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Tips for Homemade Holiday Gifts

Holiday baking can be a great way to create personal homemade gifts for people you care about, without getting intimidated or exhausted by holiday shopping.

It doesn't take much more effort or expense to send your gifts in style.
Becky Luigart-Stayner

Posh Packaging

It doesn't take much more effort or expense to send your gifts in style. Use cute tins from a dollar store and line them with parchment paper to add some flair to your packages.

Paper bags are another affordable and unique way to wrap your holiday packages. Just fold over the top of the bag, punch a hole in it, and loop some ribbon through. Remember to pack your treats tightly if you'll be sending them through the mail.

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Homemade jams and spreads like our five-star Cranberry-Orange Marmalade (pictured) can be a sweet, affordable gift for your neighbors.

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