Small gift ideas

If your friends and family appreciate the little things in life with perhaps a personal touch, then here are some gift ideas that may help you out.

Key Rings

Fridge Magnets

Pens and Notebooks

Coasters

Flowers/ plants

Cuddlies

Cute little ornaments

Tins or Jars of sweets

Cookies- preferably homemade

Music Cd's, make them personal to the reciever.

Photo Dvd's

You could give these gifts alone or bundle a few together and present them in a gift bag or box with their names on :)

Clutter free gift ideas

Last year i enjoyed creating baskets and home made things as gifts for the family which went down a treat, only i found it hard to budget them as i wasnt used to being on such a tight budget and if it didnt look much, i just kept adding things.
Dont get me wrong, it wasnt a fortune, but it wasnt quite on budget either so this yr i really need to set a budget amount for each person and stick to it.

I know it may seem crazy talking about gift ideas now but because i amaon a tight budget i can only afford to get or make one gift at a time (weekly ) so i really needed to be thinking of ideas now and get a start on it, especially with all the birthdays weve had lately too.

So i did a search for gift ideas and here is some suggestions that i came across....

CONSUMABLE GIFTS
Homemade cookies/brownies
Homemade frozen dinners (for new moms especially)
Gift basket of gourmet coffees and teas that you've assembled yourself

GIFTS OF SERVICE
Homemade coupon book of coupons good for things such as…

• · Breakfast in bed
• · Night of babysitting services
• · Home cooked favorite meal and a movie
• · Lawn cutting
• · Garage / basement clean up assistance
• · Shovel the driveway and sidewalk

A book of car wash coupons from a local auto salon
Assemble a person’s photo album for them

GIFTS OF EXPERIENCE / QUALITY TIME
Movie theatre coupons
Tickets to a play
Tickets to an art exhibition
Tickets to a concert
Tickets to the symphony
An evening with a personal chef or chef service for a year
A weekend at a bed and breakfast
A night at a nice local hotel
Season tickets (or a partial season package) to a local sports team
Airline tickets to come and visit you!
Hot air balloon ride
Gift certificate for a spa day OR just a single massage (Check out Spa Finders!)
Gift certificate for dinner out

For those with a bigger budget, i might suggest ...

CLASSES / LESSONS
Dance lessons/classes
Music lessons
Magic lessons
Session(s) with a personal trainer
Yoga classes
A self-defense class
Cooking classes
Foreign language class
Computer classes
Certificate for continuing education

Pre-pay for the person’s next hair or nail salon visit at their regular salon
Gift certificate for a family portrait
A car detailing package
Housekeeping services one time or monthly for a whole year (I'd love this one!)
Consultation with a professional organizer (only if the person has asked for or it, says they’d love it!)

MEMBERSHIPS
A museum membership
Membership to a gym (maybe split one with them)
Tickets to or a membership to an aquarium
A membership to a shooting range
Season pass to an amusement park OR single tickets

TECHNOLOGY
Gift card for iTunes music downloads
Pre-paid phone calling card
Computer software that the person’s been talking about buying
Netflix and Blockbuster certificates ( www.netflix.com )

I hope that you can find something in this list to help you out next time your stuck for gift ideas :) x

fashion accessories you should not live without

What a fabulous idea,
3 items i dont have in my bag but would love to get my hands on, i think a trip to super drugs is on the cards.

These items are ...

Hollywood Fashion Tape

They’re transparent, stretchy, super sticky strips of tape designed to adhere to textiles and skin without leaving a residue.

Miss Oops Lint Roller with refill

use it to remove cat hair, dandruff and random bits of lint on clothing.

Shout Portable Wipes

They’re stain-removing towelettes that comes 12 to a box in individually wrapped packets.

Just tear open one of the packets, and rub the moistened sheet (soaked with an effective stain remover) on the stain.

this little bit of genious was shared by

makeupandbeautyblog

what do you keep in your bag for emergancies ?

Kath's Birthday Basket

I created this basket as a favour for my friend to give to her mam as a birthday gift
to check it out and see how i did it hit the title link of this post,
let me know if you like it x

Christmas Decorating Ideas 6

My Staircase Swag.
This swag is as old as the hills, at least ten years old but rather than throw it away and spend money on a new one i decided to strip back what it had on originally and add some fresh new bits to it.
I didnt go over board, just a few baubles and two different coloured ponsietta flowers were scattered along its length, and although its not on this picture, i added coloured lights to it also which really brought it to life.

On a cost scale to revamp, nada, zilch, i had everything in already, but this would be a really cheap method of reviving your swags even if you had to buy a few bits and pieces, as it would only need re- doing every few years depending on how you store it.

