The Christmas season is fast approaching. Everyone on a tight budget is probably looking for holiday gifts under 10 dollars to get through the season without running out of money.
Here are some thrifty gift ideas for you to consider.
Make a big batch of your homemade cookies. Put the cookies on a nice looking ornamental plate and use colored plastic covering over the entire present. Tie the top part up with a nice ribbon and make a large bow. Home-baked cookies are an enjoyable gift for everyone, and the ingredients aren't expensive.
If you adore jam making, why not make one as a Christmas present? A small wicker basket should suffice and fill it with glass containers filled with your homemade jam. Decorate it with bows or ribbon. Put the jars in the basket and either decorate the basket with ribbon, or cover the basket with color cellophane and tie the cellophane at the top with ribbon. You can also add a special batch of delicious Oreos or cookies.
Candles are also one of the possible holiday gift ideas under 10 dollars. Get about a dozen small scented candles and a couple of candle holders. Arrange them in a small basket. Wrap the basket with colored plastic, and tie the top with eye-catching colored ribbons.
With the winter months nearing, giving your friends gloves and a hat set is also popular. These sets come in a myriad of colors, fabrics, and styles. Glove and hat sets are a welcome gift by your friends or family members, and are easy on the budget as well.
How about buying picture frames? For example, buy two each of a 3-1/2 by 5 inch; 4x5 inch in the center of the frame would greatly enhance its gift value.
Here is another frugal idea. Get a Christmas stocking and stuff it with items that most people need, but never buy. For example, nail clippers; nail polish remover; cotton balls; q-tips; hair shampoo sachets; hair conditioner; body or hand lotion; bath caps; bath get, etc.
Christmas isn't about buying the most expensive or nicest gifts. It is the thought that counts.
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© Kerry Beck, 2007
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