It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Craft Time

I had so much fun recently creating some of my own Christmas gifts.

Not only was it fun, but they were also easy and inexpensive.

So, if you are looking for a couple of DIY Christmas gifts,

Here are two for you.

Chocolate Dipped Pretzels

These were so fun and easy to make!

I simply melted chocolate chips in my microwave,

dipped the pretzel into the chocolate to coat,

and then sprinkled on the sprinkles.

After cooling on parchment paper,

I bagged them individually in pretzel bags

that I purchased at JoAnn's.

I tied them with decorative ribbon

and attached a Christmas tag.

Whalla! Christmas treats for my kids' friends!

(one quick note: all microwaves heat differently. I learned this the hard way.

So, lower the power level if your chocolate doesn't seem to be melting).

Homemade Hand Soap

So, I saw this project on Pinterest

and had to give it a try.

Click here for the instructions on how to make your own.

I will add that I used another brand of soap

from our local bath shop-

Pear Apple, doesn't it sound yummy?!

The bar was 8.8oz and I used the whole thing.

I ended up needing to add a lot of water,

but I saw this as a good thing

as it made for more jars of soap.

I ended up with eleven mason jars full of hand soap!

That's eleven gifts!

I cut a piece of Christmas fabric leftover from the stockings I made last year.

After placing it on the lid, I screwed on the ring

wrapped it with ribbon and a tag.

Oh, and one more thing, the DIY site didn't mention

the cost of the liquid glycerin.

My costs:

soap- $6.90

liquid glycerin- $7.89

I believe I can make about five batches with the glycerin,

so that makes the total $0.77 a jar!

I also want to tell you about a wonderful site that sells downloadable gift tags.

Last year I purchased the set below for under $10.

I printed and used them for all my Christmas wrappings last year,

and now I am doing it again this year.

I punch out the little squares with my scallop punch.

There are so many uses:

gift tags,

dessert toppers,

matching game,

print off 25 for an advent calendar,

address labels,

the possibilities are endless.

Happy Crafting!

Eunora

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