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I don't have a gift closet anymore because at 75, most of my friends and family are celebrating in heaven. I give out about 7 gifts. So glad my fridge is clean!
Kate I would never think your fridge would be messy lol!!
@@FrugalMoneySaver lol, I have messes but not in the kitchen.
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I have a gift tote. It sits in the bottom of my closet. My parents are on a fixed income so my gifts to them are largely practical things like vitamins, razors, body wash, shampoo, etc for the year. So while I shop I look for clearance deals, I coupon, and find BOGO deals and I put them in there so that Christmas is not so costly.
Love this idea
I would love to receive practical items like that from my kids.
GREAT idea! Practical is always best!
I give them a years worth so that they do not have to buy it. They have thanked me over and over especially on their vitamins. They just go to the cabinet and get a new one.
Tux&Phin'sMom; I do a gift plastic tote container with snap on lid in the floor of my craft room closet. I am a homemade gift giver as much as I can be,I knit dish washing by hand cloths and gift bundle 3 in a package tied with jute string!
Oh my goodness, now I have to clean out my fridge tomorrow, my last day off of a 5 day reprieve from work. But you're so right, no procrastinating, I must get to it! And I've had a gift stash for years, always finding clearance items: candles, chocolate, etc...and more specific items for specific people.
You got this! LOL!
I would love for you and Paul to make a video of your gift baskets.
That would be fun!
Cutting up the watermelon to store in the fridge is something we do at our house, too. It makes it so much easier when you want to eat it. However, we drain the liquid at least once per day. If you don't do that it tends to get a sour taste after a day or two and it ruins the fruit.
I didn't find it getting mushy but I'll try that next time!
What a beautiful tablecloth
Congratulations 🎉 on reaching 25K subscribers
Thanks so very much!
I have started getting a gnome themed dish towel AFTER each holiday (on clearance ). So far I have Valentine's day, St Patrick's day and Easter. I will put it together as a gift for a friend at Christmas.
Great idea!! I’m sure they’ll love it
That's precious 💞
I LOVE Paul's idea about the mini lights inside the beautiful vintage tree topper !
Me too!!
Another tip for watermelon, and this applies to cantaloupe too, put a paper towel on the bottom to collect the access juices. I find the watermelon lasts alot longer and doesn’t get slimy.
I love the beginning of your videos! Not that I don’t want to hear what you have to share with us, but I do always wish the beginnings seeing the nature around you were a bit longer 😄
LOL! So kind of you to say Miranda!
I use lazy Susan’s in my fridge for small jars of stuff that tend to get lost for easier access. You could also slice the bagels in half then slice, season and toast in the oven for bagel chips.
Great ideas!
You can use the cleaned maple syrup bottle, for milk when you go out for a picnic. I place a hot water thermos in the picnic basket and take the milk in the bottle, with tea, coffee etc.
When I was a kid, one of my aunts gave my grandma (her mother) a very practical box every Christmas filled with a can of coffee, sugar, canned evaporated milk, flour, etc. Grandma loved her daily coffee with milk and sugar, and she loved to bake. Even as a kid, I knew that was a great Christmas gift for my grandma, who was on a very fixed income.
What a great idea! Love that!
Hi Emmy and Paul, great video. I keep a gift closet too, this is a real money and time saver. I keep cute coffee mugs, interesting glass vases for fresh flowers, serving plates and platters to give with salad dressing, spoons, jars of olives and shelve stable ingredients. We are kindred spirits. 😄 Lots of love to you. ⚘
Great ideas Debbie! Love right back!
I also loved the idea you had for making up themed baskets!I think this year will be the year to try that idea,thank you so much for sharing the idea Emmy!👍
I was going to volunteer to take care of those peanut butter cups for you. LOL!
I loved the beginning of your video,it was just lovely to start my day with,I work nights so my day starts around noon!
So happy you enjoyed it Lisa!
