How to Buy Gifts on a Budget...and Make Them Yourself!

You want to give gifts your loved ones will remember, but you are on a tight budget. You want to create something original, but you are terrified of making something cheesy. Fear no more! Here are a few really classy gift ideas for those of you feeling bold and artsy.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Simple photo albums
• Simple portfolios
• Magazine clippings
• Cell phone calendar
• Construction paper
• Tissue paper
• Super glue

1. 

   Select construction/tissue paper of your liking to cover photo album and/or portfolio.

2. 

   Cut out designs from tissue paper or use magazine clippings and decorate the album/portfolio to your liking.

3. 

   Or, using your cell phone calendar as a guide, you can make a calendar out of construction paper and decorate it with funny images, magazine clippings or collage. Anything your heart desires!

Tips & Warnings

• Get creative! Make copies of famous paintings; create an eastern influence with bamboo and pandas; or go fantasical with pictures of flowers and fairies.
• Just remember to keep in mind the person's taste your making the gift for.