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Originally Posted by perth
Steal your idea.
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Please do!
I know that a GREAT gift idea (specially for mom, step moms, grandmas and perhaps some more feminine lifestyled males) can be found at michaels, its in the klutz series (which are ABSOLUTELY phenomenal!) and it's the tissue paper flowers book. The book has pipe cleaners and 70 sheets of tissue paper to get you started, and I can say after going through the book that they really make great gifts. and you can mail them.
Another idea is also at michaels. It's a book on how to make your own cards. It runs $25 and has some paper, templates, a paper scorer and lots of ideas in it, and instructions. (You can make your own christmas cards and save OODLES.)
Also, the little $3 cross stitch projects are great for beginners, give a sense of accomplishment, and if you buy the little magnetic frames for $2 you're in with just about anyone! (and that's a great springboard for larger cross stitch projects, like bookmarks. Something else EVERYONE likes.)
What I generally do is go to Michael's for the ideas and materials list, then go to walmart and buy what materials they have, (at 1/3 the cost) then go back to michaels and pick up what walmart doesn't have.
Once you really get into something, it's all about the internet. Oooh yeah.
And the time to start is NOW, because you'll want to do a few projects to warm up and get used to it (the first one is usually the worst). That way you have most everything done by December 15th and then you can take all those brown paper shopping bags you've been saving up and let the kids make WRAPPING PAPER!
(Stay tuned for more "Christmas on the cheep"
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