Cheap Gifts

cnbc.com posted a great article about making cheap gifts, which is a great idea in these tough economic times. With a little creativity and a computer, these handy do-it-yourself gift projects are within everyone’s reach.  So make those last minute gifts for that special someone.  There’s a lot of satisfaction in the making, and it really shows you care when you give of yourself.

Some do-it-yourself gift suggestions:

Get those family photos organized into a digital photo album, a customized DVD, or put them online.  There’s plenty of photo websites that give you personal storage space and even offer tools to organize and edit photos.  Try flickr.com, shutterfly.com, snapfish.com and kodakgallery.com.

It’s easy to create a digital scrapbook too; there’s plenty of software available from Canon and HP, and some programs are even included with a new printer, so check to see if you may already own digital scrapbook software.  Try canon.com and hp.com for software, and these other online resources: cropmom.com, scrapblog.com and scrapo.com.

We all love photographs but don’t overlook video.  With today’s software, it’s possible to make and edit your own movies, or even create a multimedia DVD of your videos and pictures.  Try onetruemedia.com or smilebox.com

Publish or print your own book.  There’s a number of self-publishing websites where you can create your own book.  Or make it a gift to the author or novelist in your family.  Try blurb.com.

Create your own coupons to give the gift of yourself, or at least your time.  Try gurl.com.

Create your own wrapping paper; scan the kid’s artwork or doodles into your favorite art program and print and wrap.  There’s also gift wrap websites like papergiftwrap.com.

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
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