Wanting creative, inexpensive Christmas gift ideas.

[Robin'sBrood]

I like your siggy line, Baldie.


My chickens are going to get our pumpkins seeds this year... early Christmas for them.

 

[chickon baby]

Great ideas!! I love those glass window blocks w/the lights and bows.Ive also see something similar with a clear glass lamp base.I shop all year round for bargains and put them in my "gift box" . I do make alot of baskets with a "theme" for what that person likes. 1..For kids you can do a "movie" basket;block buster gift card,pocorn and some misc candy 2..R&R basket for a baby sitter,friend or neighbor;candle,wine glass,small bottle of single serve wine and a candy dish w/some chocolate and bubble bath. 3 salsa basket w.chips and margarietta glasses..4.Teens;gas card,emergency roadside kit (they love the movie basket too)5.coffee nut;coffee mugs,different coffees and biscotti's. 6.breakfast lover; egg poacher,jam,biscuit mix or flavored syrups and waffle mixes.7 garden lover;spade,gloves,hat,stepping stone.8.Italian;spagetti noodles,homemade sauce,french bread and homemade garlic butter,wine and those italian cookies..9.wine lover;glasses,cork screw,sausages n cheese wedges,crackers and of course wine..10.Men;;home depot card,remote w.velcro on it and the arm chair cover,this old house subscription...lol.Those are some of the baskets Ive made and got raves abt.Hope that helps.I usually tried to make a basket with a gift card for the teacher,mail lady etc.I was told they appreciated the gift cards for gas/groc.You can go as fancy and inexspensive.You can use gift bags decorated by the kids VS the baskets. Also;walgreens has the calenders that you can put a photo on each month. Grandma's love those with a different funny face each month.You can also write all the g-kids b-days on it for the whole new year.

 

[lowgap]

lets see if my picture is on here...I hope so

 

[lowgap]

Here are two of them

 

[momma's chickens]

Those really are cute!

What is the nose made out of?

 

[joebryant]

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[Goose and Fig]

Go Green! We're getting a bunch of stuff from here : http://www.ecoimprints.com/

They're having a huge sale on lead-free mugs, organic cotton t-shirts, stainless steel water bottles, and stuff like that. You can get them all personalized.

All of our family lives out of state, so we have to get stuff that can ship easily/safely. I do like the egg idea though. Think that's going to be our tree decor this year. Wish the wellies were laying!

 

[Camelot Farms]

Robin... you rock!

Thanks for starting this thread

 

[Robin'sBrood]

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Those are adorable! I love snowmen and keep them out all winter.

 

[kagedgoddess]

That's a great list of 'Handy Gifts'!
I make concrete 'things' or carve stones for occasions. Everyone doesn't appreciate stuff, though --- I made my sis a set of 6 14"x14" stepping stones with leaf imprints and *I* thought they were lovely. She left them in the wrapping out back at my Moms and hadn't taken them home when we were back down south to visit at Easter; so I loaded them back in the truck and brought them home.
She mentioned much later 'what happened to her steppping stones' and I told her if she'd thought anything of them, she'd have taken them home.

All that to say...
everyone can't appreciate hand-made personalized things.
If they can't appreciate the time and effort that goes into a hand-made gift, then they aren't deserving.
I just got a call from someone that got a gift-basket of preserves in '04 and was moving and wanted to know if I wanted the jars back (sadly, they are unopened have been for display and they should have been eaten long ago).
I am the queen of making 'thoughtful' gifts, that no one gets but me.

Lisa