Save money on Christmas, make your own gifts.
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Ok so we are two days into our 75 day plan. I have chosen some items to list on ebay. One of my goals will be to list some of the items. The next thing that I would like to think about is making a few gifts to save some money. When looking at crafts to make you have to be quite careful. They can end up spending more money then if you were to just go out and buy the item new. A few years ago I had made Christmas Tree skirts for my mother, my mother in-law and my sister-in-laws. They loved them but my mother-in-laws was ruined last year. I am thinking that I will make her a new one this year.
Today I am off to AC Moore and JoAnn Fabrics to buy some fabric and check out some new craft ideas for others on my list. I think that I will see what types of things the kids can make for their grandparents as well. Grandma and Grandpa always love some homemade treasures. The kids also love to make new treasures. This will be a great thing that we can do together closer to Christmas. I figure if I buy it all now I will have a chance to make it when I am ready. I will not have to rush out and shop on the day that I want to make something.
I would also like to look for some Christmas tree ornament crafts that the kids and I could make together. This will create some special memories and help to fix out Christmas tree tragedy from last year. Again the kids and I will have a great time together making some special memories.
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WOW 73 day to go that’s too fast I can not beleve this year is almost over.
I was thinking about painting some wooden makeup cases from Ben Franklin Crafts to give as gifts. The unvarnished boxes range from $2-$24 each, which is dramatically less expensive than retail makeup cases.
Question – would you give the Christmas tree skirts as gifts before the 25th or on Christmas itself?
Thanks for the ideas!
Makeup boxes are a great idea! You could buy modge podge and deco them really with anything! I did this to picture frames a few years ago so that they match the kitchen curtains I made.
As far as giving a gift early… I am a little stingy about that. I then feel like I have missed Christmas… I do think that I will give it to my mother-in-law early. We buy many things for her so one early present would not hurt.
Thanks for sharing your makeup box idea. I hope you do not mind if I steal it!