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How to Make Affordable Christmas Presents

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By Bethchapman
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Presents are Personal
Presents are Personal

It is only when we give a little of ourselves that we truly give. If this is so, then making affordable Christmas presents should be easy and meaningful.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • time
  • personal involvement and interest
  1. Step 1

    Making unique and affordable Christmas presents is simple if you make the time - you will save money and make a meaningful gift for the ones you love. There are many Christmas presents that you can make that are affordable and will be living proof that you took the time to think of the person when making it.

  2. Step 2

    Make a theme C.D. for your friend. Songs form the eighties if you were in college together at that time, dance or Big Band music if you took dance together or marching tunes if you were in band together. memories make wonderful affordable Christmas gifts, so make your affordable Christmas gifts make wonderful memories.

  3. Step 3

    Donate money to your friend of family member's favorite charity in their honor. If your friend is a cancer survivor, make a tax deductible donation in her honor. If she has a child with Cystic Fibrosis, then make a donation to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in both their names.

  4. Step 4

    Purchase a basket from Dollar tree and fill it with a recipe card and all the necessary ingredients for it. Possibly purchase a $1 cooking spoon and tie a ribbon and the recipe card around it too.

  5. Step 5

    Meaningful photos can be affordable Christmas presents. Purchase a picture frame from Dollar Tree. With the right photo, it will look like a million dollars and be priceless to the person for whom you are purchasing it.

Tips & Warnings
  • Making Christmas presents can be affordable and meaningful.
  • Giving things you create as present is like giving a part of yourself.
  • You don't have to be cheap to be affordable. Be creative!
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