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103 - Lasting Impressions |
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Host Gift |
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A bottle of wine and a bunch of flowers is a perfectly acceptable
offering to your host but sometimes a little something more original
may be in order. As a departure from the traditional, how about
a personal gift that wraps up your host's own special interests.
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For the Baker
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Materials
- 1 cookie sheet
- loaf tin
- tea towel
- various baking ingredients: pure vanilla extract, yeast
- cookie cutters
- 1 rolling pin
- dry ingredients for your favourite recipes (Nik used his lemon
poppy seed loaf and a nutmeg cornmeal loaf) and the recipe cards
for your recipe.
- oven mitts.
- favourite recipe cards (Nik included his cheesecake and Ga
Ga Gazpacho)
- a painted canning jar packed with cinnamon sticks.
- an apple peeler and corer
Assembly
Using the cookie sheet as the base, assemble the various components
of this gift and wrap with cellophane. Tie it up with a generous
amount of gorgeous ribbon.
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For an Artist
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Materials
- Assorted tubes of paint
- Assorted brushes
- Several plain postcards
Assembly
Wrap all components with cello and tie it up with ribbon.
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For a Gardener
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Materials
- large terra cotta pot
- garden gloves
- fresh herbs
- small seed packs
- garden tools
- plant markers
Assembly
Stand garden tools in terra cotta pot, add plant markers, seed packets,
garden gloves and finally fresh herbs. Wrap up with cello and tie
with ribbon. |
