This is my husband's new "spare change" holder. He's getting it for Hanukkah or Christmas (we celebrate both). I made it from a Chaka Khan album (one of his favorite groups) that I bought from Goodwill for a dollar (85 cents of that dollar goes to help people in need).
This is, hands down, the easiest gift to make for someone. Click here to see the simple process. By choosing albums that mean something to the recipient, you can make a personalized, memorable gift for little money in no time at all that recycles an old, scratched album and gives back to those in need (this is a fabulous gift-making idea for kids, with parent supervision). Make one for a teacher and fill it with his or her favorite candy or art supplies or gift cards. Make one for a grandparent from a oldie-but-goodie album and fill it with notes of gratitude. Make one for an office mate and fill it with office supplies or Hershey's kisses (okay, fine, I prefer fair trade organic chocolate, but p-lease, enough already)--whatever it is he or she keeps stealing from your desk! You can even plant something in it--it has that drainage hole in the bottom! The options are truly limitless.
For other local gift ideas, here's my column from this month's issue of New Life Journal.
Also, as John Heneghan reports on his blog today, Beehive Co-Op is setting up temporary shop at Java U. Here's my July 28th post about voting with your dollar by supporting local businesses in which I mention Beehive Co-op (the owner is quoted in my New Life Journal article).
Here's a "what to ask for" idea, especially if you, like me, are at a bit of a crossroads, making some new professional and personal decisions. Ask the "elders" in your family for advice about what lessons they've learned in life as their holiday gift to you. What could be more valuable?
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