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are you making christmas presents too???

dom300186
dom300186 Posts: 342 Forumite
Please share what you have made for your loved ones, im looking for more ideas on goo homemade gifts that arent too difficult.

So far i Have made some homemade bath sugar scrubs and they smell yummy, i want to make my own soaps next or some homemade fudge or something but not sure??? hot chocolate mix in a jar??

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Trying to make big cut backs!!!

:TExpecting DS2 EDD 28/March/2012:T

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  • slm6002
    slm6002 Posts: 3,993 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    how do you make these please they look yummy enough to eat
    Me, DD1 19, DS 17, DD2 14, Debt Free 04/18, Single Mum since 11/19
  • LJM
    LJM Posts: 4,535 Forumite
    they do look fab i like them
    :xmastree:Is loving life right now,yes I am a soppy fool who believes in the simple things in life :xmastree:
  • Sugar either normal White or brown
    olive oil
    and then any ingrediants you like my fav is honey and peppermint With vinilla extract and I add till it smells right
    Trying to make big cut backs!!!

    :TExpecting DS2 EDD 28/March/2012:T

    :bdaycake:
  • Last year I made snowman soup cones for my tutor group at school. This year they received the gingerbread jars. I normally also make a friend of mine a Christmas Cake at her request and two hundred handmade cards.
  • sock monkeys:

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    Fleece Throw for my grandad. I bought a normal fleece and an embroidered motorbike, and have sewn it on for him then re-packaged.

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  • keelykat
    keelykat Posts: 3,341 Forumite
    Hello :) I have made (with my mom so we can share with the family);

    christmas cake (just need to put the icing and marzipan on now)

    biscuits (which i decorated with white and milk choccy and smarties/small treats etc)

    Shortbread biscuits (oops we ate these though!)

    and i have made felt hearts and star decorations for the tree's (mine, my mom's and for MIL too).

    I'm really pleased that my biscuits that gone down well, i gave some to a couple of friends who were quite suprised and impressed that i'd made them! :)

    Keely.
    Mommy to Elliot (5) and Lewis (born xmas eve 11!)
  • poorly_scammo
    poorly_scammo Posts: 34,024 Forumite
    I've made:
    Plum chutney
    Rhubarb chutney
    Jams
    Blackberry brandy
    Plum brandy
    Cranberry Gin
    Toffee
    Humbugs

    To put in a hamper for my parents. I don't know what else to give them to be honest. They're notoriously difficult to buy for.
    4.30: conduct pigeon orchestra...
  • This year I have made

    5 sock monkeys so far 2 more still to do these are for my children/god children and a friends children.

    Sweets for mine and my friends daughters
    Pots of gold cousins
    sock cupcakes cousins
    pints of socks for uncles
    Nappy cake Godchild
    Pamper cake Mother in law
    made the teachers from DD some little boxes with ritter sport bars in
    and tomorrow we will be baking cookies and putting them into bags for all the different playschool staff.
    My daughter is also making her cousins a jar with layered ingrediants in to make cookies for her cousins.
    :jmember of the thrifty gifty 2011 :j
  • Vaila
    Vaila Posts: 6,301 Forumite
    ive made some photo albums and a foodie hamper containing
    -chocolate fudge
    -baileys truffles
    -red onion marmalade
    -pear&cranberry chutney
    -mulled wine syrup
    -bara brith cake
    -rocky road
  • RachyD_3
    RachyD_3 Posts: 232 Forumite
    Wow Saucepot, that's not very festive!
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