I am going to a little girls 3rd birthday birthday picnic on the weekend. This little girl has recently came to live with her Grandparents and they have had to buy her a complete new wardrobe and toys so doesn’t need a lot. I am making her play doh in 5 different colours and good sized amounts, and will buy the play doh tools from K Mart to go with it. I can make the 5 play doh colours for less than one small pot from the store. I have beautiful gift bags I bought at a Garage sale for a few cents that I will put the gift in.
The maple syrup bottle makes a cute vase for a small posy.
Oh how wonderful! I am sure she will love them!
Excellent video.
I take the maple bottles to start new plants 🪴 in water. No waste and they are so nice looking. Love ❤️ your channel.
Yes! Thank you!
I love all things Christmas!! The vintage table cloth is just beautiful!!
Loved this video!!
Thanks so much Debbie!
What a score!!
And that hand blown Glass ... Great idea Paul, you can spray Frost paint on a inexpensive glass holder to match and they have the twinkle lights at dollar tree!!!
I would feel blessed to receive any of those gift ideas 💞
So kind of you to say! Thank you!
hi,all.beautiful intro, as always..
I'm currently dealing with a bad sunburn.
plus ,Chicago is under an extreme heat warning,and it's really humid.
Oh no Rochelle take care please!
Beautiful ideas for Christmas gifts and great decor idea from Paul. I made up some gift baskets last year to give to households. I wanted to support local and bought this and that from around town. It ended up being quite expensive although everyone enjoyed them and it was all useful or consumable goods. I love the idea of including some thrifted items. These gifts you are planning with be very heartfelt. Also.. my community has a ReUse centre and everything is free this year. I go often to look for craft supplies for my junk journals that I make. In my travels I have found beautiful Christmas cards, tags and tissue paper. I think I'm set for a few years now and all for free. Thank you both for all of your great ideas and encouragement during these crazy times.
How wonderful! You are way ahead!
Hi Emmy! I use those glass maple syrup bottles to make vanilla extract which also makes a beautiful gift. So easy to do and economical esp if you find vanilla beans on sale. I also use the vanilla beans twice to make extract and then I use the beans to either make vanilla sugar or coffee creamer. I really get my money's worth!
Another great video. I thought it was funny that I was sautéing some spinach when I started watching your video. The spinach was forgotten about and I needed to do something with it before it went bad. You made a good point about cleaning out the fridge. I also bought a watermelon over the weekend that I sliced in chunks to take to work. When I saw your corn pudding and ham, I thought that would make a delicious corn and ham chowder. Great haul at the church tag sale. I would love any of those gifts. I tend to buy things on sale after the holiday and put them in the attic with my Christmas decorations. It's always a surprise to me when I find them the following year.
Love the surprise factor right! Me too!
Oh my....the beginning of this was so lovely. It brought me to tears. Just had to let you know. I adore you two. Ok, watching video now. ❤💙
You are so kind! Thank you!
I watched this while cleaning out the fridge! You are always a perfect work partner, ha! I also started Christmas shopping today. My mother in law has a strawberry themed kitchen. Not quite as good of a deal as you got, but all of Bath and Body works strawberry scented things are on major sale. Those summer sales are great! There were also some winter soaps and candles I picked up for the mailman, teachers gifts and hostess gifts. Great ideas as always! Love and hugs from Chicago. P.s. we are melting today, I know you will be happy in a few days when it gets to you. I'm ready for fall, haha.
Love Bath and Body Works!!
Emmy and Paul, thank you for choosing my idea. Your haul was amazing, and the gift basket tip was great! I have started my version of a gift closet, already have some Christmas gifts done, huge help for the budget for the holidays. And some other gifts for birthdays or other events. Not only frugal, and money saving, but saves on stress knowing I have a go to stash of nice items it needed and do t need to run out and overpay for something fast. Thank you!
So happy it was helpful!
I clean my fridge today Just like you do. I don't want to waste any food.
Thank you for the tip🌺🍰♥️
Nikita that is wonderful! Good job!
Great video! I like how authentic you are! This is what everyday life is. You're so right about not procrastinating. Today I made a huge pot of vegetable soup of slightly wilted veggies, that I kept meaning to use. Turned out great and I did not WASTE them.
So smart!! Delicious too!
