Creative Gift Ideas!

[njoynlife]

Have you come up with a fantastic, high quality, inexpensive gift idea?  Did you find a great sale or coupon?  Please share it here for others to consider or brain storm over!                                

[rabbitandeor]

I am giving my niece (who lives an hour away) a home spa day at my house.  One day away from her brothers - I'll probably leave DS over there that day - to include a nice long bath with no interruptions - homemade bath additives.  Then a mani/pedicure and a nice long time on my massage mat that DS bought me for Christmas last year.  It may even include a movie of her choice from Blockbuster Online and a cup of homemade hot cocoa by the fireplace (weahter permitting).

[michellyMarie]

My children and I are going to make Christmas gifts this year. We are going to make Build-A-Bear sized quilts, pillows, and clothes for all the children. We will be making patterns off of some of the clothes they have already. For the woman, I'm going to be making bath pillows and if time money allow a little basket of bath goodies with it. I'm not sure what to do for the men. Does anyone have any suggestions? ~ Michelle

[522_angel]

I am giving these card organizers to friends this year.  They each have a set of tabbed dividers inside and a small collection of home made cards.  Relatively quick and easy too.  I got the tins from Oriental Trading for under $5 each.  All in all I think it took about an hour per tin.

[daniellevp1980]

I don't remember where I found this but I thought it was really cute. I'm thinking of making some for the homemade candy I make to give out because all the stuff to make it is enexpensive at the craft store.

[msmandi]

This is a great idea

Quoting 522_angel:

I am giving these card organizers to friends this year.  They each have a set of tabbed dividers inside and a small collection of home made cards.  Relatively quick and easy too.  I got the tins from Oriental Trading for under $5 each.  All in all I think it took about an hour per tin.

[bmamaever]

I made these last year for Christmas, what a big hit they were.  I found the glass at the dollar store and Terra Cotta pots I bought at Meijer. (Walmart did not have them.) All though the pot pictured here is bigger than the ones I used.  I also made one and put dog treats in it.

Quoting daniellevp1980:

I don't remember where I found this but I thought it was really cute. I'm thinking of making some for the homemade candy I make to give out because all the stuff to make it is enexpensive at the craft store. 

 

[njoynlife]

Oh hey, I GET IT!   You really can not tell that it isnt a gum ball machine!  That is sooo cute!

Quoting bmamaever:

I made these last year for Christmas, what a big hit they were.  I found the glass at the dollar store and Terra Cotta pots I bought at Meijer. (Walmart did not have them.) All though the pot pictured here is bigger than the ones I used.  I also made one and put dog treats in it.

Quoting daniellevp1980:

I don't remember where I found this but I thought it was really cute. I'm thinking of making some for the homemade candy I make to give out because all the stuff to make it is enexpensive at the craft store. 

 

[njoynlife]

I just met a new friend this weekend who makes cards for a hobby.  She is going to love this when I show her!!!!

[teresamorris]

I found some cute gift in a jar recipes on organizedchristmas.com. they have the cute little tags that you can print off and put on the jar.

 

I also make photo albums and scrapbooks and they are simple to make, you can see a photo of mine on my page.

[rachelscrafts]

Hello all!

I am to finding it hard to be able to afford much this year.  I am making a lot of my own crafts as well.  I have these cute santa pillows and snowmen done.  I also have some wood lathe stars which I placed greenery on them with little snowmen heads.  They are really cute. 

I make and sell some of my crafts but I do give a lot away to friends and family!