Christmas on a Shoestring Budget - Idea #14

Decorated Dishes

Supplies:

White coffee cups/white dishes

Gold Sharpie

Directions:

Decorate your dishes

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes

FYI: I found at Home Goods, a complete set of dishes (service for 4) for $20.00. If you were to take the set apart you could have 20 individual gifts, or you could mix and match depending on your gift list!

Christmas on a Shoestring Budget - Idea #13

Christmas Popcorn

Ingredients:

Popcorn (you can use microwave, just stay away from buttered flavored, I like lightly salted)

White chocolate chips or Wilton melting chocolate

Christmas sprinkles

Supplies:

Decorative tin or bag

Ribbon

Directions:

Pop popcorn

Melt chocolate, pour over popcorn and stir

Add sprinkles, stir again

Lay flat on wax paper lined cookie sheet until chocolate has hardened

 

Christmas on a Shoestring Budget - Idea #12

Christmas Family Movie Night

Supplies

Christmas movie – You can find these at Wal-Mart for $5.00

Basket

Candy 

Microwave popcorn – I like to buy this in a big package, that way you have extra’s for other gifts!

Directions:

Place items in a basket!

 

Christmas on a Shoestring Budget - Idea #11

Light of Friendship

Supplies

Light bulbs

Scrapbook paper

Ribbon

Tag

Directions:

Write out or print out the poem:

Light of Friendship

This little light of friendship

Is to hang upon your tree

When you see it swing and sway

I hope you’ll think of me.

I know it doesn’t flicker

But know right from the start

All true friendships

Flicker from within your heart

Your name

Year

Attach the light bulb to the card with ribbon.

 

Christmas on a Shoestring Budget - Idea #10

Holiday Marshmallows

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons butter

1 package (3oz) strawberry gelatin

1/2 cup water

3/4 cup sugar

3 tablespoons light corn syrup

Assorted sprinkles, confectioners’ sugar, coarse colored sugar and/or nonpareils

Supplies

Bags

Ribbon

Tags

Directions:

Line an 8-in. square pan with foil and lightly grease the foil with 2 teaspoons butter; set aside.

In a small sauce pan, combine gelatin and water. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until gelatin is dissolved. Add sugar and corn syrup; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved (do not boil).

Transfer to a large bowl. Chill until slightly thickened, about 30 minutes. Beat on high speed until mixture is thick and the volume is doubled, about 10 minutes. Spread into prepared pan. Cover and refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight.

Using foil, lift marshmallows out of pan. Cut into 1-1/4 inch squares or cut into shapes with cutters lightly coated with cooking spray. Roll in garnishes as desired. Store in an airtight container in a cool dry place. Yield about 3 dozen.

Christmas on a Shoestring Budget - Idea #9

Honey Lemon Sugar Hand Scrub

Ingredients:

3 cups white sugar

1 cup extra virgin olive oil

4 tablespoons of lemon juice

2 tablespoons of honey

Supplies

Canning jars – Wal Mart

Ribbon

Tags

Directions:

Mix the sugar with extra virgin olive oil, add in lemon juice and honey. Stir well.

Spoon into canning jars

Decorate

You should be able to fill two 10oz mason jars. But I would recommend getting the smaller jars. This way you can have more gifts to give.

Thanks to SixSistersStuff for this idea!!