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What to put in tea cups as gifts

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mogs0 · 11/09/2011 17:48

i have 12 small tea cups and saucers left over from candle making last year. I'm looking for simple and inexpensive ideas to fill them as gifts for this year.

Any suggestions?

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cookielove · 11/09/2011 17:52

Cake?

Flowers?

Homemade bath bombs?

Home made tea mixes?

Home made bath salts?

bran · 11/09/2011 17:56

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PerAr6ua · 11/09/2011 18:13

Dolly mixtures Grin

picture it, wrapped in cellophane with a ribbon round the top

Or is that just me?

GiganticusBottomus · 11/09/2011 18:17

Oh yes, fudge...mmmm...fudge. I have a fab chocolate fudge recipe from last year, will dig it out for you if you fancy doing fudge. Om nom nom Smile

cookielove · 11/09/2011 18:51

Ooooooh please post the recipe please please please Smile

mogs0 · 11/09/2011 19:22

Fudge sounds great! Would love the recipe please - is it easy to make?

I'd also like some non food ideas - bath bombs sound interesting - could I make these easily and cheaply? My sister organises a craft fair before Christmas and I go along to make up numbers but I'm not really crafty so it has to be easy! I made candles last year and they looked so pretty displayed on cake stands but I think I only sold about 6 and they took quite a bit of effort to make - especially as it was a not for profit exercise!

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CherryMonster · 11/09/2011 20:02

peppermint cremes and strawberry cremes. yummy and dead simple to make (bit of hard work to stir though) bit of green colouring in the peppermint then half dip in melted plain chocolate. bit of pink colouring in the strawberry cremes and then half dip in melted white chocolate.

GilbonzoTheSecretPsychoCunt · 11/09/2011 20:08

Baileys chocolate truffles......mmmmm

(Melt white choc with a bit of double cream and some Baileys, leave in fridge, make into balls et voila!)

plipplops · 11/09/2011 20:59

CherryMonster what do you put in strawberry creams? DH made peppermint creams with DD1 today but strawberry creams sound great!?!

GiganticusBottomus · 11/09/2011 21:19

Ooh yes, strawberry creams sound lovely. Any ideas how to do orange creams too? They are my family's favourites. Right, fudge recipe below. It is American so they use cups but the key ingredients have oz too. I've googled and a cup is 8floz which should help with the evap milk. I used a mix of dark and milk chocolate drops I think. It's magic when you put in the marshmallows because it goes really thick really quickly Smile

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:

2 Tablespoons butter or margarine
2/3 cup evaporated milk
1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups (4 ounces) miniature marshmallows
1-1/2 cups (9 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts, optional
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation:
Combine butter or margarine, evaporated milk, sugar, and salt in a medium, heavy-duty saucepan. Bring to a full rolling boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil stirring constantly for 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.

Stir in marshmallows, chocolate chips, nuts, and vanilla. Stir vigorously for 1 minute or until marshmallows are melted. Pour into a foiled-lined 8-inch square baking pan. Chill until firm.

Milk chocolate fudge: Substitute 2 cups milk chocolate chips for semisweet chocolate chips.

Butterscotch fudge: Substitute 1-2/3 cups butterscotch-flavored chips for semisweet chips.

Mint chocolate fudge: Substitute 1-1/2 cups mint-chocolate chips for semisweet chips.

mogs0 · 12/09/2011 01:15

Great recipe, thanks!!

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Sn0wGoose · 12/09/2011 16:08

You can turn them into great pincushions too!

mogs0 · 12/09/2011 20:14

Do you think you could use any material or does it have to be a certain type?

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GiganticusBottomus · 12/09/2011 21:12

How do you turn them into pin cushions? Sounds fab!

RueDeWakening · 12/09/2011 22:32

There are tons of tutorials about if you google. For eg: www.vintageimagecraft.com/teacup-pincushion.html

They can look really nice - material wise, a medium or heavy weight cotton would work best I reckon.

shodatin · 13/09/2011 00:43

Use bulb-fibre to almost fill small cups, and plant with 3 crocus bulbs. Put cups on saucers and place ribbon (matching colour?) underneath, tieing on top with a bow to keep set together before using as gift. Friend made these recently - very pretty.

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