I'm a baker of sorts. So I'm basically going to make handmade christmas theme chinese take-out boxes. And then bakes some cookies for a lot of my friends. A different recipe for each friends.

But what I did last year was I took the bulb xmas oranaments and acrylic paints. And I painted my friend's names on them and then different things that they liked. And for my boyfriend's parents I bought like a coffee mug. And painted it with their names and christmas themes. And then I sprayed with Acrylic finish that way they could drink out of it and wash it in the dishwasher.

You could also make little gift baskets. The dollar stores always have awesome christmas goodies and little baskets. And you could get colored seran wrap. That way you could make personalized little xmas gift baskets. Who doesn't like xmas goodies?

^_^ How very handy. I have the worst luck with burning myself with the oven racks... >.<; I got burned about ten times making six dozen cookies last week.

Ended up with about one hundred and thirty sugarfree cookies, about six dozen sugar cookies, white chocolate peppermint bark, orange liqueur milk chocolate, nearly three hundred milk chocolate covered peanut butter balls, close to one hundred and fifty milk chocolate orange creme balls, another two hundred or so white chocolate peanut butter balls, and about a hundred white chocolate orange creme ones.

Took me three days working from eleven AM to eleven PM to make all that, and I still have to do divinity candy and fudge this week. Never offer to make candy for Christmas, everyone who usually makes it will foist their recipes onto you.

@aerimyth: OMG YOU POOR THING!! *hugs* I swear if I knew who you really were and was ok with randomly going over to help random people I would help you bake all that. Sheesh you have your hands full don't you. I'll be rooting you on from my own kitchen. I currently have 13 recipes of my own to make too. Thankfully two people may want the same thing they're not sure yet (some stupid couple thing). But good luck!!! Please don't burn yourself that much!!!

I'll play it safe and use the smallest amount of heat I can get away with. I had my brother helping me one day. He cleaned the house for me while I cooked and baked. My sister and her friend came over to help, but they were more trouble than help. I had to keep making them stop eating my cremes. Every time they come over they sneak off with a pocketful.

@ Aerimyth: yeah...never have young girls help you cook. Or women period. Unless they're on a diet. women who are true to their diets are wonderful helpers. They love making other people fat so they can look skinnier.

helps me out a lot ^-^ Or play music. Cause when you're singing and dancing like a fool time goes by faster ^-^

Shadow- Playing music is actually an amazing way to make people more helpful. Always the most corny music possible though.

I'll play some Josh Groban. He always puts me in a good mood. Too bad I can't find Celtic Woman.

Aerimyth- When I'm with a group, I play this song. It's way too easy to dance and sing too. When I'm alone, though, I either listen to Country, Metal, or Alternative. Lately it's been mostly Imogen Heap.

Justin---I absolutely love that song! >.< fantastic choice

Justin: That's one of the few songs I can't listen to without having flashbacks. I'd link you to the reason I can't listen to You Spin Me Round, but it would get me banned. =x



Meh. Holidays suck... Work, work, work, busy, busy, busy, then you get to watch everyone else snuggle into couples while you clean everything up again.

Aer- PM me?

Shadow- I really don't like it that much. I listen to Metal, Country, Rock, and Alternative-- Not 80's. ;D

justin: I listen to Everything but rap.

Aerimyth: I know exactly what you're talking about ^-^;