If you’ve been growing, saving and drying herbs all year, then you’ve got some easy holiday gift options to consider. Herbs make great gifts and if you grew them yourself, herbs are also a totally inexpensive gift. Following are some herbal holiday gift ideas.

Herbal home products. Aromatherapy scents, herbal wreaths, natural home fragrances, potpourri, herbal sachets and dream pillows all make excellent gifts and are oh so easy and inexpensive. Use reclaimed thrift store containers for things like potpourri and pretty scrap fabric for sachets.
Make little dried herb packets or jars for people. Use recycled herb jars, make fun labels …read more

We recently looked at some good ways to green your holidays this year. However, we didn’t look at one of the most eco-friendly actions you can take – homemade gifts. Homemade eco-friendly gifts cut down on new materials (if you go with recycled ideas), are fun, cost less, and can be as eco-friendly as you like since you decide what goes into the gift. The problem with most homemade holiday gifts is they look homemade though. That said, there are plenty of options that look good and would make a great gift even for a picky, “I’m a snot about …read more

By Guest Blogger Kathy Zengolewicz
If you are looking for a cute, different night light for any room in your home, then you need to read this post. I have made these lights for Christmas, Mother’s Day and to give as a gift for a new baby.
Here is what you will need for your Glass Block Light:

A glass block (I got mine at Home Depot) I used an 8” x 8”
A strand of 50 mini twinkle lights – white or multi colored
A small hand drill
Safety glasses
A dust mask – for drilling the hole
Ribbon and a bow
Graphics – stickers or whole page …read more

 Handmade Gifts
  My daughter just read an article reporting that more people are purchasing craft supplies and making gifts or buying them this year for Christmas.  The Etsy online site has been doing a phenomenol business in some areas.  This reminds me of days ago.
For I grew up in the era of handmade or homemade gifts.  Sometimes this was because we and our relatives didn’t have the money to purchase many from the store or mail order catalog.  Often it simply was because we liked to make something special and the recipients enjoyed these gifts.
 In later years, when I had a family, we made …read more