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solana beach Presbyterian church, 120 stevens Ave., solana beach drop cookies, bars or slice and bake are the most dense and best
Solana Beach Presbyterian Church hosts its 24th Alternative for shipping.
Christmas Market November 22 from 8:30am-1pm and 5:45-6:45pm
at the church campus in Solana Beach. The market offers unique gifts
bY Cook or bY book
that improve the lives of people around the world such as a wheelchair
For the culinary diva on your list, add some spice to her kitchen apparel by
for a handicapped father in Ecuador, yaks to feed milk and cheese
monogramming her name or favorite saying onto an apron with iron-on
to Tibetan orphans or eye surgery for poor children in Cambodia.
letters. Or create a custom gift basket filled with home-grown herbs such
Gifts also benefit Americans often forgotten at the holidays including
as thyme, rosemary, basil and other savory edible plants. A simple, hand-
Marine Corps families, foster kids and the San Diego homeless.
made book of your family’s favorite
Buyers receive certificates with descriptions of their purchases that
recipes also makes a thoughtful gift.
are suitable for gift wrapping and also make great stocking stuffers.
Use an inexpensive 4” x 6”photo
“A simple,
Gifts start from just $2. For more information or to shop online, visit
album to showcase your recipes
hand-made book
solanapres.org.
for a truly unique cookbook sturdy
of your family’s
enough to withstand heavy use!
favorite recipes
‹ Jerry Seinfeld
also makes a
san diego civic theatre, 1100 third Ave., san diego
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thoughtful gift.”
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld, along with special guest Larry Miller,
A “Movie Lover Gift Basket” is
performs live in concert December 4 at 7pm and December 5 at
simple to create and is sure to be
7 and 9pm at The San Diego Civic Theatre in San Diego. Due to
a hit among the families on your gift list. Just place a few microwavable
popular demand, America’s premier comedian is hitting the road in
popcorn bags in a basket, add some boxes of flick-friendly candy like
a return to his first love...stand-up comedy. Recently hailed as “the
Goobers, Raisenets or Milk Duds; then toss in couple of DVDS from your
master stand-up comic of his generation” and “the best comedian
local discount store. Tip: Don’t know what kind of movies to buy? Buy a
of our time” by the Washington Post, Seinfeld has an uncanny
gift certificate to a video rental store, along with a list of the “100 Greatest
ability to joke about the little things in life that relate to audiences
Movies of All Time” (available at afi.com/tvevents/100years/movies10.aspx.)
everywhere. Tickets are $48, $63 & $78. sandiegotheatres.org UTS
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Indulge your loved ones in a luxurious bath gift set comprised of recycled
glass jars filled with small soaps, bath beads and bath salts. You can
also create home-made bath salts with a few drops of food coloring,
Epsom salts or sea salt and baking soda and pleasant-smelling oils such
as chamomile, eucalyptus, lavender or peppermint. (For instructions,
including free printable jar labels, visitallfreecrafts.com/giftinajar/bath-
salts.shtml.)
it’s A WrAP
That colorful wrapping paper looks wonderful on all those Christmas
presents under the tree, but afterwards, it’s on a one-way trip to your
local landfill. Instead, opt for some budget-wise, earth-friendly wrap by
covering gifts in old magazine pages, leftover wallpaper, maps or even
last Sunday’s comics. And don’t toss any of this year’s holiday cards. The
card fronts can be reused as gift tags next year!
For more creative gift ideas, visit betterbudgeting.com/articles/
money/63giftsunder10dollars, hubpages.com/hub/Simple-Christmas-
Gifts or numerous other “simple gift” sites online. And remember:
December 11 is the last day to ship priority packages overseas, and
December 20 is the last day to ship priority in the states and still have
your gifts arrive by Christmas!
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