Here's hoping that everyone's Christmas & New Year holidays were as relaxing & lovely as ours.
{Christmas at the farm includes visiting with 4 legged friends}
Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Annual Christmas in July Sale with Etsy & the NewNew
TheNewNew (the Etsy sellers group I belong to here in the NY Metro area) is participating in the Etsy Christmas in July sale, starting today, July 14 through July 24. 10 days of sales, promotions and free shipping! Most of the NewNew shops are using the same coupon code: CIJ11. That baby will get you anywhere from 10 to 25% off. In my shop, CIJ11 will get you 20% off shop wide. (Each shop is setting their own terms to read their shop announcement before purchasing.)
Click here to head straight over to my shop! I'll post a list of participating NewNew shops later, but in the meantime you find sales by searching "ChristmasInJuly," "CIJ" or "newnewteam."
Many other shops across the Etsy network will be participating. Maybe you can get a deal on some letterpress... :)
Thanks for your support!
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Last Minute Gifts - Easy Peasy!
Let's face it. Everyone needs them...last minute gift ideas. At this point, you are shopped out. Totally tapped for ideas. Personally, if I have to brave the masses one more time, I'm going to lose my proverbial marbles.
So I decided to stay at home & finish up my Christmas shopping in my kitchen. Ta-daaaaaa!!!
That is a tin of Hot Chocolate complete with mini-marshmallows. See the recipe here. It makes WAY more than 12 servings, fyi. Just mix the ingredients together, put a few servings in a container & BOOM. Done.
In the past I have used Ziploc bags and put them in nice paper or cardboard boxes that I found at the Dollar Store, Target or any place that carries wrapping supplies. This year I happened to find these cute tins at a local cooking supply store, as well as the cellophane bags. The tags I made quickly on the computer. You could also put instructions inside the tin.The mini marshmallows are in fold-over sandwich bags. However, in a pinch, you can use a nice paper bag with tissue paper in it. Whatever you can do to make it's presentation nice & present-like.
Also, I made truffles. They looked a lot like this:
(from The Chocolate Life)
Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, has two great recipes, here and here. I made her Chocolate Truffles, minus the Grand Marnier, & rolled them in confectioner's sugar or coco powder, per the recipe suggestions, or pecan pieces per a commenter's suggestion. It took me a little over an hour! Now I have bags all tied with ribbon & ready to go.
I made similar truffles last year & delivered them to folks in a chinese take out container, but you could also put them in a Glad or Rubbermaid container from your local grocery store & dress it up with a nice ribbon.
More great food ideas on the web on Better Homes & Gardens.com. They put out a great supplement called Food Gifts that includes all kinds of ideas such as this Snack Mix.
Also a great non-food idea, and something we do often in our family, is give pictures. Target had lots of great frames on super sale today! It's a nice gift, a reminder of a family get together from earlier in the year.
The most important thing, as we all know & hear each year, is: It is the thought that counts. So, don't stress! Happy Holidays!
So I decided to stay at home & finish up my Christmas shopping in my kitchen. Ta-daaaaaa!!!
That is a tin of Hot Chocolate complete with mini-marshmallows. See the recipe here. It makes WAY more than 12 servings, fyi. Just mix the ingredients together, put a few servings in a container & BOOM. Done.
In the past I have used Ziploc bags and put them in nice paper or cardboard boxes that I found at the Dollar Store, Target or any place that carries wrapping supplies. This year I happened to find these cute tins at a local cooking supply store, as well as the cellophane bags. The tags I made quickly on the computer. You could also put instructions inside the tin.The mini marshmallows are in fold-over sandwich bags. However, in a pinch, you can use a nice paper bag with tissue paper in it. Whatever you can do to make it's presentation nice & present-like.
Also, I made truffles. They looked a lot like this:
(from The Chocolate Life)Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, has two great recipes, here and here. I made her Chocolate Truffles, minus the Grand Marnier, & rolled them in confectioner's sugar or coco powder, per the recipe suggestions, or pecan pieces per a commenter's suggestion. It took me a little over an hour! Now I have bags all tied with ribbon & ready to go.
I made similar truffles last year & delivered them to folks in a chinese take out container, but you could also put them in a Glad or Rubbermaid container from your local grocery store & dress it up with a nice ribbon.
More great food ideas on the web on Better Homes & Gardens.com. They put out a great supplement called Food Gifts that includes all kinds of ideas such as this Snack Mix.
Also a great non-food idea, and something we do often in our family, is give pictures. Target had lots of great frames on super sale today! It's a nice gift, a reminder of a family get together from earlier in the year.
The most important thing, as we all know & hear each year, is: It is the thought that counts. So, don't stress! Happy Holidays!
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Christmas in July
(this set is on sale!)Everyone! Quick!! Grab your sleigh (...errr your mouse) and head over to Etsy for the 3rd Annual Christmas in July sale. Tons of sellers (including moi) are giving discounts on their products & free shipping.
Yes...I said FREE SHIPPING!
To find sellers who are participating, search the terms "Christmas in July" or CIJ. Their shops & items should be tagged with those words so that you can find them. Happy shopping!!
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