Unique Personalized Gifts You Can Make Under $10 - PART 3
LOTS of ideas for you! Do you need a fast and easy gift idea? For your husband, wife, brother, sister, daughter, son, grandchild, grandparents, co-worker, friend, baby, or for anyone you'd like to give a gift to....this is the part 3 and I hope you find these gift ideas helpful!
Unique Personalized Gifts You Can Make Under $10 - PART 3
Personalized Fridge Magnet Clips - Cut a picture of each of the family members, paste into cardboard or something sturdy like container lids, glue onto a wooden clothespin, and attach a self-sticking magnet to the other side of the clothespin.
Personalized Jewelry Box - Buy a small unfinished wooden chest box from the craft store or dollar store then paint and decorate to make a pretty jewelry or trinket box.
Personalized Journal - Instead of making one from scratch, simplify the process by buying an attractive notebook from the dollar store, then personalize it by putting the recipient's name using alphabet stickers and scrapbook embellishments. Paste a small envelope on the first page & insert a personalized bookmark. Add quotes that fit the occasion.
Personalized Kitchen Decor- Paint a can using stencils, or you can design it to match someone's kitchen, then fill it with inexpensive kitchen gadgets like wooden spoon, spatula etc.
Personalized Light Switch - Fancy up a plain light switch by painting it and decorating with pretty designs. Or you can paint some wooden shapes and attach them to the light switch.
Personalized Picture Frame- There is an abundance of good quality, inexpensive picture frames available - you can transform them to turn out really beautiful with simple embellishments like charms, buttons, beads, sequins, silk flowers, ribbons, glitters, and different scrapbooking elements. Or glue alphabet macaroni to spell out words & paint the letters in bright colors.
Personalized Placemats- This is a great gift idea for kids! Even a word-processing program can be used if a graphics program is not available. Design with text and graphics (you can also search online for graphics or images of the kid's favorite character) and personalize. Print it and laminate.
Personalized Planner - Monthly planners (pocket calendars) can usually be found at the dollar store and this can be transformed easily into a great personalized gift. Those that have plastic cover inserts are easy to personalize. Just add pictures and decorate the cover with beautiful paper and embellishments, and paste cut-out letters of the recipient's name. It's simple yet useful and sure to be appreciated.
Personalized Wrapped Candy - This is unique! Wrap a chocolate bar with your own unique personalized wrapper! Do not remove the original label. Just “over-wrap” it with your own personalized wrapper. You can design your wrapper as far as your imagination can go. You can make it funny, sweet, formal, or however you want it to be. You can give it for birthdays, holidays, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Valentine's, or any occasion you can think of. It's a great way of saying “thank you” too.
Photo Album - Fill it with memories that will last for a lifetime.
Photo CD - Personalize a digital photo & print it, then stick it on the CD. You can cover the middle hole if you prefer. You can use a plate stand to hold it up.
Photo Keychain - In the photo finishing section of department stores, grocery stores or even in some dollar stores you can find plain key chains with picture inserts. With some you can even put photos on both sides. Insert pictures and this personalized key chain becomes an instant gift! If you need a quick picture you can usually find a photo booth in the malls where you can have a strip of 4 pictures for approximately $3.00. For ladies and kids you can also add some cute little bells.
Picture Puzzle- Take a picture or photo & adhere to a cardstock. Then at the back of the cardstock write your greeting message. Then cut it into random puzzle shapes, and place the cut pieces in a pretty little box or envelope and give it as a unique present!
Plushie- Put tissue or shredded paper to fill half a mug, place a stuffed toy or plushie on top, then wrap in cellophane and tie with ribbon and bells.
Poem- What could be more touching than a sincere, honest-to-goodness poem from the heart? Write a poem that expresses your feelings for your loved one. This is wonderful gift idea for Mother's Day, Father's Day, birthdays or anniversaries.
Popcorn Pack- On a cellophane bag put 2 packs of microwave popcorn and a small bottle of the recipient's favorite popcorn flavor. Then tie with bright curling ribbons and put your personalized gift label.
Pretty Pencil Holder - Choose a solid colored ceramic toothbrush holder, paint with pretty patterns such as dots, attach scrapbook embellishments, and include pretty pens and pencils. This is a great gift idea for little girls.
