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Cute Christmas Cookie Cutter Tea Towels…

35004Leave a Comment2025-12-10+10%3A00%3A57Cassandra December 10, 2025 By Cassandra
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These super cute Christmas cookie cutter tea towels are one of my favourite easy festive crafts. They’re simple enough for kids to help with, look surprisingly stylish when they’re finished, and make such thoughtful homemade gifts for teachers, grandparents, neighbours or anyone who appreciates something a bit more personal. They’re also a lovely cosy activity for a December afternoon when you want to feel productive without spending a fortune.What you need to make Christmas cookie cutter tea towels I had most of the supplies for this already in my stash but I’ve linked similar … [Read more...]

Are you giving cash this Christmas – Christmas Cash Envelopes {free printable}….

November 22, 2023 By Cassandra
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I hate giving cash as a gift as it feels so impersonal but this year, I do think I'll be giving a few gifts of cash which I plan to personalise a little bit with these super cute Christmas cash envelopes that I'm sharing today.I should say that I don't have too many people to buy for but I do have one or two people who I'll be giving some cash to as a gift so they can use the money to buy themselves a gift better than I would have picked out for them. Even Miss Frugal has asked me for money this year because she's saving hard for a holiday next year when life will hopefully be a … [Read more...]

Homemade Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce….

November 22, 2021 By Cassandra
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Today I'm sharing my version of homemade slow cooker cranberry sauce and I guarantee you're going to LOVE it.I've never been a fan of cranberry sauce really but that's not really surprising when you consider that until last December, I'd only ever tried shop bought versions of cranberry sauce!Last year though, I tried some homemade cranberry sauce during my work's Christmas meal out and it tasted amazing. Honestly, it was almost unrecognisable from the shop bought versions I'd tried previously so I decided to have a go at making my own at the last minute.My first … [Read more...]

2 Ingredient Chocolate Orange Fudge….

November 13, 2021 By Cassandra
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This chocolate orange fudge is going to be your go-to fudge recipe - it's quick and easy and can be made in less than 10 minutes with just 2 ingredients!After the success of our Kinder Fudge recipe, we thought we'd have a go at some quick and easy chocolate orange fudge (mainly because we found a chocolate orange at the back of our snack drawer which we wanted to use up).It turned out so well that it's possibly our new favourite fudge flavour and may even be the chosen fudge for our homemade gift-giving this year.This chocolate orange fudge recipe is possibly the easiest fudge … [Read more...]

Homemade Memory Jar – perfect for you or to give as a gift…

December 6, 2020 By Cassandra
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Today, I'm sharing a homemade memory jar idea which I thought would be a perfect gift - either to yourself and your own family or to another family you know.A homemade memory jar is actually a really cheap gift to make but it's a super thoughtful gift that any Mum would love and if you prefer, you can up your gift game by adding some extras to go with it if you'd like to make it even more special. It would be such a great Secret Santa gift as well! I'm really lucky in that I've been blogging since the kids were younger so I have my blog and Instagram (and about a million … [Read more...]

How to make a homemade Gift Hamper on a Budget…

November 4, 2020 By Cassandra
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About this time pretty much every year, I share some ideas with you on how to make a gift hamper on a budget because I just feel like homemade gift hampers are just the perfect homemade gift - for Christmas or any other special occasion.A homemade gift hamper is an ideal way to show someone you care because you can personalise it to exactly what you know they'll enjoy. It's also a great way to budget for gifts and to spread the cost as you can just buy bits and bobs when you're shopping each week. What to use for the hamper itself I love a good wicker basket but they can ramp up the … [Read more...]