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3 liter bottle gift bottle..

2008-01-24T18:06:02Z

I have made this and mailed and believe it or not ,it arrived with such a colorful and awesome popularity with the mail carriers..lol..wash out the bottle and dry it, then lay on side and snip or with scissors cut down two sides and across..it'll look like a flap..large but not too big a flap to be able to fill with surprises for the person you mailing it too ..I added colorful easter grass or you can add beautiful and colorful tissue paper and continue filling with surprises of small gifts..once done cover flap with a mailing label..the one that u get from post office that has adhesive on back and cover the flap..(but fill out the label before covering over the flap)..once done..take it to post office and have them put correct stampin on it..OR you can put in a box and mail it and it'll be a even bigger suprise when it arrive to that special person....it's all fun and it's a conversation piece..Just use a little imagination..you'll be so appreciated for such a creative gesture.. Good luck!

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wrapping chocolates

2008-01-08T00:41:23Z

I'm hosting a bridal shower in a few days and I need to put together favor boxes. I'm giving the guests small boxes of chocolates and I need to wrap them in something that will protect the box & chocolates from each other and will still look nice. Does anyone have any ideas?
Michelle

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candle making

2008-01-03T20:25:28Z

Hi,
I'm new so if you guys already had a discussion on this please forgive me. Anyway, I made some candles the other day and they sunk in as they hardened. Has anyone experienced this and do you know if more wax can be added without an adhesion problem or if it had to be totally re-done?

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Any experience of using bindis for gift decoration?

2007-12-18T04:15:56Z

Last Christmas we had many customers from USA buying bindis for using it as gift decoration. I was keen to have feedback from people who have used it this way.

These little stick-on bindis with various designs and colors, have been traditionally used on the forehead and recently as body decor by belly dancers. Would it also be good for gift decoration?

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My Deer ‘s, If your Creative too , I have a Tribe for you .

2007-11-02T17:02:16Z

Art and Hand made in USA.
This is a tribe for visual arts, and Hand made items made in USA…

if you wish to show off your work and put a add or web page this tribe is for you …

all Accessories hand made from Gourd Art, painting. Any wood work . ten work ,
bead items to sewing , it go’s on and on .

so if your in the USA and you make it and wish to show it off and sell your items ,
love to have you …

you never know some one may fine you here and buy your items …

come on in and have fun …
tribes.tribe.net/handmadeinusa

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Fall onto my Table

2007-10-02T23:43:48Z

For those who crave a touch, or long for a deep caress, my services are now available to you. This is the time of year for freeing your bodies and getting grounded with the earth, and nurturing from inside and out. My bodywork is extensive and I have seven glorious years of service to the healing arts with no sign of stop in my tracks! Some of the kind of techniques I will be working with are deep tissue, acupressure, Swedish, Thai, Tuni-a, Aromatherapy, headache and carpal tunnel reilef, Sports massage, Prenancy Massage, and Lymphatic/Light Touch techniques. My prices are reasonable this time of year and have a few specials already out there, such as a 20% discount on my aromatherapy treatment, and $10.00 off your massage for every new client I get from you (like gift certificates). To schedule an apt. with me you can contact me at (714)797-4876. I do out call anywhere from San Clemente to Pasadena. I look forward to hearing from you all soon!

Tessa

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Mulberries?

2007-06-11T00:00:44Z

Having remembered mulberries as a kid I recently planted a real fruiting one and was amazed at how much fruit it produces. The only problem is that they have this little stem in the middle that I don't know how to get rid of. I made icecream with them and it was devine but I would like to do something with them for gifts this year. I could make a jelly and may just go with that but if anyone knows of anything more inventive, I would love to hear it.

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Dorm room decorating gift basket

2007-06-06T11:15:12Z

Hello all!!!! I am putting together a gift for a grad and was hoping to get some help with ideas. I would like to make a gift basket of what she would need for her first dorm room. I like her to be able to make it a personal and comfortable space where she feels at ease. I would love to here ideas.
Thanks

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Interested in consigning your items in my store?

2007-04-26T12:24:15Z

Hi everyone,

am in the process of opening a brand spankin' new (and my very first!) store in New Buffalo, MI. The name of my store is 'Superfly' and we will be specializing in t-shirts, jewelry, vintage purses, wierd home accents, ORIGINAL OUTSIDER arts & crafts and generally unique gifts! I am currently looking for artists and crafters that might be interested in putting items in the store on a consignment basis.

