Have you ever given or received a creative gift for Christmas? I was trying to think of something neat to give people. Any advice?
2006-10-31 16:16:39 · 7 answers · asked by Wonderious 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
"Gifts from a jar" A friend of mine gave me a large mason jar with a decorative piece of material on top, tied with some weird straw type string..
Inside was all the ingredients(besides an egg..i think) to make chocolate walnut crunch cookies..(can't really remember the cookie, but i could find out for you).
She had a recipe/instruction note attached, printed on beige cardstock, and cut around with craft scissors. Looks really neat.
I didn't make the cookies..I still have the jar on my countertop. I think it is a neat and thoughtful gift, and looks pretty in my kitchen. I get a lot of comments about what a great idea it is. The ingredients are layered evenly(eg. inch flour, inch oats, inch brown sugar, inch chocolate chips..etc). Looks neat and professional.
Either that, or just homemade cookies and treats. You can inexpensively make batches of cookies(some u can make early and freeze), then just buy pretty packaging..be it bags or boxes, everybody loves to have treats to put out with company around, or just to eat with tea. :)
Good luck with this! Merry Christmas
2006-10-31 16:29:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Aunt always gave unusual gifts. One year I got a ceramic nativity set. I recieved it, unpainted, around Thanksgiving & was to paint it & send it back for them to have it glazed for Christmas. It was a neat idea, she bought a HUGE set & I felt rushed to finish it in time. I would have liked it more if it was much smaller.
She also made alot of gifts. She gave my Mammaw a huge box full of everyday items she'd need throughout the year; toothpaste, detergent, tp, shampoo. Most of it would last her until the next Christmas.
2006-11-01 02:36:07 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I made a whole stationery set for my mother-in-law for this year, and I painted a picture for my mama. And for my sister-in-law I'm making a bunch of homemade beauty products. Fun stuff! It is great to make gifts instead of going out and buying them.
2006-11-01 14:04:13 · answer #3 · answered by Amber I 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hohoho :)
A personalized handmade gift shows that you care.
A few craft ideas:
*Candles
*Painted glass or Plates
*Towels with their names
*Photo scapbook
This blog post will help you get creative:
http://www.christmasgifts.net/Christmasblog/2006/08/30/how-to-create-your-own-christmas-gifts/
2006-11-01 02:23:27 · answer #4 · answered by David 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My friends and I like to make scrapbooks for one another. The materials are really cheap. You can use just about anything. As long as you have pictures printed, you are ready to cut and paste!
2006-11-01 03:55:34 · answer #5 · answered by Charlee's Mama 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in a book i read the family was really poor and they couldnt aford presents so the dad took them outside and told them to look at the star right there and he said "you can have it, whenever you look outside and see that stars and you see that remember that you got for christmas" or something like that
2006-10-31 16:22:19 · answer #6 · answered by school_buses_taste_funny 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