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During the holidays, many gifts can be expensive. To keep costs down, you may consider creating homemade presents for loved ones. These are a few ideas to start you off:
Epsom salt candles
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o Items needed
- Mason jars
- Epsom salt
- Small candles
o Assembly
- Fill the jars about ¼ full with salt, then place candles inside.
- Light and enjoy the holidays!
Frosted craft bottles
o Items needed
Crafting bottles- Decorative silver flora
- Epsom salt
- Craft bond spray adhesive
- White spray paint
o Assembly- Put down newspaper to minimize mess.
- Spray bottles white (you may want to do this step outside).
- When dry, spray bottles with craft bond adhesive.
- Place Epsom salt across newspaper.
- Roll bottles in salt.
- Allow to dry, and then place silver twigs and leaves in bottles.
Peppermint Stick Cocoa
o Items needed
- 1 cup powdered milk
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup teaspoon salt
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- ½ cup crushed peppermint candy
- Mason jar
o Assembly
- Layer ingredients in jar and tie with a festive ribbon and gift tag.
Tin Candles
o Items needed- Various metal tins
- Scented candles
- Candle wicks with anchors
- Microwave
- Wooden chopsticks or skewers
- Superglue
o Assembly- Clean tins.
- Superglue wicks to bottom of tin.
- Stretch a skewer or pencil over metal tin and tie top of wick to it.
- Pry wax out of a scented candle and melt down in a microwave-safe container. It may be best to heat in 30-second increments. Make sure wick base does not go into the microwave!
- Pour wax into tin, let harden for about 24 hours, and trim excess wick.
