Cover a clean empty can with paper (or leave uncovered and decorate if you wish) , fill with a variety of small wrapped candies, and stick in your mailbox. Raise flag on mailbox.
I'm trying to find a recipe for applesauce cake that I remember from childhood. It was always baked for Christmas (not a fruit cake). It was extremely moist with raisins, walnuts, and maraschino cherries. The cake was really dark and was baked in a tube pan.
Christmas Gift Ideas for Boyfriend Who Likes All Things Country
This is my 3rd Christmas with my boyfriend. We're both 16 and I'm out of ideas. He loves country anything and he dirt tracks races, any ideas?
Homemade Pine Cone Fire Starters
There are lots of pine cones lying around on the ground at the moment. Use them to make free and very effective firelighters to light your woodburner or open fire. I soak them in used cooking oil to make them work even better.
Buy Thrift Store Gifts For Christmas
Our family usually draws names and we have a limit to spend on each person. Next year we decided to do something out of the ordinary and have a 'thrift store gift Christmas'. It will be fun to see how many more gifts you can buy for a person on your list.
Holiday secret Santa gift giving is easy for me. I go to Walmart, Marshalls, and Target.
Unique Christmas Gift Ideas for Long Distance Boyfriend
I want to send my boyfriend something for x-mas, but I have no idea what to do. I have very little money and I'm very crafty, but I'm not sure if he's into those kinds of things.
Christmas Gift Ideas for Long Distance Boyfriend
My boyfriend and l have been dating for 6 months now. We met in Alaska and his family recently decided to move to Texas. Since the Christmas season is right around the corner l want to find him the perfect gift. Something to remind him of me till we are together again.
Craft Project: Warm Wishes Cocoa Gift
Treat your neighbor to some Candy Cane Cocoa and present it with a matching Christmas card, all in a fun felt basket.
Christmas Gift for My Boyfriend
I have no idea what to get my boyfriend for Christmas. I have already gotten him everything I can think of. I'm only 15 and he's 16. I need help, can anyone help me?
Christmas Gift Ideas for Husband
My husband just has to have an iPad for Christmas, which I don't have the $5-600 to spend for him. Any suggestion? other than getting a new husband?
Use Card Fronts as Recipe Cards
Re-use Christmas and Hanukkah cards for recipe cards to include with a holiday food gift.
Christmas Gift Ideas for 30 Something Boyfriend
I have known my boyfriend for 10 years. This is our first Christmas together as a couple and I have no idea what to get him. He's 31 and loves sports, but has everything he needs. I'm at a complete loss. Any suggestions?
Homemade Christmas Gift for Long Term Boyfriend
My boyfriend and I have been together for 3 years off and on so we've been through all the holidays. I want to get him something that means something to him, and that is possibly homemade (any suggestion helps!). Any suggestions?
Christmas Gift Ideas for the Boyfriend Who Has Everything
I have been dating my boyfriend for 14 months now. He gets everything he wants from his mom and will not tell me what he wants for Christmas. He is 16 and I am 15. He lives in Virginia and I live in North Carolina. So it is difficult to see each other. Please help. Thanks.
Newspaper Bags as Gift Wrapping
Keep the plastic sleeves that protect your newspapers from inclement weather. They come in handy as upcycled gift bags for small items. Cut a bit of the open end off so the bag is not too long, slip in a layer of colorful tissue, and finish with a pretty bow. Voila!
Common Sense Holiday Gift Giving
In the current time of having to be thrifty with your money and make it stretch way beyond what you think you should, something handmade or a box of favorite candies will suffice as a warm message to someone to just show them you care.
Offer a free Christmas gift this year, such as a night of free babysitting, a day of house cleaning, an afternoon tutoring a child or adult, or even just spending time with a shut-in person who is unable to get out. The recipient will thank you for your thoughtful gift.
Left-Right Christmas Gift Exchange
The soon-to-be here Christmas holiday often has people wondering how to do a gift exchange. Here's a fun way that's good for parties, group gatherings, teens and adults: Have everyone bring a gift ($10 or less) and sit in a big circle holding their gift.
Frugal Christmas Gift for Boyfriend
My boyfriend is 22 and I'm 16. We've been together for 16 months. He has a really good job and a lot of money and he plans on spending a lot of money on me for Christmas. I don't have a job since I'm still in high school, but I wanna buy him something.
Craft Project: Warm Wishes Cocoa Gift
Treat your neighbor to some Candy Cane Cocoa and present it with a matching Christmas card, all in a fun felt basket.
Craft Project: Fabric Kitchen Angel
Hang this sweet angel on your fridge. Make her using your favorite fabrics.
Craft Project: "Blown Away by the Holidays" Gift Can
Start with an ordinary tin can to create this fun candy or gift tote. It's easy enough for grade school kids to make. Or use as place cards on the party table.
Christmas Treats For Our Beloved Pets
Be it the dog who snuggles next to you at night or the kitty who delights you with her antics every day, or the parakeet that sings so sweetly for you or even that hamster or gerbil that your child talked you into, I have a recipe for a special present for them.
