Summary: <a href="http://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Great-Gift-Ideas-Under-Ten-Dollars-1.jpg"></a>Ten Dollar DIY Great Gift Ideas<br> Episode 244<br> Here are Ten Dollar (or less) DIY Great Gift Ideas! Can you really make great gifts that are inexpensive? I have done this for years and you can as well. And guess one, some of these ideas can be made in an hour or less, others take a little more planning, and some of these gift ideas do take talent, but now is the best time to learn. Remember to recruit your friend or your kids and what a fun way to spend the day.<br> <br> I did this with my grandchildren a few days ago, in about two hours we painted two acrylic paintings. I showed them on a separate piece of paper (and yes, when they asked I "fixed" or adjusted, or demonstrated on their canvas) ways to paint a particular thing. My ten-year-old granddaughter even used a pallet knife and gel with acrylics to give texture to her mountains. What fun we had and this falls into our DIY great gift ideas for under ten dollars.<br> <br> Arts and Crafts: Ten Dollar or less DIY Great Gift Ideas<br> <br> * Prints you can frame. Purchase the print cheaply, and frames on sale. I like those dimensional frames that have plastic black rims, they made a clean line on the walls and have a "borderless" look.<br> * Paint a picture. Yes, this can be done. Use youtube for tutorials or take a class! Listen to the podcast on <a href="http://ultimateradioshow.com/gifts-kids-can-make/">gifts kids can make</a> that you actually want to keep for some easy painting ideas.<br> * Hand paint t-shirts with a design or an initial. You can use fabric markers, they work very well.<br> * Create a silk flower arrangement. I love doing this especially in mason jars, or awesome vases you can recycle - use that glue at the bottom that hardens and is transparent. It comes out really nicely. I just purchased gorgeous silk flowers that are white poinsettias, with glitter, and pine cones, a nice sized bunch for $5 at a store and I'm using a vase I no longer want. It came out beautifully.<br> <br> Jewelry for Ten Dollar or less DIY Great Gift Ideas:<br> <br> * Necklaces: You can buy all sorts of gorgeous beads at the craft store, and they have plenty of knowledgeable staff or instruction manuals.<br> * Bracelets: My daughter made me a black beaded bracelet that had "gold" (fake) spacers. I have a real black onyx necklace that I never wear because I didn't have a matching bracelet. It looks real! And, I get lots of compliments from it - amazing.<br> <br> Recipe Books for Ten Dollar or less DIY Great Gift Ideas:<br> <br> Recipe books are a favorite of mine, in fact, up until recent years, this was my go-to gift and something I loved getting from my children. One year my thoughtful son purchased a non-fiction account of a man searching Europe for the "best" food. I loved it! While it was out of the question to go on a European vacation I was able to enjoy the food and the discussion vicariously through this author. I'm Italian so the best food selection was a hit with me. Can you guess? If you said, "Mediterranian," then you are right! What a wonderful and thoughtful gift that I treasured and he bought it on sale for $5!<br> <br> * Compile treasured family recipes, handwrite cards and insert into a decorated card holder<br> * Use family recipes and create an online cookbook to have printed. Buy in bulk and save even more.<br> * Purchase a photo album and create recipe memories. Use pictures of actual food and write the recipe in the book.<br> * Use laminated sheets to hold the recipe cards, handwrite or type on the computer and print out.<br> <br> Homemade Foods for DIY Great Gift Ideas Ten Dollars:<br> <br> I've baked for family and friends for years. If you are a long-time listener of my podcasts and previously my Ultimate Homeschool Expo,
