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Homemade Christmas gifts for the craft-impaired
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
November 19, 2008

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Well, it's that most wonderful time of the year again (almost...I'm a firm believer in the Christmas season not starting until after Thanksgiving).

But even though I don't like to discuss the "C" word until my turkey is fully digested, I'm making an exception this time considering "C" is already stressing me out. In particular, the gift giving part.

We all know the economy is in the crapper currently and my wallet is stretched so thin, it's flatter than Jennifer Aniston's abs. And so this year I'm getting a jump on my gifts by making my own homemade gifts to give out.

Smart, right? Yes, let's do away with all the rampant consumerism and go back to the good old Yuletide days.

But there is a problem. I'm about as crafty as...um...something that is not crafty at all. So, in the spirit of the American we know and love, I decided to make my problem your problem.

What can someone like myself (re: the undomestic goddess who once glued her hands together with a glue gun) make as gifts this Christmas? Any ideas out there? I'm sure I'm not the only one looking to cut down on spending costs this Christmas, so any help would be freakin' fantastic for us all.

Plus, I may just send you a homemade gift for your troubles (just once I figure out how to unstick my hands).