Save money by making your own gifts

When you ask people if they prefer a store bought or handmade gift, the majority chose the latter. When you have a birthday, anniversary, baby shower, wedding, or Christmas gift to give, make the gift yourself. Handmade gifts are individualized and come from the heart.   They please the receiver as well as allowing you to give a part of yourself.

For Christmas, you could make a beautiful ornament or door wreath, for a baby shower you could purchase an inexpensive bib pattern and make special bibs, or for a wedding, you could create a wonderful album of photos showing the couples dating life. And of course you can make the card yourself on the computer and save even more.

Other great options include making homemade hot chocolate, soaps, candles, or lotions and placing them in inexpensive glass containers or baskets purchased at a thrift shop.  If you use a mason jar, add foam and fabric under the lid for added color, use a label to write the contents and a message of endearment, and wrap a nice piece of ribbon around the ridge.

One thing you can make is gift baskets  – the recipient will receive a whole plethora of smaller gifts instead of one.  A freind who is an artist makes gift baskets with her art work as center pieces pf the gift basket. You can use old photographs and other meaningful objects for this purpose. You can also recycle those bottles of wine, cans, cheeses and similar things you don’t like but someone else may love.

Another thing you can do is to make gift baskets that have a theme running through them, like sports memorabilia and the like. Perhaps you have an old collection of items that you want to give away and you can do it now.

If you get stuck for an idea just do a search online for hand made gift ideas and you will find ideas for every occasion. The options are endless, so get creative.

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