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Christmas Crafts

Are you on a budget this holiday season? Homemade gifts are a great way to be thrifty and thoughtful all at the same time.

Today my friend Kelley from The Grant Life is sharing some awesome ideas. Make sure you also check out all of the Christmas crafts here on my site.

I love giving homemade gifts to my friends and family, especially when its something the kids made. Hand and foot print art is easy to make, inexpensive and oh so cute! Here are some of my favorite hand and foot prints that would be perfect for gift giving.

 

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Santa Hand Print :: Southern Fried Gal

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Rudolph Hand Print :: Spoonful

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Polar Bear Hand Print :: Fun Hand Print Art

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Baby Jesus Manger Foot Print :: The Yummy Factory

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Wise Men Hand Print Art :: Simply Cindy Blog

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Foot Print Snowman :: Fun Hand Print Art

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Foot Print Penguin :: Crafty Crafted

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Foot Print Christmas Tree :: In Between Laundry

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Hand Print Christmas Tree :: UCreate with Kids

 

 

Now the hard part is deciding what print to do first!

Kelley is the mastermind in charge of her family.   She loves to spend time crafting, cooking and making her kids laugh. She believes she was destined to be a comedian but has put her stand up dreams on hold to raise her two kids. She blogs about her family at thegrantlife.com and often entertains her readers with her wise cracks.

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