Auntie Emmy and Uncle Paul this video inspired me to clean out my fridge and I’m now going to invest in a white board for the fridge so I can jot down what is in there that needs to get used up!
YAY! That's wonderful!!
I cleaned and consolidated my fridge right along with you! Thanks for the motivation. 😁👍 You really found some great deals at the tag sale. Woo hoo!
YAY! Shannon I love when we "work" together lol!
I have found still in the box vintage Disney Christmas tree ornaments- gifted to family Disney lovers. ( You would have loved them Emmy).
Oh that is amazing! I bet they are so beautiful!
I mainly gift consumable items. No one needs more clutter. I have a box in my closet with candles, scented hand soap or lotions, and maybe small kitchen tools like rubber spatulas or wooden spoons which often wear out. At Christmas time I make cookies, candies, breads, etc. to give to my friends. I also regift or give away most items which are given to me if I can't use them. Now is a good time to make jam for gifts.
I do a lot of consumables gift too!
Great tips! Love the gift ideas too. Great finds. 💖. I do have a gift closet with candles, devotionals, dish cloth sets, journaling items, items I know people need or want and find on sale, blankets & throws, later on I will stock up on gift cards.
All great gift ideas! Thanks!
Well, I'll be cleaning out my fridge tomorrow! You got me motivated for sure! I'm going to ask for a Food Saver for Christmas/my January birthday this year. I'm sure I'll use it a lot. I love your take on frugal versus cheap! Couldn't agree more! I have purchased beautiful thrift shop plates on which to gift homemade Christmas cookies. Love the gift basket ideas as well. I don't have a gift closet, but I want to start one! Loved this video, as always!
What a fun Christmas haul. I love all the items you picked up. I used to have a gift box, but haven't added to it in a while. Not as much gift giving anymore. I had some glass syrup bottles that I saved and now use as vases on my shelf. I buy dollar store flowers to put in them and change them out with the seasons/holidays. Of course I save my flowers and reuse them each year. Time to go check the fridge. I know it's overflowing.
Thanks so much for watching!
Nice and informative video🤗🤗🤗
Thanks so much!
What a great vid. Lots of good ideas. Congrats on 25k subs! You have a great channel and you, Paul and Dixie are the best! Ciao for now. 🌞🤗🎉✌🎄
Barbara thanks for all the support!
Heck YES! I have a gift closet. I like to pick up a bunch of little travel/trial lotions, soaps, lip balm, etc. during one- of the two- times I shop during the year at Bath & Body Works... their semi-annual sale, which is going on right NOW! I head for the 75% off section and I'll try to get sets of like scents (ex: get lotion, bubble bath, etc. of the Twisted Peppermint scent after Christmas if I know a friend or family member likes that particular scent) and I'll gift those sets on their birthday, or for the next Christmas, depending. I always get lots of the mini hand creams from the 75% off bin as well to put in things like care packages for college students, or a "spa day" set for a frazzled friend, or even a "hospital care package" for someone going in for surgery (the air is so dry in hospitals!). I pretty much know the interests and humor of my family and friends, so if I see something like, say a Cleveland Browns t-shirt that is on clearance when spring rolls around, I'll grab that because I know my dad will like it, and I can give him official NFL gear for 90% off on Father's Day! It's like a year long scavenger hunt, seriously, but so much fun!
I do almost the same thing when looking for items for my gift closet!!!😀
So smart! Love bath and Body Works too! Great stuff!!
I use small leftover jars for homemade vanilla, vinaigrette’s etc, put some ribbon on and put in your gift basket. So many ideas for gift baskets. A bird lover, bird houses or feeders, hummingbird feeders etc after summer. Then add a bird book, binoculars, seed and a great basket. A baker, some clearance cookbooks, apron, homemade vanilla, recipe cards, your favorite recipe, new towels, spoons, spatula on clearance.
All great suggestions Sharen!
