I purchase these cake decorations (Santa) at Palmers each year. They sell them individually and usually have 4 or 5 different designs. At around 10p per decoration they're a much better deal than buying the packaged ones in the supermarket plus you can have as many or as little as you like. I would suggest taking a small plastic container to bring them home in - although they do wrap them in tissue paper - but I'm usually doing a bunch of shopping so my bags get pretty full and I worry I'll squish them.
I'd also suggest getting in early each year - pretty much as soon as you begin to see them in the display case in their cake baking section - they sell out pretty quick. And if you need a pretty cupcake during the year for a birthday then they sell some pretty amazing roses individually too.
And I didn't manage to get a single wheat warmer made up for gifting despite buying up all the wheat I could find in Butterworth's store in the Traverse shortly before Christmas. I ended up making this one after Christmas but as it was for my doctor and my earlier appointment had been cancelled I lucked out and she never knew LOL!
It's difficult to see it in this shot but I add a loop (left of photo) to the inner wheat bag which makes it easier when getting it in and out of the microwave and the quilted cover. I like to make a washable cover since I can be a bit funny about things you can't easily wash.
I've been enjoying these ever since I made the first one a couple of years ago - in fact hubby and I both have two each and this time of year I heat them up and pop them into the bed just before we head up. I am one of those people that simply can't sleep if I get cold so with one of these to snuggle to keep me warm I drop right off for a good nights sleep.
Well if nothing else it means I have everything I need to make these so I can be ahead of the game next year huh?
Hugs
Suezie
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