Homemade Christmas Presents

Not long till father christmas is comeing.! Well i have a few ideas for great home made gifts for friends and family. if you buy a few balloons slip in a lotto ticket or a scratch card and when they pop the balloon they get a lucky little treat. also to get the kids excited for christmas send them a little letter back from santa with a small gift getting them excited for the day. another good idea is to make a hamper for a friend or family member such as small shampoos conditioners mini hand and foot creams small chocolates its all small but it means alot. or you could make a present out of old memorys such as first ...  Read the complete review

Well i can hear those jingle bells a ringing!!!!!! Here are some of the things i am making or have made this year or previous years in order to save money and give a little more of a personal touch!! ********* " the night before xmas hamper" *********** I have made these for my children , i get a small wicker basket, or you could even get a box and decorate it with xmas paper. and inside i put in some new pj's, a xmas book, some cookies for santa, some reindeer food, a letter from santa, bath bomb, a carrot for rudolph, some puzzles, some hot chocolate and shortbread ........ there are many other things you can add dependant on ...  Read the complete review

If your anything like me then Christmas is a time of year that you love, with one drawback. I can never find anything to buy for the men in my family. Vouchers are always good but they can be a bit boring, and sometimes feel like there's not much thought behind the idea. And last year was no exception. After thinking of every possible thing in the world for my Uncle, nothing seemed appropriate. After racking my brains for about a week I came up with the best idea I have had in a while (if I do say so my self haha). My Uncle is a really hard working male who seems to have everything possible and even two of some things. He does however enjoy to ...  Read the complete review

So, here it is. The time of year when TV adverts are taken over by toy, celeb perfumes and supermarket adverts. The Coco-cola advert appears and we all go into mass panic worrying what to buy people and who to visit. Yep, it's Christmas time. Every year it's exactly the same. You have so many people to buy presents for, you lose count. You have to save like crazy, or sell any valuable posession to get enough money to be able to afford it all. Then when you actually get to the shops, they're packed full of stressed shoppers in ques going around the shops. The joy of Christmas shopping. Walking around the High streets in the freezing cold, bags bashing into your legs ...  Read the complete review

It's now that time of year when all the shops on the high street start bombarding us with their range of Christmas gifts and seasonal products. You can find practically anything, in all shapes, sizes, colours, themes... you name it. Unfortunately, over the years the hype over shop bought gifts is becoming something where it is making Christmas look quite materialistic. I find this a real shame, as for me, Christmas is one of those occasions where money and piles of gifts shouldn’t make Christmas, if you know what I mean. That’s why a few years ago I started making homemade gifts, something that had a personal touch and something which I could put my thought, ...  Read the complete review