Don't purchase another expensive gift basket--
YOU can create terrific & unique gift baskets yourself for a fraction of the price!
Learn How to Make Gift Baskets at Home!
Dear Readers,
Saving money on gifts is a favorite topic around here. We all have holidays, birthdays, anniversaries and other gift-giving occasions to deal with, and it adds up, doesn't it!
But no one wants to be a "skin-flint," or worse, see our gift "re-gifted" at a garage sale! We want our gifts to be appropriate and wanted--we want people to see we went to some trouble and were really thinking about them. Right? Of course.
Nothing says, "I'm really thinking about you" more than a custom gift basket--and nothing could be more expensive!
Have you priced a gift basket lately? Yow! Talk about sticker shock! But it's hard to look past those beautiful hampers, when you know the person you're shopping for would just love what's inside.
Here's a thought:
Make the gift basket yourself!
This guide can show you exactly how to put together 99 different homemade gift baskets--baskets you can easily customize even further for a gift your loved ones will know was made just for them!
ere's a craft even the very youngest children can get involved in and end up bursting with pride to give away. "My husband just started a new job so we gave the paperweights to him for his new office. The kids really felt as though they were making his new job a better place to work," said a Connecticut mom.
oday, Wednesday, is Knitting Circle Day, one of the highlights of our week. Many of our friends come over. The moms work on projects and the children play. Our circle is a little community, without which our lives would be a lot less full. 
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As long as we were at it, we dyed scarves for ourselves and for another friend who's having a birthday soon.
Do you love making unique gifts and keepsakes with your hands? Have you had people ooh’ing and ahh’ing over your creations for years? Do you wish you had more time so that you could do more crafting and maybe make money doing it? If so, this could be the most wonderful message you’ve ever read--especially if you want to make money at home!
ost women love decorative soap. And most moms love a Mother's Day gift that shows off a child's creative work. For these reasons, personalized soap is an ideal gift for Mom, Grandma, godmother, or teacher. Decorative soap is so simple to make you might want to give several bars placed in a pretty basket, lined with a colorful napkin or piece of fabric.
Started: 9/23/06
