 Framed Photo |
| Have an old photo laying in a box that would be nice to have framed and put on a shelf? Take it to a store that has a photo kiosk (Walgreens, Wal-mart, Target, etc.) and get a print made of it. Buy a nice frame and wrap it up for a nice, thoughtful gift! |
We are leaving today for Kansas City and will be gone a week or so. We are busy packing up our gifts and getting out our warm coats, hats, and gloves (which we haven't needed in Texas yet) and looking forward to some time spent with family. I'll be posting pics throughout the week of our various activities.
 Alcohol |
| Wouldn't be Christmas without some alcohol being involved! Wine is always a good gift especially if it is coupled with a beautiful wine bag that makes it especially nice for giving. You could also splurge for some top shelf liquor for someone who wouldn't normally pay the extra cash. Maybe get a martini glass set, add the vodka and mixer and you have a complete gift that any martini lover would enjoy receiving. You may also consider buying someone a good wine opener or a nice set of bar tools. |
 DIY Gift Baskets |
| Consider putting together a gift basket for someone on your list and then wrap it all up with some of this awesome stuff. -Holiday themed basket. Pack a pretty ornament, a holiday CD and a poinsettia together for a nice Christmas presentation. -Recipe basket. Put together the ingredients for your favorite recipe and hand write the recipe on a nice card. -Fruit/plant basket. Find some interesting fruit and a small Christmasy plant to put together. -Sports themed basket. For the sports enthusiast, pack a basket with interesting sports memorabilia. -Any other interest you can think of, find items related to that topic and put them in a basket! :) |
 Event Tickets |
| I'm a big believer in giving things to create new experiences for people such as the hotel stays or classes that I previously mentioned. You might also choose to buy someone (or an entire family) tickets to an event they may not otherwise attend. Family with small children? Maybe tickets to a Disney on Ice event. Poor college student? Two tickets to see their favorite band. Somebody who loves comedians? Tickets to a comedy festival. Or if you don't know who they may want to see, gift cards are also an option. If you buy the tickets but the actual tickets aren't available yet to give for Christmas (because they are being mailed or whatever), you will need to have something to physically give them as their gift. In the past, I have created my own document that explains the event, the date, etc., and had it printed at a place like Kinko's or CopyMax on very heavy paper which makes it nicer for giving. Ticketmaster has a Holiday Guide that makes it easy to find events by demographic or location and also info on purchasing gift cards. http://www.ticketmaster.com/holiday2006?tm_link=tm_home_d2 |
 Class or Lesson |
| People often love the idea of learning something new and it would be a great gift to get them a class or lesson on a topic they've been wanting to know more about. I once gave my mom a session with a professional makeup artist (not that she needed it, just because it's fun) and gave Andy a flight lesson. Other ideas might include guitar lessons, yoga classes, cooking class, art class, beading class and anything else that might be of interest to someone. |
