Handmade Christmas

craftingmad

This year I am aiming to make at least one gift for everybody in our family and also make handmade nibbles and decorations.
Anybody got any ideas?

DomRavioli

Check out the OS christmas thread on the old style board.

Personally if anyone gave me a handmade gift that I hadn't asked for I would happily bin it - it takes a lot of talent to pull off a decent home made gift, and I've had some monstrosities over the years (I'd much prefer a box of toffifee from poundland). Perhaps instead of handmade (which can cost a fortune), go for a £5 limit or a secret santa style so you won't have to spend so much.

springdreams

There is quite a lengthy thread about home made gifts a bit further down on this board - here you go:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4254281

newgirly

I made a sock monkey once for my great aunt and she loved it

helcat26

now is a good time to make some food gifts with what is in season:
apple chutney
blackberry jelly
apple and sage jelly
sloe/ damson gin (put that together now it will be ready to filter and bottle at Christmas)
if you are going to make a Christmas fruit cake you should be making it now


and to make anytime
limoncello
chilli jam
flavoured oils- rosemary, garlic, chilli


at the last minute
chocolate truffles
fudge
Florentines
cinder toffee

helcat26

sorry just seen decorations thing


this year I am making tiffany glass christmas tree decorations, it is not so difficult you can learn off the web
previously I have used old chandelier crystals wired together to make Christmas tree decorations


if you are desperate you can gold spray a pine cone!