I'm very low on money right now as my job isn't providing any hours. With the money that I have scrounged up, I plan on buying supplies and little things for gifts, and then making home made gifts. Some of the things I plan on making can then go into gift baskets for each person, including my sisters, parents and friends. Here's a list of what I am going to be making: -Cookies in a jar -Bath salts -Relaxation CD(burned) -A candle -Possible a bath pillow for the girls -Homemade ornaments, both dough ones and felt -Hot cocoa mugs with chocolate coated spoons and marshmellows -Home made necklace and earring for the girls Does anyone have any more suggestions, and do you think these(everyone would be receiving one of each item, along with something from the dollar store in a gift basket) ideas? Do you have any more suggestions or anything that might make this a better gift? And do you think they will like it? My sisters are between 16 and 22, and I just wasn't sure about the youngest. She has a mentality of an 8 year old, so should I do something different for her? Thanks!!
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All nice. Can you get a copy of any of the Tightwad Gazette books, by Amy Dacyczyn from the public library? She gives good cheap ideas. Believe it or not, Martha Stewart too. You may be able to pick up some paperwhites at clearance from a garden. Start them in the coldest room of your house, as close to 50 degrees as possible in a pebble filled bowl with water just touching the bottom. As much light as possible. If you have a garden to do it, forced hyacinths and tulips. These would have to be planted in pots and then buried outside under leaves and taken in around Christmas to begin growing (again in the coldest part of your house). They need freezing temperature for a few weeks before being taken in. Maybe they will work better as Three Kings or Valentine's gifts. Any garden center has these bulbs at clearance now, but forcing takes skill, unlike the paperwhites. For plant people. Get a terracota saucer with a drainage hole. Fill it with soil blended for succulents and cacti. Buy the cheapest and smallest cacti and succulents you can find, or even better cuttings from your plants or those of willing friends. You can duplicate a dish garden that would sell for $25.00 for just a few dollars, especially if you have some old containers or established plants. Here is another idea. Get a clear vase, start a vine such as a pothos or philodendrum in it (someone should have one of these you can cut). Put a beta (siamese Fighting Fish) in it with the plant. Only use philodendrum if no pets or people will eat it since it is toxic. Otherwise use the pothos or a pepperomia or other vine. Check on the internet to make sure you don't get anything toxic. Find some old, half dead african violets on clearance. Get a leaky discarded aquarium or a wide-mouth jar used for pretzels. Add soil, charcoal to keep the soil sweet and pebbles on the bottom for drainage. Bright indirect light. This will work well with any cheap tropical plants you can pick up from the worst and most unpromising source. I used to use 50 cent plants from Woolworths and turn them into giant, thriving plants in a few weeks with the right humidity, light, and watering. Just pass on anything actively diseased or insect infected. Good luck. I don't know crafts, but I do know gardening.
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