How to Find Cheap Homemade Gift Ideas

Cheap homemade gift ideas are perfect if you are short on cash but still want to give a meaningful present. In all actuality, these presents are frequently appreciated more than the store bought variety. You don't have to be a craftsman or an overly artistic person to make neat things. This article will show you how to find and make cheap homemade gift ideas for your friends and family to enjoy.


Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Fabric
• Mason Jar
• Scissors
• Cookies
• Ribbon
• Cookie cutters

1. Step 1

   Buy a flat of mason jars from your local discount store. Especially when you buy them in multiples, they are very inexpensive. This will be the base for your cheap homemade gift ideas.

2. Step 2

   Look in the grocery store for your favorite, or your intended receiver's favorite cookie. Anything works as long as it can fit through the mason jar lid without breaking. Also, if this is a holiday present, holiday cookies look nice. Otherwise, generic is fine for your cheap homemade gift ideas.

3. Step 3

   Find some fabric in any design. If it's for a housewarming, ask what she decorates her house with and try to coordinate. If the cheap homemade gift ideas are for Christmas, try a wintery theme.

4. Step 4

   Place the filled mason jar on top of the square of fabric. Then, Bring up the corners and edges of the fabric and bunch around the mouth of the jar. This also doubles as wrapping for your cheap homemade gift ideas.

5. Step 5

   String some ribbon through 1 or 2 cookie cutters and tightly tie it around the mouth of the jar. Then, go ahead and place the lid on and trim the edges of the fabric to match one another before you give away your cheap homemade gift ideas.