I LOVE the cookie plate idea! I will be looking for some for next year. I always do gift baskets for family. Its cheaper and more practical. I shop for the nieces/nephews/my kids during christmas in July. I bought for 10 kids for $55. My kids have a limit for how much we spend ($100 each). We buy clothes, and needs mostly. Everyone else likes to buy the toys, and that is fine. This year, I am organizing a toy swap with our church. You bring in your nice used toys, books, clothes, etc. And you pay a small fee to come shop. The money goes towards a church ministry. It will be a huge blessing for so many of us struggling! I'm so very excited.
Oh what a wonderful idea! Love that so much Cari!
Use the bottle for a vase. I never heard of a gift closet except from you. Obviously I don't have one.
That duck is too funny!
It was eating so much lol!
I forgot to mention yesterday . . . I also loved all the viewer comments for how to use watermelon juice, will definitely put those ideas into practice. 👍😃
And all the different ideas for using your syrup bottle were awesome!! 👏😁 We might have a new addition or two to our goodie baskets! 👍☺️
Yes! They are so creative!
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So beautiful! Thank you! God bless you as well!
Thank you, I really need to hear this and clean my fridge. BTW you could make breakfast burrito(tortillas, bacon, egg, cheese), and the bagels add peanut Butter and serve it as a snack or with breakfast too! Again, love all the tips!
Sounds great!
Great finds at the tag sale! My eyes lit up over that vintage cloth and the Christmas plates. 🎄☃️🎅🏻
Yes, my little tablecloth is a blessing for sure! Thank you!
I give people money or a gift card. Saves me time and I don't have to worry about storing 🎁 in my house.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
I have a gift box that has decorated note pads, stationary/note cards, book marks, candles, scented hand soaps to give as gifts. I often buy higher quality holiday candles at the end of the season-75-90%off- and use them to add to gift bags for the following Christmas
Those gifts sound lovely!
My kids are kind of fussy so I get the gift cards to a restaurant that they like to go or to a new restaurant it’s not very special but they like getting them
Great job at the tag sale. I'm hoping to do more homemade gifts with small gas cards this year. I started homemade vanilla 2 months ago. Do you ever cut your own lunch meat (sorry if this was already covered before)? I've found chunks of turkey & ham much cheaper per pound than lunch meat. Yes, I have a closest I stash things in all year long. I pick up things here & there. I stock up on handsoaps when I find them for $1-2. Who doesn't need soap? Lol.
That's a great idea! Yes, we don't buy deli meat. W e do sometimes get deli cheese if it's $3 a pound!
"Please excuse the dishes in the background"...WHAT???? NO APOLOGIES, EMMY! We love you even if you DO have dishes! :) Dawn @ Rich & Dawn in MN :)
LOL!!
I have 3 kids one is 29, 23 , 14 and my husband give them money for Christmas gifts 🎁. I buy small thing they like . For daughter buy eye shadow or nice perfume.
That's sounds very thoughtful Alicia!
That little bottle is perfect for vinegar and oil .🍅🧄🍋🥬🥖🍷
Yes it is!
I look for decorative plates from overseas (England, Spain, Japan, etc.) for treat giving during the holidays
Lovely!
I have to be creative as to where I put gifts as my granddaughters are very “observant”😉. An old cardboard bankers box in my closet looks boring enough not to be interesting. My biggest problem is not wanting to wait until their birthday or Christmas to give it to them but I’m getting better. They love to do crafts so now I buy the little holiday craft kits after the holidays are over at a greatly reduced price and stash them away until the next time that holiday comes around.
Love that LOL!! What a blessing!
I would love to see when you use the ham bone in a soup. I have a ham bone to use soon. TY
Absolutely will film it!
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Great Christmas haul !
Thanks Kim!
U have a gift cliset to n my craft room. I shop all yr at sales. My asukt children luke things they can us ir eat. They het home made jellies, syruos and breads.
That's great Ellen!
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Oh, I must tell you. My husband also freezed leftover pig steak and he made pig muffins out of the leftovers!☺️ He's a long distance truck driver, so we don't have to smell the cow and the pig since we don't eat them. We do eat all dairy products, but we make our own cheese and homemade baked goods. We pretend we're at the beach everyday and open all the windows and bought extra fans and don't use the AC whatsoever. So that's another $1,000 a year we're saving. Hope you had a good laugh about the pig muffins, as we did with my husband!
