifts. I'm trying to think of different things than I've made in the past.
Steph, do you make the liquid or powdered laundry soap? I've never tried making the powdered, but a lot of people seem to like it.
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“I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.”~Laura Ingalls Wilder
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8:44 pm
October 4, 2010
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Steph
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I make the liquid! Never have tried the powdered either.
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9:11 pm
October 4, 2010
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KLabmom
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A few years ago I started making some of my family ornaments for their trees. I usually give them 2 or 3 dozen different ones, depending on how elaborate they are, but you could certainly do less. It's cute to make hearts and embroider on them, or put bottons or bows, etc. I also like to personalize them if I can, either with the year or the date, or both :) Anyway, I thought I would throw that out there, it has been a really popular gift.
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6:16 pm
October 10, 2010
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floweringmama
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I think everyone has some really great ideas, so most of what I post are already posted, but here goes…
fleece scarves (made the no sew blankets a few years ago)
cornhusk angel ornaments
any thing I canned over the summer
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8:47 pm
October 10, 2010
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cabingal
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floweringmama, are the corn husks hard to work with? I love the way the little cornhusk dolls and ornaments look, but I've never tried to make any.
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“I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.”~Laura Ingalls Wilder
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10:33 pm
October 10, 2010
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KentuckyFarmGirl
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I'm doing homemeade soap, lip balm and scrubs for the girls at the clinic where my husband works this year. The ladies at church are getting jams and jellies. I have also been saving empty candle jars to reuse for homemade candles this year.
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11:22 pm
October 10, 2010
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Miss Judy
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I am thinking of…
pieced table runners
small purse sized scrapbooks (for new grandmas)
sampler baskets of jams, jellies and salsas for (special co workers)
2011 scrapbook calendar for family who live far away ( also a calendar of old family pics for my 2 sister-in-laws)
Framed scrapbook page of hunting trip (for three of the men in our family.)
Handmade purses for daughters with changeable outside cover ( a Simplicity pattern)
It's a good thing I have already started!
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11:36 pm
October 10, 2010
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cow girl
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The guys like to get a bag of home made deer jerkey.
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7:22 am
October 11, 2010
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jane
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Go online and type in baby bonnet made from a hankie – there are several versions and 3 poems you put with the bonnet. they can be made out of a family heirloom and given at a baby shower and then when the baby grows up they remove the stitching and it is a hankie they carry when they get married and pass on. You can even give it to a boy as well. They take 5 min to make. A few are more complicated with folds. Basically you turn the hankie back on itself and stitch a casing for a narrow ribbon which is the back of the head. Add ribbon ties on eachs ide and you are done. i saw this at a baby shower and I thought everyone would cry. The young girl is due in weeks and her husband was killed in the spring. the hankie had been made from a family heirloom of her husband's. a nice gift.
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7:29 am
October 11, 2010
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jane
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I have also made a lot of fabric shopping bags this year to give. You can put anything in them and they can take them to the store to use instead of plastic bags which are bad for the environment. I used a see and sew pattern for 3.00 No 5413. it is a big odd how you put it together but youget the hang of it when you do one.
I also got branches from an old christmas tree and bent the wire that goes in to the tree so it can hang on the wall or the door or the door knob. then I put a large christmas bow at the top, ornaments and other embellishes like bells etc.
I am purchasing a camera this week so I can post some pictures. this is a really nice alternative to a wreath on the door too.
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8:07 am
October 11, 2010
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jane
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also type in NO SEW TOWEL TOPPER. this is a crocheted top to a towel only it is not attacked. you make it a stand alone and underneath the bel dome where the towel would be attached, there is a loop of crochete and you hang the towel through the loop. so you can change the towel out anytime you want. I bought these at a craft sale and then found the pattern online.
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2:51 pm
October 25, 2010
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Paws_Bakery
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jane said:
also type in NO SEW TOWEL TOPPER. this is a crocheted top to a towel only it is not attacked. you make it a stand alone and underneath the bel dome where the towel would be attached, there is a loop of crochete and you hang the towel through the loop. so you can change the towel out anytime you want. I bought these at a craft sale and then found the pattern online.
Jane,
Great Idea!!! I have copied this pattern and I'm going to try it. I'll watch for some nice towels to go with it. Thanks for sharing the idea.
Hugs Cheryl 
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3:50 pm
October 26, 2010
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Paws_Bakery
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We talked about sugar scrubs, what about making salt scrubs. Here is a link to a site that tells you how to make it and a link to how you should use it.
Hugs Cheryl
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