Christmas Crafts, Holiday Recipes, and Homemade Christmas Gifts

Although Christmas has come and gone, I'm always in the market for new recipes that I can use next year.  It gives me a chance to try them out before the actual holiday.  As for the crafts, with my schedule, sometimes, it takes me a while to complete a project.  Thanks for the ideas.

Coffee chip muffins sounds interesting.

wow...will try these recipes and gifts for next christmas...

I love the Pumpkin Ginger Cookies with Butter Frosting recipe. I will make these at anytime. They look great! 2dogs5catscrew@att.net

I love your Christmas Recipes. With a pretty jar or box, it's a wonderful present. Thanks for sharing your recipes. 

Thanks for all the ideas! I love to bake and make things for Halloween and Christmas!

Thank you for the great holiday recipes. These all look pretty easy to make and look delicious..

Thanks for sharing these! I especially like the recipes :)

we love to bake holiday gifts for people

Thank you for the wonderful list! I'm definitely going to try out a bunch of these crafts and recipes :)

Your list is great, some great ideas, crafts and recipes.  I've already bookmarked some.  Thanks!

Great list, saved it for next year!

some great christmas recipes here!

Thanks for the great Ideas

last minute ideas , thanks i needed some.

Great ideas! Thank you

Thanks Jenny. Love your blog and all the creative ideas.

Thanks for all the ideas! I have added quite a few to my "things I must do" list from here. Especially love the felt snowman ornament!

These are all excellent suggestions!! I love experimenting with new recipes and crafts!

i love christmas cookies and love finding new recipes to make

So many cute ideas! My son loved making the handprint wreath!

Loved this post, so many great ideas! Our family plays a game each year called "yankee swap" in which each person brings a small inexpensive gift, (often humorous ones, or ones that we know others will wanna fight for) and we each draw a number from 1 to whatever the amount of folks are playing, the person who gets #1 is the luckiest as they get to pick from all gifts last, but basically first person chooses a gift to open, then the 2nd person chooses a gift, that person can then decided to keep it or take #1's gift, then 3rd person opens gift and can now decide to keep it or take #1' or #2's gift, and so on and so on..then because #1 didn't initially get to 'swap' that person can at the end keep what they ended up with, or choose to swap out from any of the others gifts..it leads to lots of laughter and good hearted playful swapping/fighting for the gift you want..lots of fun..and everyone has a great time..don't know if this is considered meaningful..but it means a lot in my family tradition..

Oh my gosh I love the homemade Christmas gift ideas! I really love the festive holiday pens and the crafts are so fun and exciting!

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The cookies look yummy! Great gift ideas!

The peanut butter scotchies look delicious! :)

Oh my goodness these look so yummy! I could make them for gifts but instead I think I'll make them and eat them :). Thanks for posting!