| The more holiday cheer we can spread, the
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| | relatively inexpensive) wine.4. A journal
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| better, especially in our own
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| | and a nice pen. It's nice to have a
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| neighborhoods.Here are some ideas for
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| | special place to record their favorite
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| simple, sweet, inexpensive gifts that are
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| | personal thoughts of family memories.5.
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| just right.1. Holiday Cookies. Carve out
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| | Homemade crafts. If you're a scrapbooker,
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| a day to spend with your favorite ladies,
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| | make a mini holiday album. If you love to
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| and bake away. Pool your recipes and
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| | sew, fashion some new placemats or
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| divvy up the goodies into gift bags or
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| | potholders. And if you are not craft
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| decorative plastic gift trays at the end
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| | inclined, shop for neighborhood gifts at
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| of the day.2. Have a stack of classic
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| | your local holiday craft fair. These are
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| chocolates on hand. My kids' school has a
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| | great for finding inexpensive holiday
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| fundraiser in September so we can buy
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| | gifts that are often just sentimental
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| just such incidental gifts, along with
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| | enough.6. Favorite fixin's. Combine the
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| gift wrap. If you don't have such a
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| | dry ingredients of your favorite sugar
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| fundraiser in your neighborhood, you
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| | cookie recipe in a plastic bag and slide
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| might think about starting one. handles
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| | it into an inexpensive Christmas
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| ours.) If you are just looking for some
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| | stocking. Print the baking ingredients on
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| yummy chocolates to stock up on, Ferrero
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| | a festive tag, and use a pretty ribbon to
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| Rocher is a big favorite, and these
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| | tie it to the stocking, along with a
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| chocolates can be purchased inexpensively
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| | holiday cookie cutter.7. Fresh flowers. A
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| in beautiful holiday arrangements at most
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| | simple bouquet of flowers, artfully
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| discount stores. It's nice to have a
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| | arranged, is always welcome, especially
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| stack of extra gifts like these in the
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| | when it arrives with a heartfelt note.
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| cabinet during the holidays, when you
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| | Potted plants are wonderful, too.8.
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| never know when you'll need an extra
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| | Wreaths or poinsettias. There's always
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| gift.3. A bottle of your favorite (and
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| | room for more holiday greenery.9.
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