Christmas Hamper Ideas

[andiesenji]

I could kick myself, my sister offered me 2 shopping bags full of herb last week and i said no thanks.

This morning while storing my rosemary that i had dried, it hit me like a ton of bricks...... xmas hampers

I only have about 200 of these jars. what the hell was i thinking 

It happens to all of us at one time or another.    
I recently purchased some tea towels then remembered that a friend had sent me three dozen that she had ordered and arrived with the wrong initials embroidered at each end. (She has a B&B.)  The vendor replaced them for free so I got the duds.

[fundj&e]

 three dozen tea towels 

i hate new t towels

There is something that you can soak them in to make them soft, do you know what that is, andie?

[faffa_70]

Cookie and VHJ there are two places in Canningvale - Plasdenes is one and the other name is eluding me at the moment but know I have it written somewhere so will put it here when I find it  

Quite often it is cheaper at these places the more you buy, if so maybe we could look at a co-op situation for those of us in Perth?

[Very Happy Jan]

Cookie and VHJ there are two places in Canningvale - Plasdenes is one and the other name is eluding me at the moment but know I have it written somewhere so will put it here when I find it  

Silverlock is the place I got mine from. Thank goodness I remembered -was really bugging me!! Could have driven straight to it but the name just eluded me. 

[faffa_70]

YES!! That's them 

[Frozzie]

oh want to do the hamper thing this year if I can source enough jars etc (they are quite expensive here even in the 'cheap' shops...followed this thread last year as i had not long had my thermie well few months so looking forward to putting little things together but will probaby use a christmas paper type covered simple box as the base with clear celophane type paper over the top..and love JDs christmas lolly tree so might so some mini mini ones as a centerpiece of the box...ideas ideas decisions decisons 

oh and this year have two large bottles of vanilla essence so will be using one to put in mini bottles for gifting as part of the hamper...yay 

[andiesenji]

three dozen tea towels 

i hate new t towels

There is something that you can soak them in to make them soft, do you know what that is, andie?

I just put them in boiling water for a few minutes to remove the sizing, drain and then put them through a regular wash cycle.

[nazar]

 l am not shore if everyone australia wide gets the same woolworth catalog each week
 as l do here in wa
but saw these cute reindeer tartlets  and thought that some of you might like to make for your hampers
 l will post the recipe and picture later
sorry have not converted it yet it is how it is in the catolog

[achookwoman]

Judy and i are going to make some spice mixes to put in our Hampers.  Something like the KFC ,  but for different purposes.Will keep you posted.

[fundj&e]

look and sound very easy to make nazar 

[Twitterpated]

Missed this thread last year. Need to find time to read 10 pages of posts before I start my Xmas hampers. Keep on posting!!

[chicksta44]

Hi Guys. Not sure if this has been mentioned already but my lovely consultant gets her jars from ikea. I've had a look at them and they are perfect in size for hampers and really cute. She gave me one with some warm lemon butter in it when she did my delivery. They are quite cheap and come in a 4 pack so work out to 98 cents each. Bargain! I've posted a photo below so you can all see what they look like.

[LeeJ]

I'll be doing chocolate truffles, Peppermint, Cherry Ripe, Oreo Cheesecake, Turkish delight and Hokey Pokey (honeycomb)

[judydawn]

Thanks Lisa, those jars are gorgeous.  We were at Ikea a few weeks ago and I didn't see them - certainly would have bought some.  I picked up some nice small jars in Tanunda today - going to use them to put some Madras curry powder in for Christmas gift giving.

[Frozzie]

ive seen them before and they are cute but im not sure they are meant for wet ingredients?? I dont know how the lid would react ie rust etc as they are spice jars and meant for dry ingredients..how did your lemon butter go in them?? definately worth a look though so thanks...ikea also sell much cheaper than other brand preserve jars in different sizes which seem to be of a reasonable quality..