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[McChook]

Hi all - sorry to bring the 'Christmas' thing up, but here it is...

 

My family and I have set ourselves a strict budget for Christmas this year and have instructed each other to be as creative for our money as possible, so I'm going for the 'make a hamper' idea. I'm not a bad cook, so I'll be including shortbread, gingerbread and lemoncurd made from the lovely eggs from my girls and I'll be making mini christmas cakes and puddings to include too.

 

Does anyone have any ideas of what else I could include please? I think I remember reading a thread about home made hampers here a couple of years ago, but I can't find it now I'm ok at sewing and a little better at knitting if anyone can think of something small to sew or knit.

 

All ideas would be welcome many thanks

[Olly]

There's a thread about the foody items to include here, but it would be nice to include some home-made crafty items, too.

 

How about lavender bags, or knitted egg-cosies ... I have a couple of lovely cross-stitch egg-cosies that my sister made me a while back. Or something very basic but useful that I bought at a craft-fair last year, a felt 'book' for keeping needles in?

[Christian]

Here is last years thread McChook.

 

..and the one from 2008 - viewtopic.php?f=20&t=32987&hilit=Hampers+2008

[Lesley]

...and here's the Chocolate Truffle thread from 2006 - can be made in advance and frozen until you need them.

viewtopic.php?f=20&t=7093

[McChook]

That's brilliant - thanks everyone