1) Paperweights. An old-fashioned idea but practical in many homes. Keep desks tidy and papers in order with stylish paperweights. Decoupage fabric scraps onto stones from the yard, and embellish with letter stickers, or simply paint on your own design. Perfect for parents, grandparents, your kid's teacher, and an organizing guru. For a touch of Christmas use holiday-theme fabric scraps and red, white, and green letter stickers. Decorate with winter cutouts such as snowflakes, bells, and wreaths.
2) Magnets. Layer buttons, crafts scraps, and other fun baubles on top of small round magnets found at your local crafts store for a quick gift. Make multiple sets to give as gifts. Ideal for your child's teacher, an organizing diva, or your Secret Santa match. Decorate the magnets with Christmas-theme embellishments (scraps cut from holiday cards and red and green buttons) and give as a set to display on the refrigerator during the holiday season.
3) Cosmetic bag. Customize a plain fabric or clear plastic cosmetics bag. Embellish the bag with foam shapes, buttons, beads, and other fun baubles for a look that is unique. Add a ribbon or a pretty dangle from the zipper. Fill with favorite soaps, travel sized toiletries, or even a ticket! A great gift for a traveling mom, a stylish teen or college student.
4) Customized hand towels. Embellished tea or hand towels are a great gift year-round. Iron a rhinestone transfer for decorating jeans onto a smooth-texture towel, following manufacturer's instructions. You can also sew or iron on fabric borders, trims and ribbon, or paint on a unique design with fabric paints. Tack on some buttons for a 3-D look.
5) Christmas Cookies in a Jar: It's easy to decorate a new or recycled glass jar and add your favorite cookie recipe. Here are some ideas but you can be creative for the giftee: add a simple label with directions, wrap a ribbon around the top, cover the lid with fabric or paper, affix adhesive foam shapes for dimension, glue on fabrics, pretty papers and other decorative elements. Fill the jar with the ingredients, layering as though you were preparing the cookies. Print your recipe on pretty card stock or even a recycled card, and trim to fit on the lid, or dangle from the jar with a ribbon.