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More Christmas Gifts

OK.

Forgive me.

I have not been in the kitchen all week.

I am hoping that my name wasn’t up on the board to bring holiday treats tomorrow.

It ain’t happenin’.

I have just not felt like cooking much lately.    Work has been über stressful.

Enough said.

I am waiting for Christmas break and I did get some Christmas gifting and shopping done this weekend.

  • The Hubs and I spent all morning in the garage today making some super cool suet bird feeders.  (More about that later.)
  • I think we have all the Christmas presents either bought, thought out, or made.
  • I have two boxes that need shipped this week to the nieces and nephews.

I think we are almost done.

A while back, I mentioned using a quart-size paint can to package a cheese-ball kit.    Well, wouldn’t you know it?   An 8-oz. pineapple can is too big to fit in.   Doh!

But, you can stuff a lot of cool stuff in a gallon-sized can!

Like cool art supplies.

And, some really cool magnets can be stuck on these metal cans.

I hope the nieces will like their art kits!

Now, the only thing we have left to stick in this box to ship is a gift for their dog, Pete.    I bet I could stick some delicious doggie-treats in that quart-sized can.

What do you think?

Comments & Replies

11 responses to “More Christmas Gifts”

  1. Rhonda Avatar

    What a super cool gift idea, wish I was one of your nieces and nephews! I’m so stealing the empty paint can idea, the possibilities are endless!

    1. Eliot Avatar

      Any ideas how to get paint out of used can so it can be reused? The new ones are a bit pricey. (But, much easier!)

  2. kalamitykelli Avatar

    I just love this idea – where does a person get new paint cans? Michaels? Hobby Lobby?

    1. Eliot Avatar

      I got these at Home Depot.

  3. Choc Chip Uru Avatar

    Love these cute customised paint tins 🙂

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru

    1. Eliot Avatar

      Thanks, CCU. I love those sock monkeys. I wish I had bought some for me.

  4. Liz Avatar

    My dog would love a container of doggie treats…Pete will, too! For being a baking blogger, I am WAY behind on baking…you’re not alone.

    1. Eliot Avatar

      I guess I should bake some doggie treats! LOL

  5. Suzie Avatar

    I love these ideas, the doggy treat one especially 🙂

    1. Eliot Avatar

      I thought you might! 🙂