Basket Day Gift Pancake S Valentine
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My kids get plenty of toys on Christmas, Easter, their birthdays, and when they are successful at whining me to death at Target, so I have a very strict policy against buying them anything on Valentine's Day.
But I still plan to mark the day. I found this plastic tool in a cooking store that imprints the words "I Love You" into toast, and I'm going to serve it to them for breakfast on February 14. I know it's not as good as a new Lightning McQueen car, but ...
Do you buy your toddlers gifts on V Day? You're not alone if you do -- lots of other toddler mamas do mark the day with a little trinket or two, and they have some really sweet ideas that won't break the bank. Check out some of them for your own inspiration.
I buy my girls each a small heart-shaped pizza for dinner and then me and hubs go out. --catngabsmom
My girls are 3 and 19 months, and this year we are getting them both a stuffed aniimal, some candy, stickers and a card. Not spending more than $10 per child. --sararsara
I got my son and nephew the same thing for V Day! They each got a plate, cup, bowl, silverware and a placemat. They are 1 and 2 and love using big people dishes at the table. --kartersmommy820
DH gets the girls a box of chocolates and a cute pair of socks and I get our son something chocolatey and a little something ... like a package of Pokemon cards. That's it. Nothing major at all. --ThePharmersWife
For my son, we bought him a huge stuffed animal, about five books that are about love or hugs, candy, rubber duckies with hearts on them and I will probably pick up a Hot Wheels car and toss it in a little "basket of love" I make him. --farrah
455 Comments:
Holly said...Just wanted to say "thank you" for sharing Karlee's talent and information with us. I'm just loving her stuff and look forward to placing an order. It's so sweet of you to help promote her talent as well. Have a Merry Christmas!- Hollyhttp://chroniclesofasouthernscrapper.blogspot.com/PS - love the new look of CK.
December 18, 2007 10:10 AM Andrea said...What a CUTE bag! I love it! This year for our neighbor and friend gifts, I made homemade salsa, put it in a jar and made a cute little circle to go on top with a message and a snowflake. Merry Christmas!
December 18, 2007 10:11 AM Lex & Ann said...So enjoy your blog. Thanks.
December 18, 2007 10:13 AM jubilant jess Ü said...I would love to win this market bag. It's adorable! Thanks for another giveaway!
December 18, 2007 10:13 AM Clark Family said...Enter me in this contest, please! These bags are adorable! Tania clarkie604@gmail.comFor our neighbor gifts we did a "no bake" Christmas this year. I had gift bags with tags that said, "We wish you a Merry KISSmas". Inside the bags were gum, lipgloss, chapstick...you could put anything that makes kissing a little more enjoyable!
December 18, 2007 10:15 AM Little Bits of Everything said...I just stumbled upon you blog and I love it. Cute, cute bag!!
December 18, 2007 10:16 AM Shelby said...I love checking your blog every day to see the fun stuff that you add! That bag is so fun!I just did goodies, but I had a friend bring over a roll of wrapping paper with a note that said, "Hope you get all wrapped up in the holiday season!" It was a really cute idea, and useful too!
December 18, 2007 10:20 AM Leann said...Merry Christmas, Becki!! Love your blog & neat recipes!! We just did the normal neighbor gifts with candy & cookies.
December 18, 2007 10:20 AM dedesmith32 said...I have to say that I am very good lurker! I go to your blog every day Becky! I love your ideas and your wonderful spirit! I especially love the way you organize your scrapbooking and I totally want to get going that way. I am a pure digital scrapbooker now (though I started traditionally)....and actually I am a digital scrapbook designer as well. I love to see all the different things that you share other than scrapbooking as well!I have just moved to Orem, UT and actually don't know anyone yet, but LAST YEAR for my neighbors and friends...I took a layout that I created digitally...sized it down to 3"x3"...laminated it and tied charms on twine and made ornaments! I loved the idea of taking your layouts that you have done all year and making ornaments out of them...simple and fast and makes great Christmas gifts! Here is an image of the layout I did (before I created the ornament)Keep up the great work and thanks for everything you do!
December 18, 2007 10:20 AM CMelRun13.1 said...I love reading your blog!! That bag is the cutest!!
December 18, 2007 10:22 AM Marne said...Oh how fun!For my friend gifts, I took those jumbo clothspins, decorated the front with scrapbook papers (sealed with modge podge), stood it up and in the clip part, put a poem about M&Ms and what they mean for Christmas (on matching scrapbook paper, of course). Then I stapled a small handful of christmas m&m's in a clear bag to the top of the poem. They turned out super cute!
December 18, 2007 10:22 AM Jocelyn said...Love, love, love the grocery bag! I made a baking gift for my friend. I bought a beautiful blue bowl and filled it will all of the ingredients needed for my favorite brownies. I also supplied the correct measuring tools and a beautiful wooden spoon. I put little blue ribbons on every piece of the "puzzle" and it got the BEST reaction.
December 18, 2007 10:22 AM Kerry J. said...Oh so nice of you both and such a sweet bag! We did make treats - your peppermint fudge and pretzel hugs were a big hit, as well as personalized notecard sets. Thanks for sharing with us!
December 18, 2007 10:24 AM Kell said...Love the bag!
December 18, 2007 10:24 AM Folkerts said...This bag is gorgeous. I loved checking out her stuff on Etsy. Thanks!!!
December 18, 2007 10:25 AM GINAJAM said...What a great giveaway!! That bag has my name all over it :-)Unfortunately, I have done nothing too original for friends...just home baked goodies!!
December 18, 2007 10:26 AM April said...That is one killer bag. We're finishing up our gifts to take over tonight, we made little felt stockings to fill with a Christmas story, a treat, and a "pay it forward" challenge. We'll be dropping them off in "stealth" mode later after dark. Should be fun!!
December 18, 2007 10:29 AM Rebecca Holliday said...Ooh, I LOVE that bag!! SOOO SOOO CUTE!!!! Too late for Christmas shopping this year, but I know where all of my friends' gifts are coming from next year.We did the pretzel hugs for neighbor gifts -- thanks for the recipe!!!
December 18, 2007 10:29 AM Houston said...Love these bags! I gave out gift cards to Starbucks and the local car wash (because coffee and a clean car both make me deliriously happy)!
December 18, 2007 10:29 AM allie said...Love the bag! Thanks for sharing it with us. Merry Christmas!
