... and then we can all get some good ideas from this blog.  I've posted mine to a previous post, but will copy it again here.

I will be giving some of my homemade artisan soaps for Christmas gifts.  I'm also making 5 gallon pails of gel-type laundry soap for my grown kids as part of their Christmas gift.  We are getting new bright, white pails with lids for them marked with their names and a big red and green bow.  When they run out it will be easy for me to make them another batch when they give me back their pail.  I love gifts that are practical.  They will be heavy though!

My hubby cross-cut smallish tree limbs for me in a rough oval shape.  The 'slices' are about 3/8 inch thick and I'm going to paint a little winter scene on them and date them to give as Christmas gifts, also.  I've always given each daughter and grandchild a dated ornament each year.  I plan on giving them to friends and co-workers, as well.  Hopefully, from this year on, each ones I give will be ones I make.  To me, that makes it even more special.  I have made ones I've painted in years' past, but it has been quite a while.

Please add your ideas as comments here for all to read.  I will post a new entry every once in a while to refer back to this original post so we can get lots of ideas.  I hope this works and gives all lots of great frugal ideas!!!

God's Blessings,Rita Jo :-)

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