Christmas is coming fast. If you are like me, there is always something to do or a gift to make up until the very last second! I thought I'd share a couple of quick and easy homemade gifts.
I just finished making a Lavender Sugar Scrub for my YW. It was very quick and easy. I got the ingredients and directions from Centsationalgirl and it worked out just beautifully. I had the lavender oil already and made the sugar scrub with the lavender flowers. It smells heavenly! Buy a pretty container, add a ribbon and a label. There are some very pretty printable labels on line from Martha Stewart and others. (I will include a couple at the end of this post.) My colour printer has gone the way of all the earth so I Modge-Podged my labels. Adding the Modge Podge also makes it somewhat water-proof.
Fill a glassine bag or tin with some pretty sugared nuts for a quick gift. I have the best and easiest recipe I have ever found and these make up in about 15 min.:
4 C pecans or walnut halves (about 1 lb.)
1 1/2 C sugar
1/2 C water
1 tsp cinnamon
In heavy 2 quart saucepan, bring to boil sugar and water. Simmer uncovered to soft ball (240 deg). Remove from heat, stir in cinnamon, then nuts to coat well. Immediately turn onto wax paper, separate, and cool.
These work year round and make great birthday or Mother's day gifts. They are not very involved so the YW can get together and complete these on a Mutual night. I found my glassine bags at a party store in the wedding section. (These are actually left over from my daughter's wedding.) They can be decorated with scrap booking materials or stickers. Because they decorate so beautifully, they can be filled with candy Kisses or M&Ms, truffles, cookies, etc.
Wishing you a Merry Christmas....and may "God bless us, every one!"
http://soitwasweekend.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/handmade-body-scrub-free-printable-labels/
http://www.findingpinsandneedles.com/2012/05/body-scrub-wash-printable-labels.html
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