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what inexpensive or handmade gifts are you doing...
this year?
i am doing vanilla for sister, meice, mil, sil, bil gf, couple coworkers .
also getting photos of boys and neices and framing for mil.
ornament for sil and sister.
i need ideas for neices ages six and eleven.
CJ :-)
Re: what inexpensive or handmade gifts are you doing...
This would be fun for the 6 yr old:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/61951289@N08/5757443907/sizes/l/in/photostream/
Here are a ton of ideas:
http://www.skiptomylou.org/handmade-gift-ideas/
and
http://www.oneprettything.com/
The 11 yr old, I would get her a wallet/purse (and you never give an empty one, so put a few bucks in too).
Last year I did:
Hot Chocolate Mix with Homemade Marshmallows
Sponge Candy
Not exactly sure what I am doing this year.
I'm thinking centerpieces in different vases from Michaels. I'll either use a combination of sand and colored stones or maybe soy wax for a candle. I do those for my friends at work.
For kids I'm kinda stumped since my SD is 13 and so hard to buy for that we let her pick a lot of her big stuff out then wrap 'em...
Im making this for my mom, and one for myself.
http://www.asortafairytaleblog.com/2010/12/diy-babys-1st-christmas-ornament.html
We're doing painted glass ornaments ...
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