Tis the season to be thinking of gifts for Christmas. Tell us what you are making for friends and family. You may inspire others to give it a try!

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Beings that I am not a crafty person at all , I always give friends and family baked goodies. I probably bake up between 20-40 batches of cookies, brownies, bars, candies and caramel popcorn to give out.

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I'll be making a few of the movie baskets that someone here posted about. I'll get a big bowl for popcorn and fill it with microwave popcorn, some candy, and either a DVD or a giftcard to the nearest rental place. Thanks to whomever posted about these, it's a great idea!

Amy

That is a great idea! I did that last year for my soon to be FIL and filled it with a GC to the Movie Theatre and Sugar Free Candy.....he loved it! It is a great gift to give someone that you do not know as well.

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I am making steping stones and photo calendars

I knit, so here are some of the things I will be making:

- felted bowls to catch little things, like paperclips and such.
- handknit socks for kids, DH, MIL.
- handknit scarf for BIL
- handknit coat for DD
- baby sweater, hat, socks for woman in my office who is having a baby in December

I will also be scrapbooking a photo album for my MIL (I do one every year).

If I have time, I will do one for my SIL as well.

Finally, for office gifts and school gifts - I bake or knit.

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i am going to be making something I saw a couple of months ago in The Martha Stewart mag--tote made with pillowcases- if you look on her site it is under "sleeper of a bag". Look really cute and easy to make. Will be making for several friends and family makeovers

WOW!! These are some grest ideas. I usually make gift baskets and blankets.

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Great ideas, and thanks for the movie bowl popcorn idea w/gc. I think I will make a smaller version of this for the ladies I work with this year. I may be able to pick up some nice small plastic bowls at the Dollar Tree.:happy dance:

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Heat and eat dinners

Bertolli type dinners;
Linguini with mini meatballs-red sauce
shrimp and crab with spaghetti-red sauce
Veggies with penne-pesto sauce
shrimp with linguini-garlic, white wine, butter sauce

Soups;
Chicken noodle
Vegetable beef
French Onion

Stir Fry dinners
Chicken and vegs with teraki(sp) sauce
Steak and vegs with soy sauce
Sweet and sour chicken