Snacking turned differently when I re-learned how to bake stuff. We have not been buying the usual biscuits and cookies because the children (and hubby and I as well) have been eating home-baked goodies.
I baked every other day since a 9×9 baking pan of brownies or several batches of mini-loaves and muffins are gone before 48 hours.
Last Monday we had these in our lunchbox for our snacks:
More about it here
Last week of the Filipino Mom Blog‘s Fab Holiday Finds and the theme is RED and/or GREEN.
One of the gifts I got from my students was this red wooden Christmas tree which I already featured as a part of our Advent Wreath.
This mini tree has “gold” trimmings and red accents on proper places that lights are reflected on the glitters.
In the background is the big Advent Wreath which I got from NBS for less than PhP100.00 because the tag says “less 20% off”.
I am still updating my other blog for another red and green entry.
Here is my post about the Handmade Christmas tree ornaments with red and green colors.
I have written posts about our Christmas finds in more ways than one which include my Frugal Christmas in my other blogs. Among others I blogged about Personalized Gift Tags, white gift wrappers, being on the lookout for Baked Goodies Recipe and I was able to make Butterscotch Bars. We were able to make Handmade Paper Stockings which hang by the silver cord. Bargain books anyone?
For the FilipinoMomBlog Fab Holiday Finds Gold theme, I present a wee photo of our Christmas tree and some of its gold ornaments.
That ribbon has seen a lot of Christmases in our home because we had these for the last ten years.
Along with the gold ribbons that I made 10 years ago, are gold beads, stars and bell chains, gold stars and golden sparkles. The gold balls that hang on the wreath on the door. Our Advent Wreath has gold chains too.
So there goes our Christmas decorations bedecked in gold.
Having said that I am going to spend a frugal Christmas, I have one after the other, slowly getting the things I need to see my plan of action into a reality
I got several things to use to be able to afford baking goodies as gifts
Sure, I shelled out some but I know these are for long-term use so I am still able to save, I think
Anyway, I got a silver 9 x 9 baking pan which was not bought on purpose but rather as an alternative The nonstick baking pan I was setting my sights on was not in stock so I settled for the silver baking pan which incidentally, is the FilipinoMomBlog’s Fab Holiday Finds week 3 theme
Here is a photo with the butterscotch bars that I and the kids baked last week, cooling in the silver baking pan 🙂
As I have already planned to make personalized Christmas gift tags, I have also visualized what kind of wrapper I would use.
Yes, its WHITE.
White goes well with any color, doesn’t it? And this incidentally, is the theme for FilipinoMomBlog‘s Week 2 of the Fab Holiday Finds Meme.
Well white should go with any colors, especially the gift tags I made, so here are the inexpensive “Japanese papers” I bought to wrap my gifts in:
Click here to view the photo a bit up close and see the expenses.
Join our weekly Tuesday Fab Holiday Finds meme at the FilipinoMomBlog.com.
This is the first round of the weekly Fab Holiday Finds over at FilipinoMomBlog.com.
For this week, the theme “any color” is what will guide us as we start off this fabulous Christmas meme.
Below is a more detailed version of one of the personalized Christmas gift tags I made last Sunday. I know it is not as fancy as the ones being commercially made but I still decided to push through with this simple project.
Yeah, I know some glue drippings can still be seen on the paper, bear with me, I haven’t done this for a while 🙂
Details for cost and materials can be found here, along with the other gift tags I have made.
