Christmas Basket

There is just something about 

putting together a bunch of stuff

in a basket and decorating it ... 

that I just love. Yep, I *love* 

good ol' fashioned gift baskets. 

I think they kinda get a bad wrap 

now that people associate them with 

Walmart. 

OR

The worry that people might 

think that you went shopping down the 

pre-made isle at Target for their gift... 

But, honestly... there is a big difference 

between a home made gift basket and 

one down an isle at a box store. 

First, you can really fill them up with 

*nice* goodies... For example, say you 

have a good friend who *loves* chocolate... 

maybe do an array of Godiva bars with a 

small fondue pot and perhaps even a nice 

bottle of bubbly... WOW, that's a 

gift basket!! Right! 

And then, because you're crafty, you 

up the stakes and decorate your 

basket with paper and tags... 

Let me tell you... your gift will 

be the talk of the Christmas tree! 

Trust me! 

They also make great hostess gifts too!

With all those parties we're invited to.. it's 

nice to bring a little basket of movie tickets and 

popcorn to say 'thanks'... hosting a party is 

hard work... and unless you stay to do the dishes ..

a hostess gift is a MUST! 

So here is one of my baskets this year...

Sorry for the 'desk top' photo... lol... 

only draw back of gift baskets... they're 

really hard to photo :) 

I used the 'Tree Traditions' stamp set 

for a lot of this basket... 

Lots of snow! 

Take a closer peek at the glass jars

full of candied nuts... 

Here is a quick video showing 

how I made the tree and some 

tips on putting together a nice 

gift... 

Also, if you would like my recipe for my 

super yummy candy nuts... here it is... 

You'll need

2 gallon size ziplock bags

1 egg white

1 tablespoon water

1 pound of nuts (I use pecans or walnuts) 

1 cup sugar (or splenda works good too!) 

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon of all spice

Directions

Preheat oven to 250 and spray a baking sheet

with non-stick oil. (like pam) 

In a bowl mix together the egg and water 

until frothy. Pour into a gallon ziplock

Pour into the other ziplock all the 

dry ingredients. Mix together. 

Pour nuts into the egg mixture... 

seal and mix mix mix until all the nuts

 are evenly covered with egg. 

Pour wet nuts into the ziplock with 

the dry ingredients and mix mix mix until 

all the nuts are dry and evenly coded. 

Spread nuts onto baking sheet in single 

layer. Bake at 250 for one hour. 

**Stir nuts every 15 minutes***

Yummy! 

Happy Holidays!! 

N. 

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