When I wrote 16 Fantastic Ways to Buy Thrift Store Christmas Gifts I realized that I needed to give more pictures so that peeps could see for themselves how awesome Thrift Store Gifts could be!  So I decided to do a short series The Best DIY Thrift Gifts Ever with fun gifts that could be made from thrift store items that people would actually enjoy getting!

The Best DIY Thrift Gifts Ever!

If you ever find yourself buying a million gifts a month for birthday, anniversary, Christmas, hostess gifts, friend gifts, kid gifts, just because gifts?  It can get downright expensive!

I mean if you don’t have a large budget for gifts…what do you do?  I used to not do anything.  I gave a card and called it good, and sometimes I still do that.  However I’ve also learned that giving from the heart can be pretty creative, fun and inexpensive.

Week one: Distressed Jar Craft Tutorial

Week 2: Distressed Serving Tray Tutorial

Week 3:  Chalkboard Message Tray Tutorial

Week 4: Homemade Heating Pad Tutorial

Week 5:  Girl Purses ~ simply a fun idea!

Week 6: Windowsill Garden

I hope this gets your ideas flowing! I’ll be adding a few more before Christmas, but remember these can be made any time of year!

More Thrifty and Money Saving Tips Found on this page!