December 18, 2007 10:30 AM Nance said...I love this bag- and would love one for a gift for my mom for Christmas, how can I get one? This year for neighbor gifts I am doing TAGS!! They are so cute I hate to give them away! I am using my sizzix and cricut and pretty much have taken over my only kitchen counter for the past week, but it has been so fun!! I'll post some pics of them soon on my blog- www.honest2goodness.blogspot.comI love your blog and have loved the awesome ideas on here, I have you linked on my blog too- so my friends check out your blog and love the stuff!!
December 18, 2007 10:30 AM BlackSunshine said...I love love love this bag!!Merry Christmas!-Jamie
December 18, 2007 10:30 AM mlevine142 said...This year, since I sell Tupperware now, I gave a big bottle of their new escence hand lotion to friends and neighbors inside a cute little felt basket that I got at Target! Very cute, just like these gorgeous bags!Marcie
December 18, 2007 10:31 AM jjstar said...We put treats into decorated tins that they can use for years to come. Thanks for all the inpiration!!
December 18, 2007 10:32 AM honugurl16 said...Like someone else who posted, I altered clothespins for the other teachers at my school. Last year, I used the colorful 2 pocket folders and decorated them and put notepads inside.
December 18, 2007 10:34 AM [BrookeO] said...Oh I love this!!! I could sure put it to some good use!!I did children's books, the book "If you give a moose a muffin" with a muffin tin and recipe- turned out cute.
December 18, 2007 10:35 AM Susanne said...I LOVE this market bag. I will give it a good and loving home if I win it! Love your blog too!Susanne
December 18, 2007 10:36 AM Beth said...Those bags are super cute:)We love a good family movie night so for our neighbor gifts, we purchased jiffy pop popcorn and a gift card to the local video store. We covered the jiffy pop circle with pretty Christmas paper and tied a big bow around the handle. We slid the gift card in an envelope, decorated it like a gift tag and adhered it to our "gift".
December 18, 2007 10:37 AM Bridget said...Love the bags. This year I made altered journals for my children's teachers. They really seemed to like them and they are something that they can use.Bridget
December 18, 2007 10:37 AM Kim said...we are new to our neighborhood & evidently everyone does physical labor for each other-2 neighbors teamed up & cleared drive of a sick neighbor, one neighbor snowblowed our drive & walk 2x!! we took meat from our freezer (we have just gotten our beef from the locker home)as a thank you but as for holiday gifts I have done NOTHING :( maybe next year when I know a bit more about them.
December 18, 2007 10:38 AM scrappypenguin said...I am so in love with the bags but I love every bag that I see. Thanks for spreading a little cheer. Maria
December 18, 2007 10:40 AM Bek said...I love this bag!!!!I want it...........B
December 18, 2007 10:41 AM Donna said...I made beer bread mix and bought coffee bags (kraft colored with a little window) to put them in. I made a decorative tag with directions and gave them a bottle of beer with it. Super easy and inexpensive.
December 18, 2007 10:41 AM Cheryl said...Love that bag! I decorated paint cans this year for our neighbor gifts.
December 18, 2007 10:42 AM Marie said...I made peanut brittle for neighbors and friends. Nothing like slaving in the kitchen for those you love, right?Love the bag too. Does she sell them on etsy?
December 18, 2007 10:42 AM AFScrapperMom said...Cheese ball, This weekend I will be in cheeseball making frenzy mode, some years I do them for Thanksgiving instead of Christmas.It's an easy receipe, but it seems loved by all.
December 18, 2007 10:43 AM TAGYN said...I think the bag looks so cute!!I think flowers make a great non food gift, a plant or cut flowers are a nice alternative to food.
December 18, 2007 10:44 AM Sheryl said...First of all, let me say that I LOVE your new site. Please tell your brother he did an awesome job. It's such a welcoming site and I've enjoyed looking around! And...I tried your recipe with the pretzels and hugs last night. YUMMY!! I had to stand guard while they hardened with two teenage boys and a husband who suddenly wanting to hang in the kitchen!! Other than goodies, I don't give out any other gifts to neighbors although I'm considering photo ornaments for next year. I love that you are helping Karlee launch her business. The bags are beautiful! This is one of the biggest reasons that I enjoy scrapbooking - the personal side and they willingness everyone has to help each other! Thank you for all that you do in that respect and a very MERRY Christmas to you and your family.
December 18, 2007 10:44 AM CC said...Nice of both of you to spread a little more holiday cheer.Connie
December 18, 2007 10:45 AM kari said...Love this bag! I was just looking at it this morning. I can't wait until January when my spending freeze is lifted ;)For our neighbors we just do baked goodies - cookies, fudge, death by caramel bars. For some friends I made ornaments for their Christmas trees. I also handmade my cards this year.Kari
December 18, 2007 10:46 AM Bridget said...I absolutely love her bags, I was so sad that I forgot to enter the drawing for the cute tote. I made treat plates this year and added a few brownies from your recipe for the mint brownies, my new favorite! I love that you can tint the mint different colors for different occasions.Bridget Baxter
December 18, 2007 10:46 AM Enelra B said...Cute and unique bag... Love it.
December 18, 2007 10:47 AM Grace Hester said...I have been on Becky-scrap-lifting mode this past Christmas. I made 4 of the pebbled frames for a colleague, and 3 of my daughter's teachers. Made Nutella Rolls to share. And used Porter's birthday card layout to design the same for my daughter's 3rd birthday invitations (party's in Jan). Everyone's raving about how artistic I am and I am pointing them to you! Thanks for making creativity so accessible!
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December 18, 2007 10:48 AM ksmithjewels said...I have loved the treats that you put on your blog. You are becoming very popular with my family. This year for my friends and neighbors I did a tag book with all my favorite recipes, some of yours included. Thanks so much for all the inspiration with scrapbooking and so much more!!!
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December 18, 2007 10:50 AM Anna said...Hi Becky!Keep the creative stuff coming. I just finished my pebble art to give as gifts. I love the new website- clean and streamlined! Just your style.For nighbor gifts the kids and I made caramel corn and puppy chow and put it in festive plastic containers. The kids had fun trying to put both in one container, putting on the bows and gift tags! I like the idea of not giving something super sweet but enough to hit the sweet tooth!Have a great holiday with your family!Anna
December 18, 2007 10:50 AM arams said...Thanks for another chance to win! Since Karlee doesn't ship to Canada this is my only chance of getting one of those gorgeous bags! Thanks again Becky and Karlee.