The store is located in a big, upper-class art community area and you would get plenty of exposure for your work! So anyway, if you might be interested, please feel free to drop me a line either here on Tribe or to my email addy: superflystore@gmail.com

Thanks for reading my post and I look forward to speaking with all soon!!

Janna

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Listings

2007-03-15T03:22:25Z

I hope I haven't committed a boo- boo here, but I did list some felted things I am trying to sell. I have not been able to work as a nurse due to my health, so... thank you guys, hope you're having a great evening. Blessings, Star

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Old Records?

2007-02-27T18:14:00Z

Hi,

Does anyone have any gift ideas with used records?

Thanks.

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Flea Market for supplies

2007-02-27T17:32:35Z

I've been around this tribe for quite a while, and I thought others here would like to know about a new tribe, Craft Supplies Flea Market http://tribes.tribe.net/craftfleamarket . We can offer our extra supplies for free, trade, or a small price, and find inexpensive supplies for ourselves.

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lip balm?

2006-12-23T18:26:31Z

Does anyone know a recipe for making lip balm? I have bee's wax and mineral oil and orange oil and cherry extract, and I'm thinking of putting together little baskets of things, including lip balm, but I don't know the quantities of ingredients. Any help?

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Home made gifts from the very poor

2006-12-11T05:31:41Z

This year, I am virtually without income, as I am in the application process for disability. So, I am needing to go REALLY cheap, but still wanted to do nice things. Okay, some of them sound crazy, but they're actually pretty cool. I got the first nuggets of some of the ideas from the Homemade Beauty Remedies tribe.

I'm making rose milk bath, which is really amazing to the skin. (Did you know that Cleopatra bathed in asses milk?) It leaves your skin fresh and youthful, and radiantly healthy. I'm almost embarassed to tell you how easy it is to do! A month or more ago, I began gathering rose petals from our bushes and drying them. There may not be time to do this properly now, unless you have a food dehydrater. I bought pretty acrylic jars which can be painted, or simply have a nice ribbon tied at the neck. Needless to say, the jars were inexpensive. Then, all I do is mix dried rose petals with packaged powdered milk--that's it! I'm hoping that the rose petal touch will throw people off so they won't need to realise that it's just powdered milk. ; p But it really is good; I use it myself. Then, I just need to affix a pretty tag with explanations for use. (One to two cups milk bath to a tubful of hot water)

The other super cheap things are directly stolen from Homemade Beauty remedies, and they're great. The first is a coffee scrub for the face. (I do this nearly every day, and my skin always thanks me!) All I did was to dry my used coffee grounds (Organic, always ground fresh) for about two weeks. You have to make sure that they are thoroughly dry, of course. Then just put them into small, pretty jars, again with instructions for use. (One to two tablespoons on the palm of your hand. First rinse face in warm water, then apply coffee skin purifier with fingertips or washcloth, working in a circular motion. Apply liberally to face and neck, using a gentle scrubbing motion. This removes the dead skincells, revealing healthy, glowing skin, and the tannins in the coffee are good for the complexion.)

Along with the "Coffee Skin Purifier" goes a non-scratch kitchen scrubby sponge, which I've cut in the shape of a fish. This is a wonderful exfoliator, and some people have said that it works better than the expensive kits. Exfoliation is the number one aid to maintaining youthful skin. I keep my sponge in the shower, but where it will stay dry. It must be completely wrung out and kept dry between uses or it will mildew. I use it one my face and neck, at least, every time I shower, and sometimes a use it on my whole body, including my feet. Again, the sponge shouls be used in a gentle circular scrubbing motion. It's quite incredible the difference it makes to my skin. I just turned 44, and my skin probably looks thirty.

Anyway, these three items, in a basket, make a pretty good gift set, and cost next to nothing, provided you have pretty jars onhand ot can by them cheaply.

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Interesting Hand crafted/Reuse article in paper today

2006-12-06T18:09:02Z

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/12/06/HOG0LMOMBD1.DTL

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gifts for everyone

2006-12-02T19:28:09Z

I am trying to brainstorm for cheap gifts for the holidays. I seem to be having writers block...or crafters block. The only thing that I can think of is making coasters out of photographs. Last year I made calenders for everyone in my family but I dont have the time or money for that this year. Anyone making something really good that you would want to share?

