plans for holiday gifting

i always make a bunch of stuff every year, including my christmas cards, so this year i am planning to make the home made things the focus instead of the just the extra gift on the side. i'm making bath fizzies, organic sugar scrub, soy candles and cookies. obviously the ladies will get the bath stuff and the guys will get cookies and they both will get candles.

there are only a few actual gifts i'm going to buy for people...not only because i think people appreciate the effort it takes to make things, but also because i'm really making a serious effort to get out from under this mountain of student loans and credit card debt. i don't want to put anything on my credit card this year...or at all for that matter unless it's an emergency.

so i'm keeping it to one relatively inexpensive store bought gift for each person in my immediate family, the family name draws and a couple friends plus the home made things. i'll be buying a couple extra little gifts for matt, but that doesn't count :) oh, and i have to buy something for my boss because that's what you're supposed to do. my goal is $20 and under for all of the store bought gifts...except for matt's.

i'm happy with this plan...i hate it that christmas is all about presents anyway.

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Nicole
I admire that attitude a lot - I always hated that christmas is about presents, too, because I was raised to be very non-materialistic but at the same time I looove giving people gifts. I just love the detail, thought and care that goes into it and knowing that the person will genuinely like it.

Great ideas - you must be really resourceful too (I'm kind of envious!). I'm buying mostly vintage and homemade via Etsy because I'm not as talented (yet). J and I decided to figure out something we both want and put money into that -I think we're adopting two kittens- as a gift to each other. I already cheated and bought him a little something as a project I'm going to give him (so hard not to!!)

I definitely relate to the student loan debt, etc. But hey, we are being smart now and that's what counts. Lay down the good rules and they'll stick :)
valerie

thanks :) these things are actually really easy to make but they're time consuming and sometimes a little messy. you can find all the ingredients at craft and grocery stores. i got the recipes for the bath fizzies and the sugar scrub on martha stewarts website :)

good luck with the kitties...that'll be a fun present for both of you!

Niki
Could you post how-to's, if you get the chance? I used to make things a lot, but as time became more and more of a precious commodity, I stopped making things with as much frequency... and I miss it.

Thanks for this post, it snapped me back to reality - I was starting to freak out about buying more presents :(
valerie

the how-to's have been posted, just in case you missed it!

happy crafting.

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