Inexpensive (But Thoughtful) Holiday Gifts
This year everyone is certainly concerned about money and concerned about spending on gifts. There are many gifts you can gift that are thoughtful, will be truly appreciated by the recipient and are either not expensive or maybe even cost-free.
1. I have for years recommended that peopel put together photograph albums as original, inexpensive and unique gifts. Do you have photos of family or friends that are duplicates or that you can easily get reproduced? Put them into an album (preferably one where the pages are made of archival materials) and give them to people. I've given albums for wedding gifts and they are great for graduations and other events.
If you are having family for the holidays you can have historical family photos put on CDs, or do it yourself if you know how and give them as gifts. They really are gifts that no one else will give them and they are truly thoughtful an appreciated.
2. Another thing that you can do is to give a coupon book as a gift. The idea is to make up coupons that the recipient can take out any time for a back rub or something else that they may want or need. Use your imagination.
3. I love paper and stationery and collect cards with sayings that I like and put them into an album where I can look at them to be inspired or soothed when times are tough.
Some of the ones that I have are:
Confront the difficult while it is still easy: accomplish the great task by a series of small acts. -- Tao Te Ching
The road to sucess has many tempting parking spaces. -- Steven Potter
A woman is like a tea bag -- you never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water. -- Eleanor Roosevelt
You can find the same types of cards to put into an album or look through a book of quotes or look online and print them out or copy them in nice handwriting and put them into a book or album. This can be a very personal gift if you know the type of quotes the person will like -- whether they are religious or romantic or inspiring.
1. I have for years recommended that peopel put together photograph albums as original, inexpensive and unique gifts. Do you have photos of family or friends that are duplicates or that you can easily get reproduced? Put them into an album (preferably one where the pages are made of archival materials) and give them to people. I've given albums for wedding gifts and they are great for graduations and other events.
If you are having family for the holidays you can have historical family photos put on CDs, or do it yourself if you know how and give them as gifts. They really are gifts that no one else will give them and they are truly thoughtful an appreciated.
2. Another thing that you can do is to give a coupon book as a gift. The idea is to make up coupons that the recipient can take out any time for a back rub or something else that they may want or need. Use your imagination.
3. I love paper and stationery and collect cards with sayings that I like and put them into an album where I can look at them to be inspired or soothed when times are tough.
Some of the ones that I have are:
Confront the difficult while it is still easy: accomplish the great task by a series of small acts. -- Tao Te Ching
The road to sucess has many tempting parking spaces. -- Steven Potter
A woman is like a tea bag -- you never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water. -- Eleanor Roosevelt
You can find the same types of cards to put into an album or look through a book of quotes or look online and print them out or copy them in nice handwriting and put them into a book or album. This can be a very personal gift if you know the type of quotes the person will like -- whether they are religious or romantic or inspiring.
Labels: coupon books, gift giving, gifts, holidays, inespensive gifts, inspirational sayings, photo albums, thoughtful gifts
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