Merry Christmas my friend. If you’re reading this on Christmas day of 2023 I hope you and your family are having a very blessed Christmas and will have a Happy New Year.
Last year, 2022, I started working on a Christmas gift for this year and I’m excited to share it with you so you can get started now for a fun and easy gift for next year.
HOMEMADE VANILLA GIFT
I was watching Becky on Acre Homestead some time back and she did this thing where she made vanilla and bottled it in cute little bottles to give to friends in family.
I was blown away at how easy this is.
Start by going to Costco and buying some Vodka or Spiced Rum, the giant bottle.
Then order some vanilla beans, or grab them from Costco. You’ll need 30-50 beans. Cut the beans open lengthwise and then just drop them in the big bottle of booze.
Put the lid back on and wait.
In November of 2024, you’ll have homemade vanilla that you can bottle and share. I have linked to the bottles I used and of course, all the cute things I used to make the adorable tags for my bottles.
Just strain the vanilla with a nut bag and you’re ready to bottle it. I added one vanilla bean in each bottle just for extra fun.
I hope you have an amazing rest of 2023 and I’ll see you in 2024.
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