ubereglu Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 As per the title...I really need ideas that don't cost too much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 How about Jams,Chutneys & Marmalades? Or hand made bath bombs,soaps & oils? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Fabric chickens (as per the thread lower down here) either as doorstops, paperweights, or Christmas tree decorations? (I'm planning to do the latter today, having bought some holly print fabric!) Someone else on here posted about making things with beads - wine-glass charms, or mobile phone ornaments, or of course you could just make ear-rings etc if you're talented that way. Something I've done in the past is 'vouchers' - usually for close friends or family, but you could design and print a voucher for something like - one evening's babysitting, one morning of gardening work, etc. and then present it along with a small token present - say a packet of seeds to go with the 'gardening' one. You can probably think of things that you could do for your nearest and dearest that they'd appreciate like that. What about home-made biscuits, miniature Christmas cakes, truffles ... always popular. I still believe people really appreciate the effort put into something you've done yourself, and you can 'personalise' home-made gifts much more easily than bought things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhotchick Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Is £30 ish too much? An OWL monitor! Olly - I've just seen your post and had to laugh, I've posted some very similar or the same ideas in the nesting box tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Ah well, great minds ... and lots of experience of Christmas on a budget! I'd actually much rather have something home-made than something that Boots (or whoever) have wrapped in plastic to make a 'gift'. Last year my sister bought everyone second-hand books off Green Metropolis, and teamed them up with another present, so my brother for example got a book about weather forecasting and a mug showing all the shipping forecast areas. My mum used to have a shoebox for each grandchild (got a feeling I've posted about this before, but hey it's a brilliant wheeze) which she would decorate, and fill with tiny cheap presents all wrapped individually, and then put in a WH Smiths voucher for whatever she could afford, which wasn't much. The presents would be appropriate to the child's age, but could be as simple as a pot of bubble-mixture and a wand, or some costume jewellery, books, small toys etc. My nephews and nieces still talk about their 'Treasure Chests' thirty years later. Get inventive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 We make 'Family Vouchers' as well - and the services offered can then be used through the year. Liz - you'd be brilliant at making the wine glass charms My son and his girlfriend live in a very small annexe and so I can't buy them much until they move to somewhere bigger.......they've asked for a contribution to their wee (I'm sure that's what he said ) so I'm going to give them a voucher or cash......wrapped around a bottle of water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 We make 'Family Vouchers' as well - and the services offered can then be used through the year. Liz - you'd be brilliant at making the wine glass charms My son and his girlfriend live in a very small annexe and so I can't buy them much until they move to somewhere bigger.......they've asked for a contribution to their wee (I'm sure that's what he said ) so I'm going to give them a voucher or cash......wrapped around a bottle of water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
