I am SO proud of the tipper who wrote her family does thrift shop or garage sale Christmas. I really get irratated at people who say they can't buy anything for Christmas. They have a whole year to do something for someone they love.
Once I bought an old prom dress at a yard sale for 10 cents. You wouldn't believe what all I made with that fabric! It was a beautiful burgandy. I covered yard sale purchased notebooks for scrap books and photo albums. I covered vegetable cans to make pencil and pen holders. I cut it into 6 inch strips, fold into the center and mad beautiful fabric bows.
Learn to make things out of what you have. Any fabric is perfect for Christmas Stockings. Old clothes are perfect. Don't forget to save the buttons and cut out the pretty scenes for an applique.
Take a paper tube(paper towel or such) cut into 4 to 6 inch pieces and fill with anything that will fit, roll in a pretty fabric or paper and tie off the ends.Get busy and THINK. Look around and see what you could do AND START NOW!!!!!!!!!
