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In reply to the discussion: How many of you are NOT buying much if any this Christmas? [View all]woodsprite
(11,910 posts)46. Another idea for a handmade gift -- treasure boxes!
My SIL made them for everyone one year. She would find interesting titled hardback books (something about 2" thick) at the Goodwill or yard sales. Then she'd glue/decoupage a few of the pages together to the lid. Next she'd cut a square hole with an exacto knife (leaving about 1" around all 4 edges) in all the rest of the pages to make a hidden compartment. Next, she'd glue all those pages together so the compartment didn't 'fall apart' and lined the hidden compartment with some pretty scrap material.
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I don't usually post commercials, but Chrismahanukwanzakah comes only once a year
hatrack
Nov 2013
#62
The animated version was better - a multi-armed Santa playing the sitar sitting on a mushroom
hatrack
Nov 2013
#67
My group of friends does a gift exchange where we buy one gift of about $20 and theres a game that
Erose999
Nov 2013
#36
No, but then we never do . . . a few presents for nieces, Christmas dinner . .. .
hatrack
Nov 2013
#61