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Crafty Tie Dye Kits

admin — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:07:13 +0000

What a better way to keep the kids occupied on those long breaks. Tie dyeing shirts, blankets, and even sheets will occupy the kids long enough for me to get some work done around the house. They love to show they’re creativity through the shirts and I love seeing the new designs on each and every shirt. A must get if you love to do crafts for all ages! Pick one up!

All Pop Art

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:33:22 +0000

All Pop Art creates unique gifts and custom portraits from your photos in pop art and other portrait styles. Whether you are looking for a special, one of a kind gift or searching for a unique piece of artwork for your home, they will work with you from beginning to end to make sure you will receive a portrait from your photo that you’ll cherish from years to come.

Egg Kits

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:12:03 +0000

Homemade gifts are the way to go for people that just have everything. And egg kits are extremely unique as well as very beautiful. They will make for a fabulous conversation piece as well. Egg Scope as a nice selection to chose from. This particular one is a Finch egg and it will inclue the painted egg with 100 crystals and a 24″ necklace chain.

Reed Diffusers

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:06:45 +0000

Reed Diffusers make for a great gift during the holiday season espeically for those people that are hard to shop for. The Lamp Stand has a great selection at discounted prices. It is a great way to add a little fragrance to your home. Put a nice reed diffuser that smells like vanilla in your kitchen and it will smell as though you have been cooking all day!

College Survival Kit

admin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:10:43 +0000

If you know someone that is heading off for college, give them a gift that will surely be cherished. I know when I was in college, I was just tickled pink when my dad would stock me up on laundry detergent, dish soap, and all the other little things that we just forget about. It was great!

Get a laundry basket and stuff it with anything that you think would be useful from handy items to snacks for those late night cram sessions!!

Flower Power Portemone

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:06:51 +0000

Know someone who needs a little something to carry a few credit cards, their keys, lipbalm, notes and small change.? This is perfect then!

The outside is a vintage fabric in excellent condition! It features yellow flowers on a light brown/orange background with details in brown and orange. The inside is yellow cotton fabric with a seamless bottom.

$50 at Etsy

Holiday Gift Giving When You’re on a Budget

admin — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:48:12 +0000

Great gifts are not always the ones that cost an arm and a leg. You can still give a cherished gift wile on a budget!

Create holiday gifts. Most people would appreciate a gift that someone put time and effort into and personally make for them as opposed to something purchased at the mall. With an investment of just a few dollars for ingredients or materials and some basic skills you could:

* Use your cooking skills to bake some holiday themed cookies.
* Use your knitting talent to create a scarf, mittens, or a hat.
* Use your scrap booking skills to make an album of special photos.
* Use your craft talents to make a holiday wreath.
* Use your handyman skills to complete household repairs for someone.

Some simple ideas that don’t require a lot of talent and allow you to stretch individual packages of items amongst several gift recipients would be:

* Get some inexpensive decorative tins from a Dollar store or discount store and divide packages of store bought cookies to fill them.
* Buy some mason jars with screw-on lids and fill them with ingredients to make a batch of tasty cookies. Print the recipe out on a gift tag or index card and tie on with a ribbon.
* Wrap some chocolates in colored plastic wrap (usually available around the holidays) and tie with a festive ribbon and a candy cane.

The possibilities for low-budget gift giving are endless if you have a hobby or basic skill that you are willing to share with others.