December 18, 2007 10:51 AM Nicole and Gene Cope said...We are doing our Favorite things from Canada.All kinds of goodies with a cute little note.LOVE the Bag!!!
December 18, 2007 10:51 AM Nancy said...Becky I love your new website set-up and just love the recipes you've been posting! Looking forward to a chance to win that super cute bag!!!
December 18, 2007 10:53 AM Amber said...Wonderful bags! So delighted that you are doing a second giveaway...thank you! I have enjoyed "lurking" on your site and experimenting with your fabulous recipes.For neighbor gifts this year, I did stuffed fabric candy canes with the "Christian Symbolism of the Candy Cane" attached with twine. I'll include the permalink to my blog page with pictures.Thanks for all your fun, inspiring ideas!http://mcillecespot.blogspot.com/2007/11/candy-cane-neighbor-gifts.html
December 18, 2007 10:53 AM Lindsay said...I always do treats because that is what I like to receive! The bag is awesome. Can I have it, please?
December 18, 2007 10:54 AM Joanne said...I did the homemade treat thing for some of the neighbors, but for the elderly neighbor that has diabetes, I snow blowed his sidewalks, driveway and walkway. It wasn't much, but we live in Iowa and have been bombarded lately with snow and ice lately, so it was a relief to him not to have to worry about it...and I got to burn some extra calories!
December 18, 2007 10:54 AM Cassandra said...Love this bag! Sorry, no cute ideas for neighbours and friends - we do treats every year! But for teacher gifts I make a set of hand-stamped cards.
December 18, 2007 10:54 AM yasmin said...Hi BeckyI love visiting your blog, thanks for sharing all of your wonderful ideas and yummy recipes!This year for my girlfriends, i bought clear glass ornaments, filled them with pink confetti, found pink glitter stickers and put their initial on the ornament then tied off with cute pink ribbon.Love the bag!Yasmin
December 18, 2007 10:54 AM Leonie said...Hi,Every year a family in our our neighborhood (not always the same family) will host a Christmas open house. We will all come and bring one plate of treats to share and then just visit for an hour or two. This takes the stress out of making 10 batches of goodies and is so fun.hollyfronk@yahoo.com(Who is Leonie? Every time I try to post a comment, it shows up as her and not me.)
December 18, 2007 10:55 AM Hilary Peacock Austin said...So I checked out Karlee's website/blog. She has a lot of cute stuff. Best of luck to her as she starts her new business. As for gifts for our neighbors and my son's Sunday School teachers I put all the ingredients (minus the egg, vanilla, and butter) into an adorable glass container. I made cute tags that gave the instructions for the cookies and a personal note of thanks to each person receiving the gifts. EVERYONE has really enjoyed the gift and looks forward to making some hot treats. Thanks for your blog. Hilary Austin
December 18, 2007 10:56 AM Jennie said...Love this! I ordered my first Karlee bag this morning and am hoping to get it in time to use as a Christmas gift for my MIL!We just had our first big snow of the season, and we have elderly neighbors, so we shoveled their sidewalks and driveways! I also usually do custom calendars for friend/neighbor gifts (purchase a kit from Shabby Princess and customize with their photos) - that is always a huge hit! Haven't gotten my booty in gear for that yet this year, though...where does the time go?
December 18, 2007 10:56 AM momof7 said...Love, love, love the market bag! SO cute. This year, we made santa cookie plates to give. I bought cute holiday rub-ons from the craft store, and some plain white ceramic plates. Rubbed a santa on the plate - off center. Then rubbed a design all around the edge. I wrote (with a sharpie) next to the santa design "Dear Santa, We've left some cookies for you to eat, so sit a spell and rest your feet. Love, The _________" and put the family's last name on them. (I also included a note with it to let them know to only clean with a damp sponge or cloth.) Also, since we have several school age kids, we made little treat bags for them to give to their friends. We put mini-marshmallows in a bag and tied it with ribbon. Typed up a note with a little snowman on it that said "You've been naughty, so here's the scoop. All you get is snowman poop." They were a big hit!
December 18, 2007 10:57 AM Liz B. said...Becky, What a cute bag. I checked our the website and I especially love the kits. I am learning to sew and this year made an advent calendar for my nephew. So far I have sewn pillowcases, ornaments, and am now starting on a baby quilt! :-) So much crafting and so little time! Happy Holidays and God Bless.
December 18, 2007 10:57 AM Melissa said...That is my favorite bag you showed! So, so cute! For Christmas I did a few different things since I have a wide variety of "families/friends" on my list- some people got little jars of homemade apple butter (did two different kinds, caramel apple butter & marionberry apple butter), all my employees got plastic popcorn boxes that I found at $1spot in Target with micro popcorn & jr mints in them, and for all my single friends & son's preschool teachers I did "mug cakes" It's a mug filled with a special cake mix and a glaze mix with instructions on how to microwave the cake in the mug. :)Merry Christmas everyone!
December 18, 2007 11:00 AM Deirdre said...Would love that bag for a diaper bag (due in March)...look forward to seeing more posted on her Etsy site!Along with treats, we are giving neighbors a very easy paper ornament. I got the idea athttp://www.designspongeonline.com/2007/11/diy-wednesdays-modern-paper-ornaments.htmlEvery scrapper has extra paper on hand. I loved using the double-sided pp I have. Similar effect to your hanging red balls over the counter and the kids can help. Check it out!
December 18, 2007 11:00 AM missm said...The market bag is my favorite. Thanks for sharing all your wonderful ideas with us, Becky!For neighbour gifts I give a jar of my homemade chocolate sauce and a jar of my homemade jalapeno cheese dip.Monica
December 18, 2007 11:02 AM LillyBugSkye said...LOVE the new look!OK, I am supposed to be finishing my neighbor gifts as I type... instead I am goofing off in front of the computer...I enjoy making homemade treats. This year I made a marbled bark and some "human" reindeer food, packaged all cute, fun, fun. My daughter and I will also make some Reindeer Food for each of the neighborhood children (oats, glitter, direction card, etc.) which will also go into the goody bags.Cute stuff Karlee!!Happy Holidays all, back to work for me. Carmen
December 18, 2007 11:02 AM Karena said...I bought BIG candy bars for each of my coworkers. I took the wrappers off then copied the wraper pattern and used cute scrapbook papers to make new wrappers and gave each one a candy bar. Cute and simple. LOVE THE BAG!!
