More Christmas Gift Ideas!

Bekibuns

Following on from my SOA, one of the things that stood out most was about being creative when it came to giving presents etc. Well, I put on my thinking cap and have decided to make "goody-baskets" for my friends and loved ones this year, each individually chosen for that person's interests or personality!

I have basically written my list of all the adults I have to buy for (which I have kept to the bare minimum this year), I have then matched each one to a themed goody-basket. I then went to the local pound shop with my list in hand so that I did not buy anything not on the list and bought some nice baskets/containers to put the goodies in. I have made up the baskets as follows very cheaply and they look lovely.

Gardening goody-basket - Lovely green felt basket with handles which is lined with plastic £1, Gardening Apron £1, Pair of snazzy cotton gardening gloves with flower pattern £1, foam kneeler £1, Pink mini watering can/sprayer 69p from price cutting shop, cut-price book on gardening £2.00, Lovely scented candle (part of two-pack from Sainsburys in sale £1.25), and will also put a nice hand-cream/bath soak in from somewhere like savers or Wilkinsons which I have yet to source! Wrap the whole lot up in cellophane wrap and put a nice ribbon on. Basically you will have a gorgeous goody-basket for under £10!!!!

You can follow this basic idea with different themes buying cheap items and co-ordinates from places like Savers, Wilkinsons, or using Boots Advantage points etc. Fill a Cookery goody-basket with things like nice coffee, biscuits, mugs (cheap but attractive packs from somewhere like Tesco) etc. oven gloves, tea towels, hand cream, cut-price recipe book etc.

A Pampering goody-basket could follow the same idea but filled with soap, candles, foot loofah, nail file, small hair wrap or hand towel, bath bombs etc.

I am planning to make my husband a Guitar goody-basket with a cut-price guitar book, some whacky plectrums and some other related music goodies!

My brother-in-law is getting a Fishing goody-basket with a cut-price book on fishing, some nice little fishing gadgets etc.

Basically just convert it to whatever the person will enjoy. Aiming to make all of these for under a tenner and the most expensive purchase I have made is a roll of 23m clear cellophane to wrap the baskets up in which I managed to get on the internet for about £5.

As far as the kids go, I have set a budget and will get everything on e-bay/freecycle or in the local paper this year!

Hope this has been useful. Yours Bekibuns xxx

peteuk

I like the idea....its the sort of idea my sister has and she does it really well. These sort of things are great to recieve, as its more personal.

I usually hopeless at present buying, so I might try something like this....

Pete

Skint_Catt

Sounds great! Will make my list tonight for xmas and see what I can put together - thanks!

Yorkielass

doing hampers/goodie bags is a great way of doing pressies cheaply and often very thoughtful. There's a whole thread about pressie hampers on the Special Occasions board with photos and lists of 'past' baskets

lunar

hi, ive been making hampers for pressies too, Ive mad a really nice movie night in hamper for my best friend. It has 1 dvd from e-bay, microwave popcorn, doritos, dip, fizzy drink, minstrals. I wrapped an open box in paper and thenpackaged the whole thing in tinsel. it looks better than a plain dvd wrapped up and only cost about £8.00 i need to get cracking on hampers for other friends and family now!

Skint_Catt

I've still got some baskets/gift bags from presents I've received so I'm going to revamp them! :j

C xxxxxx

nickiboop

I am making a my DH A very cheap (ie less than £10 ) Hamper entitled

"i love you and thought I would buy you something to unwrap on Xmas day despite the fact you spent the budget for your xmas present on an electric golf bugy that you started to use in august (and I refuse to wrap up that dirty thing and put it in my lounge"

any ideas what to put in it?

Bekibuns

I think that naughty OH deserves a copy of "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" in his little goody-box don't you?! BB x

Bekibuns

This is such a lovely idea, I am going to have a go at this one too - brilliant! BB x

Bekibuns

The "Movie-Night-In" Hamper is a wonderful idea, I will try this one myself! BB x

NickiM

Lovely ideas here!