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If you want to really go green this year while keeping the spirit of the holiday in mind, then make all your gifts by hand. Crafting things by hand can help out your budget and add that extra special Christmas flair to let people know how much you care for them.

Before you embark on your DIY gift making, there are some simple things to keep in mind. Here are a few guidelines that will help you out this holiday season:

1. Scavenge around the house and take full stock of the items you already have. Look for things you can refinish, reuse, recycle and upcycle. The point being start with what you have.

2. Keep a notebook or use Notepad and brainstorm ideas. you may not end up with only Christmas gift ideas but birthdays and other holiday gift ideas as well.

3. If you find an item around the house and are unsure what you can turn it into. Check out these websites for further crafty ideas: Insructables, Craft: transforming traditional crafts and DIY Gifts.

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Going green when gift giving is a great way to celebrate Christmas in an eco-friendly way. Here in the next few days, we will be focusing on different groups with our own green gift guide.

Today we are all about celebrating the DIY crowd. Within the green community, these are the folks who reduce, reuse and recycle their lifestyles doing as much as they can themselves. So, take a moment to check out these green gift ideas for the DIY and maybe even score some for yourself.

1. In Betz White’s Sewing Green: 25 Projects Made with Repurposed & Organic Materials DIY crafters can create items such as a tote bag from old Tyvek envelopes, blankets from old sweaters and even a wallet made from the cuffs of a man’s dress shirt.

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