Christmas Decorating Ideas 5

My Guilty Pleasure 2

Again i indulged with this taste or red richness, i simply couldnt resist.
The tree was ten pounds, the plate was one pound, however i never got back to the same shop to get the 3 ornaments for five pounds deal, so i improvised and added my own baubles as a tempory measure at first but its grown on me the way it is so thats how it will stay.
I hope you like it x

Christmas Decoration Ideas 4

My Guilty Pleasures 1

This beautiful golden treasure is my pride and joy, i did however spare no cost in creating both this one and the red one that you will see later.
I bought everything new, the gold tree was 10 pounds, the large gold ornaments were 3 for 5 pounds and then i added a couple of baubles and gold parcels and a sprinkling of snow and then the plate was one pound to buy.
So my gold guilty pleasure cost me around 16 pounds to create whilst the red one only cost me 11 as i added my own baubles .

Christmas decorations 3

Ribbon Card Holders

These were created simply by purchasing two rolls of wired xmas ribbbon, measuring the length of the doors, applying the strip and then using what was left to create a bow on the top for show.

I could have chose to leave it there, just ready to attatch my xmas cards too, but i decided to add sml wreaths to make it appear more showy.

The ribbon was 1 pound per roll and the wreath were 3 pounds each and pretty basic so i added a few more bits and pieces myself.
I quite like how they turned out :) x

Christmas Decorating Ideas 2

This is just a simple clear vase filled with xmas baubles, this is last years look, i think i may have over stuffed this one but i loved it at the time, a few simple candy canes just finnished it off.

I had originally paid 2 pounds for the vase and 3 pounds for 3 boxes of large baubles which i can and will use time and again.

Ialso used some of the baubles that were left to dress up other things like swags and wreaths ect x

Christmas decorating 1

I bought everything on my mantle brand new this year, however the snow men, raindeers, and snow was only a pound each at our local pound shop.
The candle xmas trees and the candle snowballs were 2 pounds each, a lil splurge made all the difference.
Not bad at 14 pounds for the lot and everything can be used time and again if stored properly after each use , i thought money well spent for something simple yet creative and definately sparkley and pretty :)

A thankyou gift- in xmas colours

This was made as a small token of thanks for a friend, it was simple enough to do, i simply took an oval shaped basket with a handle on and filled it with green tissue paper shred, then added a bottle of bubbly, two wine glasses, some after eight mints in red tissue parcels and then i added ferrero roche inside the two glasses to add a splash of gold.
I added two candy canes to the neck of the bottle just to spruce it up, then covered the whole basket in cellophane and finished it with a big bow.

let me know what you think .

Dress up your sweets

Its always nice to get sweets and chocolates as gifts, but they are so much more appealing if it looks like something you have never recieved before.
You can achieve this very simply and in many ways, here are a few examples ...

Use pretty sweety bags or organza bags and finnish off with a bow, or you could remove the sweets/chocolates from the packaging and wrap them in tissue parcels ect.
Another favourite is to use glass jars and dress them up with a pretty label and a cloth lid.

If you have any ideas to share on this topic, feel free to share .

A childs stationary box- for my young nephew

For this gift i purchased a blue plastic storage container and filled it with lots of colouring books, dot to dot, word search and paint by numbers, plus scratch art ect.
I decorated it with tinsel to match his brothers gifts and covered it in cellophane and topped it off with a big shiney bow.
check it out and let me know what you think .

Pints of guiness gifts

These quirky gift ideas i discoverd last year on utube and couldnt wait to try them out this year.
You simply take a plastic bear glass and fill it with dark coloured socks and undies then put a white handkerchief over the top to look like the froth off the pint.
Check them out and let me know what you think, you can decorate them up any way you choose.

Gift ideas - xmas smellies for my nephews

My older nephews are 18 and 21 yrs old, i got sick of buying them jewellry or clothes every year so this year i decided to do hair and skin care baskets.
I used a wire bathroom type basket and filled it with skin and hair care products.
check them out and let me know what you think.

Christmas gift ideas- make up

I have been putting together some xmas gifts for my family that may be of some help to you as ideas if you are struggling for ideas this year.

My first project was my two daughters make up gift boxes, these were made up of sweet tins (roses) and covered in wrapping paper, where i added shredded tissue paper as a base and then added all their make up items, (mainly E.L.F products).
Take a look and let me know what you guys think .

Home Made Xmas Gift For My Mam

check out the video below for a home made xmas gift of "Simple" products i created for my mam this xmas.
I added a china cup that i filled with a wash cloth to create grean leaves and then curled a shiffon scarf into a rose and sat it in the cup.
I also added another scarf in the shape of a flower as decoration in the top right hand corner, then added little bathroom items in between the products as gap fillers, such as pedicure things and nail brush and sponge ect.
I hope you enjoy this video.

Napkin Rose Instructions

Decorate your table or home made gifts with this pretty napkin rose.

How to Make and Decorate a Cookie Pops & Bright Bouquet Cookies

You can create these in lots of xmas shapes and colours.

How to Make a Towel Cake - Fun Gift Ideas and Centerpieces

This is a brilliant anytime all year round gift, why not make someones christmas special by having a go .