I'm going to a wedding next weekend with my boyfriend, We are both friends of the Groom, and don't really know the bride. We aren't the most creative people and don't have time to make something unless it's easy, and we're both on the poorish side. What should we get for them, something unique?

For Christmas, my daughter got me a homemade heating pad at a craft fair and I love it! The covering is flannel, and I don't know what it inside but I suspect it might be rice or some kind of food. I heat it up in the microwave for 2 minutes and it gives out a nice moist heat for almost an hour. I use it to warm up the bed before I get in it! So I ( Read more... )

i know a lot of you shop at restaurant.com to buy gift certificates to restaurants at more than half off- $25 gift cert for $10 for example. but until midnight tonight, they are only $4 for a $25 gift certificate ( Read more... )

I know it is a bit late to ask this, but an earlier thread got me to thinking...

What is a good gift for you, teachers? I know scented candles, soaps, and coffee mugs are out. What do you find useful? What is your favorite gift to receive?

Thank you and Happy Holidays!

Two brief questions (each with a small amount of an explanation ( Read more... )

My baby daughter is currently on our uncarpeted floor, barefoot, as a blizzard piles snow against our windows, but she doesn't feel cold at all. She's playing on her special baby blanket. My sister-in-law actually apologized for giving me such a cheap gift, but I love it ( Read more... )

Framed Art

The Art - old calendar pictures, magazine pictures, or art cards bought for a few bucks.
The Frame - dollar store or Salvation Army (and some windex to clean the glass if it's grungy... I sure had to clean the sally anne frames I bought.)
Matting (if needed to fit picture) - dollar store matt board, or a thick paper/cardboard - cut ( Read more... )

What frugal feats have you pulled off this season ( Read more... )

What do you do to stay in the holiday spirit? I had it all bubbling inside me, carols humming in my head, and baked all weekend to have tasty gifts for my brother and his wife, for some friends, and as "taste test" morsels for my boy and his family. That was all fine and dandy ( Read more... )

I'd really like your help with this one, please. I need a present idea for people whose job is to travel for weeks at a time and inventory hospital pharmacies ( Read more... )