December 18, 2007 11:03 AM m said...Cute bag! Would be fabulous to shop with.
December 18, 2007 11:08 AM Sherry said...B&B works soap is my standby gift for all those extra people I might forget. I decorate it with lots of ribbon.Love the bag and Karlee's creations so much! :)
December 18, 2007 11:11 AM Wendy Sue said...CUTE! I would LOVE that bag!!For our neighbor gifts this year, I opted out of homemade goodies after we tasted a yummmmmmmy pineapple from Costco. We bought a carload, tied them with our photo/card and brown ribbon and delivered them to our fun neighbors! :o)
December 18, 2007 11:13 AM K :) Family Historian said...Oh such super cute bags and accessories. Love them all.We made the pretzel hugs and they were a big hit. I also made wine labels with all my digi scrap stuff and am giving some bottles of wine out to our friends and neighbors.
December 18, 2007 11:13 AM svavricka said...Darling bags. I'll have to check out her website and get me some. Thanks for the info.~Samantha
December 18, 2007 11:15 AM Lisa said...Cute bag! Thank you so much for sharing Karlee with us! ;)Thank you Becky for all that you do...you are a true inspiration!Merry Christmas to you and your family...and may you have a truly blessed 2008!!
December 18, 2007 11:15 AM StudioB said...A friends gift...I have a friend VersaMark watermark in and UTEE. She is a scrapper/card maker but did not have these items yet. Nice to be able to spread the joy of scrap products. I have placed an order with Karlee already.
December 18, 2007 11:17 AM Andi said...Karlee is very talented! You picked my favorite bag to give away. I love that market bag!
December 18, 2007 11:18 AM Mehgan said...Thanks for sharing her beautiful work! I hope I win, but I'll get one no matter what! Thanks for the opportunity! Fondly, Mehgan
December 18, 2007 11:23 AM jen said...Beautiful bags! What a great talent Karlee has. I've been looking for a unique new bag. I'd love to win one!
December 18, 2007 11:23 AM amy_aldrich said...What a cute bag! It's a nice way to "go green" and look cute doing it!
December 18, 2007 11:25 AM Jody said...I LOVE that bag! We've been taking handmade ornaments to our neighbors with an invitation to join us at church on Christmas eve. Thanks for all your inspiring ideas! Jody in Michigan
December 18, 2007 11:25 AM Mary W said...LOVE this bag. I'm making my friends ornaments this year. Clear glass ornaments with a monogram inside stamped on transparency. I'm hoping they love them!Love your new blog Becky. YOU ROCK!!!!!Mary
December 18, 2007 11:25 AM shannon said...Love that bag! I have a personal blog that my friends and family use to see what we are up to. I put out a challenge to everyone to RAK someone everyday throughout the holidays. Simple things like buying the coffee for the person in the drive thru behind you, or shovelling a neighbor's walk. Everyone is doing it and it has been just great.
December 18, 2007 11:26 AM MichelleT said...This bag is too CUTE. I think I will ask Santa to bring one to my house. ;)
December 18, 2007 11:30 AM Rae said...here's my post... Hoping I win this one, it's SO cute!
December 18, 2007 11:31 AM Alison said...So love this bag! I did clear glass ornaments with their last name on it- used rubons and then put glitter over the letters and curled christmas paper to put in the inside. They turned out really cute!
December 18, 2007 11:33 AM Brian and Jessica said...I love that bag Becky! This is Jessica (from Surprise) Love the new blog too! My "friend" gift I give ( I also gave it to the girls i'm over for activity days) Is a brown paper bag... Yes there is more to it! :) On the outside it says "DO NOT OPEN until all the other presents under the tree are opened... I'M LAST" And inside is a small baby wrapped up in muslin with jute tied around it. And I put a note that says something like " Now that all the presents are open take a minute to remember the true meaning of today... My birthday." I love this! It puts the day back into perspective! Have a good day!
December 18, 2007 11:34 AM LauraGST said...This Christmas I did handmade jewelry for my close girlfriends. Bracelets, necklaces, earrings. They seemed to like it.Love Karlee's bags!Laura T. in AL
December 18, 2007 11:34 AM ParenteauFamily said...I love that bag, and your blog/website. I've tried many of your recipies as well. Our local natural foods store has been selling baskets from Anasevillage handcrafted in Norhtern Ghana. I have been picking up little baskets as gift for teachers and friends. They make great gifts and support the women in Africa who make them (www.anansevillage.com)Just one quick question, How do you organize your patterned paper?Thanks!Cindy
December 18, 2007 11:35 AM Melissa said...Wow! These bags are so cute! Any the washing macine part? AMAZING is all I can say! I can't wait to check out her website!
December 18, 2007 11:40 AM Holly said...I am so excited about these bags... I LOVE her fabric choices! FOr our neighbor/friend gifts we made mini recipe books and Fresh Christmas potpourri. You just slice up oranges, lemons, limes and sprinkle whole cloves and cinnamon sticks in the mix. Wrap it up in cellophane with a cute tag and there you have it. It smells so good simmering on your stove and lasts approx. a week.
December 18, 2007 11:40 AM Lina said...Karlee is very creative! I love her designs and the fabrics she uses. Very talented!
December 18, 2007 11:44 AM Amy said...I missed the first giveaway so many thanks for doing another! How awesome. I really wanted to do something extra special for a non-sugar coated gift, but really ran out of time. So I just whipped up some Chocolate Covered Toffee Popcorn, put it in a long cellophane bag and tied a ribbon around. I did make the time to create homemade tags though....gotta love the MM tag maker! By the way, I love your pantry! I saw just a sneak in the floating ornaments picture. I should have known better that your whole life is that organized...So inspiring. Merry Christmas!
December 18, 2007 11:46 AM Leslie said...I just love all the fun ideas on your blog! This year I made small 1/2 pint jars of jam. I made enough to give a sample sack of 2 or 3 to each neighbor of different flavors. Fun to do and it was done months ago so now all I have to do is wrap them!
