Holiday Stovetop Simmer Spices Gift & Printable Tags
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Okay, ya’ll … I am on a serious gift-giving roll!!  There is nothing better than I love than making and giving handmade gifts!  If you are like me with teachers, neighbors, co-workers and friends to spoil during the holidays, you are looking for thoughtful and thrifty handmade gifts.  I have just the gift!  Holiday stovetop simmer spices!
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The ingredients for the stovetop simmer spices are simple: a beautiful orange (or lemon or tangerine), a whole nutmeg, several cinnamon sticks and a sprinkling of whole cloves. Â When simmered in a pot of water, these delightful spices make my whole house smell warm and welcoming!
Now, let me let you in on a little secret.  If you just grab a few spices from the grocery store shelves, you may be shocked at how expensive they are – $5 for a small bottle with 5 or 6 cinnamon sticks in it.  Yikes – it’s tough to be thrify that way.  BUT, a few weeks ago, I stumbled on Badia spices! (Just FYI, that is not a sponsored link – just sharing the thrifty love!)  Their prices were so incredibly reasonable – $4 for a huge container of cinnamon sticks, less than $1 for 5 whole nutmeg, etc. – and they smell just divine!  I’ve found them at my local Publix and Walmart.
The final step is to assemble your spices, pop them in a cellophane bag and attach a cute little instruction tag with ribbon or raffia.
And if you like the little tags I made (I just pink puffy heart love that little bird on the O!), I’m sharing the printable so you can use them for your holiday stovetop simmer spices gifts! Â Just print them on card stock and punch a hole in the corner to tie them to your gifts!
Click here to print Stovetop Simmer Tags!
I have a little pot of simmer spices on my stove at this very minute! Â Do you simmer spices? Any special recipe that you love that I should try?
If you need a few more great little giftables, take a peek at these:
Thanks so much for the great idea. I no longer use store bought room fresheners because of all the chemicals found in them. This sounds wonderful.
Merry Christmas
What a fun gift! 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Awesome. Totally! I’m thinking teacher gifts! We’re totally on a budget, and this would make a great consumable present!
Uhh…count me in for this!! I love how simple and wonderful this idea is! I might even need to make one for myself. 😉
Thanks for sharing!!
Love this! and thanks for the printable tags!! You have made this super easy. Yeah!!!
I made this with Keri and it really smells great for several days.
This is a great idea! I would love this simmering in my house! And what a unique gift!
This is such a good idea and you are right the tags are simply adorable! I just shared this with my readers. I will probably also make some to go with the jam I am gifting this year. Thanks for sharing!
Oh, I bet this smells absolutely LOVELY!!!! Thank you so much for sharing this as well, with us at our Christmas Extravaganza Party!! Pinning 🙂 xoxo
What a thoughtful gift idea! I can almost smell it already. Great idea for a gift.
I love simmering spices, and it’s a great gift idea! Pinning this for sure!
What a wonderful idea! I know a ton of people who would love receiving one of these as a gift.
Thank you so much for the idea and printables! It is so cute and such a sweet gift. I am packaging mine up right now.