Looking to cut back spending on holiday gifts? Celebrate like Santa (but spend like Scrooge) with this fabulous line-up of 34 great gifts you can make yourself.
Compiled from reader suggestions at finance blog Get Rich Slowly, the list focuses on easy-to-make gifts for all ages. Even if you're all thumbs at crafting, you'll find inspiration with this roundup of handmade holiday ideas.
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Goblin alert: the big day is near! Still looking for cute craft ideas or easy Halloween gifts? Try these easy-to-make Halloween crafts for classroom treats, Halloween BOO baskets or Halloween party favors:
Summer is a great time to get a jump on holiday crafts.
Long days and school vacations mean Christmas crafting can be a welcome break from summer routines.
Celebrate Christmas in July with these craft projects and friendship gifts. Perfect for Secret Santa exchanges or neighbor gifts, they're easy to make:
Counting down the days to Christmas--or looking for a simple Advent craft? Try this Advent Calendar made from an altered clipboard, from blogger (and friend!) Jackfrosty.
Using simple tools and supplies, you'll create a pretty focus that counts down each day to Christmas. Craft more than one, for holiday giving!
For the crafty: a stunning 3-D snowflake made from paper! Not kid-friendly (with all that cutting) but a nice holiday decoration for the papercrafters among us.
.Halloween night is on the horizon, and small spooks are getting antsy. Keep them busy--and full of holiday spirit--with these printable Halloween crafts for kids, from DLTK.com.
With coloring pages and craft projects, Halloween costumes, songs and poems, you'll find a wealth of inexpensive activities for kids to make and do. Check 'em out:
Brighten the holiday table--or spark up a wrapped package--with these easy-to-make felt poinsettia napkin rings. From Domino.com, instructions include a printable template:
Favorite photos take on new meaning as Christmas ornaments with this easy holiday craft. Simple enough for kids to make, photo ornaments bring color and life to holiday decor:
Counting down the days to Christmas--or looking for a simple Advent craft? Try this Advent Calendar made from an altered clipboard, from blogger (and friend!) Jackfrosty.![Advent calendar](http://bp0.blogger.com/_dBilQgUZTvE/RyFZXDsVIXI/AAAAAAAAAGM/RQ6HIstA4TQ/s320/advent+calendar+2.jpg")
Counting down the days to Christmas? Check out this clever Advent calendar created from a cookie sheet!
Count down to Christmas with an easy-to-make "Santa's Beard" advent calendar from KidsDomain.com.
