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March 12, 2007 at 2:09 pm #238749
BiggerPiggyBank
I challenge each of you to post your favorite frugal Holiday Gift Ideas! I thought it would be nice to share some ideas for various ages, occupations, etc.
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September 22, 2008 at 6:34 pm #398618
JennyCup
One of my favorite frugal gifts is stockpiling all of the beauty freebies I get and putting them into a basket. I have found that every gal loves samples. If I find a really good deal on a sample lot on eBay, I will pick it up. If you go to the beauty counters at places like Dillard’s, etc. you can score some really nice freebies. I will also pick up stuff on clearance to toss in the basket. This year I got a 3 bottles of shampoo and conditioner from bath and body works on sale (it was free with a gift card) and found out I was allergic to it. I gave the open bottles to my friend which she loved. I am using one set in the guest bathroom and the other set I will be putting in one of my beauty gift baskets.
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September 22, 2008 at 8:45 pm #398626
faxonfive
HI,
god bless!!
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October 21, 2008 at 1:18 pm #401078
rtebalt
I love to cross-stitch Christmas ornaments, but I hate having to buy those plastic ornament rings for the ornaments – they add extra expense & really look kind of cheap sometimes. So, last year I took cross-stitch material & made several ornaments. I cut them out in cirlces or squares. Then I took scrap material I had around & cut it to the same size. I placed the cross-stitch square on top of the material square & – using cross-stitich thread – I stitched up 3 sides of the ornament. Then I took the filling that you use to fill pillows & filled up the ornament & stitched up the last side. Then I took a little more thread and tied it to the top of the ornament to hang the ornament by. They were really cute stuffed like little pillows & they were completely handmade. The best part is that one piece of cross-stich material that costs about $5 can make a lot of ornaments. One bag of stuffing that cost about $3 can stuff a lot of ornaments & you can use any scrap material on the back! So, for about $8, you could probably make at least 10-15 ornaments! That’s less that $1 a piece & people seem to really like them. 🙂
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October 21, 2008 at 2:08 pm #401091
faxonfive
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