If you have money problems, but want to make a pleasant and useful gift to friends or relatives, you should think about making it yourself. For example, the following options are quite simple to make, but if you show your imagination, you get a very nice little thing …
Set of sweets
This gift is not as simple as it might seem. If you arrange it with imagination (for example, in the form of a bouquet of sweets, a jar of "Sweet medicines for all problems", etc.), it will delight the most serious and adult person.
Bakery products
Even if you do not know how to work with the dough, this option may still work, because the dough can be taken ready-made. Come up with an original and tasty filling, divide the purchased dough into small rectangles and after about 15-20 minutes you will get real homemade pies. If you are a true culinary maestro, you will certainly delight those around you with your creations much more than with ordinary shop souvenirs.
Cup coasters
This is a very useful thing, because it is very unpleasant when a cup leaves wet marks on a clean table. The stand can be made of almost any material, but the easiest way is to sew it from thick fabric or cut it out of plywood (and then paint or varnish it).
Cup warmers
Such a heating pad will come in handy for those who like to drink tea or coffee while working or reading an interesting book. The simplest heating pad is a felt rectangle with a loop and a button, which means that it will take five minutes to make it.
Homemade soap and bath bombs
Bath bombs and homemade soaps can be made from very simple and cheap ingredients, most of which are found in every home. Yes, they cannot be done in 5 minutes, but the work itself is quite simple. Wrap them in a beautiful box or sew a cute linen and lace bag for such a gift.
New Year's souvenirs and postcards
The last gift on my list, but not the last one. Look for simple and original ideas for crafts made from cardboard, thread, felt on the Internet - you will see that themed souvenirs and postcards can look much more interesting than what is sold in stores.
