*** Cheap * Cheerful Christmas Gifts ***

**Fluv** · 08-09-2007, 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by Hysteri-CAL

This one is hilarious and really suited for someone with a sense of humour !

Buy two AA batteries, place them in a beautifully decorated box with a note saying "Gift not included"

I am loving this, desperatly trying to think of something witty whilst being harrassed by the kids

**Fluv** · 08-09-2007, 09:57 PM

some really great ideas HysteriCal. right up my street.

**debs omahony** · 08-09-2007, 10:00 PM

Originally Posted by Stash Keeper

I'm luvin' this already and am going to make the wisks and the batteries- v.funny.
Make your own bath bombs-cheap and fun to do-I have recipe if anyone wants one! Could add Christmas fragrance and colour to look like Christmas puds.

please could you send me the recipe - sounds ideal for school bazaar

**LME** · 08-09-2007, 10:01 PM

Cut 2 small squares of pattered fabric and one square of net.
Cut a shape in one of the squares of material ie heart or Initial.
Put fabric pattern down then net then fabric with shape pattern up.
Sew 3 sides fill with lavender or similar ie christmas pot pourri and sew 4th side adding a loop at corner.

This can also be done with card.

Give as present to hang on tree.

**LME** · 08-09-2007, 10:05 PM

Chocolates are expensive to hang on the tree.
Cut some cones of cellophane fill with sweets and hang on the tree.
Small are great for decorations but I do large ones incase any children visit.

I also do a couple for my friends dogs but I have to make sure they are marked as I wouldn't want the kids eating them.
ie a bone shaped tag

**Jue Jue** · 08-09-2007, 10:06 PM

Great thread i will be trying most of them on here

**Hysteri-CAL** · 08-09-2007, 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by LME

Chocolates are expensive to hang on the tree.

This can also be done with cheap see-through plastic baubles ... put some M&Ms or smarties inside.

**twinmom** · 08-09-2007, 10:08 PM

Loving the ideas here, cant wait to try some out, especially the "present not included"

Does anyone know where i can get cellophane from?

**USA2UK** · 08-09-2007, 10:09 PM

This site had a cute little poem, which is nice for someone overseas or "across the miles":

On Christmas Day
At half past three
make yourself a cup of tea
I'll think of you
You think of me
underneath the Christmas tree

(You could use their little decorated pine cone idea or do something else tea-related... cup of tea and teabag or decorated tin of teabags, etc...

**Fluv** · 08-09-2007, 10:09 PM

Hobbycraft do it on a roll, plain or patterned. nice snowflake ones etc.

oops thats cellophane

**Hysteri-CAL** · 08-09-2007, 10:09 PM

Need to buy for a Keep Fit fanatic ???

Home Exerciser

Find/purchase a block of wood. Attach the following (decorated) notice.

1. Place wood in the middle of the floor
2. Walk around it two times
3. Rest, you've just walked around the block two times.