Win £200. Festive Fivers Competition 2008: The best Xmas pressies for under £5

MandyQue

oops! Posted on wrong thread! Here we go:

Gift: Handmade photo/picture frames
Make or buy? Make
Cost: pennies

Details

This is something for the children to do, my dd made one at school for me last year. She took some thick card and painted it, mine was spray painted silver. Then she stuck some pasta bows around the edges and they were painted with metallic green paint. The photo was then glued into the middle of the frame, I was chuffed with it Kids could probably make their own with tinsel, glitter, different paints or pasta, beads, sequins, whatever crafty odds and ends you have lying around.

emactatty

• Name of present? Nursery Xmas Gifts
• Do you make it or buy it? Buy it
• Total Cost? 60p per child if you have a class of 30
• Details (the more the better)
• buy a Christmas Toy Pack from Yellowmoon - put all the contents into two nicely christmas wrapped boxes, larger items in one and smaller bits in the other - close the box and make a hole at the top - so its then a lucky dip. Each child gets to put their hand in and pull out two gifts, one from each box
• Where possible please add a link if it's an online offer
• http://www.yellowmoon.org.uk/product-Christmas-Teddys-Toy-Pack-DX189.htm
  

In_Search_Of_Me

Name of present? home made dinner party quiz
Do you make it or buy it? make it
Total Cost? Minimal - few sheets card, printer ink, small box and wrapping to decorate
Details (the more the better) Make your own dinner party quiz...find lots of questions online, in the news or in books along with a few foreits and have at hand. Then set up a crib on the computer to make each page fit the small box that you have and type questions onto the crb and then cut out each question and answer (you could put the question at the top and answer usidedown or on the other side depending on what you like). For extra luxury each card could be decorated with wrapping paper.
Then do a brief set of instructions and place all of the cards into the decorated box and voila...an evening of fun with a personal touch plus you can personalise questions/topics depending on the interests of the recipients.

MissMonya

I submitted my idea to your email below by mistake, as i just registered after that. I submitted the pictures as well. I hope that counts.

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Best Regards,

Monika Szelag

In_Search_Of_Me

Name of present? embroidery message
Do you make it or buy it? make it and buy frame
Total Cost? cheap as chips if you get frame from charty shop or ikea; piece of old farbic and cotton; find a free quote on the internet or say what you want from the heart...then sew it using fabric or paper
Details (the more the better) Get a cheap frame and embellish it or redecorate if you want to (have a hunt for old matchpots which are great for this!) and then measure the "panel" of the aperature and design your design. You could do a scene (ie the persons house; a nice view or a simple love heart) and then a line of quote underneath to suit the individual - ie a picture of the moon and earth and a line saying I love you to the moon and back....whatever sloppyness you want!
You can either sew or print the quote - if you want to sew it simply write in pencil on the fabric and then sew the message and was it once finished. I will be doing two of these for friends this year just need to start!

In_Search_Of_Me

Name of present? your time!
Do you make it or buy it? make a card saying what you will give - hours decorating/babysitting/cooking etc - whatever the recipient would value
Total Cost? your time - which is priceless. If you make a voucher do a piece of thick card and if you have nice felts or crafty stuff you would pretty it up or make a voucher on the computer
Details (the more the better) Try and think of what the recipient would value and preferably offer something that will be of some sacrificial cost to you - ie a nights free babysitting for people with children; a days decorating; free typing - whatever they would value. When I have done this I've made a card with the message typed on card and then prettied up and people have loved it. You do have to nag then to use the voucher at times though!!

londonparis18

:xmassmile Name of present? Time-capsule
Do you make it or buy it? make it
Total Cost? under £5
Details (the more the better) Take a jar or container (make it pretty if you wish) - a shoe box can work well, and fill it with old photos of the person who it is for and a few momentoes of times you have shared, their youth or just generally good periods e.g. a teddy or picture of their favourite childhood cartoon character, old school photos, school tie, their favourtie sweets, just anything unique and special to that person...this is such a personal gift and can be adjusted to almost anyone as it can be as humourous, sentimental, romantic or informal as you like!

silvergirl

Name of present: Basket of Loveliness :rolleyes:
Make or buy: neither really, but make it seems the best definition.
Total cost: Cost of basket and ribbons, anyway under £5, it's in your control!
Details: I receive loads of freebies because of other purchases during the year, which I don't really need. Usually these are cosmetics, skincare, haircare etc. (e.g. I have an Occitane travel gift set which must be worth a fiver at least). Arrange these gorgeously in a basket with tissue and ribbons, or confetti, unused pretty hankies or whatever, Decorate with a ribbon. Give it as a basket of loveliness. Boots do a lot of extras if you order online or get No7 stuff in the shops. Pass it on. Goes down well with young teenaged girlie relatives.

ZLS1984

• Name of present? Best Mate in a Box
  
• Do you make it or buy it? Make it and buy it.
  
• Total Cost? £3.00 go to the pound shop buy, 1 bear, 1 box of chocolates and a nice mug.
  
• Details (the more the better) Take a box and add the cup with a tea bag from the cupboard. Add a tag to the cup saying, Enjoy a cuppa with a friend to share some good gossip. Place the chocolates in the box, with a tag saying lifes guilty pleasure. On the teddy bear place a tag, A furry friend to keep you company when I am not around. Finally write love on small pieces of paper and put these into the box.
• Add lable to box, I am a mate in a box, I am the cup of tea where gossip is shared. The chocolates munched when life gets hard. I am the friend that's there to give you hugs and best of all I sprinkle this with love.
  

SGee

• Name of present: Hand-made Bath Salts
  
• Made or Bought: Made
  
• Total Cost: £2 or less
  
• Details: Buy some coarse sea-salt from the supermarket and some bicarbonate of soda (£3 for 3kg from Chinese supermarkets). Mix together - approx 2 parts salt to 1 part bicarb - and add a few drops of essential oil for fragrance. Peppermint is good for reviving; eucalyptus is good for decongesting; lavender is good for relaxing. There are many options and combinations! Pour onto a circle of material - use recycled scraps to save money - then bring the edges together and tie at the neck with a string or wool. You could attach a tag to the string with a list of ingredients and a message. A cheap, personalised gift with the extra bonus of all-natural ingredients!