Comments on: Christmas Treat Baskets http://amysfinerthings.com/christmas-treat-baskets Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:43:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Amy http://amysfinerthings.com/christmas-treat-baskets/comment-page-1#comment-10681 Amy Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:38:23 +0000 http://amysfinerthings.com/?p=5738#comment-10681 A few of my items freeze really well, so I start several weeks in advance. I think I made the poppy seed bread even a month ahead. It tastes better after being frozen! December 23 wouldn't have worked for us, either. ;-) I'd search for recipes that freeze well to lessen your holiday stress! A few of my items freeze really well, so I start several weeks in advance. I think I made the poppy seed bread even a month ahead. It tastes better after being frozen! December 23 wouldn’t have worked for us, either. ;-) I’d search for recipes that freeze well to lessen your holiday stress!

]]> By: Amy http://amysfinerthings.com/christmas-treat-baskets/comment-page-1#comment-10647 Amy Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:33:05 +0000 http://amysfinerthings.com/?p=5738#comment-10647 We did Easter treats one year because I totally "whiffed" at Christmas-time! We did Easter treats one year because I totally “whiffed” at Christmas-time!

]]> By: Stephanie http://amysfinerthings.com/christmas-treat-baskets/comment-page-1#comment-10634 Stephanie Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:03:41 +0000 http://amysfinerthings.com/?p=5738#comment-10634 What a thoughtful gesture! We didn't give out cookies/goodies to our neighbors this year for Christmas, but maybe we'll stop by with some "Happy New Year" baskets in a few days... :) Thanks for the inspiration. What a thoughtful gesture! We didn’t give out cookies/goodies to our neighbors this year for Christmas, but maybe we’ll stop by with some “Happy New Year” baskets in a few days… :)

Thanks for the inspiration.

]]> By: Cheryl @ Moms In Need of Mercy http://amysfinerthings.com/christmas-treat-baskets/comment-page-1#comment-10607 Cheryl @ Moms In Need of Mercy Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:16:17 +0000 http://amysfinerthings.com/?p=5738#comment-10607 Hi Amy, Just wondering--when did you start your baking for your neighbors? I, too, planned to do that, and I knew it would have been good to start several weeks out, but I wanted to wait 'til closer to Christmas so everything would be "freshest." Well, ofcourse, I realized, it is not actually a good idea to wait until Dec. 23rd! So just wondering what you suggest to get it done with minimal stress! Thanks, Cheryl Hi Amy,
Just wondering–when did you start your baking for your neighbors? I, too, planned to do that, and I knew it would have been good to start several weeks out, but I wanted to wait ’til closer to Christmas so everything would be “freshest.” Well, ofcourse, I realized, it is not actually a good idea to wait until Dec. 23rd! So just wondering what you suggest to get it done with minimal stress! Thanks, Cheryl

]]> By: Bargain Junkie http://amysfinerthings.com/christmas-treat-baskets/comment-page-1#comment-10588 Bargain Junkie Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:11:12 +0000 http://amysfinerthings.com/?p=5738#comment-10588 Being frugal goes hand in hand with being green. I never buy wrapping paper. I’ve endured too many Christmas celebrations, wedding showers and birthday parties that ended with a mountain of gift-wrap trash. Some Martha Stewart types save it all for crafts projects, but I am allergic to crafts projects. Instead, I put presents into those gift bags that are two for a dollar at the Ninety-nine Cent Store. I don’t write on the message tag, so the bag can be used again and again and again. Anyway, if I try to wrap a package myself, it comes out looking like the work of a four-year-old, so the bags save me a lot of stress. Being frugal goes hand in hand with being green. I never buy wrapping paper. I’ve endured too many Christmas celebrations, wedding showers and birthday parties that ended with a mountain of gift-wrap trash. Some Martha Stewart types save it all for crafts projects, but I am allergic to crafts projects. Instead, I put presents into those gift bags that are two for a dollar at the Ninety-nine Cent Store. I don’t write on the message tag, so the bag can be used again and again and again. Anyway, if I try to wrap a package myself, it comes out looking like the work of a four-year-old, so the bags save me a lot of stress.

]]> By: Sherry http://amysfinerthings.com/christmas-treat-baskets/comment-page-1#comment-10558 Sherry Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:36:10 +0000 http://amysfinerthings.com/?p=5738#comment-10558 I love doing treat baskets/boxes! I love doing treat baskets/boxes!

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