During the Christmas festive season there is nothing more
personal and cherishable than to give a home-made Christmas
gift. It shows you have taken time, care and effort. It
really is the ultimate in gift giving – something made by
you. However most people are stuck for ideas for home-made
Christmas gifts but not any longer! Here are 3 top tips for
great home-made Christmas gifts:

1. Gifts in a jar - make some Christmas cookies (there are
many easy to make recipes available. Martha Stewart has
easy Christmas Cookie recipes for free at squido.com).
Make, bake then place them in some spare jars you have in
the house or you can purchase some lovely inexpensive ones
from department stores. Add some red Christmas ribbon,
stick a couple of Christmas tree ornaments on the lid and
add a Christmas label with "For … Christmas Cookies made by
….." Everyone will love this gift, young and old and it is
great for unexpected visitors to have some on hand too.

2. Home-made Christmas cake in a box - mark out in your
calendar one whole day about 6 weeks prior to Christmas to
make, bake, gift wrap and label your own Christmas cake.
Get a really good traditional Christmas cake recipe, one
that adds some brandy to the recipe for extra flavor. Once
cooled cut the cake into slices about the size of a
business card. Purchase small gift boxes – a size that
would fit about 2-3 slices into it. Cut slices of foil
twice the size of the slices. Now wrap 2-3 slices and place
in the box. Add a red or gold round sticker to hold the
foil in place for each slice wrapped and add a home-made
Christmas label and write "Merry Christmas - indulge in my
home-made Christmas cake – especially for you! Love …..".
Now place the lid on top and add a Christmas decoration to
the lid. This is a super gift that will be really
appreciated and lovingly remembered while indulging over
the festive season.

3. All natural relaxation gift - everybody loves a warm
bath and there is nothing more relaxing than some salts to
add to the water to really relax those muscles. Make gifts
of your own unique bath salts. They are so easy yet a
really sensational gift that is natural and good for you.
Purchase 3 bags of coarse sea salt, 3 bags of baking soda
and buy a couple of your favorite essential oils eg.
lavender and orange and same small jars or containers
approximately 4 oz. Mix equal parts of sea salt and baking
soda into the jars then add a few drops of your
aromatherapy oil and mix gently. Add your own home-made
label and decorate the jar with green, gold and/ or a red
ribbon. Add instructions on the back of your label
"Relaxation Bath Salts – add contents to running bath water
and relax, made especially for you by ….."

So now you have some great ideas you can prepare well in
advance that will knock the ‘Christmas socks' off the ones
you love and care about this festive season. Really wow the
ones you love with a home made Christmas gift. You'll be so
glad you did as your gift will be remembered and talked
about with loving and warm thoughts of you.
Copyright (c) 2006 Bernadette Dimitrov

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