LOL!
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You're not the only one that's hahaha! We literally fell off the couch when we saw your husband literally put the flesh of the pig in the freezer! I tell my husband the same thing, that he's eating dead animals including the cow that called steak and sirloin, but he doesn't believe it's dead animals, he said it's called meat!
This year is first time we cut off the air conditioning like the Amish people, the strict ones that don't believe in electricity. That's why I think they have hundreds of acres of property. So that's our next goal like the Amish people!
What is ham soup ? I make pea soup with ham bone yum !
There are many varieties. Ham and potatoes, ham and corn etc.
Use the empty maple syrup bottle for oil or salad dressing.
Yes! Thanks!
I do not like the taste of vanilla extract made with alcohol.
I prefer to put a vanilla stick in a jar with sugar. The sugar will get a lovely vanilla taste after a while.
Not a lot of people do this, but I look in my frig and use up any 911 perishables right away, even if there are some "side" dishes a few nights a week...I HATE to waste food...I seldom don't know what's in my frig....just "anal", I guess! Oh Emmy, I'm just not "well" in certain areas! :) Dawn @ Rich & Dawn in MN :)
You are just TOO organized if that's a thing LOL!
We stopped giving gifts about 15 years ago. I plucked up the courage to ask family and friends if they minded - they were all delighted and had been wanting to do the same!
YAY! So happy everyone was in agreement!
If I happen to regift a gift - cough cough- I always put who got it for me so I don’t mess up
LOL! GREAT point!
Your totally right Emmy, before we get turned round Christmas will be here 😳, i don’t have a gift cupboard, but the way prices are, now is the time to start preparing, i loved the things you and Paul picked up, all those Christmas items i would love them if i was gifted those, love a tidy fridge, tidy fridge less waste, I’m in the uk Emmy and with electric and everything going up things are gonna get tight, love your channel, Thankyou so much, take care ❤️ xx your doggy so wanted that ham 😂🤣
So happy you enjoyed the video! Thanks so very much!!
Love the intro so much! Use the syrup bottle for homemade salad dressing or vinaigrette if you make those. I wish we had been more frugal gift givers years ago. I think if we had been brave enough to, other family and friends would have jumped at the chance to do it too. We are older now and don't exchange gifts so much now, but it still applies. Great candle finial ideas! Wonderful ceramic pieces. A lot of thrift store items are new or gently used at most. My gift closet contains (or will contain soon) pieces of jewelry and nice decor pieces that I will start gifting family and friends whenever they stop by. I don't decorate as much for the seasons or holidays as I used to and since retired I don't wear jewelry as much. Time to declutter and bless others with items they like now and not wait for holidays. Thank you for all of the ideas and motivation. Blessings to all of your family.
You gave me a great idea to gift someone with something I have laying around the house. Instead of giving it to them now I will give it to them for Christmas! Also I bought a bottle of rum and have a big bag of pecans, white corn syrup and vanilla wafers to make rum balls during Christmas.😀
Linda that is such a wonderful idea!! Really love that!
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I get those syrup bottles, clean them, remove the label, etc and when I make homemade cough syrup to put into them. Put a label on it and you are good to go.
I freeze my tortillas in packs of 5…. The number we use for each meal.
Perfect!
Another great episode! I save syrup jars and other jars for many different uses. I soak off the labels and they become flower vases for fresh flowers from the garden to send home with guests or to take to hostesses. Tie a pretty (saved) ribbon or even some jute into a bow to make it more special. Larger ones I send leftovers home when my kids come for a visit. Recently I for quart sized spaghetti jars, my granddaughter and I had a fun time filling with layers of flour, sugar, baking powder, cocoa powder, etc. for brownies. We put directions and what to add (eggs, oil, water) on the outside or onto a card and tied it on. She took them home so she can make some fast brownies for her family and feel good about her new baking skills. The jars are being reused and no need for anyone to keep track of something that has to be returned to the owner.
All great ideas! Thanks so much for sharing!
