-
Recent Posts
Archives
Categories
Tag Archives: making christmas gifts
Christmas! Making Lists, Checking Them Twice
Oh yes, I warned you back in January that I would be hounding you at intervals all year to plan ahead for Christmas. You made lists right after Christmas, right? And you’re keeping up with them, right? Right? Continue reading
Absolutely, Positively Last-Minute Gifts, Part Two: For the Kids
Every year, I expect Christmas Eve to be relaxing and stress-free, and every year I am up way too late dealing with things that were left until the last minute either due to circumstance or good-old-fashioned forgetfulness.
This year will be no different. I don’t have much to do, but I won’t be able to turn in early in anticipation of an early morning wake-up call from our son. Among other things, I’ll be pulling a couple of these last-minute items together, all of which can be assembled from things I already have on hand. If you need some last-minute gifts but have little to no money to spend, you may find some of the following well-received: Continue reading
Absolutely, Positively Last-Minute Gifts, Part One: Grocery Store Goodies
It’s that inevitable moment that takes me by surprise every holiday season – that moment when I look at my to-do list, look at the calendar, and realize there is no more time. Here are a handful of ideas that can be thrown together from grocery items, mainly sugar, salt, and citrus. Continue reading
Baby Leggings – An Easy Homemade Gift Tutorial
Okay, so baby leggings is a misnomer – these are really just wonderful little tubes of stretchy fabric that have a variety of uses. Best of all, they take about ten minutes to make and cost about a dollar when you make them from a pair of regular ladies’ knee socks. Continue reading
My Name Is Jo, and I’m a Classic Cookbook Addict.
I have made this fudge to give as Christmas gifts before – it’s an easy recipe, with no candy thermometer necessary, and each batch yields almost a hundred pieces. Continue reading