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It's That Time Again . . .

2006-11-11T05:10:26Z

when many of us have gift-giving in our near future. So, whatcha got?

This year, I'm hoping to get it together in time to print up a little recipe book of some of my favorite dishes and baked goods. I had hoped to manage it last year, but ended up doing an abbreviated version: cookies, candy and/or sweet breads with their recipes attached.

But, this year, I really want to make something more like a real recipe book. Problem is, I never measure when I cook, and, unless I'm baking, I don't follow someone else's recipe. So, it will be a pain to actually try to measure ingredients to make up the recipes. Ah, well.

I have some WONDERFUL old "Ladies' magazines" from, like, my great-grandmother's time that I want to copy some pages from, for a bit of nostalgia. There's one little recipe book entitled "All New Recipes That Men Like." Really!!

I'm something of a cumpulsive cook (and a very good one, I must say) so my brain is stuffed with possibilities.

What is anyone else thinking of making this year?

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Foodie gifts?

2006-08-31T04:08:07Z

Do you ever give food/recipes as gifts? Any good ideas or recipes? I'm thinking maybe homemade salsa, or something that doesn't have to be eaten right away....

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Homemade Spa Products

2006-08-26T18:12:47Z

Having a spa party for 8 year olds. Thought I'd have them make and take some products...wondering if any of you have recipe suggestions. It will be a small group only 4 or 5 girls. So far I'm looking at : Lip balm (or gloss), Bath bombs, and Lotion. Always open to other ideas!

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Unique Baby Gifts

2006-07-31T19:05:41Z

I have a couple friends who are having babies, one is due in early Dec. What are some good unique baby gifts I can make? I can sew, crochet and craft, so the sky's the limit.

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Substitution for nut oils?

2006-07-21T13:02:09Z

Hi! I love homemade beauty products, but I find most of the recipes I want to make use almond oil. I am deathly allergic to nuts - I can't even smell the stuff - so almond oil is definately out. Is there anything else that I could use that would deliver the same results?

Thanks for the feedback!

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Wedding Gift Ideas...

2006-07-18T16:41:52Z

My good friends are getting hitched this June and I want to make some amazing and special gifts. As lovely as homemade salt scurbs and body oils are, I'm looking for something with more pizazzzz...any suggestions?

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birthDAY SPAparty

2006-06-24T04:06:57Z

Disclamer: Not one to spare the details.

We did it! Turned it into a slumber party - at six pm we had four eight year old girls who stayed up til eleven, were awake at five, and gone at ten. They made three spa inspired crafts and enjoyed three more spa inspired activities. After pizza and apples and green beans (menu by my daughter) we made bath salts (I gave the each of the girls their own mixing bowl. Used regular sea salt and added in 15 drops peppermint essential oil and 1tbs apricot seed oil per 3 cups salt). Hate having glass in the bathroom - clutz that I am...so I bought these tupperware type containers made for shaking up salad dressing and they decorated them with sticky foam letters. While watching a movie I gave them each a plastic dish pan with warm lavender water to soak their feet. I rubbed body butter on their hands and covered them with spa gloves then dried their feet one at a time buttered them and wrapped each foot in a hand towel. I put just a few curlers in their hair and gave them each a terry lined shower cap - which they all opted to wear to bed. When they woke at 5 they watched another movie and at 6:30 I got out fresh berries, banans, yogurt, granola and mini graham craker crusts which they put together in a variety of ways. After breakfast we made bath bunnies (washclothes rolled, folded and tied to look like bunnies). Next craft was glittering hair gel. Bought empty plastic containers from a bulk potions store, filled them with hair gel and added very fine purple poly glitter. I fixed their hair in ways only little girls and punkrockers love. After that we painted their finger and toenails, had a snack and at 10 am sent them home. Thank you all for your inspiration! Oh ya, I'll post some pics on my profile too...didn't take nearly enough...always the case

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Retirement Ideas

2006-06-23T23:52:10Z

My mother-in-law is retiring and going to Mexico for 2 weeks. I'm looking for a gift to make her on the quick. I have some cool cotton fabric, but am not sure of her size. I was thinking about a big tote-baggish thing with some travel stuff inside? Any ideas?

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Graduating HS gift ideas

2006-06-17T12:12:44Z

Alohas~ looking for unique graduation gift ideas. My oldest daughter is graduating high school & I want to present to her something special & memorable.