I gather antique canning jars and make mixes, like cakes or cookies and put the mix in the jars...I tie the recipe and a nice wooden spoon to it ,or measuring spoons.
Love that! So creative!
Hi Emmy, This was actually a helpful video! We all have refrigerator challenges and you showing us how you cleared out and organized your refrigerator motivated me to do the same. Stocking up on useful gifts makes even more sense now!
Glad it was helpful!
Hello Emmy & Paul. Another really helpful video, thank you. I use my empty maple 🍁 syrup bottles (200ml) to gift my home-infused blackberry gin and limocello to friends at Christmas.
Yes, I have a gift storage area in my home. It's two rolling storage crates under my bed that years ago I purchased to keep shoes in. One crate is for Christmas gifts and the other for birthday gifts. I keep a spreadsheet where I log my purchases so that I don't get muddled.
Greetings from Nottingham, UK
That's a great idea Sarah! Thanks!
Good job you really no the best idea to do win Your frig is fool of food to clean it out and good idea on gifts for Christmas
Emmy and Paul this was a great video! I live in Texas and we eat a lot of Mexican food. I keep tortillas in the freezer and they freeze beautifully. Also, a great snack is a little peanut butter on a tortilla and warmed in the microwave for a few seconds. 😉
Also, I've always had a gift closet. I look for great gifts all year long and as of now I'm about 1/3 of the way finished with Christmas shopping. I love Christmas. 🤶
I love Christmas too Susan! Thanks!
@@FrugalMoneySaver I knew we were kindred spirits! 🥰😉
Tip to make your cut watermelon last longer….put the cut pieces in a colander before setting in your food storage container. Letting your watermelon pieces sit in the juices makes them spoil much faster. Love this ideas for Christmas! I’ve also just downloaded the Dollar General App and am anxious to check the stores near me out! Thanks!
Thanks for the tip Ruth!
Ruth Hill; thank you for sharing that tip about put watermelon pieces in a colander before storing. I have never heard that idea but I will be trying it out. My husband loves watermelon but before your tip we went through&wasted a lot of it,embarrassing to admit!😮
Wow such a great tip - watermelon in a colander to help drain that excess water. I will be trying that this weekend.😊
I drain any of the watermelon juices dIly and make into ice cubes or Popsicles for my grandgirls.
You can blend watermelon and water and make a refreshing fruit water. You can add sweetener if desired
My mom uses those bottles to make flavored vinegars for dressings. She make herb, chive blossom, and raspberry flavors.
Great idea!
Fantastic idea to reuse those bottles! Thanks for the idea.
I am blessed with three wonderful granddaughters ages four, five, and six years old. Fortunately they are still too young to be brand name aware! Throughout the year I pick up new and like new small toys, books, games and art supplies at thrift stores and yard sales and add them to my stash. I also shop the sales racks at the end of the season for clothes for them, buying a size or two larger than they are presently wearing. For Easter I gave them sand buckets -$1.25 each from Dollar Tree-filled with individually wrapped tiny treasures and a few pieces of candy. And a few weeks ago I gave them their new bathing suits purchased last fall or just three dollars apiece! My granddaughters agree that Grandma gives the best presents!
Now it’s time to start stocking up for Christmas!
Lorraine great creative ideas! Your granddaughters are truly blessed!
I would love to see some of your Christmas gift baskets when you make them.
Absolutely!
I had to pause the video after the Great Fridge Cleanout of 2022 segment. Love the music you added, it fit perfectly. We have a counter depth fridge so it’s not as deep which is a good and bad thing. Not as much room inside but then we don’t walk into it either as we pass through the kitchen. I am always annoyed that most food storage containers are round because so much space gets lost in the fridge. I use canning jars to store our leftovers as much as possible as it’s easy to see what’s in them and they are easy to clean, or square or rectangular containers. No lost space in the corners. For all the tortillas you have, consider pinwheel/roll up sandwiches which are great on a hot day. Ok, on with the rest of the video. 😊
Cupcake I always love your comments! Thanks for the encouragement!