December 18, 2007 11:46 AM Sara said...Love the blog--and we went caroling with your hugs and pretzels as a family on Sunday night. (Although my husband just stood there, but alas, he went!!) My 4 year old and 7 year old can't wait to do it again! Thanks for the inspiration!Sara
December 18, 2007 11:50 AM Amy said...Oh my gosh, how cute are those bags! Thank you for doing these wonderful giveaways! Lucky girl whoever receives that darling bag! Amy in MN
December 18, 2007 11:50 AM scrappinsooner said...Hi Becky. I love your website and check it everyday. I'm a big fan of your work and use your sketches all the time.We were hit by a big ice storm last week here in Oklahoma. Power was out for days, and some still don't have any. My power was restored, but the storm has put me so far behind in my holiday preparations. I usually bake for friends and neighbors. This year I'm going to get cake mixes and cans of frosting, tie them together with ribbon, and attach a note that reads, "Roses are red. Christmas is sweet. I'm really behind this year, so you'll have to make your own treats!" I got the idea from a scrapbooking website I visit. I think everyone will get a kick out of it, and they'll all understand too!Have a great Christmas.
December 18, 2007 11:51 AM Amber said...These bags are awesome! We recently moved to a new town and our neighbors are the BEST! Our gifts to them this year are decorated paint cans filled with a sweet and yummy snack mix. Have a wonderful holiday and thanks for inspiring us with your fun ideas.
December 18, 2007 11:52 AM Jason and Layna said...I love the your blog and the bag!
December 18, 2007 11:53 AM Chappyswife said...Oh.my.goodness. I love the bag! I like to give out the little ceramic "gift bags" filled with candies.
December 18, 2007 11:53 AM Clair Dickson said...I love to give oranges with cloves to neighbors, teachers, etc. Not sure if they have a name, but I take a fresh orange and poke whole cloves into it to make a design-- maybe a word like "Joy" or repeating diamonds, anything. Then I tie a ribbon around the finished orange. They smell SOOO good. To make this project more kid friendly (poking the cloves into the oranges can hurt little fingers) a child can use a nail to pre-poke a design-- or the adult can pre-poke the design and let the child fill it in.
December 18, 2007 11:55 AM Patricia said...My friends and family are all getting the same thing this year. They are all getting a small tin (lunch-box size) full of all occasion cards, that I worked on this month. There are cards ranging from valentines day to st. patrick's day, christmas, thank you, get well, birthday and of course the just because card. On top of that, they are all getting some home-made goodies :) I am actually from germany so I made some "german cookies" :) I had fun doing that, and I sure hope they will have as much fun with the cards :)
December 18, 2007 11:58 AM Raven said...That is gorgeous! Love the ruffle! We did decorated Altoids tin with a little album from shabbyprincess.com and a gift card inside. SO fun!
December 18, 2007 11:59 AM Jenn said...Oh my gosh are those bags awesome! Totally lovin' that market bag!
December 18, 2007 12:00 PM Erica said...thanks for posting all your finds, creative ideas & inspirations! I love checking out your blog! That bag is ADORABLE TOO!
December 18, 2007 12:01 PM Kate Van Vleck said...Super cute bags!Well, this last year my husband and I got a chance to visit a cooking school in Italy, so for christmas we are making mini recipe books on how to make our favorite meal from the trip!
December 18, 2007 12:02 PM Kristi said...last year we gave cans of chilli and a bottle of root beer, with a tag saying have a rootin' tootin' Christmas. funny stuff! adorable bags!
December 18, 2007 12:05 PM Michelle said...Cute bag! Thanks for all of your ideas! I'm making those pebble frames you showed on your blog for friends and cookie mix jars for some neighbors. Merry Christmas!Michelle
December 18, 2007 12:06 PM Courtney said...Hey Becky! I made some really cute card boxes with cards in them for my family and friends. My neighbors and co-workers received nuts and oranges.Have a good day!Courtney
December 18, 2007 12:09 PM kristajean said...Love the fabrics on this one! :)Merry Christmas!Kris Noorman
December 18, 2007 12:10 PM RooseFam said...I WANT THIS BAG!!!I did standard baked goods for my neighbors, but MY neighbor gave US a Harkins bucket with attached microwave movie theatre popcorn inside (it's all one piece) then filled the bucket with movie candy (Ref Vines, gummy bears, Junior Mints, M&Ms...the classics), a Polar Express DVD and a Blockbuster movie card. I'm feeling slightly guilty about just giving her a tin of sugar!!! :)
December 18, 2007 12:10 PM Kirsten said...WOW and WOW! What a super talented lady! I have a great respect for people who can sew and design cutiepatootie stuff like this. As for friend/neighbor gifts, this year I made the pebble magnets with my girl's faces. Super cute! (I owe you one for that great idea!)One that I did in the past is a mini recipe book with an appetizer, main dish and dessert recipe. I chose our family's favorite recipes for this.
December 18, 2007 12:13 PM Stacey said...Wow, such a cute bag! I have been giving teachers and friends $5 dollar gift cards to Cold Stone Creamery (ice-cream parlor here in TX) with a cute card attached that says "Hope this Christmas season is as SWEET as you are!" Stacey
December 18, 2007 12:13 PM Liz said...So super excited... way to cute bag and let's face it, who doesn't LOVE handmade goodies!! Thanks so much for revealing her talent to us all and being so generous! Happy Holidays!! Liz
December 18, 2007 12:17 PM Christine Cook said...I LOVE the bags! They are so cute. I need a new bag for church so I will have to check them out! Thanks for sharing all of your creative ideas and your recipies! I just copied a bunch of them so that I can try them out. We Loved your taco soup. YUMMY! I'm actually having some company over this Sunday and I'm going to make it. I also love the tortilla strips. I had to keep making more because I kept eating them!
December 18, 2007 12:18 PM Hailey Sant said...adorable
December 18, 2007 12:19 PM Shelly said...That bag is to-die-for cute! love it!
December 18, 2007 12:21 PM Heather said...Hi BeckyI just wanted to let you know that I made pumpkin muffins for neighbor gifts and I am taking them to my daughter's school xmas party today (No candy/cookies allowed). I am also making peppermint fudge to put in some of the teacher gifts. Thank you for all the wonderful info. I love the new website. So easy to find the exact recipe I need. Happy Holidays!Heather Oz
December 18, 2007 12:28 PM Sarah said...such a fun bag! she is so talented. :)
December 18, 2007 12:28 PM Stacey said...Cute bags, for neighbor and friend gift I made the ornaments that use a clear glass bulb, fill it with rolled scrapbook paper, put a rub on on the ornament and ribbon on the top. Idea found at two peas. Your recipes are all great, the latest I tried was the peppermint fudge, YUM.