Thanks<3

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New and idea

2006-06-06T21:36:57Z

Hello All!

Not sure if this has been shared yet, but I really like doing these for any occasion... jar recipe presents.... too see what I mean, see link below:

http://cookie.allrecipes.com/az/CookieinaJar.asp

If you put in "jar recipe" into google you will get tons of examples. :)

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Book Thongs...

2006-05-01T01:07:50Z

Okay - this is another gift I did for x-mas. I did not come up with the idea - they are playfully called book "thongs", but basically they are bookmarkds on stong thread and beaded. When I made them I added a charm that to me represented each person - or something they liked.

Here is a link the photo gallary where I posted a pic... of all of them together. :)

http://tribes.tribe.net/homemadegifts/photos/c9a935eb-338a-458c-afc4-040ef3160455

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Hello.. I'm New Here!

2006-04-21T21:23:17Z

Hello.. My Name is Norma. and I'm a Newbie. This is such a great place to be.
I hope to meet some great people here.

Have a great day!
~Norma
Http://www.SpSell.com/NormasBathandBody.html

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dish gardens

2006-04-04T17:25:26Z

i found this in a sunset magazine, they're really pretty and look relatively simple to make. (see picture i posted)

Crop circles. A traditional dish garden is small and highlights miniature, jewel-like plants. Utilizing rocks and moss in contrasting colors, these fun alternatives make an artful addition to your patio or deck.

How to make dish gardens:
1. using terra-cotta bowls with drainage holes- we chose 6- and 12- inch shallow ones- as guides for circles and a metal ruler to trace stripes, cut mud flats of ground cover such as deep green irish moss and/or golden green Scoth moss with a paring knife.

2. Fill bowls with potting soil and plant groundcover.

3. To add a circle of spiral of polished stones, arrange them on the groundcover and cut guidelines around them.

4. Remove the stones, cut out a channel between the guidelines, then replace the stones. Keep dish garden out of full sun and water once a week. Diluted plant food will help keep it green.

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homemade bath and body stuff

2005-12-20T20:23:29Z

Have you seen makeyourcosmetics.com? It's very cool with loads of recipes for making lotion, bath salts, shampoo, you name it. We made some lemon-scented and lavendar-scented bath bombs (those fizzy things you throw in the bathtub) last weekend. Very easy and cheap. Fun too.

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pictures

2005-12-16T23:35:54Z

hey guys, post pictures of your homemade gifts! i think everyone would love to see them. we can all use them for inspiration and ideas! i'll be taking pictures of mine when they're done.

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Gettin' Excited

2005-12-06T03:00:18Z

Okay, so, today I bought most of the stuff I'll need to make my presents this year. I have decided on a combination of baked goods, recipes and holiday candles to accompany. I think I told you all before that I bought the multi-mini-loaf pans? They're really cute. I've decided I'll make banana bread, zucchini-carrot bread, and orange-cranberry bread. I'll post the recipes, if anyone's interested. Also, I'd still appreciate recipes on any of your favorite quick breads.

For the recipe books, I bought rich blue report covers for 42 cents each. I'm going to fold them in half from top to bottom and glue them, making them smaller and sturdier as covers. Then I'll use a hole-punch and hold the recipes in with brads. I'm really looking forward to choosing my faves to add to the collection, as well as choosing the photos and other visuals to accompany the recipes!

I have some holiday-print cellophane gift-bags that I bought for a fundraiser at my son's school last year. I think I'll put my mini loaves in them and tie them up with curly ribbon. So, some people will get just a set of 3 mini loaves with the recipes. Some will get 1 mini loaf, recipe book and a candle, others will get whatever combo strikes me at the time!

I got the candles at Target. They have a pure scent to them, none of that gross perfumy smell. I got sets of 3 candles in milk-glass jars with wooden lids for 7.99. They are really pretty and even classy. The combos I chose were all vanilla bean, silver fir, and pumpkin spice. Really nice. I'll give 1 candle along with recipes, etc.

I can't wait to get started on my recipe book! (Could become a family heirloom!)

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Gotta Love Martha!

2005-11-21T14:05:11Z

I just looked at the holiday issue of Martha Stewart and it has SOOOOO much great stuff to make, my head is reeling! I just made a paper christmas ornament from photos that is very cute! She's got all sorts of great gift ideas not all of which require you to buy antique table linens or antique dinnerware!

