Christmas ideas

[Ruth]

:wave:What are you all doing for Christmas and are you gifting others this year? Do any of you make your gifts? If so, what do you make? I am thinking of giving Christmas candy this year and am wondering about making it.

 

[TurtleHare]

I really really really have a sweet tooth so Christmas candy is right up my alley. Anything chocolate is a people pleaser, you know? I absolutely love chocolate fudge and one year I wrapped each individual piece in plastic and wrapped tiny ribbon around them so they resembled tiny gifts. Oh what fun that was and they looked elegant.

I enjoy making things and Pinterest has some amazing ideas. My latest obsession is wood painted crafts.

 

[Ruth]

I really really really have a sweet tooth so Christmas candy is right up my alley. Anything chocolate is a people pleaser, you know? I absolutely love chocolate fudge and one year I wrapped each individual piece in plastic and wrapped tiny ribbon around them so they resembled tiny gifts. Oh what fun that was and they looked elegant.

I enjoy making things and Pinterest has some amazing ideas. My latest obsession is wood painted crafts.

That sounds like a real nice gift, I never thought of that.

 

[Lamb]

My daughter who is in college will be coming to stay with us for Christmas and I'm excited!! All of our family lives elsewhere and my husband and I went back there last year to be with them but this year we have to stay at home because of our jobs.

I plan on making lasagna for the Christmas meal! Oh yeah! :banana-dance:

 

[psalms 91]

The closest I come to candy is peanut butter balls which I love

 

[Saved By Grace]

I enjoy wood carving so I'll probably carve out some little crosses to put in cards. Gives me something to do whilst I am out and about.

Other than that I have no idea yet!

 

[Krissy Cakes]

My husband and I are going to his parents and we are doing a "something blue" gift.

 

[Lamb]

The closest I come to candy is peanut butter balls which I love

Peanut butter is a wonderful thing. I might create a Christmas recipe sticky thread soon. I want new recipes.

 

[Tigger]

We're hoping to make it up to Seattle and visit my daughter's and sister's families.

 

[Ruth]

Last year I gave my family here Lindor Truffles in the little gift bag. It was a lot easier than running around looking for things for them. I'm getting too old to fuss too much.

 

[psalms 91]

Yes shopping can be a hassle at Christmas but I do likethe stores

 

[tango]

:wave:What are you all doing for Christmas and are you gifting others this year? Do any of you make your gifts? If so, what do you make? I am thinking of giving Christmas candy this year and am wondering about making it.

Sometimes I give hand made gifts, sometimes I buy something.

I don't tend to go for expensive presents and encourage other people not to buy me expensive presents (not least because they won't get an expensive present from me!)

My wife makes a mean cranberry sauce so sometimes we make extra and give that as a gift. One year we had some Muslim neighbors we really liked so we made a special batch for them that had no alcohol in it (the regular recipe calls for a small amount of port)

 

[tango]

Peanut butter is a wonderful thing. I might create a Christmas recipe sticky thread soon. I want new recipes.

A while back I had a product called "nutter butter", which was basically peanut butter blended with ghost pepper powder. That was fun.