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Small Batch Jam and Lemon Curd

By editor ⋅ December 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment
Small Batch Jam and Lemon Curd

How to make lemon curd, including a recipe to do in the microwave, plus small batch microwave jams in five different flavor combinations.

Decorating Glass Jars

By editor ⋅ September 25, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment
Decorating Glass Jars

Two new patterns for painting jars in a sunflower or scarecrow pumpkin design; easy wheatsheaf jars; using twine to decorate jars in a homespun or nautical theme.

Homemade Bath and Beauty Recipes

By editor ⋅ December 10, 2006 ⋅ 2 comments

Bath and beauty products that you make yourself to give as gifts are more personal and meaningful than their expensive commercial counterparts.  Carefully chosen oils, herbs, fruits and spices allow a wide variety of fragrant concoctions, while common ingredients such as epsom salts, baking soda or oatmeal are easy to work with and readily available.
On Creative-Home.net, you’ll find [...]

Soups in a Jar for Gift Giving

By editor ⋅ October 19, 2006 ⋅ 4 comments

If this photo of two soup mixes looks familiar, it might be because you saw the original recipes at http://www.allfreecrafts.com/giftinajar/soup-mixes.shtml, or even before that, in 2001, when I had a domain hosted by the now defunct Webseed network, called EasyHomemadeGifts.  I designed these recipes - one (on the left) for Chicken Noodle Soup and Minestrone (on the [...]

Gifts in a Jar Recipes

By editor ⋅ August 5, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Gifts in a Jar are one of the most versatile homemade gifts that you make.  Many are easy and inexpensive to prepare, yet they look attractive and suit a useful purpose for the recipient -whether it’s providing a tried and true recipe for hot chocolate, a new taste experience with spiced tea, or providing all [...]

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