Christmas for Less

[Randi]

Oh I love that pin!!!

So do I - what a great idea!

[happylabs]

So do I - what a great idea!

I just realized it is the Animal Rescue site. I have bought a lot of items from there.

[sparks19]

8x10 canvas portraits for $14.95 shipped these would be great gifts for parents, grandparents etc

http://canvaspeople.com/canvas-disco..._campaign=0714

[sparks19]

Walgreens.com is offering a FREE 8×10 collage print when you enter the code CLG8X10 at checkout thru October 22nd. You can also get an 11×14 Poster for just $1.99 with code PSTR4LESS. Just choose in store pick up to avoid shipping costs. You can create yours today, but you can pick it up at any time.

My idea is to do the collage for the gradnparents. get a couple of affordable frames and sand the finish off of them (unless I can find raw wood frames) and then Have Hannah paint and decorate the frames, put the collage inside and gift them for Christmas

[sparks19]

$15 for $50 worth of custom photobooks, cards etc from Mixbook on groupon

http://www.groupon.com/deals/mixbook...utm_source=rvs

[sparks19]

Today on www.eversave.com they are offering two personalized Disney cars or princess books for $21 (50% off). so you can get two books with your kids names in the story.

PLUS if you are new to eversave you will get an automatic $3 credit

AND....

if you use the code SPOOKY at checkout you get an additional $5 off

So that means you can get two peronsalized disney books for $13

[Karen]

My idea is to do the collage for the gradnparents. get a couple of affordable frames and sand the finish off of them (unless I can find raw wood frames) and then Have Hannah paint and decorate the frames, put the collage inside and gift them for Christmas

If you have a Christmas Tree Shop near you, they usually have a good assortment of frames in affordable prices.

[cassiesmom]

My family has done a "pick one" gift for the past 2 Christmases. Not sure yet if we are doing it again this year. There are 12 and we each pick one name. Then you shop for only that one, plus whoever else you would like to give a gift individually. I give to my mom and dad. In 2010 I had already made a shopping list when the idea was suggested. I don't especially like it because I feel funny not giving a gift to everybody, but it is much easier on everyone's budgets. I am not sure yet if we are doing it again this year.

Sparks19, my sister-in-law has family pictures in two frames that her best friend made for her when the two families went on vacation together. Now their kids are either married, engaged or off to college but it is still fun to look at those framed photos from when the kids were younger I love the idea of having your daughter decorate the frames! I wonder if a craft store would have unfinished wood frames? Or maybe Ikea?

[sparks19]

here is another great deal. At www.babiesrus.com you can get a free plush Disney nursery blanket with the purchase of eligible items. Follow this link for details on ordering

http://savingdollarsandsense.com/201...h-blanket.html

I basically bought exactly what this write up details. Those little baggies are SO handy even if you don't have little kids lol and even handier if you do have little kids running around. So I got those baggies and a tinkerbell plush blanket for $2 shipped

[sparks19]

My family has done a "pick one" gift for the past 2 Christmases. Not sure yet if we are doing it again this year. There are 12 and we each pick one name. Then you shop for only that one, plus whoever else you would like to give a gift individually. I give to my mom and dad. In 2010 I had already made a shopping list when the idea was suggested. I don't especially like it because I feel funny not giving a gift to everybody, but it is much easier on everyone's budgets. I am not sure yet if we are doing it again this year.

Sparks19, my sister-in-law has family pictures in two frames that her best friend made for her when the two families went on vacation together. Now their kids are either married, engaged or off to college but it is still fun to look at those framed photos from when the kids were younger I love the idea of having your daughter decorate the frames! I wonder if a craft store would have unfinished wood frames? Or maybe Ikea?

Yeah in my family we pretty much just buy for our parents and all the kids. the siblings don't buy for each other anymore. now we just buy for each others children but... there are a lot of children LOL.

I did a quick search online and found some unfinished wood frames but I'll check out michaels too since I have a 40% off coupon We also have a neat little store called "Lancaster Creative Reuse" and it's basically a drop off for all your left over craft items that you aren't going to use and then they sell them for pennies and they often have picture frames so I may be able to score one there for less than $1 lol I'll have to do some checking around. I can't believe I'm almost done christmas shopping lol

[happylabs]

My family has done a "pick one" gift for the past 2 Christmases. Not sure yet if we are doing it again this year. There are 12 and we each pick one name. Then you shop for only that one, plus whoever else you would like to give a gift individually. I give to my mom and dad. In 2010 I had already made a shopping list when the idea was suggested. I don't especially like it because I feel funny not giving a gift to everybody, but it is much easier on everyone's budgets. I am not sure yet if we are doing it again this year.

Sparks19, my sister-in-law has family pictures in two frames that her best friend made for her when the two families went on vacation together. Now their kids are either married, engaged or off to college but it is still fun to look at those framed photos from when the kids were younger I love the idea of having your daughter decorate the frames! I wonder if a craft store would have unfinished wood frames? Or maybe Ikea?

I have 4 brothers and sisters, their significant others, their children and now some grandchildren of my sisters. Years ago we went to the just buying the parents a gift routine. It worked for me. Then my second-to-oldest sister started buying us all gifts again. I love that she has that Christmas spirit but I just cannot afford to give to all 4 of my siblings. I asked her to not buy me a gift as I cannot reciprocate but she continues and now my other sister started buying gifts for all of us. I guess they are better off financially than I am.

[catnapper]

I am getting a lot of magazine subscriptions thanks to Mycokerewards.com. I get magazines for everyone I know, and they have no idea I got them for free. My coworkers and mom save the caps for me.