Gift ideas I have made that were a hit. 1. cheese platter set with knives in square box with a smaller box of black magic chocolates, a smaller round tin of biscuits, and a smaller box of brie cheese stacked and wrapped in 3 different gold paper, wrapped in cellophane and tied with a gold ribbon.(total cost $12 CAD $9.26USD. 2. Clear ice bucket stuffed with tissue paper with a bottle of prosecco (classy blue label) and 2 fluted wine glasses, stuffed with baby blue tissue paper and wrapped in white snowflake cellophane and tied with a blue ribbon (cost under $10 USD). 3. Mini coffees & small package of homemade biscotti in a coffee mug, wrapped with tissue and cellophane and tied with ribbon. 4.Wrapped and stacked Laura Secord tea set with chocolates($4 dollar stores), blackberry jam ($2) and box of Turkish delights ($3) top with bow. Yes I have a gift closet and I just need a couple of small gifts left to pick up for Christmas and I am done. Most things I have gotten for 60% or more less than the original price and have stayed on budget. I am so proud of myself. Great video as always.
Our Quilting Guild in Fl. had a Quilt Show every two years and we had a venue with gift baskets. Any theme the member wanted to make and donate. The people attending bought tickets and would drop the tickets a little box in front of the basket. At the end of the show the numbers were drawn. We raised lots of money for the guild this way. I had a gift basket business back in the 90's and people loved my baskets. What made the basket was the bows I put on them. I learned to make them by working for free for a local florist to learn how to work with flowers and arranging. I also had a sales tax # and got into many places and could buy wholesale. Another secret is to fill the bottom of the vessel with balled up paper to raise all the items at eye level and fill the spaces in-between with wrapped hard candy or kisses. Yes everything is in presentation.
I went to trade shows to learn the tricks of the trade. The shows were free to anyone in business.
Such wonderful ideas! Thanks so much for sharing Sandra!
Great video, Emmy! Do you know that those mayo lids fit Ball jars perfectly? And that tablecloth is stunning!!
Oh. My. Word! I never knew that about the mayo lids. Thanks for the tip. ❤️
No! I didn't! Thanks Susan!
I have a gift room lol. I shop year round for Christmas. I do big “stockings” for all the kids, full of random things I find all year. I watch for clearance items, especially at Costco. The kids tell me they love the stockings, which are actually things like laundry baskets, wastebaskets, wicker baskets etc-just whatever I think of that year that is not only suitable to load with stuff, but something they can use.
I do year round shopping as well. It's the only way to give nicely and stay on budget.
Diane great ideas! Thanks!
Thank you for the pep talk,I was needing that,my fridge is embarrassing to look into right now😕
That's how I felt too LOL!
Ohh Emmy, don’t say Christmas!!!!
Trying to soak up every day of sunshine as summer is FLYING by!!
That’s fridge Clean and food use was amazing!!!
And those gift ideas were great!
Thanks for your beautiful, encouraging smile today!
I know I am such a summer person as well...BUT we need to be prepared! Thanks so much for the kind words!
I just absolutely loved this video, you are so inspiring. I cleaned out my refrigerator this weekend. I feel like I accomplished some thing wonderful. I ate everything that needed to be eaten so no food waste. I went grocery shopping this morning it was such a nice treat to put my new food items into a clean and organized refrigerator.
Love it!! That's how I feel right now lol!
That Christmas tablecloth was a steal! I absolutely love it- reminds me of my grandma. ❤️ Your fridge is laid out just like mine. I love the idea of saving a shelf just for things that should be used up quickly. Love your videos.
So glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you Kathleen!
I love Paul’s idea for the tree topper. So creative. Totally have to add fairy lights inside. Genius!
I agree! Would be so pretty!
I have an embroidery machine so I embroider hand towels, bath towels , tea towels ,pillowcases, baby bibs and receiving blankets . I pick up on sale childrens ‘ books , socks and anything else I can embroider. I usually buy all these things on sale. I also make placemats and dolly clothes and accessories for my youngest granddaughter . Doing these things give me a lot of joy and is good therapy but at the moment I need the machine repaired . Ouch !
