Gift Ideas

Family Frame

Decoupage favorite photos and fun papers onto wood discs and arrange them in rows on a sheet of white cardstock, leaving the middle open for achipboard title. Add fun embellishments for a final touch. Use an open front frame to display the finished product.

Perfect For: A far-away relative, your best friend, Grandma and Grandpa

Make It Say Christmas: Use holiday-theme papers and favorite photos from past Christmases.

  

The Write Stuff

Create custom stationery for a friend by embellishing an unfinished wooden box and plain-Jane note cards with ribbon and buttons. Attach the ribbon and buttons with double-sided tape or hot glue. Line the inside of the box with brightly colored paper.

Monogrammed Note Cards

Perfect for a teacher, decorate a purchased tin with chipboard letters and pack it with monogrammed note cards.

 

This is such a creative way to add a touch of Christmas to any room!

30 Frugal Gift Ideas to Show You Appreciate Someone

Frame a picture of you with them.

Lotions or bath oils.

Journal. A nice journal can be beautiful. It’s one of my favorite gifts.

Gourmet coffee with a personalized mug.

A nice pen.

Photo album or scrapbook, with memories already included.

Homemade cookies you bake yourself.

Or brownies.

Spice gift basket. Get some small jars and fill them with exotic spices.

Gift certificate for the person’s favorite hobby store.

A burned CD with all the person’s favorite songs.

A letter, hand-written on nice paper, from you. Make it heart-felt, with all the          reasons you appreciate the person.

A small plant.

A movie pass and a small container of gourmet popcorn kernels.

Soup mixes or cookie mixes in nice clear jars.

Personalized T-shirt.

Stationery and stamps.

IOU booklets, with whatever services you are willing to perform. Obviously only good for someone you know really well.

Knit or crochet something for someone (I can’t do this, but I know people who can).

An “I appreciate you because” jar. Fill a nice jar with slips of different colored paper, each with a reason you appreciate (or love) someone.

Jams and jellies.

Good bread (home-made works great).

Books (my favorite).

A blank recipe book … write some of your favorite recipes on the first few pages.

A keepsake DVD with a video of special moments, edited (and captioned) by you. A slideshow presentation with music burned on a DVD works too.

Create your own art (and put it on nice stationery or in a frame). By “art”, I mean a sketch, painting, poem, short story, whatever.

Scented candles.

Make-up set.

Shaving kit.

Box of good tea and a teacup.