gift making ideas for christmas?

Question

instead of buying expensive gifts this year weve decided to make a gift but im really stuck... the materials need to be easy and cheap to get hold of.

its for both sexes and all ages

thank you

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Answer 1

hmm..... let's see here.... if u want to go a little cheap, just make everyone a card. but then you could also just buy some cheapo stickers and craft stuff from Hobbie lobbie and decorate the cards! everyone gets and gives those in my familly, and no one's complained--yet.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I just started something yesterday that is sooooo cute, sooo cheap and so quick/easy. I was able to make four gifts in an hour.

I bought cheap clipboards at the dollar store. Took a glue stick and rubbed glue all over the top surface of the clipboard. Then I applied scrapbook paper to this area, turned it over and trimmed off the excess. Then I glued trim around the top (around the clip part (so it would clean up the edges), glued on a charm or two and attached some scraps of ribbon through the hole of the clip. That's it. I didn't decoupage it or anything - just used a glue stick, and then Elmer's glue for the ribbon trim - that's it. They look like a million dollars.

I got masculine paper for the men, feminine paper for the women and cute neon paper for the kids.

Then just attach a note pad if you want and maybe a pen.

Hope that helps!

Answer 4

You can't figure this out with the 2 links you put up??????? 1 The animal was NOT chosen by the recipient. 2 There is no guarantee that the animal was even wanted. 3 Pets are a LIFETIME commitment. 4 They can be expensive for the owner. 5. Once the novelty wears off, the poor animals ends up abandoned, abused, or in shelters!!!!!!!! An animal should ONLY be given as a pet, if you are the parent and plan to take OVER care for this pet when your child doesn't feel like it!!!!! Not all kids want to or can be responsible enough to care for a pet...and if you plan to give it to someone else...It's not a good idea if you aren't a 100 % sure of the care, love, and even desire to have a pet!!!!!!!!!

Answer 5

I made picture frames. I got plain wooden ones from the dollar store. With some I painted them with paint from the dollar store (mix the colours to get a good colour) and glued on those glass pebbles and did some spirals with wire and glued it on (all from the dollar store)

With some of the other frames, I drilled holes in the top and bottom so I could attach them together in sets of 3 (one hanging above the other etc) I took brown jute and braided it and used it to attach the frames together. Ribbon would also work. They look great.

I am also making bottle cap magnets and push pins. I went to a U-brew place and bought 120 bottle caps for $4. I downloaded some cute pics from the internet and printed them in the appropriate size on photo paper. I then glued the pics in the bottle caps. I bought some resin at Michael's with a 40% off coupon and poured some in each bottle cap. Next with industrial adhesive I attached magnets or push pins to the back of the caps. They look really cute and I'm assembling them into sets to give as gifts.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

I do a lot of crafts and I think that a dream catcher is ok for both sexes and all ages and only cost approx. $3.00 to make, I have the instructions on how to make them I will be glad to share with you if you email me for them, also I do mirrors for all ages and occassions by going to a dollar tree and purchasing a good size mirror and then buy some stickers or charms and buttons appropiate for the ages and put their names in middle of mirror and sticking stickers around the rest of mirror or hot glue the charms or buttons on mirror, if using buttons first cut the loop on back off with scissors or wire cutters so the button lays flat you can also glue lace around outside of mirror to decorate it if you want to, just use your imagination and be as creative as you like

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Answer 10

Cookies in a Jar...all you need is quart size canning jars ($8 at Wal Mart for 12) and ingrediants for cookies. Go to

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for recipes. You can decorate the jars with ribbons, bows, stickers, and pretty tags with directions on them.