Gift Giving

If you have old towels, blankets, or quilts lying around, recycle them into useful items everyone uses. Potholders, if you haven't noticed, are becoming ridiculously expensive. Every home cook...

Christian friendships are not based on gift-giving, but sometimes it's nice to be able to give your friends a token of your appreciation for them. Since it is not terribly ethical to accumulate...

Tulle is a fine, soft, netted material often used for tutus, wedding veils and gowns. But you can use this material to turn a regular wine bottle into a beautifully decorated housewarming gift or...

Create a one-of-a-kind keepsake blanket. There's no sewing involved and it's machine-washable. It's easy to do.

Learn how to Make a Beautiful Baby Blanket from this article. Every day new babies are being born to relatives, friends and neighbors. Every now and then we have the occasion of welcoming a new...

Finding the perfect gift for your parents can be hard. They already have most of the things they want, and you are probably short on money. Make them something they will treasure for a lifetime....

A gift card that is specially selected with the interests of the gift recipient in mind is not an unimaginative gift, but make sure your gift card is as special as possible by wrapping it...

This is a fun gift to make for the man that has everything. You may choose to sew the fly closed or leave open to serve as a pocket.

If you like to bake, making homemade baked items as gifts can actually be a gift to yourself: You get to spend time in the kitchen and fill the house with warm, sweet smells. If you don't like to...

Baby gifts need not be elaborate or difficult to make to be valued and appreciated. Often some of the best gifts are the simple ones that come from the heart. If a new baby is coming and you want...

Entering into the holiday season filled with Christmas, New Year and Hannukah celebrations, it's easy to get distracted from our duty to Mother Nature. This year, as you're making out your list...

Baby gear can be expensive and finding unique gifts can be challenging. For a more personal and economical touch, why not try making personal baby gifts yourself? Hand-decorated onesies, bibs, and...

Are you giving luggage as a gift to a family member or friend? Here are a few ways you can wrap your luggage and give it as a gift.

Tired of filling Easter baskets with the same old Easter toys and candy? This year, why not make a personalized Easter basket for your baseball fanatic? Find ideas and tips on how to score a...

A wall hanging can be considered a soft and touchable version of art. You can create a wall hanging using solid or printed fabric, leather, suede, etc. Using your imagination wall art can be...

You've spent so much time picking out the perfect gift. You could have it wrapped at the store. You could bring it home and wrap it yourself. Either of those would be just fine. But you could...

This is a super fast, easy and inexpensive gift idea for a Holiday gift, Birthday, Mother's/Father's Day, Wedding gift, Housewarming, or just because (you simply run out of ideas!) This idea works...

The holidays are here and the economy is low, here is an ideal way to cut your holiday and birthday spending to a minimum. This project will uplift your spirit and those of the recipient because...

Homemade gifts are great to give and always appreciated. If you plan on giving some homemade jam or spiced tea mix as a gift, take a moment to make the actual gift attractive. Decorate the plain...

A fabric lining creates a warm personal feel to any gift basket. Fortunately, a no-sew fabric liner takes no time to make and allows you to choose just the right fabric to create that special...

Reusable fabric can be a new and beautiful way to wrap your gifts this year, it is a very environmentally-friendly way to cut back on the over 4 million tons of paper waste that is created each...

A gorgeous red amaryllis is a thoughtful Christmas gift because it can delight the recipient for months. But wrapping it can be tricky. You can always just hand it to its new owner, but that takes...

When your friend or loved one has a baby, present the newborn with a personal gift that she can play with, snuggle, learn from and cherish for years to come. Create a simple fabric soft book...

Few things are more exciting than an assortment of new fabrics and quilting notions to a quilter. But you don't need to stop at fabric when there are hundreds of items any quilter would be...

Condoms, while handy in their time and place, may be one of the greatest items for gag gift giving. Whether purchased as premade gags or custom-made at home, the versatility and comedic potential...

The perfect bow is part of what makes a gift unique. It tells the gift receiver that you put thought and effort into the present, that there is a little extra in the gift itself. Florists and gift...