I'm so happy to see this thread going, and I hope we get some really great ideas because I could sure use them. I'm making most of my Christmas gifts this year, due to a major lack of money, and besides I think it is more fun and personal to give a homemade gift.
I have been crocheting dishcloths, and I got the idea of making a set for a friend of mine. I'm have made one for Christmas out of varigated red white and green yarn (its called, sugar and cream yarn especially for dishcloths), I made one out of red,white and blue for the 4th of July, I also made one out of spring colors, and I'm working on a few other ones. She loves the homemade dishcloths because she doesn't have a dishwasher, and swears that these are the only ones that get her glasses shiny.
I made a pair of pajamas for my sweet granddaughter out of flannel with the print of the Dragon Tales cartoon characters, and I found a stuffed Dragon to match (from a garage sale last summer).
I'm painting jars and filling them with candies. Also making jars as banks and putting cute little things on them with cute sayings. For example, one for my husband with a toy motorcycle glued on top, saying "Future Motorcycle Fund", also one for my mother in law with little dice on top (for her little casino trips with the senior center).
I'm also making the gift baskets, pampered, and food types. I made a bunch of candles from recycled candles at church. I made bath salts with the aroma of peppermint and colored them red and made red and white layers.
My husband is hollering for me to come eat the dinner he sweetly made, otherwise I could keep going.
Will reply later.
Hope we get lots of ideas
