Homemade Gifts/Treats

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Homemade Gifts/Treats

Homemade Hot Chocolate

just pour into baggie and tie with ribbon

This hot chocolate is great for homemade gifts. We use it in our Holiday Sweets Gift Tin.
Ingredients:
2 cups dry milk powder
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 cup powdered non dairy creamer
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Directions:
Mix all ingredients into a mixing bowl then store in an airtight container.
Use 3-4 heaping tablespoons added to boiling water and [...]

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Holiday Sweets Gift Tin

This is a really yummy gift

Here is our gift tin loaded with our homemade chocolate Peppermint spoons, homemade hot chocolate, marshmallows, and homemade peanut butter cookies. I included directions for making the hot chocolate. I individually wrapped each serving of hot chocolate in zip lock bags and tied with a ribbon. We gave this gift tin to our new neighbors.

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Homemade Treasure Box or Booksafe

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While researching the internet for homemade gift ideas I came across this really cool book safe. I decided to make one for my Uncle this year. I used a really big book on mathematical theory that I found at a used book store. When my Uncle first opened the book and lookd at the cover, [...]

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Another Color By Number Picture

Beautifully done...by my 9 year old

Here is another color by number picture that Juliet colored for her Nanny. Just like the other one, we bought a frame and made some matting with poster board. We love these!

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Our Homemade Christmas Gifts

Color by Number Framed Picture

Okay, so I am running a little behind with my homemade Christmas gifts. I have been busy making our christmas notebooking pages set and haven’t had a lot of time left over. But now that I am finished we will be making something new hopefully every week.
Here is what we have made so far.
Juliet did [...]

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Homemade Holiday Gift Ideas

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Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner. I am intent on staying out of the hustle and bustle of the season, instead thankfully remembering what this holiday is all about, and sharing the beauty of it with my family.
Up until Thanksgiving all is relatively quiet, and then, in a flash of lightning, everyone goes [...]

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Great Stocking Stuffer Coupon Books

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I made some really cute coupon books for my kids for Christmas. When I came up with this idea I was going to hand make them, but I found this awesome template for them here. What a time saver this was! You can pick the pictures you want on them and then you just type [...]

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Chocolate Peppermint Spoons

Chocolate Peppemint Spoons

We made these yummy chocolate spoons last night. It was easy. Just melt some chocolate chips in a pot. Crush some peppermint into a bowl. We used candy canes, and I cut them with scissors into small chips. Take a plastic spoon and dip it into the chocolate until it’s covered good. Then roll it [...]

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