Sunday 23 November 2008

Announcing Home Made Christmas Gifts Event


I have been blogging now for more than a year and till now have not hosted any events here.

So I thought it was about time I did one. It is not a monthly one, it is just for the holiday season.Actually the reason I thought of doing this event was because I got a comment from Shankari of Stream of Consciouness , she commented on one of my post if I was going to do edible christmas gifts this year too like the teas bag I did last year.

And I was saying to myself I would love to blog about the home made christmas gift I am doing and send for a event, but there is no event to send for, so then why not do it myself.

If you want to have ideas , just go and check Zlamushka's spicy kitchen for wonderful ideas from last year. She is the reason why I made the spicy tea mixture last year.
I would like to ask all my fellow food boggers to

Post about their home made gifts, which they lovingly prepare for their loved ones and friends.It can be any thing, few examples are

Masal powders
chuntney's, pickles
cookie mix
cookies
Jams
Any thing edible or which you can used for your cookingAnd it is christmas so why not bottle it up, wrap them up give it a holiday feeling.

1. Your name :
2. Where you live :
3. Your blog’s name and URL
4. The URL of your entry :
5. The name of the gift :
6. A picture 200X200 pixel, it doesn't matter if it is not the exact size, i have noticed I can never have them in the exact size when ever I try to resize them.
7. Email me your entry to mykitchen_treasures(at)yahoo(dot)com

When you write a post, link to this page and to the round up link, so everybody can see them if they want to have ideas for their home made gift.
The event deadline is 20th December.I am not doing a round up.

Don't be SHY to send more than one. You may send as many as possible.

If you like use the logo too.

Instead of round up I will post here, from the time I start getting entries so, everybody who is intrested in giving homemade christmas gifts will get ideas from now itself and they can strat making them too.

55 comments:

  1. Waiting eagerly to see the entries...Awesome event..will try to come with something...

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  2. Hey.. i made just the thing today - will be perfect for your event... :) Will post soon.

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  3. mmm nice event shall send you some entries...

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  4. I'll see what I can do best for your event, Happy. I usually just make chocolate truffles or X-mas cakes to send to my friends, but I suppose I can try out something new this year. Happy hosting!

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  5. Hmm very good theme for the holiday season... Will try to make something and send u HC :)

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  6. Good idea of updating the gift ideas as and when you get. Nice event HC :)

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  7. Wow,nice event HC,I would try to participate....:)

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  8. Priya do send in your entry, i am waiting eagerly to see them ;-)

    Laavanya Hoorayyyy I will get my first entry soon

    Mahimaa thankyou and try to join in the fun

    Ramya Vijaykumar Some wow does than mean few ;-)

    Arfi thankyou , truffels is also good as i love truffels, and cake is also welcome

    Cham I am certain you will send me something

    Lg yeah i got the idea from susan about updating while the entries come, hope you will loin in

    Rakh's Kitchen, thankyou, looking forward to you entry

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  9. This is a wonderful idea, HC.
    We don't celebrate Christmas, but I am yet to come across anyone who doesn't like gifts.
    So, count me in. I might be a bit late (but within the deadline).

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  10. great event ..will try to contribute. would like to see in my blog.

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  11. great idea..love to send one

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  12. Exciting! Hmm...let me see what I do! The truth is I just parcel without any frills:)

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  13. umm...nice idea,...will try to send in sometin...

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  14. Nice theme. Liked the idea of roundup. Hope to come up with something.

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  15. Hi Happy Cook

    Thanks for inviting me to this great event!

    I have sent you an email with my entry ;o)

    Maria
    x

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  16. Aparna thankyou, will look froward to your wonderful gift

    Abdhra flavours do try

    Ann do send, lookingforward to receiving them

    Sia thankyou

    Sunshinemom then send me withouth the frills :-)

    Notyet100 do try

    Jayshree i am sure you willcome up with something noce :-)

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  17. Great event, hope to come up with something...Happy Hosting !