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I got an idea . . .

2005-11-20T01:13:26Z

This just occurred to me today. For families with children who live or vacation in snow country, why not put together a snow-person kit? You can get cheap scarves at thrift stores, as well as hats. By a bag of charcoal briquets and put 2 for eyes, several for buttons and mouth, in each kit. Arms might be more difficult, but you clever people will help me think of something!

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Christmas decorations for the home...........

2005-11-15T14:09:00Z

when i was a kid growing up, i had a neighbor who made these and they were gorgeous.

she took chicken wire and made a cone with it. about 3 or 4 feet tall, and then using pine cones wired them to the chicken wire. decorated with only red bows. she strung lights thru the wire before she attached the pine cones.

scenting would be nice also: cinnamon sticks, orange and apple slices, etc.

it seems like at some point we had discussed this (on another tribe), but it must have been last year, so im reposting it. i'm hoping that i will have the time to make some this year, maybe three of different sizes to put in my front yard.

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Yulemas/Christmas project

2005-11-10T05:41:13Z

we are doing the old fashioned clothes pin ornaments.

i bought a pack of the non spring two prong clothes pins and will be letting the kids paint, glue, decorate the clothes pins as tin soldiers, angels, santa, people, anything they want. you can decorate a whole tree with them, put them on presents, or even let the kids give them as presents.

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Welcome to this tribe!

2005-11-06T00:00:11Z

For many of us, our biggest gift-giving holidays are drawing near, and now's the time to be thinking of what to give the ones we love. Homemade gifts are not only more economical that the store-bought variety, they also show the time and care we choose to devote in giving to those who are important to us.
Many great ideas will follow. Meanwhile, why not add some great ideas of your own?!

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i cheat...

2005-11-05T16:40:42Z

well... i cheat as far as getting ideas for little things to make... LOL
if you go to www.orientaltrader.com and order teh catalog (free) they always have these little make it yourself gifts, like foam picture holder ornaments and silly little things like that.
thats where i get my ideas sometimes...LOL

anyone else do this? or am i the only cheater?
~_~

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Etched Glass

2005-11-05T16:22:00Z

one of the best gifts you can give is etched glass.

you can buy a big bottle of etch creme for around 6 - 8 dollars (and i think Wallie world might even carry it)

a roll of contact paper for a buck or two or three, to use for stencils (although you can buy prepackaged stencils, but maybe not so cheap)
and its more fun to make your own.

an exacto knife (about 4-10 dollars depending on what type you get)

use any type of glass, mirror, bottles, plates, glasses (esp wine or tea cups: dollar store is great for these), etc that you get.
even experiment with colored glass but clear is prettiest in my humble onion.

Ive even used white clear glass 7 day candles (sometimes called emergency candle, sometimes with spiritual icons on them) so that the design shows up as the candle burns. MAKE SURE AND CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN THE OUTSIDE TO REMOVE ALL WAX!!

and of course, those clear christmas glass ornaments (another project would be to fill those and give) BE CAREFUL! GLASS IS VERY DELICATE AND WILL BREAK EASY THOUGH....

you clean the glass well, dry,
design and remove your stencil, place on object
smear etch creme over glass as directed (time is usually for about 5 minutes but of course, lol, just follow the directions on the bottle)
rinse
dry
and viola!!

then of course, the only thing left is your imagination.
fill, leave empty, make one, make many, so on and so on and....lol

this year im going to do glass plates that are designed to look like the man in the moon, set on a small plate/picture easel, and place a tea light candle behind it.

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Okay, so this isn't really about gifts . . .

2005-10-27T18:26:59Z

I remember that KokoNo wrote about an Autumn/Halloween party she had where everyone made scarecrows. I did that one year, too. I want to know what ideas people have for Fall decorating, or for fun things to do at Harvest/Autumn/Halloween parties.
A friend of mine gets gourds and pumpkins and paints them silver and gold and puts them in her front yard. Another frined, whose son's birthday is on halloween, has the kids paint their own mini pumpkins at his party to take home. I live in the country, and I pick pyrucanthis berries, grapes, and apples from our property and gather colorful leaves and acorns. I have a rattan-type cornucopea that I put it all into and spilling out of as a centerpeice on my table.

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