Five Little Gift Ideas for Under $2 - Day 44

By MSTC on November 11, 2011 5:00 AM | 1 Comment | 0 TrackBacks
Making custom note padsWelcome to 99 Days to Christmas! 

To see the whole series so far go to the navigation bar and click 99 Days to Christmas or start at the beginning on Day 99 here

By now your gift list should be finalized and you are noting that there might a more people than you really have budgeted for. 

There are so many people that you probably want to reach out to and just give them a little something to let them know that they are in your thoughts this Christmas.

No one wants you to go broke buying them gifts so here are five ideas for little gifts that cost under $2.00.
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Paper Bag Advent Calendars and What To Put In Them - Day 48

By MSTC on November 7, 2011 5:00 AM | 3 Comments | 0 TrackBacks
Advent calendar
To see the whole series so far go to the navigation bar and click 99 Days to Christmas

On the first day of December children start asking how many days it will be before Christmas. 

Many families buy advent calendars as a count down to the big day. 

I am not a fan of store bought advent calendars as most of them are just filled with cheap chocolate and even cheaper trinkets. 

While the idea of having a countdown to Christmas is great I have always felt that there is a better way to do advent calendars.

Though advent calendars sounds like they are an ancient custom they have only really gained popularity since the 1950's. Being a relatively young idea I think that you should be able to customize it any way you would like. 
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Printable Gift Box Pdf

By MSTC on October 16, 2011 9:41 AM | 6 Comments | 0 TrackBacks
Making paper gift boxes
Here is an idea if you are planning to give several people the same small gift.

I love to give out small little gifts and designed this gift box a few years ago. 

The box itself is easy to make from a single sheet of card stock and the wrapping paper is just printer paper with the word Enjoy printed on in script. 

A little bit of gold curling ribbon and a very simple card made from white printer paper finishes off the elegant presentation.

These are quick and easy to make and I now always keep a few on hand that I can use at the last minute. I have a printable pdf of both the box and the wrapping paper.
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