[1]Photograph Credit: Flickr (Stephanie McKern)
Only 8 more shopping days until Christmas! Are you still searching for ideas for someone on your list? In using time wisely and stretching your dollars, you might consider making a gift. If you are saying, “I’m not crafty.”
I get it.
However, all the creativity is done. All you need is your printer with ink, scissors, a few supplies, and your time. Really, you can make these gifts. Enlist some help if you need the extra encouragement. 🙂
Edible Gifts
Download a free e-book for Gifts in a Jar. [2] These options are great for making gifts for groups of individuals. One year, I made cookie mixes for each of my family members. By adding the ingredients in the order supplied, these simple-to-construct gifts were warmly received.
Make one or all four of these snacks in a jar. [3] Mix up a huge batch of your favorite snack and add them to jars, place a tag on it, and ready to give.
Sparkling Gift
Glittering Candles made with Epsom salt. [4] These festive candles would make great gifts for anyone on your list. You can choose masculine or feminine colors depending on your receiver.
Scrapbooker’s Gift
Download 12 months of digital scrapbook pages. [5] Though I have not scrapbooked this year, I do love it, and getting a gift with the pages already designed would be fantastic.
With this download, you can either burn a disc to present or have the 12 pages printed onto cardstock and place them in a nice scrapbook. Either way, your scrapbook enthusiast will have a year-in-review album available for all those pictures.
Family Conversation Gift
Download this free family dinner conversation starter kit. [6] With your printer, a pair of scissors, and a jar, you can give this creative gift to families with children. This gift would be great throughout the year as well as at Christmas.
These gift ideas are special in that using time wisely you will create a present especially for your recipient. The personalized gift does not need a huge price tag. Remember, it’s the thought that counts.
I love to receive personalized gifts since the sender exerts thought, effort, and sacrifice for me. May you continue finding creative ways to stretching your dollars while gifting to your family and friends.
Question: Did you gift 40 individuals a $10 eGift card today? The Feed It Forward [7] program continues until Christmas Day. Keep on giving!