I make quilted table runners for gifts lately. They charge big bucks for them at the Quilt Show boutiques. Sometimes the recipient wants one made in another theme. I don't like to sell things and usually say no You don't have to pay for it, but if the person is really close to me I will make it. They usually send a gift card and thank you note. I have been making my DIL a theme for every holiday. That is her Christmas Gift or Birthday Gift from me. So far I have made her the Christmas season, Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving/Fall, Down on the Farm and Easter/Spring theme. I have St.Pat, Baseball, Football, summer beach, & Fourth of July/Patriotic theme Fabric waiting to get whipped up. The themes are endless.
Oh my gosh I love that! Mary they sound so beautiful!
Lovely Lady D . It so satisfying . Love making things to a theme too . The runners sound lovely .
Mary, I also make American Girl Doll clothes. I made a Tarantella Dancing costume for Samantha that I renamed Graziella for the costume. I don't have any Grand children but some little girl will probably wind up with them.
Hi Emmy and Paul! Thanks for another great video. I need to go through and give my refrigerator a good clean out as it has been a bit since I've done that. I've stayed on top of keeping things cleaned out of there but it needs a good scrubbing. I always appreciate saying Paul demoing how he utilizes the food saver to package up meals for future use. In answer to your question do I have a gift closet? Yes!! What do I keep in it? Admittedly it leans toward the girly kind of stuff. If I find a good buy on Yankee candles, cute kitchen towels, coffee mugs, anything dachshund related for my rescue friends or to donate for fundraisers, winter throws, coffee pods and other cute kitchen things like oil and vinegar cruets. Although I'm not able to get out to tag sales or similar events, because of my physical limitations, I am very good at scouring online sites for savings and bargains. If I find nice items for a bargain price, I will pick it up and put it away for a hostess gift or a Christmas gift basket. For Christmas 2020, for my two close girlfriends that are neighbors, I put together what I called a pandemic survival gift box. It had a glass microwave popcorn popper, a large bag of popcorn, a pair of fleece lined knit cabin socks, a pair of heavy boot socks, a tube of Burt's Bees lip balm and a candle. Since at the time none of us were going out and doing anything and we were all pretty well stuck at home, they worked well since we were all watching a lot of movies and it was pretty darn cold so we needed to keep warm. I have to admit I'm not very good at physically assembling gift baskets but I've seen at the Dollar Tree where you can get the large plastic bags that are the cellophane that you can use to actually put the gift basket in to keep everything together. You did such a wonderful job of finding things at your tag sale Emmy. That vintage tablecloth you got for yourself is absolutely beautiful! Poor Dixie Belle wanted some ham so badly!
Thanks so much for all your wonderful gift inspiration Rosemary! Great ideas!
Thank you for the gift giving inspiration! I especially enjoy watching Christmas movies in the heat of summer, b/c the snow and cold looks so refreshing. :) And I start my gift planning in the summer too. Will look for things at our giant thrift store with this in mind.
Psychic event. I also had some leftover ham and made ham, cheese and potato croquettes with mine. I also save my ends of parmesan and put it into soup especially my homemade minestrone. Just love you guys. Best wishes from the UK.
Thanks so much for the encouragement Caroline!
I put my Parmesan in freezer and shave it off directly stays good long time
I can't believe you got all that great stuff for $5.00!!! WOW!
Love the idea of using the trays for cookies or candy. It is also something that maybe they could pass on as well to others when they are done with it. I have an area in my craft room that is out-of-the way from peeping eyes lol that I use to store all my deals I purchased throughout the year to use at Christmas time. One Christmas I filled up 5 Christmas stockings with all FREE items I got through couponing, rewards programs, etc. (gum, candy, razors, soaps, lotions, candles etc.) none of the recipients ever knew it was gotten all for free :-)
Oh how wonderful! Free is always a win!
Love the tablecloth. I have several and rotate them weekly.
Not the Christmas ones.
Those I rotate the day after Thanksgiving and thru December.
A good gift to yours!!!
We must be soul sisters.
LOL! Love that!