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    Home » Crafts & Projects » Holiday Stovetop Simmer Spices Gift & Printable Tags

    Last updated: Jan 20, 2022 by Keri · 14 Comments

    Holiday Stovetop Simmer Spices Gift & Printable Tags

    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!

    Stovetop simmer spices make an unbelievably simple yet deliciously fragrant holiday gift!

    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.  When simmered in a pot of water, these delightful spices make my whole house smell warm and welcoming!

    Stovetop Simmer Spices smell like the holidays and make wonderful gifts!

    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.

    Stovetop Simmer Spices are an easy and fragrant holiday gift!

    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!  Just print them on card stock and punch a hole in the corner to tie them to your gifts!

    Free printable tags to attach to stovetop simmer spices - gift idea at shakentogetherlife.com

    Click here to print Stovetop Simmer Tags!

    I have a little pot of simmer spices on my stove at this very minute!  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:

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    Comments

    1. Sammie Halsey says

      December 12, 2013 at 4:02 pm

      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

      Reply
    2. Angie @ CCC says

      December 12, 2013 at 4:20 pm

      What a fun gift! 🙂 Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    3. Gwen says

      December 12, 2013 at 9:03 pm

      Awesome. Totally! I'm thinking teacher gifts! We're totally on a budget, and this would make a great consumable present!

      Reply
    4. Carolyn Michelle says

      December 12, 2013 at 9:20 pm

      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!!

      Reply
    5. Christie says

      December 12, 2013 at 10:22 pm

      Love this! and thanks for the printable tags!! You have made this super easy. Yeah!!!

      Reply
    6. Cheryl says

      December 13, 2013 at 1:09 am

      I made this with Keri and it really smells great for several days.

      Reply
    7. Melanie says

      December 13, 2013 at 4:40 pm

      This is a great idea! I would love this simmering in my house! And what a unique gift!

      Reply
    8. Rose says

      December 16, 2013 at 5:25 pm

      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!

      Reply
    9. Angelina-JoJo and Eloise says

      December 17, 2013 at 12:52 am

      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

      Reply
    10. Tonia says

      December 16, 2013 at 8:58 pm

      What a thoughtful gift idea! I can almost smell it already. Great idea for a gift.

      Reply
    11. Jessi @ Practically Functional says

      December 18, 2013 at 7:09 pm

      I love simmering spices, and it's a great gift idea! Pinning this for sure!

      Reply
    12. Stephanie says

      December 19, 2013 at 3:54 pm

      What a wonderful idea! I know a ton of people who would love receiving one of these as a gift.

      Reply
    13. Dawn Farias says

      December 16, 2014 at 2:09 pm

      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.

      Reply

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    1. Links I'm Loving: Twas (almost!) the night before Christmas | Chickabug says:
      November 10, 2014 at 11:14 am

      […] Gather up some stovetop simmer spices and make your kitchen smell amazing. Then give away extra batches as thoughtful and inexpensive gifts – via Shaken Together. […]

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