Crafting 101

So everyone likes personalized gifts, whether they are for Christmas or any holiday. In my searches for today, I found a great website that’s all about frugal living with many ideas for making awesome gifts that you can get cheap, but even though you can get them cheap, you can make them look expensive by personalizing them.

Check out this website for the complete list of all their ideas.  They have 63! All their ideas are less than $10 which for me, the mother of four, that’s a good price when it comes to buying gifts for all the relatives. Here are my personal five favorite ideas from their list and how you can make them personalized and specific to the person you are making them for.

1. Child’s artwork, framed - All grandparents love getting something that the kids have made themselves. I suggest framing some of their artwork from school (they bring home tons!) and purchase a cheap frame that the kids can paint and then put their artwork in it. Also, you can use clear drying glue to take napkins or paper and glue it to the frame to decorate it.
2. Home baked bread, include recipe - Not only can youbake the bread and include the recipe, give the person the bread in a crocheted loaf pan tote. I did this last year and it was a hit!
3. Decorative napkins and napkin rings - You can easily sew napkins for someone and since you probably know what they like and dislike and know their color preferences, these could be made in an afternoon.
4. Board games - These can be fun! There are multiple patterns out there for crocheting or knitting your own checkerboard or tic-tac-toe board. I have seen patterns in the web for many different types so have fun finding the one that fits you.
   
5. Favorite quote embroidered on a nice handkerchief - I have done these for my dad in the past. He loves Whataburger done in Texas so one year I remember cross-stitching a hamburger on his handkerchiefs. It only takes an afternoon and it’s fun. You can either cross-stitch like I did which takes a few more supplies than most want to work with or you can embroider where you do your own thing.
   

So these are my favorites. In fact, I’ve gotten some of my own ideas of what I want to do for Christmas. Share with me your thoughts! See you later!

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