{"id":6850,"date":"2014-12-05T18:34:24","date_gmt":"2014-12-05T08:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/?p=6850"},"modified":"2016-01-28T12:01:03","modified_gmt":"2016-01-28T02:01:03","slug":"five-diy-gifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/five-diy-gifts\/","title":{"rendered":"Five easy DIY gifts that will amaze you"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6851\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 13.3333339691162px; font-style: normal; line-height: 23.4722232818604px;\" alt=\"diy m&amp;m dispenser howtocookthat\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4185-550x412.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4185-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4185-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4185-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4185-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">These five easy DIY gifts will amaze you. \u00a0In less than 30 minutes you could whip up a bunch of candy cane hearts, pretzel sticks or an eye-catching chocolate puzzle. \u00a0With a little more time you could make some beautiful chocolate bark or an m&amp;m dispenser that kids of all ages will love.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Our Christmas tree went up this week. The lights are twinkling and the advent calendar is on the wall counting down the days. \u00a0Our littlest one can&#8217;t remember last Christmas but egged on by his brothers he&#8217;s already very excited. \u00a0Yesterday he asked &#8216;Will I get a present?&#8217; \u00a0Little ones are so easy to shop for at this time of year &#8211; the toy aisle is a playground of delights. \u00a0 The bigger boys are getting harder to shop for but we&#8217;ve got some good ideas &#8230; shhh I can&#8217;t tell you right now, they might be reading.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you&#8217;re stumped on what to get someone special then why not make a gift ? \u00a0Here&#8217;s five ideas for you to try.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5J-sohNdHwg?showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6853\" alt=\"chocolate bark diy gifts reardon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4180-550x412.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4180-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4180-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4180-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4180-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4180-1200x900-cropped.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Chocolate Bark<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6852\" alt=\"chocolate pretzel sticks how to\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4186-550x733.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4186-550x733.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4186-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4186-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4186-60x80.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Chocolate pretzel Sticks<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6856\" alt=\"candy cane hearts reardon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4170-550x733.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4170-550x733.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4170-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4170-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4170-60x80.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4170-400x533.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Candy Cane Hearts<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6854\" alt=\"chocolate puzzle howtocookthat\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4181-550x412.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4181-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4181-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4181-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4181-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Chocolate Puzzle<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6855\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 13.3333339691162px; font-style: normal; line-height: 23.4722232818604px;\" alt=\"diy gifts howtocookthat\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4172-550x412.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4172-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4172-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4172-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4172-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">by Ann Reardon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/\" title=\"Welcome to How To Cook That\" target=\"_blank\">How To Cook That<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n \n<h4 align=center>My Cookbook<\/h4>\n<p align=center>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/cook-crazy-sweet-creations-cookbook-ann-reardon\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"40%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hardcover-book-mockup-of-a-woman-reading-3409-el1.png\" alt=\"ann reardon crazy sweet creations cookbook\" title=\"Crazy Sweet Creations Cookbook\" style=\"opacity: 0.8; -moz-opacity: 0.8;\" class=\"fade\" \/><\/a>\n<\/br>\nStores that sell my book listed by country:  \n<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/ARcookbook\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/ARcookbook<\/a>\n<\/br>\nAll recipe quantities in the book are in grams, ounces and cups.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/five-diy-gifts\/\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4180-150x150.jpg\" class=\"alignleft tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"chocolate bark diy gifts reardon\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4180-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4180-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4180-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_4180-1200x1200-cropped.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-wp-pid=\"6853\" \/><\/a><p>These five easy DIY gifts will amaze you. \u00a0In less than 30 minutes you could whip up a bunch of candy cane hearts, pretzel sticks or an eye-catching chocolate puzzle. \u00a0With a little more time you could make some beautiful chocolate bark or an m&amp;m dispenser that kids of all ages will love. Our Christmas tree went up this week. 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