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  18. yay, finally an event that i am excited about!!! will surely send something

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  19. What a great idea. I am looking forward to baking Christmas gifts this year.

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  20. Usha thankyou,a dn happy searching for the perfect entry ;-)

    Lakshmi thankyou, will look forward for you wonderufl entry

    Pam send over to me when you wrap them up

    Malar Gandi we all need each others support for things like that. I am sure lot of other bloggers ar also vivtim of people like that.

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  21. great idea happy cook!! sounds exciting!! I will also try to send something :)

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  22. i just discovered your blog and glad I did. what a great idea, I love to make homemade gifts :)

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  23. Maria do try will love to receive them

    Snooky doodle, glad you founf out, now i can lookforwarrd for your wonderful home creations

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  24. Thanks a lot happy cook for your support for she has finally removed my posts:) will start posting tomorrow, thanks once again hc:)
    paati

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  25. Wow happy..lovely event..I will sure try make a post..Waiting to see the round up/..:)

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  26. hey thats a lovely idea/event.

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  27. One of the most useful events..already waiting for the round-ups :)

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  28. vow real nice christmas gift!!!thas so exc iting

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  29. That is a great event, but I am very bad at making stuff, except for food of course... So I will just watch and learn ;)

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  30. Great idea! I was going to make homemade gifts for the grandparents this year!

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  31. I had to simplify my Christmas years ago. My family is huge and I work in a supermarket so I am exhausted this time of year. I decorate a ton, but only get gifts for my own children and my parents, and I don't do Christmas cards. This decision keeps me in a much nicer Christmas spirit. But this is a wonderful idea of yours. I will be watching which might inspire me.

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  32. that is awesome. i have something in mind that i will post.

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  33. Wow, what a nice event! Will try to send something.

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  34. What a lovely idea for an event. Is there a deadline for this? Shall try and come up with something.

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  35. Yes! What a great idea! I am definitely going to participate. Now I just need to choose a recipe (banana cakes with Nutella? apple streusel muffins? truffles? cookie boxes? too many choices!). This is going to be really fun!

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  36. Wow,nice event HC Love the idea:)

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  37. The event sounds interesting...

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  38. Hi H.C. what a great event and I'm eagerly waiting to view all entries :)

    I have submitted my entry onto you via email :)

    Rosie x

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  39. Patti good to hear that she removed the posts.

    Varsha you don't have to wait just click the round up link, i am posting them while i get the entries.

    Sharmi and Praygan thankyou

    Raaji and Maria hope you get few ideas from the round up

    Pearlsofeast, hope u send something

    Sog learn from this event and next year you can make yours .

    Blonde duck well when you make for your grandparents send them for me, i will post them

    Amber yeah christmas time seems to get really expensive, even i was telling we should cut down on the presents, home made ones are cheaper and better i think.

    Siwmya will wait for you wonderful entry

    Bee yeah i am now curious to see what you are going to post

    Uma will try no no no you should try and send :-)

    Ivy deadline is on 20th December

    Vidhas thankyou

    Irene you are as excited as me, do few of them i will acccept all of them ;-))))

    Swati and SMN thankyou

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  40. What a great event - I would love to contribute.

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  41. That's a very nice idea. I was not aware of the event. I guess without TOI it's difficult to keep track of the events and deadlines. Will definitely send my entry.

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  42. what a lovely event F..will surely try to come with something!

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  43. posted an entry HC...email to you en route now...xoxoxo Deeba

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  44. Great event. I'm making christmas cookies to give away as gifts, but I don't know if I'll have them made on time for your event.

    But maybe I can send some other people your way!

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  45. Hey Happy Cook,
    Just sent two more entries to u for this event. Hope they are appreciated.

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  46. Arre! I am doing some gifting - I hope it gets done tonite! Otherwise I will just mention the event even otherwise!

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  47. What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God. ~Eleanor Powell Keep it up!

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