December 18, 2007 12:28 PM Caitilin said...I have a vinyl cutter, so we made Santa's Cookies plates for everyone on our street. They turned out better than I had planned, and everyone (especially the kids on our block) loved them!
December 18, 2007 12:29 PM E&M Clan said...I Love the bags! This year instead of a plate of goodies, I am giving them a loaf of homemade bread! In case I get lucky enough to win the super cute bag- emminor@hughes.net
December 18, 2007 12:30 PM Mimi said...First of all... CUTE BAG! Thank you for inviting us to share our neighbor gifts with you. I absolutely LOVE this time of year and I think figuring out what to do for our neighbor gifts and for our 12 Days gifts is my MOST FAVORITE part! This year, I am giving out a Box of JELL-O with a story attached; that won 1st place in a Woman's Day Greatest Gift contest around 1966. It is about a mother with 8 children at Christmas time, whose father has gone to find employment. It takes most of the money the father has to pay for his room and board while away but he managed to save up fifty cents to send home. The mother took that money and bought two small boxes of JELL-O as a special Christmas treat for the kids because it was their favorite and all they would afford that year. Two mormon missionaries show up at the door and she shares all this with them. The next morning they go to and buy as many inexpensive toys and such as they can and bring them back to the house in the evening for the children. The mother being so touched, wanted to give the missionaries something special in return, so she gave them the JELL-O... all that she had to give. I so love this story. Mimi grafxguys@mail.manti.com
December 18, 2007 12:32 PM Rebecca said...So cute!! Love that bag. Thanks for sharing.I made treats for our neighbors (40 bags!) but for some close friends, I'm giving them small Christmas notebooks to keep lists, etc. I'm giving my best friend a subscription to Simple Scrapbooks and a scrapbooking DVD. And for my son's friends (I already gave it to his kindergarten class) I'm making little bags of reindeer food. Just mix oats, sugar and either glitter or sprinkles, then sprinkle it on the lawn on Christmas Eve to attract reindeer! ;)
December 18, 2007 12:33 PM rachel said...An ode to all of the wonderful blogs out there--including Becky's, of course! You are all SO inspiring ;)To market, to market'cause I saw it on a blog.Home again, home againHot diggity dog!-Rachel H.
December 18, 2007 12:34 PM Leisha said...You are so kind! I hope that you both have a happy holidays filled with the Christmas Spirit!
December 18, 2007 12:34 PM Keiauni said...Oh my goodness! What beautiful things Karlee creates! I LOVE that bag!! I am about to have my 1st baby girl any day now, and I see so many things on etsy that I LOVE!I am already making my list for her! Love it!KeiauniUtah, keiauni@hotmail.com
December 18, 2007 12:35 PM Audrey said...love your blog Becky
December 18, 2007 12:37 PM muerindah said...For a co-worker I knitted a Coffee Koozie, she is a fellow Starbucks addict. I knitted it in white and green trim to match the colors of the cup. I put it inside a unused cup with a gc inside. When she got to work she thought she was getting a beverage and was all excited, it wasn't until she picked it up she realized the real gift was inside the empty cup. I still wonder if she was ever disappointed by the lack of beverage in the cup because she was so excited with the knitted koozie she never said.
December 18, 2007 12:38 PM Jeanne Ann said...I made Elizabeth Dillow's "Easy Perpetual Calendar" and it was so easy and fun to make. Since I have tons of supplies the only cost was for the corkboard. I also made a bunch of the clipboard calendars from Fiskars TV. They were also fun and easy to make.From the comments I heard to day from the teachers that received them they were a hit. Now I just need to make some for myself!
December 18, 2007 12:39 PM ~Kristen~ said...Oh for cute!!! *LOVE* that bag! And love your blog!KristenPeabody MA
December 18, 2007 12:39 PM mmdeakin said...Those bags are ADORABLE! Have a very Merry Christmas! Michellemmdeakin@yahoo.com
December 18, 2007 12:39 PM Grace said...Love this too stinkin cute bag! Can't buy any goodies for myself till after the new year boo hoo! Love it! Thanks for sharing the info Becky. Hugz Grace
December 18, 2007 12:40 PM megan said...This bag is adorable! I always make cinnamon rolls for our neighbors and my husband's co-workers.
December 18, 2007 12:41 PM Liz Butler said...WOW! LOVE IT!!! Pick me please!
December 18, 2007 12:43 PM Nicole said...I LOVE bags! I made your oat bars and I made mini banana muffins and chocolate for our neighbors. I put them in a festive holiday bucket. I did this for neighbors and my grandparents as well.Nicole M.
December 18, 2007 12:44 PM Jenn in Texas said...These are the cutest bags and accessories! Love them!!I made accordian albums to fit in gift cards tins, Christmas ornaments using our family picture and Making Memories acrylic Christmas frames, and altered journals. I am still a busy little elf trying to get them finsihed!Merry Christmas! Thanks for your great blog! So fun to read!
December 18, 2007 12:45 PM melsone said...I'd LOVE this bag...This year my husband is out of work, so I made a homemade cinnamon pancake mix; wrapped it up in a lunchsack and tied with festive grosgrain ribbon. Easy, inexpensive, and delicious.
December 18, 2007 12:45 PM Lynn said...Becky:Read your blog everyday and love your recipes. Thanks.The bags are too cute; a very talented lady. TFSLynn M.
December 18, 2007 12:45 PM TNS said...Thanks for another shot! The market bag is my favorite. I received a cute gift from my daughter's teacher. A flower pot painted white as a snowman w/ red brim, black buttons for the eyes/mouth, and orange wooden nose glued on. Inside she put a Mary Eng. notepad and frame w/ candies. What about using movie tickets from Costco?
December 18, 2007 12:48 PM KMS said...What a cool bag. Thanks for sharing your life with us. It's inspiring!
December 18, 2007 12:49 PM Kimberly said...Such cute bags!!! My family is loving your crescent roll and Nutella recipe. Thanks for sharing!!Kim
December 18, 2007 12:50 PM Just Us said...love that bag!for our neighbors we try to keep it simple. this year we did a roll of wrapping paper with a note that said its time to "wrap up" the season.thanks for your fun ideasjalee
December 18, 2007 12:50 PM Holly said...You are such an inspiration Becky!Love the bag...would be such a great gift. Hope you and your family have a safe and wonderful holiday.HollyIndiana
December 18, 2007 12:51 PM Ashley said...I haven't gotten to my neighbor gifts yet because finals just ended for me, so I look forward to browsing through the comments. Thanks for your generosity Becky and Karlee!
