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2010 Christmas Gift Ideas for Families

Author: intertwine70 | Filed under: christmas, holiday tips Friday Oct 22,2010

Buying Christmas gifts for families, friends, or groups can be easier (and less expensive) than buying for an individual. There are many stores and gift shops with a wide range of items that will suit just about anyone this holiday season.

You may already know of something the family needs. Maybe they need a new fireplace screen, or a toaster. The best gifts are ones that you know are right for them. If you’re not sure, here are some ideas sure to please your friends and family:

Board Games – Something everyone can enjoy.
Cookies
Decorations – For the house or lawn.
Candles and Potpourri – To add to the holiday atmosphere.
Concert Tickets
Flowers – Pleasing the the eyes and nose.
Fruit Baskets – Always popular and provide nutritional value.
Game system
Gardening Tools
Gift Certificates – For food or services, these are always welcome.
Gourmet Jellies and Jams
Holiday dishes, glasses or serving tray
Home-baked cookies and treats – Economical and filled with love.
Homemade gifts – Add a personal touch such as a monogram or family crest.
Ice Bucket
Kitchen Appliance – Such as a popcorn popper or toaster.
Magazine Subscription
Meat & Cheese – Purchase a tray or make your own to save money.
Old-fashioned Ice Cream Maker
Poinsettia plant
Services – Offer services you specialize in such as mowing, snow removal, manicures or haircuts.
Tablecloth
Table centerpiece
Tickets to an Event
Wine & Spirits – Just make sure nobody is “on the wagon.”
Wine Glasses

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Christmas Recipes: Molasses Sugar Cookies

Author: intertwine70 | Filed under: christmas recipes, holiday tips Thursday Aug 19,2010

By: Karin Christian
“These are a wonderful chewy spice cookie. They are drop cookies that keep very well. I make them at the beginning of the holiday season and they keep all the way to New Year’s!”

Prep Time: 25 Min  Cook Time: 15 Min  Ready In: 3 Hrs 40 Min

Original Recipe Yield 6 dozen

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups shortening
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. Melt the shortening in a large pan on the stove, and cool.
  2. Add sugar, eggs, and molasses, beat well.
  3. In a separate bowl, sift dry ingredients together and add to the pan. Mix well and chill 3 hours or overnight.
  4. Form into walnut-size balls. Roll in granulated sugar. Place on greased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
  5. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 8-10 minutes.
  6. Store in an airtight container to keep from getting overly crisp. If they do lose their softness, an easy way to restore it is to place one slice of fresh bread in the container with the cookies for a couple of hours or overnight and they will be soft again!

Nutritional Information 

Amount Per Serving Calories: 93 | Total Fat: 4.5g | Cholesterol: 6mg

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Create Custom Greeting Cards with Greeting Card Templates

Author: intertwine70 | Filed under: christmas, holiday tips, Holidays Thursday Aug 19,2010

Greeting cards convey thoughtful messages to your loved ones. There are many occasions, festivals and other much awaited events when you need to personalized cards. The main idea behind personalizing any greeting is that a sender can give a personal touch to the card. There are many tips and tricks used for customizing a card.

A person can choose to either create a card in a printed form or an electronic form. If you are choosing to create a card in a printed form, you need to collect a few things. A high quality printing paper and search for advanced greeting card templates. A printer prints your card that you have created with the help of templates. The templates are the guidelines which guide a user with many different ideas for creating cards. They range from birthday celebrations, wedding anniversaries, Thank You notes, Congratulations to Christmas, New Year Eve, Easter and much more. You can collect ideas from these themes and add personal touch to the card by using advanced tools. A person can decorate the front side of the card by using funny pictures or bright images, clip-art or even insert a personal photograph. Inserting a personal photograph of the past times gives a sense of human touch to the cards. In the inside page, you can select your own verses or write your own thoughts. Take a print out of it with the help of a printer and envelope the card with a perfume. Perfumed cards leave a deep impact and favorable impression on the mind of a receiver.

In a similar way, you can make electronic cards on different occasions. A person can easily insert pop-ups or animated images into the front page. There are a lot of flash animation cards available on the Internet. You can pick any of them and customize the greeting according to the way you desire. One can even add musical tones or jingles to the greeting. Even in an electronic card, you can insert a personal photograph for making it more memorable for the receiver. Create attractive cards with advanced greeting card templates.
About the Author

Harsin Carter is a full time internet marketer and having inclination towards writing. This article is basically based on creating photo greeting cards using personalized greeting cards and other tools.

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