After yesterday's post, I have received several inquiries as to what "gift-giving" related books & magazines I own as inspiration. I thought I would share a list with you here of some of my personal favorites...
I have a everything holiday related by Martha Stewart Living. The ones I turn to the most are
-Holidays, The Best of Martha Stewart Living. This is a collection of all the best ideas from past magazine issues and books regarding Thanksgiving & Christmas. Lot's of ideas for cooking, decorating and gift-giving.
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Classic Crafts & Recipes Inspired by the Songs of Christmas. This book is just awesome. A lot of packaging ideas for homemade treats, which is right up my alley!
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Crafts & Keepsakes for the Holidays: Christmas with Martha Stewart Living. This has loads of crafts in it, especially homemade gifts.
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Gooseberry Patch: Homemade Gifts from the Heart. Really, I love all the Gooseberry Patch books. This one in particular is one of my favorites for inspiring gift ideas, though.
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Good Gifts from the Home: Oils, Lotions and Other Luxuries. I got this with the goal to make some of the amazing things described within it's pages. The directions are very clear and easy to understand. Nothing seems to over-complicated.
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Homemade: Delicious Foods to Make and Give. What I love about this book is that not only does it provide you with yummy recipes, it also has a few ideas on how to package them.
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A Gift for Giving: Making the Most of the Present. I ave owned this book for quite a few years and I love it. I continually get inspired by it's contents. Great photography too.
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Season of Giving & A Season of Joy, both from Making Memories. What I like about these particular publications most is that the projects use a lot of paper crafting supplies, so it makes it easy to complete the same ideas in your own space.
So, there you have it! Just a few of my favorites! I hope some of these publication might provide you with the motivation to create your own homemade gifts this year!
