Cheap and Cheerful Christmas

Creative Christmas gift ideas that won't leave you totally broke! You don't have to spend your bonus or savings on Christmas gifts - remember, it's the thought that counts, not the price tag!Some great (inexpensive) gift ideas:

- Gourmet coffees with a personal coffee cup (the latter is optional - gourmet coffee itself is already something special).
- Child's artwork, framed
- Journal with special inscription inside
- Deck of cards and book of card game rules
- Collage of special photos
- Home baked bread, include recipe
- Basket filled with deli cheese and fruit
- Pretty basket filled with special jams or mustards
- Decorative napkins and napkin rings
- Gardening gloves with a plant or flower seeds
- Photo album, hand decorated is even better
- Homemade cookie mix with instructions for baking
- Fancy magazines tied together with a pretty ribbon
- Movie theater gift certificates
- Picture frames, buy them on sale!
- Specialty cookbook
- Books, (some second hand books look as good as new)!
- Pepper mill and fresh peppercorns
- Handwritten copies of your favorite recipes
- Pretty box for keepsakes
- Favorite quote embroidered on a nice handkerchief
- you won't go wrong with... home baked cookies!