Many people are looking to simplify the holidays this year, and that often means giving homemade gifts.
Homemade gifts are a great way to express yourself, save some money, and delight the recipients. But it can be tough coming up with ideas.
Here are just a few ideas for homemade gifts:
Photo gifts. Frame a special photo or make a photo collage. Put together a small scrapbook or a calendar. There are many photo gifts you can create with your home computer, some digital photos and some free time. Keep your eyes out for photo discounts and deals - they're everywhere now! (I'll share some great photo deals in an upcoming post!)
Homemade mixes. There are a ton of homemade soup, bread, cookie, and beverage mixes that you can create. Just put them in a glass canning jar with directions and decorate with a ribbon, and you've got a great little gift.
Use your crafting skills. If you know how to needlepoint, cross stitch, sew, knit, or crochet, then you have the skills to make a lovely gift for someone.
Coupon booklets. Give your recipient a handmade coupon booklet for things you can give the person all year round. Think of giving coupons like "One night of babysitting" or "One homemade Apple Pie." None of the coupons have to cost much money, but may be much appreciated!
Not into making gifts yourself? There are many great craft fairs going on all over the country right now. And of course, there is always Etsy.com.
What gifts are you making this Christmas? Please share your ideas here!
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Homemade Christmas Gifts: What Are you Crafting?
2 comments:
I'm... knitting a scarf, creating tapestry flower pins, the kids and I will be making homemade dog treats for the dogs in our lives, and of course we make Christmas treats. I hate rolling out sugar dough so we dip everything in chocolate and then put sprinkles on it. Two of our favorites (and cheap!): spread a little peanut butter on a ritz cracker and dip in milk chocolate and oreo truffles - crush one bag of oreo cookies (in a food processor is best), combine with one brick of cream cheese, roll into balls, dip into melted chocolate, and then sprinkles. People love getting homemade treats!
Oh, this is so timely. I'm in the process of making Christmas gifts. In the beginning stages, but I have started. I bought a $2 pdf off of etsy.com and I will be using it to make calendars for my aunts and uncles. Above the days of each month is space for a photograph. I have photos of my aunts and uncles and cousins from when they were young. I'm doing some sewing and I'm also planning to make bookmarks for my bookclub. Food mixes for the neighbors and the only real cash I'm laying out is for my Dad and my offspring.
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