Puppet Show - Great gift for kids! Children love puppet shows! Make your own puppets using things you already have in the house like old clean socks, color markers, yarn, boxes etc. It costs next to nothing yet the fun memories it creates will linger on forever.
Quotes- Give your special someone a collection of love quotes that expresses your feelings. The library is a good place to collect quotes. You can also create a jar of inspiration. Cut strips of paper and write the quotes or inspirational sayings, then fold and place the strips in a jar. You can give this to your friend, sister, officemate or anyone you want to give inspiration to.
Recipe Box - Use an index card box, include cards and make section dividers with tabs. Personalize it by putting the recipient's name.
ROCK- Unique gift idea for Father's Day! Attach googly eyes to a rock. Wrap it in a nice box. Then attach a note that says “My dad ROCKS!”
Seed Packets - Fill them with flowers, herbs or vegetable seeds. This makes a lovely small thank you gift for friends, family, relatives, or teachers. Visit your local home and garden stores for inspirational ideas. Free printable seed packets can be found online.
Slide Show- Make a slide show, or ask a friend to help you make one. This makes a very unique gift! Surprise the celebrant by putting together a slideshow of pictures with matching background music. This is ideal for anniversaries, weddings and birthdays. This is a gift that will truly be cherished for a lifetime.
Soup Mix Delight- Put the dry soup ingredients in a plastic or ziplock bag and attach a bag topper. A bag topper is a cardboard that fits the top of your bag. You can make your own or get free templates online.
Soup Mug with Soup Recipes - Put a pack of crackers and your favorite soup recipe in an inexpensive, beautiful soup mug. Wrap with cellophane and tie off with beautiful ribbons. You can also attach a spoon.
Special Recording - This is a great gift for grandparents! Record a child's voice talking or singing. This is sure to bring smiles!
Spell the Name- Spell the recipient's name downwards one letter at a time, and describe the person using each initial. Type it in nice colorful fonts, then add borders and decorate with graphics. You can find lots of graphics and clipart online.
Spices - Buy spices in bulk and put in small bottles - like basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary and you can include some recipes too. Add personalized labels.
Stamped Memo Pad Blocks - Transform plain blocks of memo pad by stamping the top & sides.
Telephone Book- If you have a friend or relative who's far away and you want to send a thoughtful gift, you can buy a simple $1 phone book from the dollar store and write friends/relatives' up-to-date contact information.
The “Mom Pack” or “Dad Pack”- Unique, very special gift idea for Mother's Day or Father's Day. Put small things in a nice container and write what each item means - like for example: a kiss & hug chocolate - for all the kisses and hugs; bandaid - for helping me heal my wounds; candle - for shedding light on me; seeds - for nurturing me and helping me grow; measuring cup - for your unmeasurable love; rock - for standing strong for me.
Time Capsule- This is a unique and meaningful gift that you can give for any special event such as wedding, birthday, anniversary or birth of a child. Choose a strong, sturdy container like metal container. Choose one that can be sealed properly. For the birth of child, include a copy of the day's newspaper, or clip the day's newspaper articles showing both local and world events that happened on the day the child was born, add cutouts of fashion trend, copies of flyer so the child can compare the price of groceries when he/she grows up, cut out picture of the hottest toy of the year.... Leave the container unsealed so that the parents can add some more memorabilia and keepsakes into it. For a wedding gift, you can put newspaper articles, weather report article, movies being played, their wedding invitation, wedding favor, photos of the couple, or a letter for the couple expressing your good wishes.
TOP 20 reasons why I love you- Handwrite or print in word processor in nice script font, then frame it. This is a wonderful gift that your loved one can hang at home or in the office.
Trophy - In some party supply stores, craft stores or dollar stores you can find plastic novelty trophies. They look like miniature trophies & are really cute. You can make a very special gift by attaching a letter to it saying something like “You're the BEST FRIEND in the world. Thank you so much.”.
You're THE BEST- If you're pressed for time and want to make a quick but very special gift, here's a great last minute gift idea! Glue a mirror on a homemade card & on the front of the card write " The BEST MOM in the world", or "The BEST DAD", " The BEST GRANDMA" “The BEST FRIEND” and the recipient can see himself/herself when the card is opened.
Hope you enjoyed these unique personalized gift ideas.
You can surely make someone happy by making any of these gifts. Have fun and Happy Gift-giving!
Unique Personalized Gifts You Can Make Under $10 - PART 1
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