You guys inspired me. I decided that homemade vanilla, which I have made for myself before but not for others, would be a good Christmas party/hostess/office gift to give.
I made 8oz jars to steep, added fabric covers and tags all ready for December. I can still open to strain, if I choose to. (I leave the beans in the bottom and just scoop from the top at home).
The break down, with all my supplies bought locally, was about $5.11 a jar, and I should have enough for 2 families we do an annual Christmas dinner with, my 4 office-mates, and a few for last minute hostess gifts. I had the fabric in a leftover stash (probably thrifted at some point) and the tags I punched myself from card stock or leftover Christmas cards. Most I painted this past year and just didn't use for 2016 gifts. I also had 3 jars leftover, which i plan to use for coffee/salt scrubs closer to the holidays.
Thanks for the motivation! I'm glad to have something started already, no matter how small in the grand scheme of things :)