December 18, 2007 12:51 PM Krista said...I do a mother's exchange and I'm sending a 8x8 album for her very special angel in heaven. We get to send something for their angels but since I'm a scrapbooker, I make an album for each exchange. It gives them a way to put their angel's pictures into something pretty to look at.Thanks for doing these giveaways. I think I'm going to ask for one of these for my birthday!
December 18, 2007 12:51 PM molly said...great bag. for christmas this year i gave out the "gift of time"..... a day for each of them to run around, get groceries, christmas shop- whatever without their kiddos while they were with me. worked out great since we are on a "budget" this christmas!
December 18, 2007 12:52 PM The Firth Five said...I love the fabric. Thanks for sharing your finds. Any more recipies coming up? :-)
December 18, 2007 12:54 PM Tammy S. said...oh my gosh--such a cute, cute bag! and an added bonus that it's machine washable!! :) thanks for sharing Karlee's talent! tammy s.
December 18, 2007 12:55 PM Colby said...That bag is my favorite of all. What cute stuff!!!
December 18, 2007 12:57 PM Margaret said...Very very cute bag! I saw a cute idea where you wrap up a sparkling cider bottle for your neighbors and write on the tag "Hope you have a Merry Christmas and Sparkling New Year"! Very cute idea.
December 18, 2007 12:57 PM BLoNotJLo said...Love your blog. Happy holidays to you and your family!
December 18, 2007 12:58 PM Jenny said...Becky I always enjoy reading your blog and have to say reading the comments this time was great too! What creative ideas all these women have! We're new to the state I'm in and only know two neighbors - but now I'm excited to make them something (i think the glass ornament idea maybe...).Merry Christmas!
December 18, 2007 1:01 PM The Toronto Family said...Hello Becky- I love your site! and this is a very cute bag! I did home-made candy, but I also did hand made candy cane ordiments and tied them to the candy along with a tag. they easy and fun to do!
December 18, 2007 1:01 PM Shawn said...My friends are all spread out across the US so we don't really do gifts and since we just moved to a new neighborhood, I think the neighbor gifts will wait until next year. Anywhoo...one thing we do every year is through my hubby's office...we have a HUGE food drive for 2 days where services are donated if non-perishables are brought in. We always have at least a pick up load of food to donate to the local food pantry in time for the holidays!
December 18, 2007 1:02 PM AndreafromNoVA said...The market bag is probably my favorite! So pretty. Thanks for sharing.Andrea
December 18, 2007 1:03 PM Jessica said...This is my favorite bag! I love colors! Thanks for the chance to win. For neighbor/friend gifts we're doing snowman kits. So cute!!
December 18, 2007 1:03 PM MommyMe said...Hi BeckyLOVE the bags!!!Merry Christmas!Cindy
December 18, 2007 1:05 PM Are You Serious! said...Very cute bag...
December 18, 2007 1:06 PM stephanie@{Olive Tree} said...Very cute! Please enter me. :)This year, for one friend, I made a card and gave her a "coupon" good for six meals, one per month. She just had her fourth baby and trying to come up with a dinner plan stresses her out ... so six meals spread out should give her a break every so often. :)My Blog: Punkin' Press
December 18, 2007 1:11 PM melly said...Cute bag, count me in!Love your blog.. .you give us lots of good ideas...
December 18, 2007 1:11 PM The Beatty's said...My gifts are card sets this year (inspired by some of yours!). I sat down and whipped out 10 sets of four each, wrapped them in ribbon, ready to go. Now if all my other wrapping was done...Thanks for the contests!
December 18, 2007 1:16 PM khendricks3 said...Hi Becky, I made homemade chicken vegetable soup this year. Put it in a jar with a cute topping. Can't go wrong! I'd love a recipe contest for soups because I think I have the winner! You just can't beat Ms. Jewel's small town southern recipe! Super easy too! Happy Holidays Becky!Kate
December 18, 2007 1:19 PM Cheeziemommie said...Her stuff is SO adorable! I made ornaments for our friends this year! In addition to some baked goodies! Merry Christmas to you and your family!
December 18, 2007 1:19 PM sue said...I love those bags! I haven't been creative at all this year -- oh, help - Christmas is next week, isn't it?Sue in Alexandria VA
December 18, 2007 1:22 PM Wendie said...Love, love love, Karlee's talent - and her color choices! This market bag is by far my favorite - and how perfect that it folds up and stores in your purse if you need it to. I'm doing some neighbor gifts, but we also sponsored a couple of kids this year and had a great time filling stockings for them of all the goodies we used to remember as kids. Lifesaver books, HubbaBubba books, lipgloss, that new sand-play-doh stuff, etc. We'll have to do this next year too.
December 18, 2007 1:22 PM Maria said...Hola Becky,Thank you for sharing that site, she has great stuff. Every year I try to give handmade presents. this years I'm giving diaries and altered pocket size planners.Tere A.
December 18, 2007 1:23 PM {Susan...Seriously.} said...i love that bag!!! that would make a cool diaper bag for my soon to be here little guy! love it!
December 18, 2007 1:23 PM Rachel said...So cool! I absolutely love it (and all of her stuff) thanks so much for sharing (and giving away some fun things!)
December 18, 2007 1:25 PM Amy said...Ohhh I Love this one too!Pick ME! DO you think the smaller bag that you gave away yesterday would fit a mini quad set of scriptures?Thanks!Amy
December 18, 2007 1:27 PM Heather said...What a cute little bag! Thanks so much for all the sharing you do--Merry Christmas!
December 18, 2007 1:28 PM Becky said...Another adorable bag! This year some of our "treats" were homemade hot chocolate mix in cute little glass jars/bags. For the bags I used your bag topper idea and made Christmas bag toppers. I also made Gingerbread Cookie mix and put all the dry ingredients in a bag (with a cute bag tpper!) and included the rest of the recipe for them to finish at home. Then I either tied a red gingerbread cookie cutter to the bag or for some I had bought the mini cookie cutter set at Crate and Barrel and included that. I always love finding new ideas...thanks for posting this!
December 18, 2007 1:30 PM Teresa said...These are so cute!Our neighborhood did a secret Elf and gave little surprise gift bags with a note saying they've been "Elfed" and that they were to Elf two more neighbors. It was really cute, now most of our neighborhood has little paper Elves on their doorfronts to show they've been Elfed!Teresa
December 18, 2007 1:34 PM Scrappycook said...Love the bag! I make 48 plates of cookies(6 kinds) and fudge for neighbors and friends and for the teachers a set of 10 handmade cards and envelopes tied with ribbon!
