Any ideas for gifts for 3 aunties?!

scotlass99

Hi

I am REALLY struggling to think of presents for my three aunties. I usually like to get them all something very similair - eg. last year broke ankle and had no money because I wasn't working (it was a bad year!!) so i made them angels made out of beads and wire and put them in little boxes, they were all the same but different colours and they loved them.

But I am stuck for this year. I am happy to make things as I am very crafty. They are aged between 45-60 but don't have any specific hobbies, they all enjoy travelling abroad. They would rather have thoughtful gifts rather than me spending a lot on them.

Please help! I was planning to spend £10 on each, having a moneysaving Christmas!!

Any ideas? What has everyone else bought their aunties?!

Thanks

AMIE399

How About A Family Photo In A Nice Frame, You Could Even Make The Frame

postingalwaysposting

keepsake box? you can buy very nice small/large cardboard boxes (in differnet shapes) in craft stores... you could then decorate it and fill with sweets... once the sweets are eaten they then have a box you could also 'pad out'/line the boxes ... *still thinking*

StudentLife

they all enjoy travelling abroad

How about a travel diary? You could get a hardback notebook (i.e. one that looks like a book not spiral bound) then jazz it up a bit. You could have sections for them to put photos in, space to make notes on everything they see, useful phone numbers page, space for taking down phone numbers/addresses of friends they might meet on their travels, etc, etc.

Perhaps you could print off time zones and dialing codes of different countries and stick it in. Perhaps a page entitled 'Top 10 places i'd like to visit' for them to fill in.

You could be really creative with the title pages of each section.

NB. i'm just chucking ideas around here - if you think it's a good idea i'm sure other people can help come up with other sections to add in.

hardpressed

Would they appreciate a 'gift' from one of the charities where your gift goes to help in the third world? Oxfam, Save the Children, Christian Aid and many others all have similar schemes.

cannyscot_2

or you could just go for an easy life-boots have 75% off some really nicely packaged daniel ryman toiletries-you can get nice cream, hand cream , body stuff -all really nice for about £3 /£2.50 each just buy puffy thing for about 50p and make a nice gift up in celo or something crafty.

thisuseridistakenagain

oooh, i just found this https://www.vistaprint.com they are doing free personalised adress ink stamps, photo calendars, personalised note pads, photo magnets and loads more for free!! you have to pay 3 pounds postage but if you got a calendar you could decorate it yourself, and it has your photos or their fave photos in it too. i got my mam a stamp, think she will be really chuffed.

Chemgirl

I bought one of my Aunties the new Katherine Jenkins CD, she's into opera and is welsh so this is quite personal I guess. My other Auntie is really into photography so I got her a years subscription to what digital camera magazine using my Tesco vouchers (£13.80 in vouchers I think). I'm also getting her the latest number one ladies detective book for her birthday, she loves the series as she's lived in Africa, I love them too but my mum hates them, again down to personal taste. If you do collect tesco vouchers it's worth having a look at the list of mags as there are a lot, I've got top gear mag for my OH and uncut magazine (rock music) for my bro. If they like travelling about there are lots of travel gifts in boots in the gift section, 3 for 2, there's lots for under £10.

freebie_junkie

when i was skint last christmas i made everyone handmade choclates and decorated nice boxes to put them in. if theyre into travelling, perhaps some travelling books or nice passport covers or somethign of that nature?