Re: Rose/xmas

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Hi

I am not sure if this thread is for easy, inexpensive xmas suggestions but I

have one. Gifts in a jar. Google on that and you will find plenty of ideas of

beautifully layered ingredients in a jar. Here is one webpage that I found

http://www.nikibone.com/recipe/gifts_in_a_jar.html Then you attach the

preparation instructions onto the jar. Tie a nice ribbon or fabric cover on the

jar and voila! A nice inexpensive gift that you have made yourself with love.

Enjoy

** wrote:

That is a really good idea. I am going to the good samaritan this

weekend or

week coming. Its a big church run thrift store with all kind of things. But

they have a section of tins you can put cookies in ect. Im also going to

check out the mugs. Everyone loves hot cocoa and tea when its cold so ill

see what i can find. You can always get a box of tea and hot cocoa at decent

price and make the cups like you said.

I actually wrote out a list of what were gonna do for ppl on our 'list' but

going to add these cups filled with tea, cocoa and maybe even treats!

thanks!!!!

rachael

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> In a message dated 11/11/2006 3:41:19 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

> tommie_jones@... <tommie_jones%40sbcglobal.net> writes:

>

> Danny and I are doing the baked goods for friends and family too this

> year.

> We just don't have the money. Usually we manage to come up with money for

> Christmas, but I don't think so this year. IF I can buy anything, it will

> be for

> my son's and granddaughter. That will be IT. I just can't do it this year.

>

> My family gets together every year for a " family Christmas party " . This

> year,

> we are exchange ornaments. I bought 3 figurines at the Dollar Tree for my

> exchange. They don't hang on the tree, but everyone will love seeing them

> on the

> table tops. We'll make finger foods and enjoy one another's company. We

> are

> only going to buy a small gift for our nephew as he is the only youngster,

> he

> is 7. Little kids just don't understand when Santa doesn't come. lol Plus

> 7

> yr olds are easy to please.

>

> here is another idea I saw a lady at good will half price day buying

> several different types of coffee or tea cops some very delicate some kids

> and

> some holiday kind.. and she was talking about gifts so I asked her she

> said

> well I cant afford a lot of expensive gifts so I but flavored tea and hot

> chocolate and make up cups with some got chocolate in it and a lil bag of

> marshmallows or some flavored tea etc and tie it with ribbon and print out

> a lil

> story or poem so when someone drinks it they know what I felt about them

> ,, it

> was a really sweet idea I thought and barely a dollar each...

>

> Rose

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