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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 225156" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>WEhave spent very little this year. We finally got the amazon gift cards that were a bonus from husband's company (after I went to the CEO's office) and so were able to order items that should come on the 23rd. Got pretty much all we need for under $150. husband did take gifts in for his 4 team members - each was a much with the Cake Mix in a Mug ready to add oil and water and egg and nuke. I wrote the recipe for the mix on the back of the recipe card - on coworker has 4 young sons and said they will problem spend all day making batches of it, jsut to watch it in the microwave! Those cost almost nothing, and I used Xmas mugs I already had (and needed to weed out!).</p><p></p><p>For thank you's teacher I did a cookie mix that costs less than $1 to make (homemade mix) and put it in a mason jar that I got, with new lids, for free. I wrapped it up pretty and she loved it.</p><p></p><p>Mom and I did 22 buckets with toppers for thank you's class - free buckets from a restaurant, then mom sewed the toppers and I put the drawstrings on and laced the to the bucket (drilled holes in the bucket to lace through). </p><p></p><p>It took time and $2.50 worth of pearl cotton to lace. My mom already had the xmas material (when we want fabric we don't go to JoAnns or Hancock - we go to Gramma's - she has as much fabric as our Hobby Lobby, literally a shed full of it!) That ended up being a fun project.</p><p></p><p>I am still working on the Xstitch ornaments. My job this week is to finish them in various ways - they will be gifts to many people. With as many hours as each one takes, they are gifts in their own right!</p><p></p><p>I think we are still under $200, even including the thrift shop things I stocked up on through the year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 225156, member: 1233"] WEhave spent very little this year. We finally got the amazon gift cards that were a bonus from husband's company (after I went to the CEO's office) and so were able to order items that should come on the 23rd. Got pretty much all we need for under $150. husband did take gifts in for his 4 team members - each was a much with the Cake Mix in a Mug ready to add oil and water and egg and nuke. I wrote the recipe for the mix on the back of the recipe card - on coworker has 4 young sons and said they will problem spend all day making batches of it, jsut to watch it in the microwave! Those cost almost nothing, and I used Xmas mugs I already had (and needed to weed out!). For thank you's teacher I did a cookie mix that costs less than $1 to make (homemade mix) and put it in a mason jar that I got, with new lids, for free. I wrapped it up pretty and she loved it. Mom and I did 22 buckets with toppers for thank you's class - free buckets from a restaurant, then mom sewed the toppers and I put the drawstrings on and laced the to the bucket (drilled holes in the bucket to lace through). It took time and $2.50 worth of pearl cotton to lace. My mom already had the xmas material (when we want fabric we don't go to JoAnns or Hancock - we go to Gramma's - she has as much fabric as our Hobby Lobby, literally a shed full of it!) That ended up being a fun project. I am still working on the Xstitch ornaments. My job this week is to finish them in various ways - they will be gifts to many people. With as many hours as each one takes, they are gifts in their own right! I think we are still under $200, even including the thrift shop things I stocked up on through the year. [/QUOTE]
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