Comments on: Christmas Craft Jamboree http://slackermama.com/2008/10/08/christmas-craft-jamboree/ making little kids cry since 1999 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:45:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sara http://slackermama.com/2008/10/08/christmas-craft-jamboree/comment-page-1/#comment-10327 Sara Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:40:19 +0000 http://slackermama.com/?p=2148#comment-10327 Well, I must shamelessly plug my etsy shop www.sdkent79.etsy.com. I've got great stuff for gift baskets for anyone. Coffee tumblers that are presonalized and then you just add tea bags, a nice book and a candle....or baskets for a new mom, great luggage tags, photo books, etc. You can also convo me and I can help you come up with the perfect gift idea! Well, I must shamelessly plug my etsy shop http://www.sdkent79.etsy.com. I’ve got great stuff for gift baskets for anyone. Coffee tumblers that are presonalized and then you just add tea bags, a nice book and a candle….or baskets for a new mom, great luggage tags, photo books, etc. You can also convo me and I can help you come up with the perfect gift idea!

]]> By: michelle http://slackermama.com/2008/10/08/christmas-craft-jamboree/comment-page-1/#comment-10326 michelle Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:04:57 +0000 http://slackermama.com/?p=2148#comment-10326 Wow... see my problem is that I would love to do homemade Christmas presents. I even bought enough yarn to stock my own small yarn store so that I could make scarves for everyone. And then the big procrastination problem I have bit me on the butt. So, I have one scarf 2/3 of the way finished and a big basket of yarn staring me in the face. And that scarf? It was supposed to be a present TWO years ago!!!! Yeah. So, good luck with your baskets, Marilyn. I hope you have much better success with your ideas than I did with mine. As for a non-crafty idea for you? Um... I did a hot chocolate basket once. I found a nice mug, got some hot chocolate mix, some marshmallows, and some nice cookies to go with the hot chocolate. But instead of a basket, I put it all in a gift bag that I had saved from a previous Christmas. Getting a basket to look pretty is a little above my skill level. I've also done "pamper yourself" deals. Get some bubble bath, a book (one that's NOT twilight), some nail polish... you know, whatever the person you're giving it to would consider pampering. Just 2 or 3 things and TA-DA, let the pampering begin! Wow… see my problem is that I would love to do homemade Christmas presents. I even bought enough yarn to stock my own small yarn store so that I could make scarves for everyone. And then the big procrastination problem I have bit me on the butt. So, I have one scarf 2/3 of the way finished and a big basket of yarn staring me in the face. And that scarf? It was supposed to be a present TWO years ago!!!! Yeah. So, good luck with your baskets, Marilyn. I hope you have much better success with your ideas than I did with mine.
As for a non-crafty idea for you? Um… I did a hot chocolate basket once. I found a nice mug, got some hot chocolate mix, some marshmallows, and some nice cookies to go with the hot chocolate. But instead of a basket, I put it all in a gift bag that I had saved from a previous Christmas. Getting a basket to look pretty is a little above my skill level. I’ve also done “pamper yourself” deals. Get some bubble bath, a book (one that’s NOT twilight), some nail polish… you know, whatever the person you’re giving it to would consider pampering. Just 2 or 3 things and TA-DA, let the pampering begin!

]]> By: Susan http://slackermama.com/2008/10/08/christmas-craft-jamboree/comment-page-1/#comment-10325 Susan Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:18:33 +0000 http://slackermama.com/?p=2148#comment-10325 A non-cooking/crafting idea that I've used with great success is a "movie night" gift basket. Fill a popcorn bowl with one microwavable bag of corn, several of the movie-sized boxes of candy from Wal-Mart (89 cents each), and any other type of treat you like -- maybe some cream sodas or Yoo hoos or something fun to drink and then add in a gift card (of whatever denomination you prefer) to a movie rental house, and voila! It's a movie night at home with everything your friends/family need to make it happen. It's perfect for a family with kids, and great for the giver's wallet. This gift and board games are my go-to family gifts, because you just have to give one item for the whole group, and it doesn't feel like cheating. When it comes to crafting gifts, the ones that I've had the most success with are actually photo albums. Grandmas and aunts LOVE a filled photo album. It's just something they don't have time for or think to do for themselves. I've also given my mother in law blank albums and an IOU gift certificate for my labor. I then took home her old family photos and filled the albums (one for each of her three children). When I returned them to her (on Mother's Day), it was like giving her a gift twice -- and she now loves me forever. Score. A non-cooking/crafting idea that I’ve used with great success is a “movie night” gift basket. Fill a popcorn bowl with one microwavable bag of corn, several of the movie-sized boxes of candy from Wal-Mart (89 cents each), and any other type of treat you like — maybe some cream sodas or Yoo hoos or something fun to drink and then add in a gift card (of whatever denomination you prefer) to a movie rental house, and voila! It’s a movie night at home with everything your friends/family need to make it happen. It’s perfect for a family with kids, and great for the giver’s wallet. This gift and board games are my go-to family gifts, because you just have to give one item for the whole group, and it doesn’t feel like cheating.

When it comes to crafting gifts, the ones that I’ve had the most success with are actually photo albums. Grandmas and aunts LOVE a filled photo album. It’s just something they don’t have time for or think to do for themselves. I’ve also given my mother in law blank albums and an IOU gift certificate for my labor. I then took home her old family photos and filled the albums (one for each of her three children). When I returned them to her (on Mother’s Day), it was like giving her a gift twice — and she now loves me forever. Score.

]]> By: Shannon http://slackermama.com/2008/10/08/christmas-craft-jamboree/comment-page-1/#comment-10324 Shannon Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:55:50 +0000 http://slackermama.com/?p=2148#comment-10324 A few years ago my sister made gift baskets for everyone in her husband's family. She made some jellies, a loaf of bread, some strawberry butter, some syrups for waffles/pancakes (maple, blueberry, strawberry), and maybe she put in some waffle mix or somthing like that. She also made a little christmas ornament for each basket and everyone seemed to enjoy it. I have been known to make some quick breads and pass them out for christmas presents. A few years ago my sister made gift baskets for everyone in her husband’s family. She made some jellies, a loaf of bread, some strawberry butter, some syrups for waffles/pancakes (maple, blueberry, strawberry), and maybe she put in some waffle mix or somthing like that. She also made a little christmas ornament for each basket and everyone seemed to enjoy it. I have been known to make some quick breads and pass them out for christmas presents.

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