December 18, 2007 1:38 PM Michele said...I don't why I'm bothering b/c I never win. But I am a sucker for bags. For my friends I bought them each a "little miss" book that reflects their personality. They loved them.....thanks.
December 18, 2007 1:39 PM Meg said...so so cute :) I love these bags!
December 18, 2007 1:46 PM Katy said...I love the market bag! And I love being able to buy from people that are creative and just plain good people!!
December 18, 2007 1:46 PM Jamie said...That bag is the CUTEST. Please enter my name in the contest. Merry Christmas!
December 18, 2007 1:48 PM Cyndi said...I wanna win =) I have to share that my elderly neighbor left stockings in our tree one year on Christmas morning for my kids. I will never forget that. I will try to do that for someone with little kids, too oneday!
December 18, 2007 1:49 PM Viv said...Those bags are totally adorable! Love them!
December 18, 2007 1:50 PM Raquel said...oh my Oh my goodness! I miss checking your blog for a couple of days and I miss all the cute stuff!! Totally adorable!!!This year we handed out/or will hand out tomorrow rolls of wrapping paper with a tag saying "Let us help you wrap up a great Christmas Season!"
December 18, 2007 1:51 PM Jenny said...Cute bag! Love it! Count me in!
December 18, 2007 1:54 PM chance1 said...Just what I need...everyone always calls me the "bag lady" because I am always carrying a new bag. I just love this one and it is so unique...thanks for sharing. Your the best Becky.PS. made the little wooden ornaments for my sons class and all of the mom's had a fit over them...just loved them!Missy
December 18, 2007 1:56 PM Emily said...First of all, thanks so much Becky for all of your wonderful ideas! I wish you were my next door neighbor! I'd probably be at your house all the time, and you'd get sick of me...Our neighborhood has a tradition of not doing neighbor gifts. We all give money to the local women's shelter instead. It's nice to give to those who really need it! (It's also nice to not have to spend that extra time making gifts--I don't know if I should admit that or not!)
December 18, 2007 1:57 PM Vicki Aday said...Oh Merry Christmas to one of us. Maybe me? :)
December 18, 2007 1:59 PM April said...I made the pretzel hugs from your site, for friends and neighbors-had a blast making them with my 7year old.
December 18, 2007 2:05 PM Marjorie said...That bag is so darn cute! I may just have to get myself one... As a neighborhood we don't do gifts, we do a fund raiser to help families in the neighborhood. But I'll be sending rice krispy treats, caramel and fudge to the in laws who live a couple streets down!
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December 18, 2007 2:07 PM Krista said...Very cute! I did a take on Oprah's 'favorite thing' for my girlfriends this Christmas. i got some samples at a really nice dept store and added some other of my favs. burned a cd i love. an emery board for sephora, some soap from bath and body works and undies from VS! thought it was cute and not too expensive either!
December 18, 2007 2:09 PM dawn said...love the bag!for friends gifts I made "breakfast baskets". I filled them with tea, syrup, jellies and pancake mix. Mmmm, make me want to have breakfast for dinner!I hope you pick me!Dawn
December 18, 2007 2:09 PM Michele said...The tote bag is adorable. I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your work. Your sketch books are definitely my go to books and your new one is on my Christmas wish list. Hope your entire family has a Merry Christmas.
December 18, 2007 2:12 PM Jen said...Just love Karlee's stuff, it's all so cute...Hope I'm picked! Will be giving out homemade treats as neighbor gifts this year!Jen
December 18, 2007 2:15 PM marie said...My kids and I wanted to do something for their teachers, besides goodies, so we decided to buy books on the kids' behalf and donate them to the classroom. They are also constantly running out of supplies,so we are filling a basket with pencils,crayons, glue sticks etc.I think they really appreciate it!
December 18, 2007 2:18 PM Natalie said...love the new blog and love this bag and all the other goodies!thank you for the site to check out her stuff!
December 18, 2007 2:22 PM janetk said...Loving this bag too.Instead of the normal treats for my neighbor this year, I am treating her to a day out, complete with lunch and some shopping. She is elderly and gets down this time of year, so what better way to cheer her up, but to get her out of her house and do some 'cheering' of my own. My daughter, age 10, is part of the surprise too. Have a great Christmas Becky1 I am trying 4 of your recipes for something new this year. Can't wait to see if they made my list for next year's keepers..warm Smiles!
December 18, 2007 2:29 PM Raylene said...Love this bag!Our family does the 12 days of Christmas for a couple families each year. We give little things that try to relate to each day. We do it anonymously and my kids love sneaking up to the door and running away.
December 18, 2007 2:34 PM Jenn said...i made scented soy wax melts and roll-on perfume oils for my friends this year.happy holidays to you and your family:)
December 18, 2007 2:39 PM jen k said...I love the bag! So cute!! Just treats for friends for me. Actually, we make Hugs!! :)
December 18, 2007 2:39 PM Faith said...Another cute bag!
December 18, 2007 2:40 PM joelandnatalie@gmail.com said...I'm doing a lot of things for Christmas this year -- we did the $1 store 12 days of Christmas for my brother's kids (so much fun!), and right now I'm making a sweet wall hanging with the quote from Isaiah 54:13 (also 3 Ne. 22:13) -- if you've never read it, you really need to! I'll try to send you a picture if it turns out as nice as I hope!
December 18, 2007 2:43 PM Mikelle said...Those bags are so fun!! We are giving all of our friends pineapples for the holidays--I guess it's still kind of a treat, but for those "pining" for a healthy Christmas it does the trick!!
December 18, 2007 2:48 PM Tracy said...I love this bag! And the fabric is so fun! Thanks again for sharing with us!
December 18, 2007 2:49 PM eramysmom said...Handmade gifts are the best and I hope the most appreciated. Can't wait to investigate these beautiful bags further.
December 18, 2007 2:51 PM Marilyn said...This year instead of friend gifts, we asked everyone on our list to donate some canned food for a needy family-instead of giving our neighbors goodies, we are spending the money on canned goods for this needy family. It makes me feel good to see the pile growing-we are delivering it this week. This is hopefully a new tradition! I LOVE the bag and would LOVE to have it!
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