Bargain Xmas Shopping - Page 3

xxxmx · #31 10-31-2005, 11:44 AM

shopping is so easy. i only buy for immediate family and we all get each other the same stuff every year; everyone gets a Hallmark ornament, book or cd (or vinyl, in my case), bottle of wine, and kitchen gadget. everyone ends up costing $50 and who doesn't love kitchen gadgets?

the friends get homemade things. last year i needlepointed wall hangings bearing such classic phrases as 'welcome - i'm easy' and 'eff off and die' on them. so cute. this year, i'm baking fortune cookies and putting special notes and pictures inside. drop them into a take-out containter, tie with striped ribbon, done.

Jessica Leigh · #32 10-31-2005, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by xxxmx

this year, i'm baking fortune cookies and putting special notes and pictures inside. drop them into a take-out containter, tie with striped ribbon, done.

that's a really good idea! for xmas or just for fun any other time of year- how do you make fortune cookies?

JazmenFlowers · #33 10-31-2005, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Jessica Leigh

that's a really good idea! for xmas or just for fun any other time of year- how do you make fortune cookies?

that does sound awesome? I'd love to know how to make those!

DavidMn · #34 10-31-2005, 01:09 PM

I've decided that I'm getting everyone a years supply of ramen this year...

xxxmx · #35 10-31-2005, 01:29 PM

recipe + how to

i've never tried hers, but the recipe is very similar to the one i use (but don't know where it is). it's easier to fold them if you just fiddle with paper first, instead of trying to follow her instructions. just make sure you leave an open space to put the paper. i've pulled cookies apart after they 'fall'... no big deal.

i have a document open on my computer so i can write down things that come to mind; remember when... good luck with this new thing... stuff like that. then you can just print them in a nice font and cut them into strips. i know you can buy take-out containers at most craft stores, but if you're mailing them, like i will be, i'm going to use wax bags tied with ribbon. why box it twice? but if you're handing them over, the take-outs look really nice with a few painted holly leaves or stars on the corners. it's a neat gift in a neat package, and very cheap. even if you buy the take-outs, they're a dollar each. you figure, you can knock down twenty people in $30. not bad...